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

Dear Dr. Darcy, I just caught my partner of 3 years cheating on me. I am destroyed. Like, gutted. I have never been a jealous person, but lately I saw her looking at her phone and smiling and just got a weird feeling, so yes, I checked her phone. Not ...

Texting has become a necessary part of life – particularly in our personal lives. As a therapist, I love the transparency that texting provides me. Gone are the days when I used to rely on a client’s ability to accurately retell a conversation of what transpired outside of session. Texting, ...

In the final analysis, your life satisfaction boils down to how fulfilling your relationships are.  You won’t be thinking about your money, your to-do list, or the dishes in the sink. You’ll be wishing you hadn’t been so hard on your sister, so unavailable to your mother, and that you’d ...

Dear Dr. Darcy: My boyfriend has informed me that he is not being satisfied sexually. He tells me this after pulling away and being angry that the relationship is failing. He feels like doing things with me is more like an obligation now. Shouldn't we work out the sex problem ...

Dear Dr. Darcy, I’m a man in my early 30’s looking for a relationship. Back in college I had a really bad experience and I think it’s interfering with me finding a woman today. What happened was I hooked up with a girl one night after a party and the ...

Dr. Darcy, I met a woman on Tinder and I really like her. We dated 2 months before making a commitment. A week later she told me she wants an open relationship. WTF? And now I feel like an asshole because what guy wouldn’t jump on the opportunity to sleep ...