There are numerous challenges, circumstances, people and issues that can have both a positive and negative impact on the quality of a relationship. Here are some of the common ones that can place external demands on a relationship thereby causing it to lose some of its intimacy, integrity, passion and even interest.

Definite and usage of main principles and notions is of the most important requirements set for sociological researches. The categories of family and marriage are the most complicated and hardest to define. First of all, traditions of usual conscience and word usage that are not always correspond to those of scientific and theoretical nature; have impact on their understanding and definition. Secondly, both marriage and family are studied not only by sociology but by a range of other sciences which creates many different approaches to them and accordingly more or less specific and abstract definition of these notions.

Guys listen and make sure to listen good. There is more to life than letting your testosterones lead your life.

Society is plagued with the man going after the woman. There are obstacles the person will have to overcome in order to have guts to make an impression on the girl and hopefully become a couple.

Do lovers wear masks in front of their beloved or is the society influencing the negative thoughts of the generation in love. As soon as you dare to leave your ex-beloved, revenge replaces love ... and sometimes, literally. What makes former lovers violent with their once-beloveds?

Christmas is a time of year that we all enjoy. But, Christmas can also be a stressful time. There are so many things to do! Thank goodness, most stores will gift-wrap for you!

Watch out for the 2 biggest things that will destroy the passion in your relationship... simple but powerful methods to keep your relationship full of passion and romance.

Everyone hates attending a party where they know hardly anyone. However, with a few tips, you might find yourself knowing everyone by the night's end.

Do the same problems keep popping up in your relationship? Do you waste precious energy on endless battles? Every relationship encounters issues and problems. To Co-Create a Conscious Relationship, you must recognize that there are both solvable and unsolvable problems and that you can live with both. Understanding the causes of the problems is the first step to living with them. This assessment addresses your understanding of the problems in your relationship, or lack thereof.

A couple, as man and woman, will share feelings and each other constantly during a relationship. Often times a man can become self centered, distant and uninterested in what you do or how you are.

Is your partner not giving you enough space in the relationship? Here are ways to deal with your clingy beloved...

I remember once reading about being egoic in relationships and it certainly has made a great deal of difference in my life. I sat sobbing realising how I have continued a pattern of defence and protection through communicating on some level with my partners. In this I started to question:

Shall I break-up? Am I right? Or my thinking is wrong somewhere? What if I hurt my partner with the break-up? What if I cannot live normally after break-up? Shall I recover from it? Should I break-up? I am having doubts about the reasons. I am doubtful about the consequences. I am confused. What shall I do?

I used to paint when I was young. I was a dancer. I loved hiking. I loved outdoor sports and so it goes on. I used to be is the common theme. I have forgotten about all that, because my partner does not like that?

Modern communication technology is supposed to make us more connected at a time when we're all so busy. But if we're not careful, it can actually interfere with our ability to be close and present with our friends and loved ones.