Category: Relationship

What to Do When Women Fail Your Screens

You screen a girl to see if she meets your standards – but she fails to pass. Need you stop talking to her? Nope! Use one of the 4...

Eat the Cookie Couples Challenge: The Hilarious Fl...

One cookie, one paper towel, and a brand-new rule every round. Here's how to play the Eat the Cookie Couples Challenge, plus 12+ h...

Should I Scam My Boyfriend Out of His Money After ...

I am not pregnant, but my boyfriend thinks I am. In a few days, he will get back to me on what we are going to do about the baby. ...

My Husband’s Side Chick Called Me to Tell Me What ...

I was breastfeeding our baby that evening when a painful realisation dawned on me. I didn’t want to keep everything inside and nur...

We Were Two Men In Her Life But She Says The Pregn...

I chased her for months. I made her see the intentions of my heart. I needed someone to be my wife and not just a girlfriend. She ...

Our Marriage Is Coming to an End Because of the Wa...

My husband and I dated for eight months before getting married. He ticked every single box I had ever imagined for a husband. I wa...

My Wife Doesn’t Want Me To Have a Relationship Wit...

I had a son before I got married. My wife was aware of him from the beginning. When we were dating, she even met my baby mama once...

You Want Your Teenager to Find a Purpose. Are You ...

How to explore what matters to your teenager—and help them pursue something they choose for themselves. The post You Want Your Tee...

Inside the Teenage Brain: Why a Risk Can Look Like...

Before the next party or ride with friends, talk about what your teenager expects to happen—and what they can do if it doesn’t. Th...

Self-Help Relationship Tools: Do They Really Work?

Do relationship self-help tools really work? Learn how research-based Gottman tools can improve communication and reduce conflict....

Evading Women's Questions: How Evasive Is Too Evas...

Evasive answers can seem playful and fresh. But stretch the evasion out too long and she’ll lose interest. What’s the right way to...

Recycling the Venue: The Pickup Trick That Makes Y...

Learn how recycling the venue keeps your value from fading… and lets you make a fresh entrance again and again. Hey guys, welcome ...

Being Too Direct or Honest with Women in Low-Trust...

Being radically honest and authentic is wildly popular with men now. But do this too much with women and instead of seduce, you ma...

The Mental Load in Marriage: How to Share It Witho...

The mental load is the invisible, never-ending to-do list one spouse usually carries for the whole family, and it quietly breeds r...

This Is One Of The Attributes My Mother Used To Kn...

One of the attributes my mother used to know that we love someone else is the rate of our communication with the person. In the pr...

Tell Me The Hard Truth I Need To Hear So I Can Lea...

I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either way I turn, I know I’m going to hurt. If I hold on to this man, my heart will en...

My Husband Has Another Wife But Comes To Me Only W...

My husband has a hernia. His is very severe. It descends into his scrotum and gets so big that he can hardly walk. All he does is ...

I Cancelled My Wedding Because He Wanted Honeymoon...

I dated Carlos for five years. Out of the five years, we were together for two years before he travelled abroad. Nothing changed. ...

Why I Would Never Date a Man in His Thirties Ever ...

When I was 19 and in my second year of senior high school, my school received a new set of national service personnel. For some re...

What Do You Do When Your Husband Has 8 Children an...

We got married thirteen years ago and have four children. My husband has eight children in total, with four outside our marriage b...

“Don't Beg For Love” — Didi-Omah Augustine Chinaza...

I don't like to be talking about love and relationship except I was told to say something on it; or I want to address. One of my E...

When the Angry Parent Is You

How to stop yelling at your teenager: recognize parental flooding, take a break and return ready to listen. The post When the Angr...

When Your Teenager Takes the Wheel

Before your teenager drives alone, help them prepare for the decisions they will make with a phone nearby and friends beside them....

22 Signs a Girl Is Ready to Have Sex with You (Don...

Rusty Talking to Girls? Slow Down, Lock In, and Qu...

Want Younger Women? Be Socially Dominant

Signs a Woman No Longer Loves You in Your Relation...

Signs a woman no longer loves you in a relationship are often subtle but unmistakable. She might start pulling away, leaving you f...

