In today's modern world where everything comes with a price tag, there are some things in life that no amount of money can buy and one of which is the sheer joy and delight of seeing our loved ones happy and contented or the overwhelming fullness of loving and being cared for. These mood-lifting emotions can be shared to our loved ones in various means and manners. One of which is sending of greeting cards.

Secret one minute escapes can revitalize that flagging romance.

My mother was meeting Mike for the first time, after hearing about him for many years. Mike Schwass: national speaker, published author, coach, therapist, namesake for the high school Blackhawks MVP award...and quadriplegic.

The bride may rule the planning of her wedding and obsess over every minute detail but that doesn't mean she's doing everything herself.

After years in a relationship, you know how many couples lose that loving feeling? Read on to discover on reminiscing can rekindle the romance in your relationship.

Have you noticed that couples who laugh together remain together and seem incredibly happy? How can we better dissolve an argument or a marital storm but with a joke and some hearty laughter?

Many women do not recognize that they have the power within themselves to live the life they truly desire. Too often, women find themselves forfeiting that inner strength for the counterfeit of an externally driven motivator - the expectations and demands of relationships in their lives.

We communicate on many levels but there are two primary methods of sharing information with others. They are verbal communication and non-verbal communication. About 7-10 % of our total communication in any given day is verbal. This may change slightly depending on your career, age and what is going on in your life.

Are you just ‘going through the motions’ in your relationship? Do the words ‘I love you, but I’m not IN LOVE with you’ describe what you’re feeling? Find out what’s missing and how you can put the spark back into your relationship.

Many of us want to build intense, close relationships with others. But while such personal relationships can be sources of enormous comfort, fun and support, equally they can also bring with them distress, despair, confusion and frustration at various times...

Learning about your spouse's affair is one of the most life changing events you'll ever have to cope with. The initial mental and physical pain can be more than most people feel they can bear.

Relationships can be so exciting at the start. It’s a time when you just can’t wait to see each other, spend every spare minute dreaming about each other and just can’t keep off the phone. Unfortunately as the relationship develops into a comfortable routine, the excitement generally recedes, the need to touch base becomes more infrequent and a period of normality sets in. For many, the excitement is in the chase and for others the feeling of commitment can become a strain, the recognition that the love of your life is only human and has their faults makes you question your judgment, and the disappearance of those little surprises can out a dampener on the whole thing.

It feels so good when...This would be the perfect relationship, but who has this?

Relationships are fertile ground for learning about our selves. Discover what you can learn about yourself when you are judged or rejected by another.

The importance of taking responsibility for one's own health is a corner stone for a successful relationship. This is why many don't and what can be done about it.

Sometimes love is great! Sometimes love hurts. Experiencing love is a Universal need, so how do we heal and love again when our loved ones have hurt us?

The lack of patienceis the cause of so much unhappiness and grief in this world, when all it requires is a little time on our part.

Are you a person who buckles when you want to express your displeasure about some demand made of you? Do you just take it on whether you want to or not? Do you then feel angry, frustrated, trapped and helpless to change the course of events? Well this article may save you your life.

The following outlines the steps to take to influence people. You can use these steps no matter what you are trying to change their minds about.

How many times this week only, you had an encounter with someone who either pushed your buttons or you simply didn’t like, meaning, the chemistry wasn’t there? It happens often. We hate the guts of this or that person, or we think that there is something wrong with them. Somehow we become absolutely critical and thus create an inaccurate and biased image of someone and nothing that person does is quite all right.

There's no limit to the team efforts you can create that will both increase your intimacy, and also improve the future of your life together.

Growing up, what did you learn about differences? If you like the rest of us, you learned to suspect of not fear those who are different. Now, trying to create and sustain a relationship with someone who is not like you, no matter how much you have is common, are those early learnings getting in the way?

How to tell if someone is lying? There are ways. Use them with caution, though, as all lie detecting methods fail at times.