Are you willing to be different than most. Great partners in relationships are willing. And they have a better life than most. They wake up and go to bed feeling better than the people who only make half hearted efforts towards the one they supposedly love. Mark Webb, Licensed Marriage Therapist returns with another excerpt from his bestselling book, How To Be A Great Partner.

Can you find love love without relationship or relationship without love? It all boils down to what you are looking for, or what you are ready to give. You have to be willing to nurture love. You have to be willing to nurture relationship. As the saying goes, do unto others as you'd like done unto you.

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.

An animated greeting card from the internet can make your loved ones feel loved, cared and surprised. It can make difference and both of you can never forget this moment aside from sending your own personal gift.

Weekends are always met with great enthusiasm by many couples just to get away from their usual boring routine and explore something new. But sometimes you can’t seem to have any idea of what to do on a weekend. You keep on thinking and then decide for something you already have done so many times.

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.

When a relationship lasts for a very long time the newness wears off, the excitement ebbs and that's just the way of things, right? I'm here to tell you it doesn't have to be that way. If you put in a little effort to keep your love life fresh and exciting, the passion need never wane!

A look at how relationships grow complex and why simple answers do not always work. Learn the basic requirements for successful relationships.

Curiosity doesn't always kill the cat. As Isaac Asimov wrote in his New Guide to Science, 'almost in the beginning was curiosity'. Now, relationships are as far removed from science as a Van der Graaf generator is from a blender, but the same rule applies.

When couples focus on the small details in a marriage, the relationship seems to start going awry. Many urgent but not important activities set in and distract them. Focus on what’s important, focus on the positive aspects of your relationship, edify each other, and build each other up. Work on that relationship; work on what’s important… your love for each other.

Having the wedding of your dreams doesn’t have to be frustrating and stressful. One of the biggest decisions you will make will be the wedding flowers.

Don’t wait until your relationship is totally dead to try to reawaken the passion. It takes a sincere effort to be aware of the passion starting to fade and being willing to do something about it.

As it is ending a relationship is difficult. It is even harder for the person in the relationship who is giving all he/she has only to find out that their partner has been unfaithful. How do they handle it?

There will always be people that drift from one addiction to another. Needless to say, these are not the best candidates for long-term relationships or commitments. However, if you are struggling with a partner who has a simple short-term obsession, you can bring them back into the fold with common sense, passion and support.

7 Practical areas to stay clear during the holiday season or any time you're in the need to get that special lady in your life a gift.

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.

All relationships go through trying times; it's how a couple handles those times that makes the difference between staying together and splitting up. A lot of people resort to couples’ counseling in a bid to save a fragile relationship.

Friendship day is celebrated on August 7, every year. It is a day to wish our friends and meet and have fun together. Can we use this day for something else? That is to bury enmity? Please go back to your school days and trace your friends till now. You will find few persons, with who you were good friends, but on the way because of some tiffs or misunderstandings, the friendship turned to enmity. You no longer remained friends after that.

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.

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.

Romance Agent sets the record straight about what makes the world go around.

A look at some strategies to help you leave a bad relationship, including tips on communication, affirmations, decision-making and finding a support group.

Despite the relative tastelessness of kisses, they are usually referred to as sweet. Tasting of wine, strawberries and honey are some of the most common descriptions of lover's kisses.

Do you know the difference between companionship and connection? Read on to discover how both can lead to togetherness for couples.