Smash Talk: The Funny Couples Game in the Spark’d ...

Smash Talk is a funny couples game inside the Spark'd app where you and your spouse battle it out for the wittiest answer to hilar...

I Dated a Married Man Until I Discovered He Was Da...

He was a married man who was kind to me where I was working. He would go on break and buy me food. He would sometimes take me out ...

My Father Sent My Fiancé to Our Hometown a Week Be...

Last year, November 22nd should have been my wedding, the one where I got married to the love of my life. I was supposed to have a...

Would I Be a Bad Person If I Told Her Husband She ...

When Bright and Adwoa started dating, I was there. When he was thinking of proposing to her, he told me about it. I asked him not ...

My Boyfriend Is a Father of Many Nations

My boyfriend is a baby daddy. Which is not a problem, right? There is also no problem with the fact that he has three different ba...

My Marriage Is Almost Over Because I Sold My Car W...

My husband nearly threw my things out because I’d dyed my hair without telling him. I didn’t dye my whole hair oo. I had braids an...

Commitment Is a Choice

Commitment means you are always on the same team and thinking about how your choices will impact your relationship. The post Commi...

This Relationship Skill Is Essential: How to Have ...

Building relationship check-ins into your daily, weekly and monthly routines can keep your relationship healthy. Learn how to do i...

You Have NO Idea What Your 'Sexual Market Value' I...

The Fog of Seduction: Much Is Unknown & No Dating ...

Seduction has its own ‘fog of war’: you don’t know her likes, dislikes, situation, or mood. The result is that no rules in dating ...

Tactics Tuesdays: Amplify Her Achievements (Easy T...

A good early tease to use with girls when first getting to know them: the ‘amplify her achievements’ tease – pretty much every gir...

When to Be a Rebel and When to Follow the Social C...

Some men try to always fit in. Other men never try to fit in. Both extremes are counterproductive for dating. Seek to walk the mid...

Tactics Tuesdays: Be an Artist When She Asks What ...

How you define yourself to women is key to how they see you. My recommendation: define yourself as an artist to her when she asks ...

Aries and Taurus Compatibility: Love, Trust & Long...

Aries and Taurus compatibility lands at 66% — a match that thrives on persistence and passion. Aries, ruled by Mars, charges forwa...

Hocus Pocus Date Night: Dinner, a Double Feature &...

A Hocus Pocus date night for two — a grown-up Halloween dinner menu, a build-your-own Witches Brew, free printables, and a spell b...

90+ Fall Date Ideas for Couples — Cozy, Outdoor & ...

90+ fall date ideas for couples — pumpkin patches, corn mazes, apple picking, cozy nights in, Thanksgiving dates, and outdoor autu...

31 Halloween Date Night Ideas for Couples (Spooky,...

31 Halloween date night ideas for couples — spooky at-home dates, pumpkin patch and corn maze nights, group party games, and a few...

The Fall Drink Flight Date Night: Four Mugs, One B...

Four mugs, four fall drinks, one blind taste test. The Fall Drink Flight costs about $8, takes 20 minutes to set up, and comes wit...

The Guess the Number Date: 85+ Funny Questions for...

Two sticky notes, two secret numbers, and a whole lot of ridiculous yes-or-no questions. Here's how to play the viral Guess the Nu...

Dating an Older Man Who Has Already Built the Life...

A finished life has fewer places for a second person to fit. That is the part nobody mentions when a woman starts dating an older ...

My Boyfriend Takes Care of Me So Well, But Is He G...

I’m in a long-distance relationship with a man who is my boyfriend. We’ve been together for about two years. When we started datin...

I Stole a Microwave for My Girlfriend and She Used...

We were colleagues before we became lovers, working in the same office. I went to work very early to avoid traffic. Soon, she also...

I Want A Divorce Because My Husband Helps With Not...

I am a working mother and a student as well. I have three kids with my husband. I want to leave my marriage because this man doesn...

I Think My Boyfriend Is Playing Me, But I Need To ...

I went to visit my boyfriend, and then he bought me waakye and started complaining about the cost of the food he bought for me. It...

He Brought Another Woman Home to Give Him the Son ...

