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Dating apps have been in use for decades, evolving from their earliest conception of chat room conversations with the expectation to connect with someone and then arrange to meet up. Fast forwarding to today, the apps with their carefully designed algorithms with promises to meet that someone special or more simply for a hook up. What are some of the pitfalls?

Established and acceptable forms of monogamous relationships relied on many factors such as socio-political, cultural and religious ideologies as well as practical and financial considerations. Today the freedom to choose and define what constitutes a relationship takes a broader understanding.

There are many definitions of how intimacy can be understood, and everyone has their own take on what intimacy means to them.  Intimacy develops when two people come together who care for and support one another through a reciprocal and mutually connecting emotional bond that develops and increases over time. In relationships, intimacy differences can bring their own challenges. 

In any relationship, there are reasons couples have difficulty connecting. One common issue is becoming more prevalent is gaslighting. At the heart of gaslighting is manipulation and control, and if left unchecked it will undermine your self-confidence, self-esteem, and overall feeling of safety.

There are generations of married men who have previously identified as heterosexual that have taken the bold step of coming to terms with their sexual identity. This can be one of the most challenging, and fearful decisions, given what is at stake.

We live in changing times. Our ways of thinking about our life or how we do things are no longer as certain. The world is changing at a fast pace, it’s speeding up, high levels of connectivity and information is on a continuum. Taking time for reflecting on how you want to live your life; what will you need to re-evaluate?