The New You and Relationship Resolutions

Forget resolving to ‘be a better person’ this year. Instead, resolve to treat yourself as you wish others would treat you. As you improve your relationship with you, much of the rest of your life (including enjoying those you love most and coping with those that are harder to deal with) will reflect the ease and wellbeing you feel within. …

5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Fear the End of a Relationship

Many couples have a motivated desire to work harder on their marriages. For others, however, they find themselves stuck, unable to improve the marriage and unable to leave. Here are five reasons why, in some cases, divorce may be the right decision.

Five Ways to Transcend the “Marry-Me” Mindset

Many cultivate a fantasy that when true love is present, a long-term relationship will magically materialize. Reading tea leaves and pulling petals from flowers– “He loves me, He loves me not”– does not manifest commitment. Keep these five points in mind to avoid the frustration and heartbreak that comes when love lingers but can’t get off the ground.

Ambivalent Men, and the Women Who Love Them

The non-committal, emotionally unavailable man pairing with an overly attentive female who is willing to hang in there–no matter what–is a surprisingly common relationship. Always eager to sow wild oats, the male in this dynamic is frequently described as “a player.” Whether you are an ambivalent man or a woman who loves one, there is a way out of this …

Bad Boys and Girls Who Want to Please

Parents agonize over how to help their children so they will be optimally socialized for academic and professional success. What gains far less attention, perhaps because it is a more intangible and abstract concept, is raising children for success in relationships. Here are 5 ways to improve your child’s chances of having healthy, well adjusted relationships in adulthood.

Why Falling Fully in Love is Easier Than You Think

Whether you are married, single or divorced, the merging of unconditional love, passion and friendship with the same person is possible and is within your reach. Perhaps doing this has seemed daunting to you in the past. Here is how to turn your perception of love from skeptic to romantic.

From Romantic Heartache to Something Better

The loss of a relationship brings heartache to most. Here are 5 ways to turn the loss and heartache of a breakup or divorce into the golden trophy of a new, healthy and fulfilling love.

From Romantic Heartache to Something Better

The loss of a relationship brings heartache to most. Here are 5 ways to turn the loss and heartache of a breakup or divorce into the golden trophy of a new, healthy and fulfilling love.

Why a “Real” Date Is Better Than Hooking Up

Whatever those awkward moments are during those first few dates for a new couple—i.e. pregnant pauses over a first meal together, inadvertently cutting off one another while speaking, the forced politeness or the inelegance of planning and executing an outing with a complete stranger, these moments are the seeds that must be sown to learn if a partnership can grow.