We started very young, me and Ebo. He said he loved me right after SHS, and I accepted. He didn’t have a room of his own, and I di...

I Believe My First Intimacy Experience Is the Reas...

I’ve been married to my husband for only two years now. We have no children. We dated for six months. Maybe it was too short a tim...

I Pay Rent, Yet My Landlord Still Expects Me to Fe...

I came to this town for my national service with one major problem: finding a place to live. Accommodation was so difficult to get...

I Caught My Sister’s Husband Watching Me While I B...

I came to spend a few weeks with my elder sister to help with her kids. She goes to work early in the morning and comes back very ...

My Husband and My Maid of Honour Went on a Trip I ...

Georgina was my maid of honour during my wedding. She was there at the beginning when I met Kobby, the man who eventually became m...

I’m in a Relationship With My Boyfriend, His Ex an...

My boyfriend has a business he runs with his ex-girlfriend. It was him who got her into the business, and they used to travel to C...

Why Choose Gottman Therapy?

Gottman Method Couples Therapy is grounded in decades of research and is effective practice method for therapists and couples alik...

Don't Needlessly Drive Women Away: The Projected I...

You have standards. Fair enough! But are your standards so strict and so absolute they fumble you up with women? Be careful with y...

How to Get Laid: 5 Most Effective Strategies

Tactics Tuesdays: People Watching Routines

A handful of fun, naughty people watching routines you can use mid-seduction with girls to ramp up their engagement & arousal leve...

Aries and Aries Compatibility: Love, Trust & Long-...

Aries and Aries compatibility lands at 79% — a thrilling match with a competitive edge. Being in a relationship with another Aries...

The 5-5-5 Rule for Marriage: The 15-Minute Sunday ...

The 5-5-5 rule is a 15-minute Sunday routine for married couples: 5 minutes to talk about the week, 5 things you need said out lou...

When My Fiancé Cheated, I Stayed Until The Woman H...

We were attending premarital counselling when I realised the man I was about to marry had another girlfriend, Diana. Our four-year...

My Aunty Is In Love With The Man Who Got My Friend...

Precious was one of my favourite friends in senior high school. The whole campus may have heard of our bond because it wasn’t hard...

If I Knew What My Life Would Become, I Would Never...

I believe I am here because of my parents’ inability to plan and execute well. They just continued having children and placed thei...

The Woman Who Cheated on Me Became My Wife

Three years after dating, she asked where the relationship was going. She wanted assurance, but I wasn’t in the position to promis...

I Overheard My Mother-in-Law Teaching My Wife How ...

Two years ago, I bought a car. The first person who criticised me for buying it was my mother-in-law. She said I could have used t...

Five Relationship Myths That Refuse to Go Away

5 relationship myths that people still believe even though Gottman's 50 years of research says otherwise. The post Five Relationsh...

How Your Results Picking Up Girls Change as You Go...

From wbAFC to mPUA, here’s how men’s skills and results change as they climb the ranks of woman success. Plus: who’s better, natur...

"Girl Years" vs. "Guy Years": For Teasing, Surpris...

A simple way to make the ‘age discussion’ teasing and fun. Tell her how old she REALLY is… in ‘girl years’. Great for age differen...

Are the Seducers of Yesterday Still Relevant Today...

Old seducers never die; they just escalate away. But do yesterday’s seducers still have anything worth learning from in an ever-sh...

When Chicks Who Liked You Decide They Don't: Femin...

Women pulling a 180° can flummox you. She liked you, then ghosted. She was into you, then went cold. Why’s it happen? There are th...

To Build a Kingdom, First You Need a Queen

Many now claim “you need a kingdom to get a queen.” History & science show the truth is exactly opposite, however: you need the qu...

Marriage Videos to Watch Together: 12 Clips That W...

Here are 12 marriage videos worth watching together, each with discussion questions to ask afterward, plus a free printable questi...

The Driveway Drive-In: The Date Night That’s Hidin...

Back your car into the driveway, fill the trunk with pillows and blankets, prop up a charged laptop, and pop some popcorn. Here's ...

Spark After Dark: The Secret Sexy Date Ideas Hidin...

Spark After Dark is a growing library of secret, sexy dates inside the Spark'd app. You each get a hidden role, so you both get to...

