Basketball has gone a long way since its discovery in the year 1891 by James Naismith. Its discovery encouraged several basketball matches and the first official basketball match was at Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA Training School.

Valentines Day is always the season to share and express your love to your special someone. If you have not bought him or her special gift because you have no money left in your wallet, don't get upset because you can always have one instantly.

Recognizing that your relationship has dulled is heart breaking. Luckily there are many fun and exciting ways to spice things up again.

A few months ago, I received an invitation in the mail. When I examined it, I discovered that it was an invitation to my best friend’s parent’s 50th wedding anniversary party. I have known my best friend and her family for almost 35 years, as a result I have become very close with them.

You have returned from the Hero’s Journey. Successful. You have returned with your mission accomplished, like the knights of old. You take your place of honor. You now have your reward.

Divorce is almost becoming as common an experience as marriage itself. But divorce can be avoided by anyone who is willing to keep the commitments made when rings were exchanged. Couples who succeed in rescuing their relationships seem to do so by using a network of support, a combination of experts who can help guide them to specific approaches to various issues. The Marriage Medics offers tips to help couples survive their marriages.

Some men take advantage of the 'men-are-as-old-as-they-think; women-are-as-old-as-they-look' saying. They 'know' that looks to women are like shells to snails – they will go to great lengths to preserve their youth (at least for their 'prince charming'!).

The higher reasons for both the love you still feel and for why you attracted that person in the first place are usually not apparent on the intellectual level.

The situation requires acceptance and forgiveness. Can you accept and forgive without dwelling on the idea that it is truly none of your business whether the other person will mend the hole that is now part of your heart?

Love, relationship and the laws of Nature. Why do they work? How do you apply them? How did they get discovered and why should we trust them. Melisa Wadsworth explores these questions and answers with Chris Walker.

All our stories of the past are actually a balance of pleasure and pain. But that is not how we remember them. We want to protect ourselves, because we don’t want to admit how much we loved a person, and still do. We hold onto those stories and try to crease a life around them.

Sad as are, we did alittle research on the topic of anniversaries and to our surprise we discovered some very interesting things, firstly that the word anniversary is derived from the Latin language and that it means 'to turn yearly'? So, in literal terms, anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates some particular day associated with a specific event.

Perhaps it’s because life has become easier over the years or perhaps it’s just because people have higher expectations than they did in the past but whatever the reason one of the most common marriage problems is to bail out when the going gets a little tough.

It is unbelievable how many men there are who are awe-struck when it comes to approaching and talking to women. But what I find really appalling is the fact that so many of them are laboring under some unfounded illusions about women that prevent them from making any move whatsoever. Let's examine some of these misconceptions.

Men have spent the last 2,000 years placing an erection on a pedestal and trying to teach women how important and valuable it is. We have placed orgasms and climax at the peak of romantic relations, and in many, many cases inflicted that narrow perspective through our unconscious behavior toward women. We owe an apology for the mass of history, and the blindness of this little perspective.

A common theme in my articles, on my website, and in my coaching practice is on needs. For our purposes we define a need as a condition requiring relief. There are quite obviously many needs that you meet on a daily basis. Hunger may be one of the first things to come to mind when we think of needs, however, this is more of a physical need and we want to focus on our emotional needs!

Bad management has so many, and far reaching consequences. Jenny woke tired. Her business was growing and the hours she was putting in demanded more and more of her time. She raised her head from the pillow, stumbled out of her now empty bed, and went to the kitchen. Still half asleep she put the kettle on for her morning cuppa and slowly walked to the bathroom. There on the floor were yesterday's clothes. She'd barely had the energy to slip from her work gear and climb into the bath to sip her chardonnay before bed, let alone pack her clothes away tidily.

Meeting future in-laws can be intimidating. You hope that you will like them and, more importantly, that they will like you. While it may seem like the most uncomfortable of situations, there are a few things that can be done to increase your chances of survival.

Surprisingly a great deal of men come to me while they are still in a relationship; sometimes even in a relationship that they want to keep. Even though I am a dating coach for men; I really am a Coach for Men to Achieve Happiness. The main differences between a relationship coach and a dating coach for men is that a relationship coach is going to attempt to save the relationship at almost all costs, where as a dating coach is going to be concerned with the man’s happiness first then the relationship.

Want to add pizazz to your wedding favors? Here are a few suggestions and ideas to point you in the right direction.

Relationships are fertile ground for learning about our selves. Discover what you can learn about yourself when you are judged or rejected by another.

Rejection in love can sometimes even ruin future relationships. Here are some tips on how to overcome the 'jilted' phase...

Many people demand respect, but how can you give respect to someone you don't know. Now the politically correct crowd will say you must treat everyone with respect.

Infidelity and the threat of it is the largest single issue that threatens relationships. Many wonder why it has happened, what to do and if it is possible to really re-build trust again. This article addresses these questions and offers specific answers and guidance about what to do. It is based upon Save Your Relationship (21 Basic Laws of Successful Relationships).