Find out why you should not contact your ex after a break up and ways to help you conquer the urge to do so.

Remember these five pointers and make a smooth transition into the Big League!

There is a lot more going on in relationships than we can see. What happens when one person has the power but the other person can't see it?

When we are children we do not yet have an identity. We learn about who we are through the mirroring that we get from our parents. It is called mirroring to describe the ability of good parents to gently hold up an imaginary mirror in front of the child until they learn to see themselves clearly without harsh judgments. If we do not get enough realistic mirroring during the years we live with them, we remain pretty clueless about who we really are.

My mother was meeting Mike for the first time, after hearing about him for many years. Mike Schwass: national speaker, published author, coach, therapist, namesake for the high school Blackhawks MVP award...and quadriplegic.

How is the future of your current relationship looking? Take a quiz to see if you have the passion and romance needed to insure long-term happiness.

Is your spouse too controlling? Are you too passive? Or are the roles reversed? Control issues refer to who’s in control, who’s in charge, or who’s getting their way. Significant control issues are always harmful to a relationship. Here are ten reasons you need to be concerned if you have unresolved control problems in your marriage.

Presents will never make up for the lack of presence.

Don't lose the magic of your relationship. Therapist gives you 14 strategies to keep the passion and romance throughout your entire relationship. He even gives 10 more strategies for the couple on the go or for those with children.

A couple, as man and woman, will share feelings and each other constantly during a relationship. Often times a man can become self centered, distant and uninterested in what you do or how you are.

Keeping our love ones is never been easier than before. We have in our palms mobile phones and Internet. Yet surprising them with an animated free greeting card can go a long way to keeping them happy and feel remembered and cared for. Such doing simple acts of can make a big difference and could be moments where both of you may never forget. That really something worth doing if you ask me.

Realising how little time we have, puts a whole new perspective on life and makes you realise how precious life is. Now if you consider your relationship, do you really want to waste the best years of your life on failed relationships, one parent lifestyles and lonely nights? Save your marriage before it's too late!

Examine the role of contemporary men in the lives of a family. Are men more than sperm donors? FamilyVision is a dynamic column that explores the changing family dynamics in the 21st century. The Greens, members of Generation X, are equipped with a unique perspective in understanding emerging trends in families as well as individuals.

This short story is about the struggles a widower, like myself, encounters when a new relationship begins.

The importance of taking responsibility for one's own health is a corner stone for a successful relationship. This is why many don't and what can be done about it.

Is your relationship suffering from too little quality time? Communication does not happen in a vacuum. Discover how you can support each other in finding time to be together.

We acquire our values from different sources. In the beginning our values are given to us by our parents. Speak truth, help others, do this and don't do that and things like that. After sometime, we get more values in our education.

One skill which I have been emphasizing in all my practice and in all my works is, you have to make whatever knowledge you have gained your OWN! Other people can share with you or teach you their secret “formulas”, their magical strategies and their powerful tips, but nothing will happen for YOU if you do not have the intention to put these teachings and strategies into practice, customize them, and make them work for you!

The lack of patienceis the cause of so much unhappiness and grief in this world, when all it requires is a little time on our part.

With hundreds of different birthday flowers and bouquet arrangements to choose from, which one would you like to send?

Have you and your partner gotten stuck in a sexual rut? Here's how to get out and have great sex again, or perhaps for the first time.

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.