Healthy Relationships Utah Blog

Discover the best tips for building a strong and happy stepfamily marriage. Learn effective strategies for communication, setting boundaries, creating new traditions, and handling conflicts in a blended family.

Learn 5 practical ways to cultivate spiritual intimacy in your romantic relationship, fostering a deeper emotional connection through shared values, open communication, and meaningful spiritual practices. Discover how to build a lasting bond that transcen...

Looking for fun and meaningful ways to connect with your partner? Discover 100 hobby ideas for couples, from outdoor adventures to indoor creative activities, designed to strengthen your bond and build lasting memories together.

Made a mistake and need to apologize? It happens to all of us all too frequently! Apologizing is just part of the game - learn how to ask for forgiveness and how to forgive.

Raising kids is already a tremendous task; it can sometimes become harder with complex kids. Learning how to navigate parenting a complex kid requires patience, practice and progress.

You don't have to fly overseas to have a once-in-a-lifetime trip. The U.S. is smattered with beautiful destinations for your honeymoon!

Who are your friends? With that in mind, do you know who your true, real friends are? Recognizing genuine friends can sometimes be tricky, and it comes with trial-and-error. In this next journal entry, Abby breaks down what it means to be a genuine friend...

How do you balance your relationship and your academic career whilst in college? Does one suffer while the other thrives? There is a key to balance, and you can have the best of both worlds!

Are you and your significant other into love languages? Do you sometimes have a hard time acting on love languages? Not to worry! We dive into 75 (yes, seventy-five!) ways you can show affection to your lover, with 15 action items for each of the 5 love l...

Are you struggling to figure out what your woman needs in a relationship? Women are sometimes more complex than men and might not always express their needs. If you're wondering what you can do better, we're here to help your relationship grow!

Are you struggling to figure out what men need in a relationship? Men aren't too complex but sometimes their quieter or more relaxed about relationships. If you're wondering what every man needs or wants but won't say, we've got it for you right here!

Are you having a hard time balancing your friends and your romantic interest? Do you find yourself losing connections with your friends or significant other? If so, you're not alone! There's a key to balancing love and friendships, and it's something you'...

Is the fire in your relationship fizzling out? Is the burning flame of marriage being doused? If so, we're here to help you with 9 daily actions to help you reignite the tinder that sparked your relationship in the first place!

Having some trouble parenting your kids when both you and your spouse work? We've compiled 12 parenting tips for working parents to use when making their daily, weekly and monthly schedules. Keep your marriage, family life, and personal life alive!

Are you headed out on a roadtrip with your significant other or spouse? One of the best ways to pass the time and also build your relationship is 20 Questions - in this case, 55 Questions!

It's the debate of this current millennium: who should pay on the first date? The person who asks? Should you split the check? Learn how to discuss the sensitive topic of money and reach a conclusive answer!

Looking for a honeymoon destination in Utah? Look no further than our list of 10 romantic spots to take your honeymoon! From Park City to St. George and Sundance Resort and Moab, we've covered the state in all areas!

Made a mistake and need to apologize to your girlfriend? Here's three different levels of mistakes (and apologies) to help prepare the near-perfect response to your mistakes!

Are you the sentimental type? Are you going to want to remember every detail of your honeymoon? If that's you, you'll want to do some of these activities before your wedding and on your honeymoon!

Are you looking for a fun summer getaway for you and your spouse or significant other? We wrote about six different romantic destinations for couples to venture to this summer, with restaurant and activity recommendations included!

Need some more ideas for your second date night outing? We've got 29 more ideas, locked and loaded, right for you! Check out our ideas and get inspired for that oh-so-important second date!

Have you ever made a dating compass for yourself when searching for prospective significant others? Our blog takes you through five steps to creating a good, comprehensive, and hopefully effective ways to create a dating compass for your life!

Have you ever gone on a first date and hit a snag with your date? Have you ever run out of questions to ask? Hopefully, our blog can help you add a few more thought-provoking questions to your date night and let the awkwardness slip away!

Abby's Journal returns! Dive into her blog where she writes her thoughts on self-worth and self-love. See her point of view on the value of worth and where you should look for it in your life!

Want to make traveling with kids easier, or, traveling with your family for the first time? Dive into our info-packed blog to learn how to travel with kids and discover some of the best locations in the western US to take a vacation!

Raising daughters is a profound journey and fathers help to shape their character, values, and self-esteem. These essential insights offer guidance for nurturing confident, compassionate, and empowered women.

Going on a second date and need some ideas? Look no further! Get some ideas for the second date and make it a memorable one!

Are you a new father to a son? Or, is your son growing up and changing and you're looking for tips on how to raise him? Come learn 11 things all father's should know about raising sons!

Are you a new parent? Learn these eleven effective parenting strategies to become a better parent the first time around.

Explore the intricacies of trust in relationships with our comprehensive guide, diving into the foundational elements that foster lasting connections. From effective communication strategies to nurturing vulnerability, discover invaluable insights to cult...

