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.

There are couples who spend very little time together and have wonderful relationships. For them it isn't the amount of time they have but what they put into the time. These relationships are also uncommon. Time is a factor for most of us. We need time to understand, learn, grow, accept and love. These don’t come easily or instantly.

Couples often come into arguments and start fighting forgetting where they are standing. You have to be conscious of the place when you come into an argument and avoid fighting in a crowd. Couples often start arguing and then end up fighting when they are attending a party or any other family gathering. This not only creates an embarrassing atmosphere for the couples and family members but also becomes a talk of the town.

Listening carefully to your partner improves your married life but listening to yourself does wonders. It is equally important to listen to how you talk. Listen to the tone of your talk. Listening is an important factor in a happy relationship. Make your partner feel you really love him or her but for that first learn to listen to how you talk and say, “I love you”.

Marrying an older man is not a problem with many Russian women. The greater the difference in your age, the greater the difficulty will be in your marriage as a general rule.

This is the 21st century. There are so many more factors and issues that add stress to relationships. There are more demands on time, higher expectations, more toys and gadgets, high-stress careers or profession. Each member of a family need more space, more independence and freedom

Many people are of the opinion that men and women are the same when it comes to character and personality. But they are wrong. What they don’t understand is men and women were made different physically as well as emotionally. Women may have equal understanding as men, but most of the time they don’t think that deeply to draw a conclusion or solve a problem the way a man solves it. In order to resolve issues...

What the demise of the Witherspoon/Phillippe marriage means for your love life.

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'!).

If you are sending money, send it Western Union. Do not send money in the mail. It won't get there. Send the money to be paid in U.S. currency. Spell her name exactly or she won't be able to pick it up.

Can a long distance relationship really survive. How difficult is it really to keep the love alive and what can you do?

Being in love can impair your judgment. When in a serious relationship, so much time, energy and love has been expended, it can be very difficult to be inwardly honest and face the reality of if the relationship is actually healthy and will withstand the test of time.

If there is one thing that can save all of us a lot of time, trouble and heartache it's learning how to read the body language of the opposite sex. How many times have you misread the body language of someone, thinking they were attracted to you and when you made your move you were shot down in flames!

How can you tell if your husband or you wife is cheating on you? There is no concrete formula for finding out, but there are some important indicators that logically merit suspicion. Here are some of them:

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.

Rhiannon Rose, co-founder of Lover of Love, talks about the four different situations that bring about people pleasing tendencies, and offers comprehensive strategies to eliminate the habit of people pleasing from your life permanently!

How can I say goodbye when I don’t want to? Can you please explain why some people keep returning to each other after repeated break-ups? How do I stop thinking about the past and hoping for the future? What do I do with all of the love I still feel for that person?

During our school days, most of us are not concerned about the families our friends come from. One of our classmates may be from the richest family of the world, but that did not make much difference in our friendship.

He gathered her into his strong arms, his deep brown eyes gazing lovingly into hers as he slowly lowered his lips - teasingly, provocatively - his breath baring his very soul as their lips finally joined, fusing their souls together for eternity.

There are fifteen categories of verbal abuse. Verbal abuse is a violation, not a conflict. In describing verbal abuse it is a boundary violation, it is an intrusion upon another, or disregard of another in a relentless pursuit of Power Over, superiority and dominance by covert or overt means.

Most people have their own idea of what Romance is. Find out what the 10 biggest misconceptions about Romance are and ways you can become more romantic.

Men who fight women and women who fight men are fighting against their own nature. The solution to this conflict may surprise you.

Are you in a relationship that you value but communication has been an issue for you? Are you willing to try some new techniques to help reduce or eliminate anger and frustration that has been building in your relationship? If so, this article may be for you.

Can chores and housework really be romantic? Can the two of you grow closer by workin' it out together? Or does all that mundane everyday stuff drag you down and spoil the fun?