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Therapy can help you heal, communicate, and grow—but it can’t rescue a relationship that was built on denial, fear, or fantasy. Some cracks run too deep, and others were never fixable. These are the ...

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Joy believes "therapy does not save a relationship, but it does bring honesty to the fore... it's not a quick fix." Couples therapy shouldn’t be about pointing fingers, assigning blame, or determining ...

Would you believe that as we near the end of the year 2017, there are still men out there who have not mastered the art of cunnilingus? It’s true, my sisters—I have met them. I shit you not. And it is ...

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Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer ...