Getting our needs met is not usually top of mind when we begin a new relationship. At the start of a new romance, everything is fun and easy. It is hard to imagine that one day you might have to...
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10 Tips to Have Constructive Arguments with Your Partner
Every couple has arguments and disagreements from time to time. How is it that some couples seem to resolve their differences and end up feeling closer to each other, while others' fights push them...
Stay Close to Long-distance Friends and Family
I’ve been living in England for 18 years now and feel closer than ever to my friends and family across the pond. In fact, I would say that being overseas has, in many ways, helped me spend more...
Keep Your Friendships Strong When You’re Busy
When life gets hectic, often times our friendships suffer. You may find it difficult to give your friends the time and attention they need or desire when life gets busy. Maybe you’ve just had a baby...
Relationship Questions That Will Bring You Closer Together
One of the exciting things about dating is discovering and sharing stories that reveal who you are with. Most people like talking about themselves as well. In long term relationships, you may assume...
How to Set Healthy Boundaries to Make Your Love Last
The foundation of every healthy relationship always comes back to the importance of having clear and firm boundaries. The first time you get a bit of criticism you can let your partner know that...
The Four Things that Will Destroy a Relationship or Marriage
People assume that infidelity is the worst thing you can do in a relationship. But a strong and healthy relationship/marriage can survive even this. Gottman and Silver, authors of The Seven...
The Secret to Successful Long Term Relationships
No one is perfect. The secret to successful long term relationships and happy marriages is that these couples tend to make light of their partner’s negative qualities or find them endearing or...
Reignite Passion, Build a Better Relationship and Make Love Last
I’ve just celebrated my 17th wedding anniversary and sometimes find it hard to come to terms with the fact that relationships evolve over time. I do hanker after the heady feelings of love, passion...
The Real Relationship Rules for Dating, Part 2
Get Your Emotional Needs Satisfied Before You Start Dating Most people assume that the main purpose of finding romantic love is to get your emotional needs satisfied. We naturally assume that the...
The Real Relationship Rules for Dating, Part 1
What Women Need to Know to Find Lasting Love in Time I’ve personally experienced the inner sense of panic when you suddenly start to wonder if you might be too old to have children and have no...
Why Relationships Fail & 3 Relationship Rules to Keep Love Alive
Most of us enter into a relationship expecting the love of our life to satisfy our personal and emotional needs. After all, isn’t that the deal? If you love me, then you’ll know what my emotional...