And I stopped and thought about how these traditions come and stay. About how generations of children have celebrated religious heritages with bar/bat mitzvahs and christenings and baptism parties; about how American girls have Sweet Sixteen’s and how Latin girls have Quince’s. About weddings. And how these events occur just once in a lifetime. Once or twice in a family.

When the lovin' has turned to cussin' it's time to take out the Big Secret... change...

There is no denying the fact that men and women are equally important in a relationship. One cannot exist without the other. And to keep a relationship long lasting both have to make an effort to make each other feel good in a relationship.

Online dating has proven to be a good way to meet new friends, romances or even one's soulmate.

A problem in marriage today is when a married man has not yet severed the umbilical cord with his mother. The man who puts his mommy first, before his wife, will have a terrible marriage. This kind of a guy does not understand what his position is as a husband because he is still living as a little boy. If a “mommies boy” marries the type of woman who wants a husband instead of a son for a marriage partner, there will be incompatibility problems. Some wives’ don’t mind mothering their husbands but many women want a man who is in control of his life and knows what he wants.

Read on to know why your partner could be scared of things changing in your relationship-

Pain can only exist in a closed heart. Future relationships suffer from past unhealed wounds. If you can't let go, you'll spoil the next or attract a fool. healing the past is a duty, an obligation to yourself and those who depend on you. Here's how.

Your attitude is not dependent on something happening, or people living up or down to your expectations; no matter what happens, your love is there. You now have the ultimate power; there is no need to react, or to run away from situations. To love means to hold deep happiness within, no matter what transpires. It is a loving intent to see that all your disturbances or blockage in love come from you, not from the way the world is.

There are 7 realms of love. In each we see the world so different. Why? Because each realm holds love with a different motive. The lowest is purely physical, the highest is purely spiritual. Relationships slide up and down this scale. Can you free yourself to enjoy the journey?

Have you even seen those old couples that look so friendly towards each other? Would it be wonderful if we could be friends and lovers at the same time? I know a few couples who have become friends: theirs is a strong marriage and they have the time of their lives.

According to MSN Money (Sept. 2005), not counting Higher Education, which can mount to $150,000, and not counting private schools and hospital bills, a child costs $135K ($40K/year, income) ; $185K($40-70K/year income); and $270K (70K+/year, income). Children 15-17 years old are more expensive. Expensive? Mamma mia!

A great relationship requires intimate moments. And those moments need your full attention and compassion. If something else is engrossing your mind, then your spouse will not get the attention they deserve. Your spouse deserves to be treated with kindness and forgiveness everyday, not just when you feel like it.

Many women do not recognize that they have the power within themselves to live the life they truly desire. Too often, women find themselves forfeiting that inner strength for the counterfeit of an externally driven motivator - the expectations and demands of relationships in their lives.

I have been observing couples and their conversations recently and I have made an interesting discovery, one I am sure that applies to you and your partner. If it doesn't your relationship is truly one in a million. I haven't given this tendency a name yet but hopefully by the end of this article I will have figured something out that is reflective and insightful.

We communicate on many levels but there are two primary methods of sharing information with others. They are verbal communication and non-verbal communication. About 7-10 % of our total communication in any given day is verbal. This may change slightly depending on your career, age and what is going on in your life.

Definite and usage of main principles and notions is of the most important requirements set for sociological researches. The categories of family and marriage are the most complicated and hardest to define. First of all, traditions of usual conscience and word usage that are not always correspond to those of scientific and theoretical nature; have impact on their understanding and definition. Secondly, both marriage and family are studied not only by sociology but by a range of other sciences which creates many different approaches to them and accordingly more or less specific and abstract definition of these notions.

A parent should never outlive their child. It should somehow be made into a law.

It's that time of the year to buy your beau a birthday present and whilst hours spent perusing the aisles of department stores usually seems like so much fun when it's getting a present for him the fun seems to stop for some reason.

This article is written to remind families to let go of the past and make every effort to come together with an open heart and learning attitude.

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.

Why do people lie, especially to those they love?

Are you a person who buckles when you want to express your displeasure about some demand made of you? Do you just take it on whether you want to or not? Do you then feel angry, frustrated, trapped and helpless to change the course of events? Well this article may save you your life.

Do you confuse love for jealousy? Do you know the difference? Well if you don't then you shouldn't be in a relationship because you're not ready. If you want to know why read this.

Do you know how to take care of the heart of your partner? Here are strategies for how to be gentle with a heart in all situations.