A Better Relationship Blog

Karyn Spetz, LCSW, CLC

Certified Relationship Coach 

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Why Pros & Cons Lists Never Actually Help (And What to Do Instead)

If you've ever sat at your kitchen table, opened a notebook, and drawn a line down the middle - pros on one side, cons on the other - you're not alone...

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Marriage Problems: Is Your Relationship Hard or Just Wrong For You? | Should I Stay or Should I Go

Not every hard relationship is the wrong relationship. But not every hard relationship is worth staying in either. Here's how to tell the difference.

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The Messy Middle: What to Do When You're Not Ready to Leave But Can't Keep Going

There's a space it's easy to end up in that doesn't get talked about enough. It's not crisis. It's not contentment. It's somewhere in the in-between -...

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Why We Only Speak Up When We're Ready to Leave

There's a pattern I see come up over and over again when I'm working with women, and I want to slow down and really walk through it - because it matte...

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Feel Guilty for Wanting More in Your Relationship? Read This.

You love your partner. You’re not ungrateful. From the outside, your life probably looks fine. And yet there’s this quiet voice that k

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Why There's No Unconditional Love In Adult Relationships

We’re often told that unconditional love is the highest form of love — something to aspire to in our romantic relationships. The idea sounds comfortin...

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Over-functioning In Your Relationship? Why Doing Too Much Creates Distance

Over-functioning in relationships is one of the most common reasons women feel exhausted, resentful, and emotionally disconnected — even when nothing ...

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“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” Is Not About Pushing You To Leave (Or Stay)

One of the questions I get as a relationship coach who specifically helps people this extremely difficult situation is:

“If I work with you around th...

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47. When You’re the One Who Always Has to Fix Things First

 Have you been noticing that you are the one who always smooths things over?

Maybe you're the first to bring up the conflict after a fight, the one w...

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