# Darcy Sterling
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Dr. darcy sterling (born Darcy Smith, September 16, 1969) is an American clinical social worker, relationship expert and television personality. She co-owns the New York City-based group practice Alternatives Counseling.
Why You’ve Stopped Sharing Good News With Your Partner — And When That’s a Warning Sign
In relationships, good news should feel good to share.
But if your partner barely reacts, looks distracted, or points out the downside too fast, you can start wondering why you bothered telling them at all.
At first, you still share the small wins.
Then you start telling other people first.
Event...
Your Partner Has ADHD. Why Are You the One Drowning?
In relationships, ADHD can explain why ordinary things are harder for your partner. It does not explain why you became the reminder system, the backup plan, and the person who keeps everything from falling apart.
You remind.
You track.
You compensate.
And eventually part of your brain is always o...
Are You Parenting Your Child — Or Managing Your Anxiety?
In relationships with our kids, helping can start to look a lot like stepping in too fast.Your child is upset, excluded, overwhelmed, or has failed at something—and every instinct in you says: fix it.
You email the teacher.
You smooth over the disappointment.
You solve the conflict before they ha...
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You Are Being Misled About Menopause — And Your Sex Life Is Paying the Price
In relationships, menopause can change sex in ways neither partner understands at first. Pain, lower desire, slower arousal, or changes in orgasm can start getting interpreted as rejection, lost attraction, or proof that something is wrong between you.
You may start blaming yourself.
Your partner...
Hate Dating but Still Want Love? The 4 Mindset Shifts That Make You Want to Try Again
In relationships, dating burnout can make you want love while dreading the process of finding it. You start with more rules, more filters, and less patience because you are tired of getting your hopes up and getting so little back.
First dates start feeling like interviews.
You scan for red flag...
Staying Quiet Feels Safe—But Here’s What It’s Costing Your Relationship (and How to Fix It)
In relationships, staying quiet can feel safer than saying the thing out loud. You avoid the fight, the defensiveness, the risk of being misunderstood—and for a moment, that relief can feel like proof that silence worked.
But the thing you did not say does not disappear. It sits between you. You...
Let's Talk About Fantasy
Sexual fantasy makes many of us anxious, because it often taps into darker aspects of ourselves we don’t always understand, let alone want to disclose. Hearing our partner’s fantasies can be just as unsettling, especially if we assume that they want us to go along with what they share.
But an ...
Why You Panic Text at 1am — How to Stop Before You Make It Worse
In relationships, a delayed text can turn into a full-body panic fast. You reread what you sent, check their social media, look for what changed—and start believing the next text will fix it.
Then the panic passes.
And now you are left looking at the extra messages, the accusation, the escalatio...
Why Sex Gets Harder When You Care More — And What to Do About It
In relationships, sex can get harder precisely because the relationship matters more. What once felt spontaneous can start carrying the weight of desire, rejection, connection, frequency, and what every encounter seems to mean.
And once sex starts feeling like a measure of the relationship, press...
