Relationships

When it comes to relationships, many of us feel ‘stuck’: unable to find the sort of love we need, or to make our needs understood by our partners. In large part, our troubles stem from a myth that loving another human should be something we all naturally know how to do. Far from it; at The School of Life, we believe that love is a skill, not just an emotion – and one we all have to diligently study and regularly rehearse.

Tools for Relationships

From how best to approach a first date, to ways of sustaining intimacy over a lifetime, we offer a range of tools that can teach you how to love, communicate and flourish in relationships.

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Connect

A card game to foster connection and closeness We tend to chat all the time with our partners, but often not about what really counts – the sort…
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The Compatibility Game

A game to – with charm and wit – guide us to insights about what really matters to us, where certain differences might lie and how best to…
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The Couple’s Workbook

Love is a skill, not just an emotion – and in order for us to get good at it, we have to practice, as we would in any…
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Relationships

A book to inspire closeness and connection, helping people not only to find love but to make it last. Few things promise us greater happiness than our relationships…
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Dating Cards

Dating Cards Game – A set of 52 question cards to spark insightful and playful encounters. Great dates are made up of great conversations: ones where we find…
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The Marriage Box

Our society typically devotes huge attention to the start of a marriage – and particularly to the actual wedding ceremony. But the real challenge lies beyond the wedding,…
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Introducing the new The School of Life App

Get all of The School of Life’s Relationship content, and much more, in your pocket by downloading now.

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Relationships in the app

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What is your attachment style?

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Why we pick difficult partners

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Is it worth breaking up over sex?

Therapeutic Services

Couple & Other Relationships Psychotherapy

A safe forum in which to discuss issues that might be harming intimacy and closeness – in the company of a fair-minded, highly astute therapist.

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On Gaslighting

We’re unlucky enough if we meet with people who want to do us wrong, show us contempt and take advantage…
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