Reader’s Letter: Dear Zola, My husband wants to invite his mom for Mother’s Day, but I feel it should be my day too. I don’t want to host his mother on a day meant to celebrate me. How do we handle this without conflict? Hi there, Mother’s Day can get complicated when expectations don’t line […]
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Reader’s letter:Hi Zola, Last year, I found out my husband had been having an affair with a colleague. It completely broke me. We’ve been married for nine years, and we have two children. When everything came out, he was apologetic, ended the relationship immediately, and promised to do whatever it takes to fix our marriage. […]
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Feeling seen matters more than grand gestures Love isn’t always the heart-fluttering, cinematic moments we see online. Sometimes, it’s the quiet frustration of feeling invisible in small, everyday decisions. The Valentine’s flowers you dismiss as commercial. The hobby you tolerate but never really honour. Or that tiny choice made without consulting your partner, only for […]
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They say love conquers all, but even the strongest relationships can stumble through misunderstandings, mismatched expectations, and the chaos of everyday life. That’s where couples therapy walks in—not as a last resort, but as a tool for thriving together, not just surviving. The idea of going to therapy with your partner can sound like a […]
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