Let's face it – break ups are BAD, to say the least. There are no two ways about. I have quite a lot of really tough and smart guys who stick to a relationship just fearing the worse – a break up. And there are guys who are out of it physically, but still very much in it mentally. After all it’s a matter of the heart.

Persistence is the key to achieve the transformation to greatness. Anyone can become a great partner regardless of past experience or lack thereof. If you are a person with a sincere heart and honest efforts, you will achieve the status of greatness. It will be a result of your willingness to risk and your persistence to stay with it even when it seems that you are not getting anywhere.

Have you ever been minding your own business when suddenly, out of nowhere someone contacts you and unexpectedly bursts into a fit, demanding that you do something you have no idea what is and then, because you can't give them this one thing, this person starts calling you names among doing other nasty things?

Is your relationship healthy? Take a few minutes to read through this article and see how your relationship is doing.

Know the law and know your rights before filing for divorce. Divorce planning needs the same attention to detail that you put into your wedding if you want to avoid getting hosed in the process.

Some of the happiest people I've ever met in my life are those that spend more time thinking about others than they do themselves. Living a life where you do not have to constantly apologise for your misbehaviour can only be fruitful in the long term, both for you and those around you.

All emotion is only half the truth, an illusion; a complete lie. Life is balanced, we distort it by projecting out opinion onto it. We interpret it with our ego and spin it left or right and therefore emotionalise it. By emotionalising things, we can make it safe. And from a love aspect, then we see where we are – out of integrity – and could bring our ego back to balance, if we chose to.

Verbal abuse says far more about the abuser than it ever says about you. If you were to give that abuse a physical image, what would you choose? You can use that image to reject the power that verbal abuse exerted over you once and for all.

For those who have been divorced or separated, it can be quite a difficult transition, especially if there are kids involved. However getting back into the dating scene doesn't have to be impossible or difficult. Of course do not jump onto the scene right after a separation, and do take your time until you feel you are ready again.

Seduction, contrary to popular opinion, is not an inborn gift or a talent that some guys are naturally born with. Seduction still comes with practice even for those blessed with great looks and loads of money.

One of the common marriage problems, which often materialises early on in a relationship, is boredom. Couples often find that after the honeymoon period is behind them and they have settled in to married life it isn’t quite the constant bed of roses that they imagined it to be.

A look at how relationships grow complex and why simple answers do not always work. Learn the basic requirements for successful relationships.

Do you quiz yourself about your relationship? Do you question yourself and your partner about all the aspects of the relationships and what is satisfying and what is not? Do you work on your relationship? To have a relationship that works, one has to work.

Do you know how easy it to react instead of respond to a request from your partner? Read on for tips and strategies for how to respond to a request from your partner.

Does it feel like you and your partner are growing apart? Do you miss that feeling of closeness that you used to have? This article will give you some tips to bring you closer together and improve your relationship.

When it comes to attraction with woman it is or it isn't, once the attraction is gone the relationship between you and her is over. Many times a woman who is no longer attracted to a man will attempt to change him into what she thinks she would find attractive in a man. Some men thinking that there is still something left in the relationship make whatever changes the woman asks in the hope of keeping the relationship alive not realizing that it might already be dead.

Many couples long to get away, but many factors interfere with taking a vacation. Children, cost, and work are only a few of the major issues couples face when planning vacations. Yet time away can be a wonderful way to rejuvenate mind, spirit, and romance.

How much like your parents are you? Do you sometimes see one of your parents in your partner? Being aware of the traits present in yourself and your partner takes you another step further in The Journey from I-TO-WE. Seeing the positive and negative behaviors, and then addressing them helps you to Co-Create a Conscious Relationship This assessment examines how aware you are of the traits that make the relationship the way it is.

Those early days in a relationship are the easy ones when everything about your partner is seen through rose tinted glasses and any character flaws are overlooked in favour of those adorable features that make everything so perfect. Needless to say, not a thought goes to how you keep that perfect catch or what it takes to make a long term relationship work.

Many couples feel that their relationship starts to lose its passion after sometime. This is mostly because of the fact that they don’t try anything new and feel that they have become bored of everything. What they need to know is that variety is very important for a healthy and passionate relationship. This article will help you discover some of the ways to re-ignite passion in your relationship and re-discover the excitement of being committed.

Mary Walton, 84, tells a touching tale of falling in love in wartime.

You really want to do something that she will never forget.

Are you playing for keeps in your relationship? Here are some strategies for making it over the long haul.

Obsessing with body parts may have a ripple effect on the entire relationship.