The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 549 (July 14 - 27 2021)

Relationships
JULY 14 - 27 2021
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Love dilemmas
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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. The 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:
There 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. The 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. There 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:
The 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:
The 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/