The Passion Paradox in Long-Term Relationships with Dr. Emily Jamea

When the pandemic hit, my wife Steph and I found ourselves working out of our apartment — two shrinks requiring complete privacy  — impossible for 99% of New Yorkers because of the amount of space it would require. That’s the nice version of why we joined the throes of New ...

I don’t know about you, but when my wife brings me an unrequested steamy cup of coffee — or offers to rub my shoulders after a workout — or she gives me a random compliment — I am crystal clear that she’s trying to connect with me.  But what if ...

Dear Darcy, I ended up sleeping with my best friend’s ex and now she hates me... A couple of weeks before I did it I asked her hypothetically if it would be okay and she said no, however, when I slept with him she and I were having severe problems ...

I have a childhood friend who over the last few years has been isolating herself from friends and has started showing signs of an eating disorder. Every time I see her it’s at a public event (so I can’t say anything or ask how she’s doing I don’t want to ...

Almost every day I find myself sitting across from a client who’s struggling with relationship envy, only the relationship that they’re envious of doesn’t really exist. It’s a curated version of a relationship (or, relationships) that they see on Facebook and Instagram. If you’re popular on social media, it’s because ...

My boyfriend of 3 years is the jealous type and sometimes takes it too far. A month ago, he went through my phone and came across a chat with a friend of the other gender, with whom he was already apprehensive with. The chat was purely platonic but [contained] a ...