The rapture phase of love gives each partner a feeling that is buoyant, lively, and fulfilling. You project onto your partner images of beauty, goodness, and love as if your partner were a canvas waiting to be painted on. The energy of this consciousness shines a bright light across the world, obliterating all the differences in your characters, lifting you and your partner to a higher state of being. You are atop the summit, and you sparkle to one another like diamonds with many facets of light.

We often enter a relationship hoping that all will be wonderful and filled with joy. Before you knew it, suddenly you realize that your relationship becoming unfulfilling. The spark has somehow died off. If you really value the other person and the relationship, these 4 steps is the way you can save a relationship.

Here are key questions and answers that anyone can apply to get it right in a relationship with someone else as well as yourself.

Russians are very emotional in their private lives, contrasting with their stoic public face. A Russian woman is a very emotional creature, which is deceiving because they seem reserved at first.

Emotion is the language of the ego. Emotion is the most wonderful honesty about how you feel, think and see life. But if you think your emotions are anything but a witnessing of your own “unconsciousness”, you may have a big problem in life. Emotions block love. No relationship, sacred or otherwise, can thrive when a couple considers their emotions a foundation. Those emotions are so changeable.

'Live your life at the campfire' says Brandon Bays (The Journey), meaning that we don't need to wait years to deal with issues but rather deal with them right here in the now. Whenever you are ready to let go of stored emotions, empty out all the past pain and come to a place where complete forgiveness is possible - let it happen! Your life will provide you with enough opportunities to learn, understand, and let go - WHEN you do each step is your choice.

If you ask a child under the age of four who is their role model, the most frequent response is that of their parents or grandparents.

These action steps are clear, concise and easy to understand and implement. Unfortunately, in the hustle and bustle of life, we are on automatic and often forget the steps necessary to create and maintain healthy relationships.

You are rated for your communication skills when you are a good speaker as well as a good listener. A good conversation is the one that lets both parties get equal amount of time to speak. And when someone else is speaking, you have got to listen otherwise you will never be able to assess their opinions.

Do we unintentionally rush our young couples into marriage/parenthood ?

I read somewhere that the human brain absorbs information at a deeper level when a person is laughing. If that's true, you will learn more about what it means to be a man, according to Jim, than any Dr. Phil lecture.

Do you blame yourself because a bad relationship happened to you? Blame can keep you in a victim mind-set long after the relationship has ended. Victors learn that they don't have to make do with the harsh, second-hand beliefs, values and judgements that people foist on them. Victors are people who claim the same rights, hopes and dreams as other people. Are you ready to be a victor?

What did I do to deserve this? I'm a good person I don't go out and try to hurt anybody on purpose. Why Does He Hurt Me?

Emotional affairs are those where emotional connection is achieved by two persons who have a relationship with someone else.

How many break-ups also result in feelings of guilt amongst partners? Please take care of guilt before you break-up. Guilt can be a very damaging feeling and can make any life hell. Those who are full of guilt undergo lot of pain asking for forgiveness everywhere, but fail to forgive themselves.

Shall I break-up? Am I right? Or my thinking is wrong somewhere? What if I hurt my partner with the break-up? What if I cannot live normally after break-up? Shall I recover from it? Should I break-up? I am having doubts about the reasons. I am doubtful about the consequences. I am confused. What shall I do?

Any relationship between two people changes as feelings develop over a period of time, and change with life's ups and downs. Methods to test the relationship and afford insights into how we might progress.

Clear boundaries are essential to attracting the love of your life. Have you defined yours?

Relationships permeate every facet of life. The quality of your relationships in various arenas (career, family, intimate relationships, friendships, relationship to self) dictate the quality of your life experience. The focus of this month's newsletter is on understanding and harnessing the power of Relationship Reflections or RR's.

Sometimes even the best of dating relationships turn sour. Often, a person can get so committed to a relationship that they fail to recognize some of the key signs that it may be time to break things off.

All of us have an occasional bad day. However, there are two fundamental reasons a relationship gets chronically out of synch.

Do you know how to create a relationship vision? Here are the strategies you need to design a vision for your relationship.

This is a series of short articles about men and their preferences. Men are not difficult beings, or the enemy, as some women would like us to belief. They are simply different. By understanding and accepting their men, women can save their relationships and keep their sanity.