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How to Be Vulnerable with Your Friends
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How to Be Vulnerable with Your Friends

Being vulnerable with your friends is an important aspect of building strong, meaningful relationships. Just like with relationships, it may not be easy to practice vulnerability with your friends, and that’s ok. It’s important to think of vulnerability as a practice and that it takes time and consistency to really start being “good” at it. And even then, it may never feel easy for you depending on who you’re being vulnerable with. It’s also important to know that there may be some people whom you will never be able to practice vulnerability with because they are not a safe space with you. Don’t pressure yourself if you are struggling with feeling safe with a person. Take your time and check in regularly. Pray about it. Be patient, and make it a practice with the people who do make you feel safe.

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Friendships + Relationships
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Friendships + Relationships

Our friends are incredibly important in our lives, to our mental, physical, and spiritual health. Without them, we would not have a strong support system to help us when are struggling with the ups and downs of life.

Maintaining our friendships outside of our relationship also helps us maintain our individualism too.

Here are 5 “Couple Friends” Date Ideas!

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A Foundation of Friendship
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A Foundation of Friendship

Do you consider your partner your best friend? Are they the first person you turn to when you have exciting news or when things get tough? Do you depend on their support? Are you a good friend to your partner? Being best friends with your partner is important. It dramatically increases the happiness of your relationship if you consider your partner your best friend. A 2017 study found “those who are best friends with their partners have the largest well-being benefits from marriage and cohabitation… the well-being benefits of marriage are on average about twice as large for those whose spouse is also their best friend.”

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