You were happily married. May be for a while. And you split. It can be imagined irrespective of the length of a marriage, a divorce does leave immovable scars. And the mere thought of seeing someone again can be dissuading. Love is all about being vulnerable to someone – why go through it again?

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.

When we think of an anniversary flower, the first thing that comes to mind is the rose. Unless the one you love has a preference for their own special flower, the rose is traditionally the sign of love.

Compliments are a golden key to your mate's heart. Paying honest compliments is a very inexpensive way to reach out to your mate’s heart. Do not be a miser but generous in giving compliments. So it is a must to notice the good things about your partners and compliment each other and get glued together.

Get rid of boredom in a relationship. All of us have some or the other kind of habits which we are not to leave no matter what. These habits at times come as an obstruction in a happy relationship.

In matters of love and sex, of course, as with many other things, men and women are not in the same page. Men need sex to give love; women need love to have sex.

There are high emotions, and there are low ones. The high emotions breed happiness in self and others. The low ones cause much suffering. Of the low emotions, jealousy, anger, and desire are three of the worst.

Many people have deeply loved someone long after that person was not in their lives anymore. I have been through this, and I know how difficult it can be.

Thinking of tying the knot but not sure if it's a case of Mr/Miss Right? Before waltzing down the aisle hear what's in the heart of the matter and what matters to the heart.

Relationships can be so exciting at the start. It’s a time when you just can’t wait to see each other, spend every spare minute dreaming about each other and just can’t keep off the phone. Unfortunately as the relationship develops into a comfortable routine, the excitement generally recedes, the need to touch base becomes more infrequent and a period of normality sets in. For many, the excitement is in the chase and for others the feeling of commitment can become a strain, the recognition that the love of your life is only human and has their faults makes you question your judgment, and the disappearance of those little surprises can out a dampener on the whole thing.

Some men go through three main phases before entering into a serious relationship. The second phase can prove to be most perplexing and misinterpreted if a woman does not understand the complexity of this phase. If a woman can understand phase two, she can then take steps, allowing the relationship to transgress naturally into phase three. Phase three, of course, is a strong, solid and committed relationship.

In most relationships it isn't huge issues that are causing the rift but more everyday, mundane things that can easily be remedied with a little effort. Here are a few things you can try to give your relationship a breath of fresh air.

A wilderness of shattered relationships exists because men and women are doing things incorrectly. Read how history has shaped the way you think and why this thinking is detrimental to your relationships.

Self awareness is one of the corner stones of success in a relationship. Without it your are not really present. To learn how to nurture it read this.

After completing the often painstaking process of searching for their birth parents, numerous adoptees are opting to confirm their biological relationships to their newly found relatives through DNA testing. Two types of family relationship DNA tests are particularly useful for adoptees who believe they have found their birth parents: maternity tests and paternity tests.

In this century when we all talk of exploring mars and reaching help to the deep corners of Africa, is it not only surprising and also shameful that some men batter their wives? Whatever we say, we cannot deny that women are getting battered. A syndrome has also been names after this - Battered Women syndrome.

I often hear people scoff at women for staying in an abusive situation. They don't understand why anyone would stay. As a person who has been in that situation, I can shed some light on the reasons a woman may have for staying.

Well, this is what I heard, but don't tell anyone I told you...

Soemtimes it seems that other people don't really like us, no matter how hard we try to make friends. Learn what you can do if it seems as if other people don't like you.

Rhiannon Rose, co-founder of www.loveroflove.com, has developed a seven step process for untangling the emotional web of a broken relationship by restoring readers sense of who they are, their sense of balance, and regaining personal power - therefore attracting new and exciting romantic relationships, or quite possibly, restoring a current troubled relationship.

Is it possible to define what an ideal relationship is? In my view the key foundation stone must be the the issue of taking full personal responsibility for the fulfillment of one's own needs. This entails a recognition of one's role in creating one's entire life experience. Do you have the courage for this?

Do you know how to tell if you should stay or you should go in a relationship? Here are some tips and suggestion to see you through.

Don't know what to get your spouse or partner for Christmas? Here are five suggestions for gifts of more lasting value.