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Relationships JULY <strong>14</strong> - <strong>27</strong> <strong>2021</strong> <strong>The</strong><strong>Trumpet</strong> Page9 Love dilemmas Continued from Page 6< starting to feel disconnected from one another, and practising things that can keep the two of you close can help a couple stay closer to one another. - Elizabeth Overstreet, Relationship Expert https://elizabethoverstreet.com/ How to spice up your relationship (175% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: Variety and novelty are what keep relationships exciting. Since there are five kinds of romance, try ideas from every category. Noticing your partner is a powerful way to make them feel loved. Thank your partner every time they do something well or that you appreciate. Use your senses to connect. Physical intimacy is imperative for closeness and romance. Playful adventures keep you young at heart. Try a hot make out in the back seat of your car, spoil your partner in bed, try a new cuisine, or have her model sexy lingerie for you. - Susan Bratton, Intimacy Expert https://www.instagram.com/susanbratton/ Why is sex important in a relationship (53% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: Physical intimacy is part of good health. When we touch, we co-regulate and calm each other’s nerves. Pleasure resets our nervous system. Lovemaking releases powerful hormones and feel-good neurotransmitters. We are symbiotic naturally and the more we bring our hearts, our gaze, our breath, our touch, and our love, the closer and more connected we feel. That being said, not everyone craves physical intimacy, and that is ok too. - Susan Bratton, Intimacy Expert https://www.instagram.com/susanbratton/ How often should you have sex in a relationship? (24% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: It really depends on the two people in the relationship. Each relationship dynamic is different, and people need different things for intimacy within a relationship. It might be a daily occurrence for some couples, others a couple of times a week, and some when the mood hits them. <strong>The</strong> important callout is to have a level of intimacy within your relationship that makes the two of you most comfortable and connected. - Elizabeth Overstreet, Relationship Expert https://elizabethoverstreet.com/ How long is too long without sex in a relationship? (24% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: <strong>The</strong>re is no magic number of times a person should have sex in a relationship. It depends on the partners and their level of health, libido, and desire. If you and your partner have a commitment to keeping your lovemaking on the upward pleasure spiral, you’ll want to make love more than you have time for. A good rule of thumb is intimacy twice a week. Scheduling play time where you learn new things makes the relationship bloom and keeps the new relationship energy high. You can learn new pleasuring skills, new positions, try new locations… there are many ways to keep sex fun, so you want to do it. <strong>The</strong> health benefits are worth the intention to keep your desire burning. - Susan Bratton, Intimacy Expert https://www.instagram.com/susanbratton/ How to keep a marriage alive (100% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: A successful marriage is where two people can accept one another for who they are without forcing them to change into who they want them to be. <strong>The</strong>re is a saying, “Women marry men hoping to change them. And men marry women hoping they will stay the same.” If you can marry someone and look at the current state of who they are and be happy with that person in their current state, you will likely have a satisfying relationship. - Elizabeth Overstreet, Relationship Expert https://elizabethoverstreet.com/ Why is marriage so hard? (75% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: Marriage does make two people come together, and naturally, there will be some more self-awareness and change. But the key is easing into that process with the acceptance of who someone is currently and building on that foundation. Trust, good communication, resolving conflict respectfully and pretty quickly, and having like-mindedness on some level help support a healthy union. - Elizabeth Overstreet, Relationship Expert https://elizabethoverstreet.com/ When do you fall in love? (67% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: <strong>The</strong> ingredients to a long term, committed, happy relationship requires that both partners have the capacity to be a good partner. Both must have great communication skills (which can be learned) connection, compatibility, chemistry, and the single most important quality is that you have a shared vision for the future. When their happiness is as important to you as your own, when both of you are “all in” and are devoted to each other, that is what real, mature adult love is all about. - Arielle Ford is a celebrated love and relationship expert, author, and speaker www.arielleford.com How to know if you’re in love with someone? (22% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: When their happiness is as important to you as your own, when both of you are “all in” and are devoted to each other, that is what real, mature adult love is all about. - Arielle Ford is a celebrated love and relationship expert, author, and speaker www.arielleford.com What does it mean to love someone? (23% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: Love is a choice. Love is connection. Love is a feeling. Love is a behaviour. Love is the juiciest part of life. Love opens our hearts, expands our world, and brings a smile to our lips. For love we make commitments and agreements to share our life with another in good times and bad. Neil Dutta - CEO of Angelic Diamonds When we pledge our love to another, we say to them: I will love you on your good days and your bad days. I will be your safe place to land. I will share with you my attention, affection, and appreciation. With you I will become a better person and with me you will become a better person. I will be your best friend, lover, partner, and protector. (and, if things don’t work out, I won’t sell you out) Love is as much about giving as it is about receiving. And it’s also about being willing to forgive. And let’s not forget, LOVE is also about truth-telling. Love is WHO we are. Love is why we are here. - Arielle Ford is a celebrated love and relationship expert, author, and speaker www.arielleford.com What to write on dating profile (23% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: Keep it succinct but authentic. Give people a sense of who you are as a person. Show what you enjoy doing and put out a few things (not everything) that you desire in a partner. Dating (even online dating) is a trial period in which you can get to know someone. Insert some humour and include a sense of the values you have in the person you are dating. - Elizabeth Overstreet, Relationship Expert https://elizabethoverstreet.com/ What do you talk about on a first date? (23% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: Dating is a trial period in which you can get to know someone. Give people a sense of who you are as a person. Insert some humour and include a sense of the values you have in the person you are dating. - Elizabeth Overstreet, Relationship Expert https://elizabethoverstreet.com/ How much should you spend on an engagement ring? (60% increase in searches YOY) Expert Advice: <strong>The</strong> rule of thought is generally two months of salary, but this is dependent on the couple. Each couple will have different needs and expectations regarding their engagement ring. - Elizabeth Overstreet, Relationship Expert https://elizabethoverstreet.com/ Over the last year, there’s been huge spikes in online searches for advice on love, dating, affection, marriage, breakups and more. Some of the UK’s top love dilemmas: How to make your crush fall in love with you (600% increase in searches YOY) When should you have your first kiss in a relationship? (600% increase in searches YOY) What is true love in a relationship? (600% increase in searches YOY) What do you talk about on a first date? (600% increase in searches YOY) How to spice up your marriage (550% increase in searches YOY) Why does he want to hug me so much? (400% increase in searches YOY) When to kiss on a date (400% increase in searches YOY) How to turn friends with benefits into a relationship (400% increase in searches YOY) Why do I sabotage my relationships? (350% increase in searches YOY) Why does love hurt so much? (357% increase in searches YOY) How do you get over someone you love? (357% increase in searches YOY) What is my love language? (357% increase in searches YOY) How to do online dating successfully (300% increase in searches YOY) What to do during a break in a relationship (300% increase in searches YOY) When to stop waiting for him to propose (267% increase in searches YOY) How to solve relationship problems without breaking up (267% increase in searches YOY) How to end a relationship on good terms (250% increase in searches YOY) How long to text after first date? (200% increase in searches YOY) Credits: https://www.angelicdiamonds.com/lovedilemmas/
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