12 Creative Ways to Apologize to Your Spouse (+ Fr...

Sweet, funny, and sincere ways to apologize to your spouse — 10 creative I'm-sorry ideas with free printables to help you break th...

This Free Date Night Idea Uses Two Bowls and Your ...

Two bowls, a few slips of paper, and your camera rolls. The Camera Roll Date Night is a free at-home date that turns your phone's ...

After 16 Years, I Finally Escaped My Abusive Wife ...

When we first got married, I had a good job and a stable financial foundation. Money was not a problem. She would ask me, and I wo...

Our Wedding Was Two Weeks Away When the Doctor Gav...

Two weeks before our wedding, our test results from the hospital came out, and we were called to go for them. We were sitting in t...

My Mom Divorced My Dad After He Cheated, Now He’s ...

My mom called me one evening, crying on the phone. My heart stopped beating. I thought my dad was dead. For several seconds, she c...

My Mother-in-Law Locked Us Out of Our Own House Be...

My wife’s mother came to live with us right from the onset of our marriage. I had reservations about it, but she assured me she wo...

They Beat Me Because I Was Sleeping With Another M...

After I moved into my new house, I became very good friends with my neighbour, who was very kind and started cooking and doing my ...

The Romantically Certain Man in an Age of Romantic...

Everyone today is uncertain. No one knows what he or she wants or what to do. Thus, if you can become a Man of Certainty, YOU can ...

Tactics Tuesdays: Values-Based Cold Reads

Leaving Sets & Girls: Hook Her Harder with a Full ...

Want girls to treat you extra well? Sometimes all it takes is to leave their side once, let them miss you, and reapproach them aga...

Elicit Her Emotions & Create a Powerful Connection...

Go beyond small talk. Learn to elicit her emotions and create a powerful connection by exploring her feelings, not just her facts....

Why Did Men Quit Trying to Learn to Seduce Women?

A decade ago, men wanted to learn to seduce women. Today, few men bother. The reasons are various… from social skills to Chad to ‘...

What Is Mobility Training and Why Does It Matter?

The Dos and Don'ts of Mobility Training

Roommate Syndrome in Marriage: 10 Tiny Hacks That ...

Feel more like roommates than lovers? Roommate syndrome is one of the most fixable things that happens to a marriage. Here are 10 ...

La La Land Date Night: The City of Stars Date You ...

A La La Land-inspired date night you can do anywhere - stargazing at a local observatory, a picnic with a view, live jazz, and the...

How Do I Tell My Heartbroken Friend To Shut Up?

I love my friend. I cannot even explain how much I love her. But I am getting tired of her ranting. She talks too much for my liki...

My Sister Found Another Woman In My Boyfriend’s Ro...

My dad died very early. I was very young. When I was in my first year at university, my mom also died in my sister’s arms. When we...

I Dated My Male Best Friend, and I Have Known No J...

I got divorced after exactly two years of marriage. I didn’t see it coming, but it came and landed right at my doorstep. My husban...

My Husband Was Jailed for 15 Years, but His Family...

My husband went to work one day and never returned. The next time we heard from him, he had been arrested and was in police custod...

I’m 30 and Still Don’t Know What I’m Doing With My...

I wrote WASSCE two times before I got the chance to see what a university looked like. Once in 2015, once in 2017. Grit, strength,...

Should You Look for Indicators of Interest (IOIs) ...

Women often signal interest with their expressions and behavior. But should you wait for these indicators of interest or make move...

21 Things Women Want But Don’t Ask For

21 things women want but don’t ask for are often the unsaid desires that make a relationship tick. Women might not always spell ou...

The Drawing Date Night: Bring Disney’s Animation A...

Turn YouTube into your own Animation Academy! This free at-home drawing date night for couples includes our favorite tutorial link...

The Monthly Anniversary Tradition That Made My Gra...

A simple monthly anniversary tradition made one woman feel cherished for 66 years — and it cost almost nothing. Here's the story, ...

My Husband Wants Me To Send Money To His Parents B...

My husband has been unemployed for a year and a half. He doesn’t want to do anything else apart from getting back into the corpora...

