Emotional Trust
Emotional trust is an essential component of intimate relationships that helps partners feel safe and secure when they are under stress or experiencing high demand situations. When...
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: Sexual trust: why its essential for healthy intimate relationships (and how to build it)
Soldiers who are deployed to war zones face many challenges, including separation from their loved ones and the risk of death or injury. One challenge that can be especially difficult is coping with...
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: How military personnel cope with grief during deployment and loss of partner
Partnerships are complicated because they involve many aspects to consider beyond just romantic love. Vulnerability, while essential for true intimacy, can sometimes clash with professional and...
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: How balancing intimacy and professional responsibilities requires navigating cultural expectations
The concept of intimate relationships is often portrayed as a positive source of emotional support and stability for individuals, particularly during difficult periods. In recent years, scholars have...
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: The role of intimate relationships in maintaining identity during times of stress: attachment theory perspectives
How do soldiers maintain relationship stability when they rely on detachment or compartmentalization?
The ability to disconnect from traumatic experiences is essential for military personnel to...
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: Soldiers and relationships: maintaining stability with deployment strategies.
Soldiers deployed to distant places need to perform their duties while maintaining an excellent relationship with their partners back home. Ethics and morals play a major role in this responsibility,...
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: Maintaining relationships: how deployed soldiers navigate intimacy & eroticism on the battlefield
The United States has made significant progress towards recognizing same-sex marriage. In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriages are legal throughout all states in the country, marking...
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: How samesex military couples can enhance relationship resilience through community support
The unique circumstances of military life, including frequent moves, deployments, and time apart, can put strain on relationships, leading to differing levels of stress tolerance and coping...
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: How military couples can reconcile differences in stress management to maintain healthy relationships
Repairing Relationships After Deployment
Deployment can be an incredibly stressful time for both military personnel and their loved ones. During this time, couples are often faced with many...
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: Mending frayed military relationships postdeployment: understanding how to reconnect emotionally
Discussing one's sexual orientation can be difficult for some people to do, especially when they are part of a group that places emphasis on gender conformity and masculinity such as a military team....
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: How military team members can safely discuss their sexual orientation