The first kiss is a magical element to a long lasting relationship and it's outcome can set in stone a long reaching future of mutual happiness. For many though, this is often the most difficult hurdle to leap over. Your dates have been going well, you are regularly communicating and have plans to meet up again, but how can you be sure they are ready to move things up a notch and won't be offended by your advances.

Looking back at your previous relationships can often be an invaluable way to plan for your next successful partnership. Whilst dwelling on past experiences can be unhealthy, it is very beneficial to reflect and evaluate the positive aspects of those people you have spent time with. What traits delighted you? Which infuriated you? We are all a sum of our experiences and our preferences and opinions are formed by these. Allow them to guide you towards an image of what it is you would like to find and keep these aspects in mind for your decision making. Remember also though to keep an open mind at all times.

An affair or other infidelity can be one of the most heart breaking events we can experience. After years of trust and building up a bond, a friendship and an intimate connection with someone who may also now be the parent to your children only to find they have sought comfort in the arms of another is something that can devastate an otherwise happy relationship.

Christmas can be a stressful time for everyone. For those in an established relationship, the traumas of arranging celebrations and negotiating the often difficult path of family affairs can be a trial unto themselves and those who find themselves single can also find the festive period to be a difficult time for them.

Sex therapy has come become the ‘norm’ for many couples. Crossing the pond from the US, where therapy is part of everyday life, couples seeing a sex therapist is now seen as a positive step in their relationship, instead of a taboo. Seeing a sex therapist when you find yourselves in a difficult spot can not only improve a relationship, but save one too.

A creative piece by one of our clients that explores their own experience with procrastination and we are very thankful for permission to reproduce it for you here.

In what might strike you as a shocking statistic, research shows that almost half of all married couples report that they have sexual relations less than ten times a year. Whilst this might come as reassurance for those who find themselves stuck in such a situation, the knowledge that it isn't something wrong with you or your relationship and that it is a common issue does little to help alleviate the feelings of isolation and rejection often brought about by such a predicament.

Pregnancy is a time of great change in a woman's body. For some this can result in a heightened sex drive and for others quite the opposite can be the case, with neither outcome considered the norm. Desires can fluctuate, dependent on many factors such as changes in emotional responses as well as the fatigue and nausea commonly associated with pregnancy.

We all want our relationships to last. Be that forever or a long period of time, we want the efforts we put into our love lives to bear fruit and just like anything that grows we need to maintain and care for it. It is all too easy to ignore those nagging thoughts in the back of your mind about your relationship and whilst it is important not to become overly paranoid and pick up on every little detail, identifying real issues and taking steps to overcome them is a very important part of a healthy and long lasting relationship.

Something that many people don't consider when it comes to ways to meeting a new partner is the importance friendships can play in this. Our friends are something we very much take for granted when growing up, be that tumbles and scraps in the playground being all it takes to secure a new companion or conversations more easily struck up in nightclubs and bars when we were all a little less self aware and worried about breaking conventions.

In the highly competitive world of online dating you need to take advantage of every tool available to you and one of the strongest means at your disposal is to make sure you have a high quality profile photo to attract your potential soul mate.

A lack of sexual desire is a very common concern for both men and women and the reasons behind the issue are as diverse as they can upsetting.

A first date can be a nerve wracking time for anyone. Your head is racing with a million and one questions – Do I look okay? Will my date like me? Will things be awkward? Getting stuck in this mindset can mean you become a self-fulfilling prophecy – you worry about being awkward, so you become awkward.

Since the advent of the internet age, access to pornography has grown exponentially. A few decades ago, access to pornography was restricted to top-shelf magazines, and sex shops selling pornographic movies and other materials. Nowadays, we can access pornographic sites with unlimited free content, at the click of a button. With this increase in available materials, we have an increase in porn addiction, and its’ many side effects.