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

There are few things in life that flood us with overwhelm the way online dating can: the endless swiping, the rinse-and-repeat conversations which often feel more like an interview (or interrogation) than discussions moving us closer to our next great love — it is all exhausting.  Dating, in general, has ...

Why are some of us gutted by breakups and barely able to function while others seem hardly impacted?  In my first episode of We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy, I explain why we’re neurologically predisposed to feel immense pain when we lose a loved one. And how our unique ...

If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that my life’s mission is to teach relationship skills to anyone and everyone who’s willing to listen… This blog, which has been around since 2010, has been an important medium for my work.  Before the blog, I spent ...

Hi Darcy. My girlfriend of almost a year has never apologized to me for anything she’s done wrong. It doesn’t matter if she breaks something or makes a mistake or shows up late: Nothing is ever her fault.  How can I teach her that apologizing actually brings me closer to ...

Dear Dr. Darcy, I have struggled with anxiety for most of my life. Only in the past few years have I started to understand my triggers and ways to work on them. Lately, I’ve noticed in my teenage son some of the same behaviors I used to use to manage ...

Dear Dr. Darcy - In my last relationship, my ex set a boundary within the first few months to never talk about my past and to delete all photos on social media of exes (plus unfollow and remove them as followers). With some hesitation I did this. Over the next ...