We've been arguing since we moved in together: should we be worried?
You almost never argued. Then you moved in together. And now it's friction every day.
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Articles on relationship psychology, communication patterns, and conversation analysis.
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Cohabitation: 10 Things You MUST Know Before Moving In Together
Each year, approximately 300,000 couples in France take the step of moving in together.
Read article →Mental Rumination: How to Stop Rehashing the Same Thoughts
Mental rumination traps you in looping thoughts. Discover why your brain rehashes and 7 CBT techniques to break free.
Read article →Moving in Together: The Complete Guide Before Taking the Leap
We talk a lot about decoration, choosing the neighborhood, the size of the sofa.
Read article →Relationship OCD (ROCD): When Obsessional Doubt Invades Your Relationship
Relationship OCD (ROCD) causes obsessional doubts about your relationship. Discover its mechanisms, symptoms, and CBT strategies to regain peace of mind
Read article →Relationship Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Fear of Losing Your Partner
Discover the mechanisms of relationship anxiety, its roots in attachment theory, and CBT techniques to overcome the fear of losing your partner.
Read article →Healing the Wound of an Absent Father: 7 Concrete CBT Steps
Whether your father left home, passed away prematurely, or was emotionally unavailable despite his physical presence, the wound of paternal absence leaves a deep mark. But...
Read article →Present but emotionally absent father: consequences
He was there. He lived under the same roof, he ate at the same table, he attended parent-teacher conferences. On paper, you had a father.
Read article →Son of an Absent Father: Rebuilding Your Masculine Identity
You struggle to assert yourself in your professional and personal life. You oscillate between a need to control everything and a constant sense of...
Read article →Daughter of an Absent Father: The Impact on Your Romantic Relationships
You choose emotionally unavailable partners. You give endlessly in your relationships, secretly hoping that one day you'll finally be loved 'enough'...
Read article →Absent Father: Psychological Consequences on Relationships
In France, 85% of single-parent families are headed by the mother alone (INSEE, 2024).
Read article →The Provider Man: When Value Reduces to a Wallet
\"I realized that when I was earning well, everything was fine. When I lost my job, I also lost the affection, the respect, and...\"
Read article →Dating Apps: When Applications Destroy Self-Esteem
The market for dating applications has never been more booming. In 2024, global revenues from dating platforms reached $6.18...
Read article →Man Rejected on Dating Apps: Psychological Analysis
Every swipe to the left feels like a verdict. Every day without a match feels like confirmation.
Read article →Masculinity in 2026: What Does It Mean to Be a Man Today?
There is a suffering that we rarely talk about. Not because it doesn't exist, but because those who experience it learned, from childhood, not to speak about it.
Read article →Situationship: The Unnamed Relationship That Destroys
You see each other regularly. You sleep together. You message every day.
Read article →Ghosting, breadcrumbing: when dating apps normalize cruelty
Twenty years ago, disappearing without explanation after three dates had no name. Now, we call it ghosting.
Read article →How Dating Apps Are Changing the Way We Love
Just fifteen years ago, admitting you'd met your partner online would trigger embarrassed smiles.
Read article →Dating Apps and Women: Between Empowerment and Exhaustion
We often hear that dating apps have 'liberated' women. That they've given them the power to choose, to initiate, to refuse.
Read article →Addiction to Dating Apps: When Swiping Becomes Compulsive
There are gestures we make without thinking. Opening the refrigerator when we're not hungry. Checking our phone without expecting a message.
Read article →Over 190 applied psychology articles
The Psychology and Serenity blog offers over 190 articles by Gildas Garrec, CBT psychopractitioner in Nantes. Each article draws on validated psychological models (Gottman, Young, attachment theory, CBT) to offer practical insights.
Couple Communication — Gottman’s 4 horsemen, the 5:1 ratio, stonewalling, NVC
Attachment — Anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles, path to secure attachment
Emotional Dependency — 10 signs, self-assessment tests, CBT strategies
Ghosting & Dating — Ghosting, breadcrumbing, curving, orbiting, zombieing
Manipulation — Gaslighting, coercive control, narcissistic abuse, psychological violence
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiving, trauma bonding, rebuilding
Anxiety & Stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological jealousy, retroactive, social media
Breakup & Grief — The 7 stages, no contact, relationship PTSD
Couple & Cohabitation — Moving in, arguments, libido, mental load
Parenting — Parental alienation, co-parenting, blended families
Young Schemas — 18 early schemas, cognitive distortions
Dating Apps — Mental health impact, paradox of choice, dating fatigue
Mental Health — When to consult, online therapy, CBT vs EMDR
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