What To Do When Your Partner Pressures You To Drink Alcohol, Smoke Or Do Drugs
By Tatiana Shams, Content Manager In a healthy relationship, couples tend to do a lot of stuff together and as they explore common goals and interests, it is possible to discover a partner’s unhealthy...
View ArticleLet’s Continue Talking About Sex and Consent
By Tatiana Shams, Content Manager and Alaina Szlachta, Ph.D. in Human Sexuality At loveisrespect we talk about consent because we know it’s an important part of a healthy relationship. Without consent...
View ArticleOn Again, Off Again: Not This Again!
By Heather, loveisrespect Advocate Abusive behaviors can manifest in several ways such as name-calling, demanding passwords, controlling purchases or pressuring someone to have sex, and although these...
View ArticleStealthing: When Consensual Sex Becomes Rape
By Tatiana Shams, Content Manager In a previous entry, we talked about the idea of sex and consent being mutually inclusive: You can’t have sex without consent because sex without consent is not...
View ArticleGot Your Hopes Up?
By Heather, a loveisrespect advocate Whether your birthday is coming up, your anniversary is right around the corner, or you’re super stoked for Valentine’s Day, getting your hopes up about a special...
View ArticleHuddle Up for Healthy Relationships during Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Studies show one in three high school students experience physical and/or sexual violence that is perpetrated by someone they are dating or going out with. 1 A startling 43 percent of dating college...
View ArticleBoundaries and Expectations
By Michelle, a loveisrespect advocate If you’ve spent some time on our site or spoken with one of our advocates, you’ve probably heard the words “boundaries” and “expectations” thrown around a lot....
View Article“What is Love?”: Applying The 5 Love Languages™ to Healthy Relationships
by Dana, a loveisrespect advocate “Love” can be one of those words that is used often, and in a variety of ways. I love my pet, I love pizza, I love my grandmother, I love that shirt I bought on...
View ArticleSelf-Care Checklist
Excerpted from The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Impact with Burnout by Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman Copyright 2016 Wiley http://bit.ly/happyhealthynpbook Self-care is incredibly important for all our...
View ArticleThe Unique Challenges of Sheltering-in-Place with your Partner During COVID-19
During COVID-19, partners may be quickly moving in together to shelter-in-place. Some of these relationships are as fresh as new matches, and some as familiar as life-long partners. Moving in together...
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