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According to a recent study, January is the most depressing month of the year.

Has January Put A Strain On Your Relationship?

Don't let January be the reason you break up or get divorced.

According to a recent study, January is the most depressing month of the year. In fact, a study of 1,000 couples in Britain found that in January, couples fight for more than eight minutes a day and have 20 arguments during the month, compared to about 15 fights in the other months.

The Phrase Men Hate To Hear
"We need to talk" scares the dickens out of most men.

The Phrase Men Hate To Hear

Communication tip #1: these four words send shivers down a man's spine.

It's pretty obvious that men and women communicate differently—that simple fact has been the basis for many a tired sitcom or rom com plot. But the gender divide in communication is an interesting one to explore, especially in terms of relationships.

Adam Lambert Arrested After Huge Fight With His Boyfriend
What turned this fun night out into a full-on brawl, Adam?

Adam Lambert Arrested After Huge Fight With His Boyfriend

The 'American Idol' star didn't have such a fun night out clubbing with his beau.

Adam Lambert has been arrested in Finland. Reports out of Europe this morning say the pop singer was detained after getting into a brawl with his boyfriend at popular gay club DTM (Don't Tell Mama) in Helsinki.

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Statistics show that the weeks leading up to Christmas are prone to fights and breakups.

It's Breakup Season! Can You Dump Someone Right Before Christmas?

"Am I a complete monster? Should I wait to break up with him until after the holidays?"

There is really never a "good" time to break up with someone, but right before the holidays might be the hardest. Even for those people who know their relationship cannot be fixed, it can be hard to cut someone loose with Christmas music in the background. If you're ready to be single again, what do you do? Stick it out through the holidays, or move on now?

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Make sure to slot in some time for kissing under the mistletoe this holiday season!

5 Tips For Making Holiday Plans With Your Partner

How to plan family, couple and alone time this holiday season -- without getting too overwhelmed!

The holidays are a jam-packed time full of lavish parties, loads of fun, and hopefully just a handful of obligatory commitments. If you're in a serious relationship, chances are much of this time will be spent with your partner.

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Brody Jenner and Avril Lavigne.

Brody Jenner Protects Girlfriend Avril Lavigne In Bloody Brawl

Brody got hit in the head with a beer bottle for Avril. Now that's true love!

What seems like a well-intentioned effort to break up a fight between his girlfriend and another girl resulted in Brody Jenner taking a bottle to the head.

Independence

Confessions From A Codependent Marriage

It took two relationships and all of my 20s but I've learned to stand on my own two feet.

My first marriage was a nine-year exercise in co-dependence. Believe me, I don't say that lightly. We dove head first into a relationship built on controlling one another and indulging a neediness that knew no bounds. We should have known from day one that we were setting ourselves up for massive failure.

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How I Fought For My Marriage... And Won

It wasn't easy, but we put the pieces of our broken relationship back together.

We'd stopped being good to each other. We were no longer loving spouses. But by the time my husband suggested separating, I had reached an epiphany. Our marriage was worth saving, I'd decided, and I was willing to do anything it took.

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Do You Have The Same Fight Over and Over?

Discover why sometimes it is easy to resolve couples conflicts and other times it seems impossible.

Discover why sometimes it is easy to resolve relationship conflicts and other times it seems impossible.

Top Five Reasons Why Women Fall Out of Love

Top Five Reasons Why Women Fall Out of Love

Losing those loving feelings for your husband or boyfriend can happen.

By Cupid's Pulse Although stories of cheating men have been dominating the news lately and falling out of love seems to be happening a lot more frequently than people are falling in love, the situation isn’t exclusive to men. Losing those loving feelings for your husband or boyfriend can happen just as easily to women. If you’ve experienced this in the past or maybe you’re going through it with your partner now, the first step is to be aware of why it’s happening.