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#258 🔸 The small thing you do every day that is damaging your relationship without you realising

8 May 2026 3 minute read 0 comments luciman

  Last time we talked about how physical and emotional intimacy feed each other, and today I want to move towards the foundation on which every form of real intimacy is built: mutual respect, not as a declared value, but as a daily practice. Respect...

#257 🔸 Why good sex starts long before the bedroom

7 May 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

  Fully resolved conflicts make space for reconnection, and that is exactly where I want to start today, moving towards something many couples treat separately, even though the two are deeply linked: physical and emotional intimacy. There is a tenden...

#256 🔸 Why couples who argue well are more solid than those who never argue at all

6 May 2026 3 minute read 0 comments luciman

If last time we explored what happens when language becomes a weapon in an argument, today I want to turn the perspective around and talk about something that seems counterintuitive: conflict, when handled well, does not destroy a relationship. It st...

#255 🔸 What really happens when you tell your partner "you never" or "you always"

5 May 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

  If last time we talked about how difficult it is to express a need without turning it into a demand, today I want to go one step further, towards what actually happens in the moment communication slips out of control. Most conflicts in a couple do...

#253 🔸 How to maintain attraction after years of living together

4 May 2026 3 minute read 0 comments luciman

  Love and desire do not follow the same calendar, and the better we understand that, the greater our chances of building something that lasts. Attraction does not disappear all at once. It erodes slowly, in layers, and most of the time you d...

#174 🔸 How to find balance between expectations and reality

11 Mar 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

After exploring reconnection with the self through simple rituals of introspection, a natural and slightly uncomfortable question follows: what do we do with the gap between what we want and what we actually live? That invisible distance which someti...

#7 🔸 The voice in your head isn’t always yours – How your inner dialogue shapes your life

3 Aug 2025 2 minute read 1 comment luciman

Have you ever had thoughts you didn’t consciously choose?A sort of inner commentator showing up uninvited, saying things like:“You’re being lazy today.”“This won’t work. You’ll mess it up again.”“Who do you think you are to try this?” Strange thing i...