The Ins & Outs of Anal- Part 2: Down & Dirty Continuing our journey in the great adventure of ass play, today I hope to address and expand upon a few ways to enrich your anal ventures. If the idea of anal pleasure is a new concept to you, be sure to take a look at…
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Stop, Collaborate, and Listen (Continued) Step 1: STOP! Stop what you’re doing. Simple, right? Not really. But it is the first and important step I like to speak to my clients about who have been identified (by themselves or others) as angry. So, when I say stop, the thing I am mostly referring to, is the…
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Healthy Love: 5 Key Ingredients What does it mean to love and be loved? What does romantic love look like and should romantic love be the focus when wanting to get married? How responsible are we to keep the flame alive and how much responsibility do we place on our partner? Ultimately, is all fair in…
DetailsAre Women More Likely to Cheat? After hearing a UT professor concluded that women are more genetically programmed to have affairs, Matt Patrick with NewsRadio KTRH called in the Texas Love Doc to learn more. In this brief interview, Dr. Viviana Coles explains the varying physical and emotional needs of men and women and reveals how even good…
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Building Friendship in Your Relationship Friendship is one of the foundations of a happy, successful relationship, according to Dr. John Gottman. It may sound cliché, but this makes a lot of sense, especially when you think of what people want in a relationship. It is common for me to hear couples share they desire their…
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The game of love is tough. Two different players, with different strengths, and different skill sets. In a relationship, sometimes it can feel like your teammate is your opponent, which makes teamwork close to impossible. The problem with couples who experience this is often times the “I’m right, you’re wrong” mentality. If you want to…
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Anger Resolution: Stop, Collaborate, and Listen Wait…did I just use Vanilla Ice Lyrics for my article title? Why, yes, I did, and you are welcome. In all seriousness, I chose these three words to help describe my ideas about how anger can be resolved and/or managed. About a year ago, I decided to go and…
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day “right” is a source of stress for many couples. A deluge of advertisements pours down on us, beginning weeks before the holiday – many of them creating guilt-avoidance incentives for men to spend as much money as possible on their female partners. All of this marketing has made us feel that we…
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WEEKEND LOVE WARRIORS: Four Ways to Connect The weekend is almost here, and it is a great time to reconnect and enjoy time with your significant other. Here are four ways to connect this weekend: Make love first thing in the morning! Testosterone levels and relaxation levels are at their highest and, just like with working out,…
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ARE WE GOING TO MAKE IT?: 5 Signs You’ve Got A Shot As a couples therapist one of the most difficult questions I am asked is “are we going to make it?” The beauty of relationships and the reason this field intrigued me are the countless variations of dynamics within interpersonal relationships. Of course, relationship…
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