{"id":1911,"date":"2025-02-14T11:40:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T10:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/relationship-problems\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:50:03","slug":"relationship-problems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/your-concerns\/relationship-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationship problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-slim has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box-white-shadow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"are-any-of-these-experiences-familiar-to-you\">Are any of these experiences familiar to you?<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-fancy\">\n<li>You feel as if you are living entirely separate lives, and that you have little real contact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are having more and more disagreements with each other<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is little or no emotional or physical intimacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You do not feel heard or understood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You avoid having difficult conversations because you fear conflict<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You feel that you give more than you receive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You often feel lonely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are having less and less fun together<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are unsure whether your relationship still has a future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:45%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-hulpvraag-portrait has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/friendly_lady_brunette.webp\" alt=\"woman with a kind expression\" class=\"wp-image-876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/friendly_lady_brunette.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/friendly_lady_brunette-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/friendly_lady_brunette-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/friendly_lady_brunette-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/friendly_lady_brunette-248x248.webp 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are drifting further apart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-slim-narrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<p>Every relationship experiences moments of friction and tension. What start out as minor irritations can quickly become larger conflicts, especially if you do not communicate about what\u2019s really going on. When you don\u2019t express underlying feelings or needs, this can lead to mutual misunderstanding. And the distance between you only widens if you are unable to recognise and acknowledge each other&#8217;s vulnerabilities, or if you communicate in a defensive or accusing way instead of honestly sharing your feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One means of breaking through these negative patterns is to use the non-violent communication approach. This method helps you to express your feelings and needs in a clear, respectful way, without attacking the other person, and creates a safe space for sharing emotions freely and without judgment. This allows you to acknowledge each other\u2019s vulnerabilities, which is essential for restoring connection. We will be happy to help you restore the connection and intimacy that you have lost.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"possible-approaches\">Possible approaches<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-inline-blocks\">\n<li>Relationship therapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emotionally focused therapy (EFT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-violent communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Just as the dog loves to chew bones, the human mind loves its problems \u2013 Eckhart Tolle<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-caret-blue-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mijn.gevoelszaken.nl\/book\/monthly?free=true\" rel=\"noopener\">I would like a free consultation.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-caret-orange-shadow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mijn.gevoelszaken.nl\/book\/weekly?free=false\" rel=\"noopener\">I would like to book a video session directly.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"these-practitioners-can-help-you-with-relationship-problems\">These practitioners can help you with relationship problems<\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are any of these experiences familiar to you? We are drifting further apart Every relationship experiences moments of friction and tension. What start out as minor irritations can quickly become larger conflicts, especially if you do not communicate about what\u2019s really going on. When you don\u2019t express underlying feelings or needs, this can lead to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2698,"parent":1918,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-hulpvraag-pagina","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"gz_categorie":"","gz_tijd":"","footnotes":""},"thema":[],"class_list":["post-1911","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1911"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2269,"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1911\/revisions\/2269"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"thema","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gevoelszaken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thema?post=1911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}