Communication

Discover effective couples therapy exercises to improve communication, build trust, and strengthen your relationship step by step.

Discover practical tips on how to improve communication in a relationship. Strengthen trust, resolve conflicts, and build a deeper connection.

Explore effective trust-building exercises for couples, including communication techniques, shared goals, and daily practices to strengthen your relationship.

Enhance your relationship through active listening techniques that foster understanding, reduce conflict, and strengthen emotional bonds.

Learn how to manage expectations and communication in long-distance relationships to strengthen your bond and avoid common pitfalls.

Explore how transparency fosters trust in relationships through honest communication, emotional intimacy, and accountability.

Couples therapy equips parents with tools for better communication, task delegation, and time management, fostering a harmonious family life.

Explore effective communication strategies to resolve conflicts and strengthen relationships through active listening, structured dialogue, and more.

Learn how to effectively start couples therapy with clear goals, understanding patterns, and choosing the right support for your relationship.

Regular check-ups on communication, trust, and intimacy can strengthen your relationship and foster deeper connections between partners.

Couples can recover from burnout through relaxation techniques, open communication, and shared activities that rebuild intimacy and trust.

Explore how shared goals can enhance communication in relationships, fostering trust, collaboration, and greater satisfaction between partners.

Learn the difference between healthy boundaries and controlling behavior in relationships, and how to protect emotional connection without overstepping. This guide explores how to set respectful limits, communicate needs clearly, and build trust without resorting to control.

Every couple hits bumps in communication, but it’s often the quiet patterns like shutting down, snapping, or assuming the worst, that create the most distance. In this blog, we explore five of the most common communication traps couples fall into, from criticism and defensiveness to avoiding conflict altogether. More importantly, you’ll learn how to break these patterns with simple, effective shifts that foster connection, not disconnection.

Resentment rarely starts with a blow-up. It builds in the quiet moments, in the ones where you feel dismissed, misunderstood, or like you're carrying more than your share. Left unspoken, that weight can slowly shift the feel of a relationship. But when you notice the signs early and respond with care, there’s a real chance to soften the tension and find your way back to each other.

When you and your partner want different things—whether it’s space vs. closeness or quiet vs. conversation—it can feel like you’re growing apart. But having different needs doesn’t mean your relationship is doomed. This blog offers expert-backed strategies for navigating those differences without losing connection. Learn how to communicate clearly, compromise without self-abandonment, create a “bridge plan” for tough moments, and recognize when outside support can help you move forward together.

Wondering if your relationship is going through a rough patch or something more serious? This article breaks down five signs that suggest your relationship still has a strong foundation—like shared values, emotional effort, and a vision for the future—and how to reconnect when things feel off. It also covers the signs that may point to deeper issues and offers practical steps to rebuild connection with curiosity, intention, and support. If you're feeling stuck or uncertain, this is a grounded and hopeful guide for finding clarity and moving forward—together.

Struggling to connect with your partner? Discover the emotional and psychological reasons communication can feel so hard—and what you can do to get back on the same page.

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Learn what open communication in a relationship looks like and why it's essential. Get practical tips on how to open communication and be honest in partnerships.

Learn effective ways to apologize without saying sorry by focusing on empathy, meaningful gestures, and gain trust in relationships.

Healthy relationships don’t just happen—they’re built with intention, effort, and love. In “How to Improve Your Relationship: 10 Things to Work On,” we explore practical, expert-backed strategies to strengthen your bond and bring more joy to your partnership. From improving communication and building trust to managing stress as a team and celebrating milestones, this guide highlights actionable steps for creating a thriving, long-term relationship. Whether you’re reconnecting or simply maintaining what you already have, these tips will help you nurture emotional closeness, handle challenges with patience, and grow together. Ready to take your relationship to the next level? Let’s get to work!

Have you considered what not to say during your couples therapy session? Read these tips from our experts.

Getting great doesn’t happen overnight, and the same goes for relationships. It takes time and effort, and basically, a really good workout regime. Ask yourself how have you been approaching your relationships? Have you been a fan on the bleachers? Or are you out there bringing your A-game? Are you practicing, committing, and showing up how you want to be? Or is there somewhere that could use some more of your attention and focus?

Are you having problems communicating with your partner? These are Ritual’s 10 expert tips to deal with a partner who won’t communicate.

How do you know it's time to get a divorce? These are the 5 signs it's time for a divorce plus how to approach discussing divorce with your partner and how to avoid divorce.

Healthy disagreements, amicable resolutions, and parenting discussions. This is everything you need to know about conflict resolution in your relationship.

How do you know if you’re getting the most out of your couples counseling, marriage counseling, or relationship guidance sessions? These are Ritual’s top 10 tips.

For those of us having a hard time unlocking forgiveness, empathy can be the key.

The word “but” sneaks into many of our sentences, sending messages of dismissal and sabotaging our efforts at effective communication. You'd be surprised to know what word you can use instead to form a team with your partner, and change how you communicate around differences and fears.

Master communication skills for couples with the power of I-statements - express feelings clearly, build empathy, and strengthen your relationship.

Navigating differences in parenting styles between partners is a common challenge. Unique backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences come into play, leading to conflicts in raising children together. This crucial topic can cause even easygoing couples to feel serious distress. Let's explore effective strategies to cultivate a harmonious parenting dynamic.

Managing relationship conflicts can be tough, especially when arguments and unresolved issues accumulate. The strain of constant fighting is familiar to many couples. While not all problems have solutions, they don't have to severely strain your connection. Discover effective ways to address differences and change how you perceive conflicts.

Goodbye, larger-than-life unachievable goals. Looking for some simple ways to improve your relationship in the new year? Check out these five achievable resolution ideas and start 2023 right. This year, let's set ourselves up for success.

Attending your first relationship guidance session can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to! Here are 10 tips to help you prepare for your first couples therapy/relationship guidance session.

Routine, security, and stability are all virtues of a long term relationship. The down side of these wonderful gains can sometimes be dullness, numbness, and stagnation. B o r i n g. We believe that long term relationships can be absolutely thrilling, with endless possibilities, adventures, and excitement.

In our relationships we strive for “picture-perfect” balance, harmony. And so we avoid conflict - which, according to all the data and science, is actually our sweet spot for growth as a couple. We reject the notion that conflict is bad, and invite people to step in with curiosity, adaptability, and vulnerability instead.

Professionally, we strive for growth and opportunity. We read leadership books and listen to all the podcasts. We hire business coaches, and run side gigs galore. We want to climb the ladder, and we’re willing to learn, work overtime, dedicate our weekends, and prioritize work over our personal lives for the sake of our professional future. But, do we invest as much in our relational future?

Have you ever shared a challenge with your partner and been met with a “don’t worry, you’re great.” While our partner may mean to support us or cheer us up, this response can often end up making us feel alone and unseen. Here’s a Ritual reframe on what actually happens in those moments, and how we can turn them into deeply intimate moments of growth, between you and your partner, and you and you.

Saying no isn’t bad - it’s an important skill in every relationship Relationships require a lot from us, but they don’t require us to lose ourselves in them. How can we stay close to each other while still being true to ourselves? This is where people struggle most so often stuck in the belief that boundaries are meant to keep *the bad stuff* out, why do we need to put up boundaries with our loved ones? But we do. And here’s why.