Category: Love & Romantic Relationships

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Competitive Cooperative and Dominant Submissive Love with Dr. Peter Hogan Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Peter Hogan
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Which relationship style actually lasts? Armand DiMele draws on research by Dr. Peter Hogan using a train game experiment to map three relationship modes: competitive, cooperative, and dominant-submissive. The counterintuitive finding is that clearly defined dominant-submissive pairs outlast the rest.

Why Men Marry Their Mothers Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Ben Starr, Linda Vanella, Ori Amini Morrison
Category: Family & Parenting, Love & Romantic Relationships

Trauma-induced intimacy disorder shapes who we choose to love. Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, and Ora Yemini-Morrison, LCSW, join Armand to unpack why men unconsciously replicate the mother bond in romantic partnerships, why women do the same with fathers, and how early boundary failures drive fear of commitment, enmeshment, and the mama’s boy pattern across cultures.

The Many Shapes of a Relationship Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello, Ora Yemini Morrison
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Romantic partnerships rarely fit a single mold. Armand DiMele and co-hosts Ora Yemini-Morrison, LCSW and Giullian Gioiello map over a dozen relationship styles, from fantasy and lies to dominance, competition, and enabling, arguing that most couples fall into rigid patterns and that recognizing yours is the first step toward something better.

Negotiating with Your Partner Undated

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Communication & Conflict, Love & Romantic Relationships

Men and women enter relationships with radically unequal negotiating tools, and most couples never realize it. Armand DiMele traces how this imbalance breeds resentment, then walks through a practical step-by-step framework for making requests, brainstorming solutions, and reaching agreements without resorting to threats or withdrawal of love.

What Keeps Couples Together with Dr. Terry Orbach Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Terry Orbach
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Personal Growth & Change

Longitudinal research on 373 couples reveals that shared values matter more than personality, conflict predicts stability better than its absence, and men and women respond very differently to relationship talk. Dr. Terry Orbach walks Armand DiMele through five evidence-based steps for strengthening a good marriage.

Disarming the Narcissist with Wendy Behary Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Wendy Behary
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

What does it actually mean to live with a narcissist, and why do so many people keep choosing them? Armand DiMele and Wendy Behary, LCSW, Author of “Disarming the Narcissist,” map the traits, from entitlement and demeaning sarcasm to emotional detachment, and explore why partners often play a willing role in the dynamic.

The Art of Really Listening Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Carlos, Joe, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Communication & Conflict, Love & Romantic Relationships

Most arguments between people who love each other start from fear, not cruelty. Armand DiMele and Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW, explore why good communication breaks down, drawing on mirror neuron research to explain the gap between emotional empaths and problem-solvers, and offering callers practical ways back to genuine connection.

People Come Into Your Life for a Reason Undated

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Grief & Loss, Love & Romantic Relationships

Relationships arrive as reasons, seasons, or lifetimes, and recognizing which is which changes everything. Armand DiMele works through the framework with callers, including a widow who cannot move on from her late husband and a mother estranged from her daughter for seven months, drawing out what each past relationship gave us even after it ends.

The Role of Timing in Love and Life Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Ashley Amell, Lauren Sykes
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Personal Growth & Change

Timing shapes who we fall for, which jobs we take, and whether relationships survive. Armand DiMele argues that falling in love is about finding a plus for your minus at the right moment, not destiny. Callers share hard-won wisdom, and the episode touches on psychodrama as a therapeutic tool.

Seven Steps for Better Communication in Relationships Undated

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Communication & Conflict, Love & Romantic Relationships

Blame, defensiveness, and stonewalling quietly destroy relationships. Armand DiMele lays out seven practical communication guidelines, from expecting defensiveness when starting hard conversations to replacing accusatory “you” statements with “I” language, with research on attraction and partner selection woven throughout.