Coming up with appropriate Valentine gift ideas can be stressful at every stage of a relationship. But the best and easiest gift to give is to be thoughtful. Everyone wants to feel loved, that’s the defining quality of a good …
After a breakup, it’s easy to have 20/20 vision about what you could have done differently to save the relationship. But how about while you’re still in the relationship? If your current partner is important to you then you need …
You Can Never Take Back Mean Words
Mean and nasty criticism of your partner, said out of anger, with an intention just to hurt will permanently damage your relationship, and very possibly end it for good. So if you’re not trying to break up then you need to choose your words …
Don’t Hold Your Feelings In When Your Partner Upsets You
If your partner does something that upsets you, you need to speak up about how you feel immediately — without yelling. Therein lies the problem for a lot of people. Don’t hold your feelings in when your partner upsets you. …
If You Escape Your Relationship You’re Going To Lose It
Do you avoid intimacy or spending time with your significant other? Do you need a lot of space? If so, you’re pushing him or her away. I need to warn you, if you escape your relationship you’re going to lose …
Don’t Manifest Your Relationship Fears
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” Franklin D. Roosevelt Fear of abandonment, fear of intimacy, fear of commitment, fear of change, fear of rejection, fear of failure, and even fear of success — fear destroys relationships. You have …
No One Makes You Do Anything
Before you blame your partner for making you do something, stop and think, “I have free will to choose my behavior.” Then make sure that you always choose your actions wisely. No one makes you do anything. You ALWAYS have a …
Falling in love is exciting. When you think you’ve found “the one” its fun to fantasize about walking down the aisle together. Nonetheless, if you haven’t celebrated your twenty-fifth birthday yet you should not actually plan the wedding — or …
Work Out Together to Stay Together
Want to spend some quality time with your partner? How about working out together? It may not be something you would have thought of, but exercising together could actually prove to be the perfect fitness program for you both and …
Can You Accept “No” or Do You Push to Get Your Way?
When someone tells you no can you hear that? Or do you push to get your way and what you want anyway? Ignoring the answer when it’s not the one you wanted is a violation of boundaries. Trying to justify why you …
Your Emotional Wall Keeps You Alone
Being emotionally open in a relationship is very scary for people who are uncomfortable with feeling vulnerable. Putting up an emotional wall to hide behind feels safe. After all, it is much easier to get angry than to share what you’re truly feeling. But …
8 Signs Your Relationship is Too Hard
Did you think you possibly found the love of your life but you’re not feeling happy? Are you frequently frustrated, confused, angry, or sad? Do you feel like you’re bending over backward and jumping through hoops to be there for your …
Taking Your Relationship For Granted Will End It
Taking your relationship for granted is easy to start doing when life gets busy. Unfortunately, too many people don’t change their behavior until their partner has left them, and then it’s too late. If you value your relationship, show your …
Do Long Distance Relationships Work?
There are both good and bad elements to a long distance relationship. The really good is that it usually creates great communication. But the huge caution is that people with commitment issues are very comfortable in a long distance relationship, and they don’t …
The Question to Find Out How Good Your Relationship Is
Want to know how good your relationship is? Are you happy? Are you getting your needs met? Do you feel understood and valued? It doesn’t matter how wonderful you think your partner is if he or she doesn’t make you …