Not having had that many boyfriends, I didn’t recognize the signs when they happened, at least not consciously. Analyzing it after the fact, I realized that my missing the signs was actually a self-protective device. You see this boyfriend was…
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The great secret of peaceful, harmonious, and loving relationships presented itself to me quite unexpectedly. I discovered the principle of reciprocal respect and consideration while sitting in a large park in an American city some twenty six years ago. I…
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How do you over come the fear that love causes? It’s not the same time of fear as being afraid of dogs or the dark. It’s so much deeper than that. The fear that comes from love is being afraid…
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I believe love is more of a choice than an emotion.Many people believe love is that weak in the knees, stomach in knots, heart in your throat, warm, fuzzy feeling you get in the early stages of a relationship. Many…
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I’ve been married for 6 years and together with my husband for just over 8 years. I love him and he’s my best friend yet I have a problem with staying in love with him. I always love him but…
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In my personal opinion, finding love is like a game of cat and mouse. You have the first time you meet, the little talking stages, maybe a few dates, and then possibly if everything goes well, a relationship. But what…
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In the absence of new blood in the dating game, feelings for a former flame may surface. In the same way that someone can look at their best friend and see something they never saw before, it is easy to…
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What is love? It’s an adjective a verb, a noun. Just a word- it has no real meaning; love cannot be considered a single feeling. It’s a feeling of such magnitude that it cannot be epitomized in one word because…
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Throughout the 24 long years of my societally-considered short life, I have always craved that one love. That one perfect person that all of the best romance films will say is out there for each and every one of us….
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When they say that love is not enough, I beg to differ. Love is the foundation for everything. It gives you reason to change and compels you to do things you would never do on your own initiative. If you…
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The other day I was counseling a new bride, who tearfully and dramatically told me that although she loved her husband, she was not “IN love” with him. I really hate that trite, over-used and under-thought about phrase. I hear…
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Every now and then I come across a joke or lighthearted remark with regards to women being unpredictable. These witticisms are also linked to the widely held belief that females regularly change their minds and so it is hard to…
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The term “love triangle” usually refers to a romantic relationship involving three people but beyond that it comes in all shapes and forms. In some triangles, all three people know about the other; more common is when one person has…
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Your second date can be more important than your first. It can convince a woman that you are indeed the one. Second dates are too important to approach without a plan. Date one went well. Actually, better then well. It…
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Ever had that friend that you felt a little too dear towards? The budding friendship that seems to be going so great, and then somewhere along the line your heart takes a turn away from friendship and into a little…
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The second date is a treasured thing in the dating world. Many people don’t get a follow-up date after the first one. The fact that the person that interests you has agreed to give you a second date is a…
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The notion that women in general have a difficult time being aggressive in bed is a stereotypical myth. Many women do not have this problem at all and are completely confident in their powers of seduction and their sexual expertise….
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We always blame the opposite sex. It’s so easy to blame them for the relationship going wrong or a bad date but we shouldn’t be doing this every single time. The personality, thoughts and actions of another person are external…
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So you’ve had your first date. You like them, they like you. Now what? Time for the second date! It’s a daunting prospect at the best of times. No matter what you did on that first date, no matter how…
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Much has been written and spoken about a couple’s first date, but what about the second? Almost everyone can get a first date, but if they actually do call you after then it means they’re not just being polite anymore….
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Cougar is a term that refers to the older women who “prey” on younger men; recently made popular in “Cougar Town”, the television series starring Courteney Cox, who in real-life is seven years the senior to her husband David Arquette….
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Vincent Van Gogh says this about Love; “Love is something eternal the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the same difference in a person before, and after he is in love, as there is in an unlighted…
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Who is the nice guy ? Do they have a pre-defined set of characteristics ? A man who murdered a shopkeeper and robbed all the money to pay for his mother’s medical bills ? A mother who had made untrue…
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Learn to give yourself unconditional love, and stop looking for love in the wrong places. Stop depending on others for love, and start loving yourself unconditionally. Most people confuse unconditional love with dependant love. Dependant love is to rely on…
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Getting a second date is a fair indicator of the success of the first date. Mutual attraction was likely established and you got to know your love interest a bit. Ideally, your second date should build on the first. The…
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A lot of guys refer to women as D.T’s or even C.T.’s. I prefer to refer to women as E.T’s; because at some point in every relationship a guy will look at his girlfriend and wonder when the aliens came…
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Men can be attracted to older women for good and bad reasons, like older men can be drawn to younger women. In the case of a younger man, they may be drawn to an older woman because she may be perceived…
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Relationship with a cheater can work, even if infidelity isn’t something you can forgive easily. Apart from love, every good relationship is based on trust and communication. When your partner cheats, he or she is breaking your trust. And if…
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Even in mythology nice guys finished last! Maybe you have heard the tale of Sisyphus. In Greek mythology he was doomed to an eternal struggle. Every single day he would push a boulder to the top of a hill. Every…
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Despite what the numbers add up to, relationships between employee and employer will never be easy nor straightforward. You’re leaving yourself wide open to criticism on all sides and the very likely target of the workplace gossips. In particular, if…
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