Healthy Relationships Utah Blog
5 Sentimental Ideas for You To Do As Newlyweds
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!
6 of the Best Summer Getaways for Couples in the Western U.S.
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!
29 Creative Date Night Ideas For A Second Date, Part 2
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!
The 5 Essential Steps to Creating Your Own Dating Compass
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!
10 Questions to Ask On A First Date (And 5 Questions To Avoid)
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: Your Worth Is Not In Your Relationship Status
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!
How to Travel With Kids (And Best Family-Friendly Destinations in the Western United States)
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!
11 Things Dad's Should Know About Raising Daughters
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.
23 Fun Ideas for A Memorable Second Date
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!
11 Things Dad's Should Know About Raising Sons
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!
Becoming More Effective at Parenting: A Guide for New Parents
Are you a new parent? Learn these eleven effective parenting strategies to become a better parent the first time around.
Building Trust in Relationships: A Comprehensive Guide to Lasting Connection
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...
How to Keep Your Marriage Alive After Becoming Parents
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!
10 Things You Should Be Actively Doing For A Better Relationship
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.
Abby's Journal: Learning to Embrace Independence and Self-Love
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.
8 Tips for Your Online Dating Journey
Need some help in the online dating world? Here are 8 tips to help you better your online dating profile, first date and more.
How to Live Together For the First Time
Moving in together? Make sure you know how to navigate living together for the first time with our blog!
The Art of Effective Communication in Stepfamilies
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...
How to Navigate Attachment Styles Within Your Relationships
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
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!
How to Overcome the Four Relationship Apocalypses
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.
How to Merge Traditions, Celebrations and Milestones in A Stepfamily
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!
12 Effective Co-Parenting Strategies for Stepfamilies
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.
27 Date Ideas For A Long Distance Relationship
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!
13 Tips for Making a Long-Distance Relationship Work
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!
Becoming the Best Wife: A Comprehensive Guide on How Women Can Prepare for Marriage
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!
Becoming the Best Husband: A Comprehensive Guide on How Men Can Prepare for 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 to Prepare For Marriage Before and During Engagement
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...
12 Family Winter Activities Everyone Will Love
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 ...
10 Ways to Express Your Love To Your Significant Other
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!
What To Talk About On The First Date
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!
Reignite Your Relationship: 7 Different Ways to Be Romantic
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...
39 Free Date Ideas For You and Your Significant Other
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!
12 Dates of Christmas for Utah Couples
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!
20 Christmas Gift Ideas for Her in 2023
Here are 20 Christmas gifts for her this upcoming holiday season!
20 Christmas Gift Ideas for Him in 2023
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!
12 Questions to Answer About Your Partner’s Conscience
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 ...
Become a Better Partner by Using Assertive Statements
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.
Dads: 4 Tips on Raising Responsible and Confident Children
These four tips will help you raise responsible children and enjoy fatherhood!
Ask an Expert: Four Ways to Help Your Kids Unplug
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...
How to Apologize to Your Partner
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...
How to Keep Relationships Strong
Behaviors such as criticism, contempt and stonewalling can cause relationships to deteriorate quickly. Watch as Naomi Brower, USU Extension's relationship expert, discusses the effects of these behaviors and what to replace them with. Connect with USU E
Parenting: How to Turn Your Word from Garbage into Gold
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...
Relationship GPS
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.