Would you use a relationship therapy app even if your partnership is healthy?

Here’s what one editor learned from her experience trying the Relish app.

Thats not how it has to be, though.

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Thats exactly the purpose of theRelishapp.

Relish worked with relationship scientists to build its algorithm to provide an alternative to seeing a real-life couples therapist.

Read: more intimacy, more communication, and more understanding, for starters.

Two people’s legs touch under a table as they work on their laptops.

Below, find out what happened when I tried it for myself.

Heres what happened I used the Relish app to train my relationship.

The answers to these questions help to customize my specific training plan.

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I sat down with him and had a little chat, and then David did the same with me.

We wound up learning new things about each other, which led us to feel more intimately connected.

This is what makes a long-term relationship stickyoure learning small things each day, says Eccles.

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And it means youre much more likely to stick with the plan over the long run.

Learning to be mindful in your relationship is a skill that you constantly need to practice.

The on-hand coach helps, too.

Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, and Leslie Bibb in The White Lotus, symbolizing toxic friendships.

And, based on my experience using the app, Id say shes right.

BTW, hereshow to maintain a relationship, according to couples that have been together for over 40 years.

And be sure to take thispassion in a relationship quizto assess what to work on in your own.

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