How can you know if you're in love? By creating mutuality and trust in your partnership.
Dr. Romance writes: Many people ask me, “How will I know if I'm in love?”
Answer: Anyone who's in love usually knows it; the real question should be are we mutually in love, or am I wasting my time? If you want to be secure in your primary relationship, knowing how to create mutuality and work together greatly increases the chance that you'll make it as a couple. When I’m counseling couples on the verge of divorce, it’s amazing how establishing mutuality allows the love to come back.
5 resolutions to take your marriage from good to GREAT.
Dr. Romance wishes all of you a happy, healthy and loving 2012!
We all are inspired to make resolutions in the new year, to celebrate new beginnings. Rather than resolving to exercise or diet, try:
Dr. Romance's Top 5 Resolutions to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great
Resolve to:
Turn those uncomfortable moments into opportunities for personal, relationship and family growth
by Gregg DeMammos
The holidays present couples with extraordinary challenges and opportunities for relationship and personal growth. If we look ahead at what we already know will happen, we can challenge ourselves to rise to the occasion better than ever before. Making agreements as a couple will support the two of you being on the same page, which can be vital as all heck breaks loose as it inevitably does during holiday time. We can also use these opportunities outside of the family situation and bring it into the workplace.
Who wears the pants in your partnership? Or are you both in charge?
Having just celebrated Women's Equality Day, it's a good time to take stock of who's wearing the pants these days... in the office, outside the office and in our love relationships.
10 steps to building a spiritual relationship with a soul mate, whether married, taken or single.
Love. Sex. Boys. Girls. The same problems and frustrations again and again. We've been there countless times, wondering when we'll find that ONE, that perfect person we want to stay with forever and ever. Even in a relationship, we reach a point where the person we're with doesn't feel as special as he or she used to. What if you could guarantee a spark that lasted—no matter who you were with—and a happier life to go along with it? The ancient teachings of Buddhism suggest that we can do just that if we transform our relationships into spiritual partnerships. If we use our relationships to make us wiser, kinder and more compassionate, we can actually change how they function. Whether you're in a relationship or seeking a new one, here are 10 methods for building a spiritual partnership.
For 2010, getting finances under control and in sync is crucial for a lasting, happy relationship.
The 2009 report on the national state of marriage in America is out from the National Marriage Project. Check out tips from the country's leading marriage academics. Hint: none of them involves cleaning the kitchen in stilettos!
Family Ties' Meredith Baxter's announcement that's she's a lesbian highlights a growing trend.
There's been a recent flurry of female celebrities (and real-life women) coming out as gay later in life. Whether lifelong lesbians we never knew about or women who just happened find love with another woman, these ladies are writing their own happy endings to the stories of their lives.
Jordana Spiro dishes about dating on and off the set of her hit TV show.
What happens when your best friends are guys and you start to fall in love with one of them? That tricky little dilemma is playing out this season on "My Boys," the TBS comedy series about a female sportswriter with a successful career and a posse of close guy friends. Jordana Spiro plays P.J. Franklin, who has a crush on her poker buddy, Bobby (Kyle Howard), though he remains unaware of it. This season, P.J. plans a wedding for one of her boys, but she won't be walking down the aisle with him. Will the so far unlucky-in-love P.J. get a new love interest this season? Here, Spiro tells about the series, why she blames unrealistic expectations for failed marriages and high divorce rates, what attracted her to her show-business boyfriend, and being one of the boys—in real life and on-screen.
