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Valentine’s Day Edition: Enhance intimacy and deepen connection
Valentine’s Day Edition: Enhance intimacy and deepen connection

Dear Readers, 

Ideally, Valentine’s Day inspires a little extra romance in your relationship. But for many couples, the stress of creating the ultimate date or receiving the perfect gift eclipses the focus of simply enjoying one another. Having a meaningful Valentine’s, regardless of the current state of your relationship, starts with tuning into each other and tuning out the commercial hype and Instagram comparisons. We’re not dissuading you from buying a lovely present or planning a delicious dinner, but instead are encouraging you to not let that be the end goal. Every relationship has room to repair rifts or enhance intimacy. Today is an opportune time to recognize your strengths as a couple and begin playing with new practices for growing together. Here are a few options to get you started.  

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Emotional IntimacyLori KretAspen Relationship Instituterelationship coaching, more intimacy in marriage, deepen connectionComment
Tools to create a better marriage in 2023
Tools to create a better marriage in 2023

Dear Readers,

The new year begins a surge of energy for fresh beginnings, redefining oneself, and closing chapters that no longer serve us. And in this light, it may not be surprising that for the last several years, January has been dubbed divorce month. Some couples considering ending their relationship choose to push through one last holiday season “for the family.” Others decide they just can’t go through one more year of being unhappy with their partners. 

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Attachment, ConnectionLori KretAspen Relationship Institutemarriage counseling, couples counseling, Improve marriage, new year relationship resolution, fix marriage, better communication in marriage, love languages, more intimacy in marriage, anxious attachment style, attachment stylesComment
Are you speaking the same ‘Love Language’ or is affection lost in translation?
Are you speaking the same ‘Love Language’ or is affection lost in translation?

Dear Lori and Jeff,

I've been dating my boyfriend for 6 years. We’ve periodically talked about getting married but I’ve struggled to make the commitment. We have similar values, interests and life goals, and in general I feel like we’re a good match for life partners. My hesitation is that I just don’t feel loved the way I’d like to. I don’t need to be adored or cherished, just to feel like I’m cared about and appreciated. I often compliment him and make little compromises to try to make his life easier, and just don’t feel that back from him. I believe he cares about me, but not sure if he’s willing to love me to the degree that I’ve been loving him. Sometimes I worry that we’re together because I keep showing up and have made it easy for him to not have to. How do I know?

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Emotional IntimacyLori KretAspen Relationship Institutemarriage counseling, couples coaching, relationship advice, love languages, emotional intimacy, more intimacy in marriageComment