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Article snippet: Let’s get this out of the way: There’s no magic solution for having a better relationship. People aren’t perfect, couples fight, that’s just life. But! Hope isn’t lost, and there are many things big and small you can do to help. We looked through a year’s worth of relationship advice to find the best guidance we have to offer, so here are few tips to take into the new year. “A cigarette and embrace after sex has quickly been replaced with a scroll through social media,” said Gillian McCallum, chief executive of Drawing Down the Moon Matchmaking, a British dating website. “Men and women are guilty of reaching for their phone and basking in the glow of their screen rather than the afterglow of lovemaking.” Read more » Fatigue may be making you more hostile to your partner and affecting your health. Read more » Take this quiz with your partner to see how differently you each define love. Read more » Much less planning goes into cohabitation than into a wedding, but it is, in many ways, a bigger legal, financial and emotional step. Read more » Can a couple in a sexless relationship schedule a path to intimacy and connection? Read more » Susan Dominus interviewed more than 50 members of nonmonogamous couples to find out if an open marriage is a happier marriage. Read more » Good relationships don’t happen overnight. They take commitment, compromise, forgiveness and most of all — effort. This is the New York Times guide to having a better relationship, filled with the ... Link to the full article to read more