Just a few years ago many people wouldn't even think of dating online, believing that only weird, unattractive, desperate, or extremely shy people used the Net to find dates. Since then, online dating has evolved and is now a mainstream trend among singles.

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.

When we are children we do not yet have an identity. We learn about who we are through the mirroring that we get from our parents. It is called mirroring to describe the ability of good parents to gently hold up an imaginary mirror in front of the child until they learn to see themselves clearly without harsh judgments. If we do not get enough realistic mirroring during the years we live with them, we remain pretty clueless about who we really are.

Relationship problems can distroy and great relationship quickly. If your skills aren't bigger then the problem and you don't have a communication tool box to tap into - you can lose a relationship that is still full of love.

Know the law and know your rights before filing for divorce. Divorce planning needs the same attention to detail that you put into your wedding if you want to avoid getting hosed in the process.

One habit worth developing, is the habit of youthfulness. Avoid the collapse of old age, where the lower abdomen protrudes, the shoulders slump, the head drops forward. That is the posture of collapse into old age. Keep the neck muscles strong and your neck long, abdominal muscles firm (inner core muscles as developed in Yoga and Pilates) to support the internal organs. The potbelly on so many men is the true reflection, not of old age, but of collapse of the vitality of youth, the surrender to gravity. To overcome it, is simply a habit of youthfulness.

Eating a heavy meal at night is a romance killer. With a full belly, and all available spare blood down there trying to deal with it, how could one expect to be the model of passion with all that going on. What is left is TV and sleep. So romantic!

What is an anchor? And I am not referring to the nautical term. It is grounding yourself with a memory either positive or negative that reminds you of how you felt, what you did or what you believed when the anchor is thought of, touched, or focused on. Let me give you a positive and negative illustration of how an anchor is used.

Presents will never make up for the lack of presence.

Do you have people in your life who truly bother you in big ways? I call them our soul attachments. Some people come into our lives for many reasons and a few are certainly intended to make us pay some debts to our karma bank or to our thought patterns. They feel and look like those bugs that you want to get rid of but never succeed.

Do we let society dictate to us who we should fall in love with ? Or should we as individuals make that choice?

A look at how relationships grow complex and why simple answers do not always work. Learn the basic requirements for successful relationships.

It’s so tempting to take things easy once the ring is on your finger. So many of us decide that the hard work is done and that going forward a marriage doesn’t require any effort. One of the most common marriage problems is to just take a back seat, let life pass you by and assume that married life is for every no matter how little effort you make.

Is your relationship over? Learn how to get through it so you can get to the other side. Remember, what you tell yourself is everything. Learn how to change your thoughts and you'll change your life; just give yourself some time.

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...

We all belong to a community of one sort or another. Nursing home - Assisted living site - village or Town. How do you connect to those in your community?

While I don't want to be seen as condoning the above actions, let's face it, such relationships have occurred for years and in this day and age the very idea and inspirations for such actions are highlighted through films and television programs.

Anyone who knows the military would advise, if you fear and resist change - don't become a military spouse. Tell that to my daughter.

How technology and electronic devices can distract us from the world around us that we may have difficulty with developing relationships.

Mary Walton, 84, tells a touching tale of falling in love in wartime.

Do you love to snuggle on the sofa with your loved one? Do you plan your time around this romantic time to cuddle and snuggle together? Do you sometimes wish your recliner would disappear when your loved one chooses it instead of you?

Who needs loud mouth Dr. Phil? Such insight into obtaining this most elusive of life's simple pleasures hasn’t been shared since Dr. Ruth endorsed the Eroscillator 2.

Learn in just 5 minutes how to know if you're making the right choice...

There may come a time (though it’s not necessary) when things may become rough in your swinging relationship. And some of these times are unavoidable, while others can be prevented.