And I stopped and thought about how these traditions come and stay. About how generations of children have celebrated religious heritages with bar/bat mitzvahs and christenings and baptism parties; about how American girls have Sweet Sixteen’s and how Latin girls have Quince’s. About weddings. And how these events occur just once in a lifetime. Once or twice in a family.

Those who take relationships for granted and do not take the time to do the maintenance will find a once beautiful relationship will wilt and die. You are in a comfortable relationship were you have mutual respect for each other. It may not have the zest and excitement of a new relationship but you have learned to live in contentment with another. This really is a fine achievement worthy of praise. It has the reward of a long lasting loving relationship that can only be coveted by many.

Seventeen percent of people in America (men and women) are now meeting on the Internet. There are about 250,000 women seeking Western men for husbands at any one time.

Recognizing that your relationship has dulled is heart breaking. Luckily there are many fun and exciting ways to spice things up again.

Expressed as a two-way bridge between childhood and adulthood, magical thinking is a developmental stage during childhood that serves a very important function in the process of creativity and imagination. Like so many of our developmental constructs, when magical thinking is held onto and not revised in the light of reality it becomes maladaptive.

A well dressed man or woman is always looked at with some kind of admiration. You cannot deny the fact that you love it. You feel good when people look at you and give a smile of admiration. Most of the times many of you like to be admired and like to be the center of attraction. Moreover you feel good and confident from within when you are well dressed and decked up.

Is your relationship in trouble? Even if you have found the love of your life, it takes a lot of effort to keep a relationship loving. A healthy relationship begins with both partners being emotionally healthy. Learn more about the process and take a quiz to learn about your own identity.

It seems that in our society it has come to be expected that women will get together and criticize their husbands and boyfriends and men will get together and put down their wives and girlfriends. Everyone has to have a few sarcastic comments to fling at their partner, especially when there is an audience around to laugh at their expense. We tend to tear down the very person we claim to love. I think it has become so common in our society that sometimes people don’t even realize they are doing it.

Birthdays are the occasions to show your love and affection. Plan out a candle night dinner, bake a cake, and buy a lovely outfit or a ring for your partner. Make it a true celebration to show your love and affection. Celebrating each others birthday gets you close.

Give me a few hours by myself, let me alone, shut out all interruptions, and I can bring myself down to my work. I take my pen in hand. I write a few thoughts. I see the future. And realise my responsibility. The more I think of the duty placed on me, the graver since my responsibility. Every idea has weight. I can see the effect of days ahead.

All our stories of the past are actually a balance of pleasure and pain. But that is not how we remember them. We want to protect ourselves, because we don’t want to admit how much we loved a person, and still do. We hold onto those stories and try to crease a life around them.

We give them to our children. We give them to your friends and family; we give them to our pets. Heck, we even give them to strangers. Let’s encourage, admire, and appreciate our men and they will do whatever we wish.

It’s a constant and ongoing battle in your marriage. You like to have things laid out and to be prepared for what’s coming. He doesn’t plan at all. You know you’d relax if only he’d be a little more focused, and then you could stop having these arguments. How can you get him to work with you on this? Is it even possible?

Has the passion gone out of your relationship? Is it bordering on being boring and mundane? Fix it simply now.

Are you single? During some time in our lives, it is the desirable marital status. However, during other phases, being single leaves more to be desired. The dating game can be an entertaining and interesting challenge when we are in our twenties and thirties, but when you're touching your forties would you still agree?

Some people have a great relationship with a life partner. They have been happily married (or having been living with another) for quite some time; things are just perfect; and the living together flows like it travels on those fast trains: comfortably, efficiently, and bump-less.

Maintaining intimacy in relationships can be difficult, but something worth striving for. Wtih these tips, you will be on your way to experiencing more closeness in your relationships.

The speed of life is complex, exciting and wonderful, but if this is at the cost of love, then the ego has won and love has lost. In our modern world this ego can easily overtake love so we must learn to stop, really stop and be still with our beloved, to turn up. So learning the art of stillness is a major key to sustaining sacred relationships amongst this busy-ness.

Any time a secret society suddenly becomes un-secret - or is, more aptly, penetrated - there is always a mixed reaction to a world that is in equal parts intriguing and pathetic. The society of pick-up artists revealed by Neil Strauss' The Game is no different. But buried among the acronyms and exploits of the pick-up community are some valuable insights...

There you were, deeply involved in a relationship. It may have been stormy or you may have thought everything was running smoothly. Then it happened: Your significant other no longer wanted to be your significant other...

Just saying sorry when you have done something wrong or hurt another person’s feelings is not enough to rectify the hurt you might have caused. When we are arguing or trying desperately to prove our point, we sometimes unintentionally hurt the person who is listening to us. As soon as we realize our mistake, we immediately say sorry and think that our duty has been fulfilled. We want things to be as normal as they were before. But ...

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.

As I get older, I am starting to realise that it is difficult to keep a woman happy in the bedroom. These are a few thoughts that may be worth considering.

How much space do you give to your partner/spouse? Or you are one of those who have advice on everything and who want to be with their partner at all times. Meeting your friends? Let me come with you. Going for shopping? I will also come. Going for a walk? Let me join you?