Are You Threatened by Love?

Although some relationships are mutually abusive, more frequently there is an imbalance of power in abusive relationships. While abuse may take the form of physical violence, abuse can also occur on an emotional and verbal level. Here are some steps to help you deal with an abusive partner.

Double Headers And Remnants Of The Past May Spoil Future Romance

This short story is about the struggles a widower, like myself, encounters when a new relationship begins.

Relationship Killers

Whether a relationship lives or dies largely depends on the individuals involved. What is seen to be an insurmountable relationship killer by one person will just be a minor challenge to another.

Kids in the Way of Your Relationship

Relationship is more important than ever in todays fast paced lifstyle. Sometimes our kids 'get in the way' of that necessary work we need to do to hold that relationship together.

Picking the Right Color of Rose for your Loved One

Whether you are picking up a bouquet of Roses for a graduation, or an anniversary you need to make sure you are picking the right color of rose for your loved one. Rose colors have different meanings.

Better off Alone!

If you're successful, single and satisfied, you're probably part of a growing breed of people who enjoy being 'quirkyalones'. 'Quirkyalone' referring to someone who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of being in a couple.

Building Strong Relationships

Do you have trouble developing meaningful relationships? Perhap it is not the development but rather maintaining strong relatioships which is difficult. Maybe your connection with someone is already positive and you want things to be even better. We can never know enough about one of our most valuable assets in life: Each Other!

The First Touchdown - Creating Deeper Intimacy

Men and women have different values and different ways of accessing intimacy in their relationships. We all desire intimacy and want our partner to also be our best friend. Men are generally motivated visually and tactilely, initially looking for a physical bonding. Women, by contrast, are generally auditory, motivated by emotion and initially looking for emotional bonding. So how do we bridge the gap? There are a few easy and simple techniques that can help you bond and obtain a deeper intimacy.

Do We Rush Our Young Couples?

Do we unintentionally rush our young couples into marriage/parenthood ?

The 5 Most Important Things In A Relationship

Are you looking for what you really want in a relationship? Or are you actually trying to compensate for what you lack? Find out how you can create a relationship that sustains and nurtures you.

How Things Work VS. How Things Look

Do husbands and wives approach things from different perspectives? I believe they do. This article explores one way that I think this happens, and how we can adapt.

Affection in Relationships

Lonely. That's what Janette felt when her husband didn't kiss her goodbye before leaving for work. Sometimes his forgetfulness in this area brought her to tears.

Reasons The “Marriage Crunch” Theory Failed

There were likely several reasons the theory behind the original “Marriage Crunch” article failed. The author stated in the original text that a woman over thirty had a very small chance of ever getting married if she hadn’t already been. This was in the 80s however and a lot transpired after the article was written.