Keeping your marriage alive and well is essential to continued health of your growing family. We discuss three different ways to continue nurturing your marriage after having kids and ways to continue dating your spouse after marriage!

What do you think you should be doing in your relationship? What are the best things for each person to be doing? Come discover ten things you should be actively doing to help nurture your relationship and make it long-lasting.

Learning to embrace yourself can be a difficult journey for some people. In this blog, our author, Abigail, gets personal with some of her experiences on the road to independence and self-love, offering words of wisdom from her life.

Need some help in the online dating world? Here are 8 tips to help you better your online dating profile, first date and more.

Moving in together? Make sure you know how to navigate living together for the first time with our blog!

If you're new to stepfamily communication of if you've lived in a stepfamily for your whole life, you know communication is paramount to a healthy family. Our blog gets into 13 different ways to communicate effectively and efficiently with other members o...

Are you learning how to navigate attachment styles or just starting out? We're here to help you! Our blog will teach you how to navigate attachment styles within your relationship to strengthen them for the better.

Understanding the four attachment styles in a relationship can be complex. We've broken down each area to help you better understand these attachment styles and how to work with them!

Ever wondered how to fix your relationship before it explodes right in front of you? Our blog explores four different areas of 'relationship killers' or 'apocalypses' - and how to fix them.

Merging stepfamilies is sometimes a hard task and that includes merging traditions and other celebrations. This blog gets into 6 different areas stepfamilies might find useful when navigating life's events!

Stepfamily dynamics can cause lots of tension early on; however, they can also cause immense joy! Strengthening your stepfamily is an exciting goal to strive for and a large part of it is attributed to co-parenting.

Have you been in a long-distance relationship for some time? If so, your dating life may have become stale; we're here to provide some virtual date night ideas for you and your significant other!

What's the best way to give your long-distance relationship its best shot? Communication is key, expressing your feelings and emotions allows conversation and small date nights help keep romance alive. Our blog has this and more!

Preparing for marriage as a woman takes time, energy, planning, and commitment. We'll focus on 10 different aspects of marriage that women can plan for when entering into a lifelong, lasting marriage!

Everyone needs a little help preparing for marriage. We aim to show men 10 ways they can help prepare themselves for their future spouse by giving ideas for conversation starters, ways to enhance your marriage and be the best husbandd you can be.

How do you prepare yourself to enter into a lifelong commitment with another person? Planning a wedding is one beast, but planning how to spend your life with your spouse comes with challenges. These 12 items will give you and your spouse-to-be a good sta...

Being together as a family is one of the best things you can do for your family. This blog is designed to give you some starter ideas of what you can do with your family during those cold winter months with shorter days. Ideas for both indoor and outdoor ...

Are you having trouble expressing your love to your partner? Or, are you looking for more ways and ideas to express your love? This blog will help you with ten different ways to show your love to your spouse or significant other!

Are you nervous for your first date? Do you get anxious when trying to start or continue conversations? Here's some ideas for you to relax your nerves and hopefully allow your first date to go smoothly!

Do you feel like your long-term relationship is losing some of the spark it had in the first few months together? If that's the case, here are 7 different ways to bring back romance to your relationship and rekindle the love you experienced at the beginni...

Dating your spouse or significant other doesn't mean you always need to spend money on every activity you do. There are plenty of dates where neither party needs to spend any money! We've compiled 39 of the best ideas!

Are you looking for some dates to do as a couple this Christmas season? Look no further than the "12 Dates of Christmas"! We have options ranging from indoors to outdoors and varying price ranges. Read it now!

Here are 20 Christmas gifts for her this upcoming holiday season!

Looking for Christmas gift ideas this holiday season? We've compiled 20 of some of the best ideas for him this upcoming season, ranging from games to household items and outdoor needs. It's all here!

Much of how a person acts in a relationship is related to the maturity and functioning of his/her conscience. A partner with a poor conscience is one who leaves you feeling forgotten, unappreciated and unloved over and over again. Your conscience has two ...

It can be hard to approach your partner when there is conflict in a relationship or marriage. Oftentimes, humans err in three ways when there is something difficult to discuss.

These four tips will help you raise responsible children and enjoy fatherhood!

In today's world, children are exposed to vast amounts of technology. An estimated 75% of teenagers own a cell phone, and, not surprisingly, social media sites are their favorite places to visit. In fact, one study showed that 22% of teenagers log onto th...

If you're in a relationship, there is pretty much a guarantee that you will need to apologize at some point. While the whole idea of apologizing can be terrifying, it is essential for rebuilding broken trust and improving a strained relationship. Not sure...

As parents, how often do you find yourself saying phrases like “hurry up,” “sit still” or “eat your food?” If you’re reading this thinking you say those things all the time… you are not alone! When parents see an undesirable behavior, the natural tendency...

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Before marriage keep your eyes wide open, but then afterward, half shut.” That seems like such simple advice, but can be so hard when trying to find a partner in life.