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.

A good and expansive overview of the relational dynamics between men, women, society and power that exists today. Within relational dynamics lies the key to resolving a man's inner fear and incongruencies around women and dating.

There is no denying the fact that men and women are equally important in a relationship. One cannot exist without the other. And to keep a relationship long lasting both have to make an effort to make each other feel good in a relationship.

Some men take advantage of the 'men-are-as-old-as-they-think; women-are-as-old-as-they-look' saying. They 'know' that looks to women are like shells to snails – they will go to great lengths to preserve their youth (at least for their 'prince charming'!).

I came across a question recently. In brief the poster wanted to know how she could trust any man again. Two men one after other ditched her and the second one was very close. She wanted to know if she should try any new relationship at all or forget it.

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?

According to MSN Money (Sept. 2005), not counting Higher Education, which can mount to $150,000, and not counting private schools and hospital bills, a child costs $135K ($40K/year, income) ; $185K($40-70K/year income); and $270K (70K+/year, income). Children 15-17 years old are more expensive. Expensive? Mamma mia!

If you are sending money, send it Western Union. Do not send money in the mail. It won't get there. Send the money to be paid in U.S. currency. Spell her name exactly or she won't be able to pick it up.

Many people have deeply loved someone long after that person was not in their lives anymore. I have been through this, and I know how difficult it can be.

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.

Don't lose the magic of your relationship. Therapist gives you 14 strategies to keep the passion and romance throughout your entire relationship. He even gives 10 more strategies for the couple on the go or for those with children.

If you are in a relationship and things have seem to taken a turn for the worse, you may feel confused, frustrated and betrayed. If the other person in the relationship has not quite broken up with you, but has taken the relationship down a few notches, you may be tempted to do quite a few things in an attempt to improve the situation. It is important to understand why you feel this way, learn the correct method of dealing with the turn of events and discover how you can cope with the feelings you are having.

If you're looking for an easy, fun way to add a bit of spice back into your relationship, consider flirting! It's very likely that you flirted a lot at the beginning of your relationship, as you first got to know one another, and for a while thereafter. Flirting is a very basic human action.

When I was a child this was the word that seemed to consistently appear on my school report card and I always thought it was such a let-down. I considered myself to be an adventurous, innovative and careful kid.

You're probably unaware that most sexual relationships go through the same stages. If you want to discover how to go from meeting a woman, to sharing her bed, then read on.

The perfect kiss will help lock you in with the man or woman of your dreams and will put you down in his / her memory banks forever! But, how do you achieve the perfect kiss? Each person has different feelings about the way they like to be kissed. A general rule for the first kiss is to be soft and brush his / her lips gently, without thrusting your tongue into your partner's mouth as if you were playing tonsil hockey.

Is your relationship suffering from too little quality time? Communication does not happen in a vacuum. Discover how you can support each other in finding time to be together.

The heart has been discredited for too long for what it does not generate; feelings of infatuation.

Do you feel that your relationship is lack of security even though you have tried you best to improve it? Worry no more, below are some of the effective ways you can use to improve the sense of security in your relationship.

The term ‘making love’ has different meanings to different people. In general, in human nature, on TV shows and in movies, the term making love is used to define a tender moment of intimacy between two people.

We are social animals. We need to relate to others for various reasons; we cannot exist alone happily. We need others to compare, share, give and take and feel together. We make relationships primarily to satisfy our emotional and physical needs. What about the health of the relationship? Is your relationship happy and healthy?

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?

For a relationship to last, there are few basic requirements. The rapidity with which relationships are breaking in the modern days is a matter of concern and we should try to find out how to make a relationship that lasts for a long time.

It is very painful to say Goodbye to anybody. Separation is not acceptable; parting away is painful and more so, if there is no logic or justification in seperation. Life is too short to hate people or harm people. One must try his best to maintain...or keep the relation. And even if GOODBYE is on cards...and if there is no other way but to move on...in different directions...do it in a decent manner. Sit together...speak to each other...share your views, opinions...and then say Good Bye.