If you want more out of your relationship then you have to be more. Relationship Specialist, Mark Webb, shares an excerpt from his bestselling book, How To Be A Great Partner.

As every hopeless romantic would declare, love is bliss. And if you were to believe that every love story ends in “happily ever after”, the world would have been a happy place to live in.

Weekends are always met with great enthusiasm by many couples just to get away from their usual boring routine and explore something new. But sometimes you can’t seem to have any idea of what to do on a weekend. You keep on thinking and then decide for something you already have done so many times.

What the demise of the Witherspoon/Phillippe marriage means for your love life.

Abusive relationships can be referred to as interpersonal relationships characterized by the threat of physical or psychological abuse. This kind of relationship attains epidemic proportions and tends to worsen over time. It is a common fact that there is an imbalance of power in abusive relationships.

Here are 11 warnings. They are not meant to encourage judgment, moreover, they are meant to help you to respect where people are at. The last person to know where they are at is the person them self, because their lust, emotion, and need to be rescued from their hell will make you the idol they will worship. They will be so attached, yet, complain and struggle, often blaming you for all their problems, when really it was their reality before you met.

Sacred Love is a high and conscious alter on which you place the ritual of bond. It is sacred because there is nothing that can be allowed to intrude on it, a reverence, a devotion. It is a place from which the rest of life, including your work and play, can be undertaken.

This power struggle is a turn off. I have heard it many times from different men. Why do we always want to prove to men that we are smarter, tough, and independent? Why keep score?

Everyone wants to have their relationship strong and everlasting but most of them don’t know how. Some make small mistakes that spoil their relationship; some do not care for the small things and end up having hearts broken and some do their best but are just unable to hold on with the relationship. Following are a few things that will definitely help you make your relationship-

Whatever I do - such as my work, my yoga, making love, meditation, working - I do with all my heart, wholeheartedly, by throwing myself away and letting life take its natural course completely. But if my manner becomes habitual or self righteous, then anything I do will be wrong. It will be good for nothing. Always be a novice, a learner, no matter if we have been in love for 100 years with the same person, make a fresh start every day. We must always remember that love is unavailable to those who have a long memory. Simple people love more. That's called the Aussie Spirit. Australian people know how to lighten up, and that really helps life to shine.

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.

Addresses how to increase the level of intimacy in your relationships. Explores how the lack of humility and its effects stifles the growth in relationships

Un-communicated feelings mean squat! People don't know how you feel until you tell them how you feel. Over twenty years ago my best friend died of cancer. Randy was 41. He was successful, competent, always positive and loved and lived life to the fullest then he was gone.

Do you adore your partner? Does your partner adore you? Well, if you have a Love by Design relationship, both partners will adore each others like crazy. It will be a mutual adoration. It will be a wonderful, wonderful experience.

Watch a cloud in the sky. It seems stationary. Slowly it moves and after sometime, without our realizing, that cloud is gone. Sometimes love disappears from a relationship like that cloud.

When you start dating online, you might run across many types of people. Some will be open and honest about who they are and their physical appearance and others will not.

Trust is essential to all close relationships. Without trust, relationship fall apart quickly.

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.

People with a great smile radiate a warmth that draws others to them instantly.

If your relationship is on the brink of disaster, don’t follow celebrities, here is some sound advice.

The statistics on relationships are depressing: in California alone, the average marriage lasts just 5 years. Nationwide, 43% of marriages end within 15 years. Second and third marriages end in divorce 60-70% of the time. Clearly, how we handle our relationships is not working. And yet, 94% of young adults in one study said that having a good marriage is extremely important to them. So, what can you do?