In The News: Couple and Family Therapy Program

Glam

When it comes to using dating apps, you sort of have to throw caution to the wind. Because all you have is a handful of photos and a profile to go by, you have to hope that whoever is on the other end, after you've matched, is legit. For example, has this person posted a slew of average, maybe even slightly boring photos, with an interesting and witty description of themselves, then will end up looking like Brad Pitt when finally you meet them in person? It may seem unlikely, but it happens. It's called reverse catfishing.

New York Times

Snoring and conflicting schedules are top reasons couples decide to sleep in separate bedrooms. Sex therapists and marriage counselors have their doubts about the arrangement.

The List

When it comes to love and romance, "compatibility" is something of a buzzword. Millennial and Gen-Z singles are known to search for compatibility via their partner's astrological signs), while personality tests promise they'll find out whether or not you're a match with someone. Furthermore, many couples end up breaking up because they're just not compatible with each other.

Giddy

Sex is not just something many of us like to do whenever we have the time and inclination. The act is the sole reason we're all here. The vast majority of animals (but not all) have sex to procreate. Let's explore this reproductive phenomenon, sometimes referred to as intercourse, coitus or copulation.

Newsweek

A woman whose fiancé is 21 years her senior has revealed he is often mistaken for her dad.

Independent Online

Three weeks after their child was born, 28-year-old Tshepho Dlamini took his wife Lerato out to supper. For the first time since they were together, he felt like he was dining alone.

Refinery 29

"I worry that I’ll be single forever," says Laura*, bluntly. "I’ve never known what it’s like to see myself long-term with someone. To be like, 'Yes! I want to be with this person and they want to be with me'." 

Newsweek

Dear Newsweek, About a year and a half ago, my son got involved with a girl he met at his job. He was only 18 and had four credits left to get in his senior year of high school before graduation. About a month before school was due to start back, he came to me and told me that his girlfriend had to move out of her sister's house, and if she couldn't find a place around us, he would move to another town about 45 minutes away.

Las Vegas Sun

Your elementary school-aged child is scrolling through YouTube when they are suddenly hit with a political advertisement.

Las Vegas Sun

Your elementary school-aged child is scrolling through YouTube when they are suddenly hit with a political advertisement.

Her Campus

According to Katherine Hertlein, who is a couple therapist, reasonable levels of public displays of affection between couples can strengthen relationships and intimacy levels.

AARP

All couples have conflicts. For some people, battles are about money ; for others, due to a lack of sexual life or a pattern of constant arguments. And the coronavirus pandemic has added another potential stressor: more time at home together, which can exacerbate tensions or expose hidden cracks in a relationship.