Most relationship trouble is communication trouble, and most communication trouble is a small set of fixable patterns. The Communication sub-desk is VibeLovely’s most-read subsection for a reason: it pairs the Gottman / Johnson / NVC research with how real couples actually talk in the kitchen, the car, the late-night text, the apology that needs a second draft.
What 40 years of capitalization research actually says, vs. what your TikTok therapist says it says
The “low-information apology” is what most people give. It almost never works.
May 2026 Editor’s Letter: why we relaunched, what we are building, and what we are reading
Active listening: the four-move framework that actually works
How to write a love letter that they will keep
What 20 years of research actually says about the good-morning text
How to apologize over text when you have actually done something wrong