After Two Miscarriages, I Finally Got Pregnant But...

The day I announced my pregnancy to my husband, our house help was there. She had been with us for two years and might have notice...

The Fertility Problem Is His, But My Husband Says ...

I have been married to my husband for four years, and we still don’t have any children. For the past four years, we have done ever...

I Sponsored My Boyfriend for Four Years, Then He D...

After four years of dating, my boyfriend finally came to pay my bride price. That day, I felt like the happiest woman on earth. I ...

My Ex Is Angry I Won’t Take Him Back After Everyth...

My ex-boyfriend and I broke up about eight months ago after I caught him cheating on me not once, not twice, but three different t...

Thirty Years Later

What Makes Relationships Last? Lessons from 30 Years of Marriage and the Gottman Institute The post Thirty Years Later appeared fi...

She's Wet and Willing But Won't Sleep With You? Yo...

When attraction isn't the issue, last minute resistance is often about comfort. This breakdown of two real cases shows why backing...

Do Women Leave Men Who Fall on Hard Times?

Women break up with and divorce men who’ve been fired or lost their businesses at far higher rates. The reason why is biology; and...

Tactics Tuesdays: Responding to Disqualification T...

How you respond when a girl disqualifies you by talking up other guys determines where the seduction goes from there – and whether...

Be Sexy, Not Handsome; Be Smooth, Not Successful

AFCs focus on the wrong things to attract women, like handsomeness and success. What actually attracts women is adjustable: sexine...

Why to Be CURIOUS About the Girl You Want to Seduc...

Many men approach seduction from an incurious perspective: find the girl, say the words, do the things, get sex. But they miss one...

How to Own Your Masculinity Today

Feeling neutered? Has your masculinity been stripped away? It's time to reawaken your manhood, and we're going to show you...

Mental Health For Men

We men are shy about physical ailments - but even more so about mental health.

At-Home Pizookie Date Night: The Easy Skillet Cook...

A quick, cozy at-home date night for busy couples — make a warm Pizookie skillet cookie together, top it with ice cream, and enjoy...

The Movie Night Snack Challenge: Turn “Let’s Just ...

Turn an ordinary Netflix night into a real date with the Movie Night Snack Challenge! Split up at Target or Walmart, secretly pick...

Alphabet Dating: 350+ A to Z Date Ideas (With a Fu...

Alphabet dating made easy! 350+ A to Z date ideas for couples — and every single idea links to a full date night plan, many with f...

The Paper Tablecloth Date Night: Pizza, Candleligh...

No babysitter? Tight budget? The Paper Tablecloth Date Night turns the pizza you were already ordering into a candlelit at-home da...

The Target Face Match Date: The Free Date Night Th...

The Target Face Match Date is the hilarious, totally-free date night trending everywhere — hunt the aisles of Target or Walmart fo...

I Am Willing to Join My Boyfriend’s Church as a Wi...

A mutual friend of my boyfriend and me recently warned me. He begged me to be very careful about my boyfriend. “He is dating both ...

I Went To A Colleague’s House To Cook And Ended Up...

I carried a meal to work one day, and Josh, a colleague in my office, joined me to eat it. He asked where I had bought the food fr...

I Didn’t Know My Girlfriend Had a Child Until Her ...

I live with my parents. When our relationship started, I told her about it, and she didn’t have a problem with that. She also live...

He Said God Chose Me to Be His Wife, But This Is H...

One day, a friend approached me with a marriage proposal. This was not someone I had ever been in a relationship with or someone I...

My Boyfriend Has Been Sleeping With My Male Best F...

I’m 24, and he’s 42. We’ve been together for a little over two years. I dated him because I saw no red flags glaring in my face. H...

Last Minute Resistance Solved: How to Prevent LMR ...

Last Minute Resistance (LMR) is frustrating… but prevention beats reaction every time. This guide shows you how to stay chill, avo...

Frozen Breath, Fierce Heart

Trapped in ice, a mother fights to save twins she was meant to lose. STORY INTRODUCTION He locked me in a freezer that night. The ...

The Foundation of Sand

She wasn’t meant to be here.Not in the light.Not in their world.But something inside her pulled her forward.Let’s begin. CHAPTER 1...