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Most people, unless they are unusually lucky, went though a painful break-up at least once in their life. However, once it happens to you, you tend to believe that your case is exc...

THE POWER OF INTIMACY Have you ever been afraid of really loving someone? Have you been afraid of letting someone really love you? Most of us have known this fear. To love and b...

If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know." This is a phrase that we all use when someone is going through a rough lime. But here's the catch - most people in the mids...

The tales in the romance novels are filled with men and women who truly enjoy being with each other and doing little things to show their love and dedication. Many people today thi...

Men and women are really different in many aspects: the way of thinking, their needs, expectations. For example, gifts mean a lot to women, but we can't say the same thing about...

Many people have done the tough work of recovery from sexual abuse, whether with help in therapy or on one's own. It challenges us to the core, but it also frees us, and gives life...

Imagine yourself back in the 16th or 17th century. You need to express to your lover how you feel and how you are longing to spend long, intimate moments together. How? There are n...

One of the most common questions facing marital partners today is the question of whether their spouse is cheating. Many women and men choose to remain in a state of denial, afraid...

If you have experienced the anguish of a breakup in your relationship, you know the feeling of emptiness and perhaps even utter despair. If your feelings have not abated for yo...

"What should I do if my spouse won't go to counseling?" I often hear this from my clients. What are they really saying with this question? Generally, they are saying someth...

What does she think of me? Does she like me? Does she feel the same way about me the way I do about her? It can be a real puzzle to figure out whether a girl likes you or not. What...

When people use the word "relationship," it's often to used to refer to romantic relationships. But relationships actually develop with anyone you communicate with--your family, yo...

It is great to have a long term relationship even if this is very difficult to sustain. It supposes a lot of sacrifices from both partners. Maybe you have met a wonderful girl a lo...

Are you thinking about ending a relationship but not really sure if you should? When it comes to making a decision about ending your relationship, make sure that you don?t do it on...

You may be thinking, ?my lover would never cheat, we have the greatest relationship?. Well while you may think that is true your partner may not. We are going to help you with some...

This is a tough question to answer and there is no clear cut time table as to when a couple should move in together. One of the most important factors to consider is the amount of ...

No wonder men feel helpless when it comes to buying gifts for women. You?re told never to buy anything with a cord. You?re told that giving her a workout DVD will land you on the c...

If you are in a romantic and comfortable relationship and your partner suddenly raises the topic of sleeping with you, how will you react if you are not ready for it? It's natural ...

Why are some relationships more honest than others? Why are some couples more truthful with each other while others like to deceive the partner? Nobody deserves to be lied, but the...

You have been hearing about the chemicals in your body that can attract or turn off another person. Exactly what are these? Well, the jury is still out on the topic of a chemical r...

I have talked to many people over the years, from the most traditional and dogmatic of religious seekers to the most out there on the spiritual plane. They all see spirituality as ...

1. Start with the commitment to make the marriage work. 2. Understand that you deceived each other in the courtship process and practice the skill of forgiving. While you were c...

Most think that relationships exist to make them happy. When they find that special person, they believe that love will naturally grow. But in relationships we encounter everything...

Are you experiencing the love that you desire and deserve? Would you like to find out what that word really means and how to create it in your life? Everyone is basically good. ...

I bet that many guys like you have met a girl before, who told you that she is not ready for a relationship. There are some reasons why girls tell you this. One of the reasons is t...

Q. What happens when we go through life looking only at what?s in it for us? We get selfish, we get greedy, and we get dependent on getting more of the same. The result? Our li...

"Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness." - Oliver Wendell Holmes However in today's world, love seems to have assumed a different meaning. The problem of separat...

Have you ever spoken to someone and then felt the need to say, ?Did you hear what I just said?? Why did you feel the need to ask? Probably because the listener didn?t provide you w...

I spent last year test-driving every piece of advice I could find about how to be happy. I discovered some great strategies for boosting my happiness, and I learned quite a lot abo...

When you are in a relationship you need to know what you should ask and what you should keep to yourself. You may not know that when you are asking your partner something that you ...

SURREPTITIOUS phone calls, stolen moments, midnight knocks on the door and the fear of an irate parent or busybody society stumbling upon your secret. Enter the hidden affair, the ...

If you find yourself treating your partner with distant civility that makes you both look and feel more like colleagues than partners, it might indicate that monotony has got the b...

It comes a moment in life when all of us, men, have to make the big step and ask the question; the proposal in marriage. This should be a memorable and delightful experience so you...

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. But, what if you don't like eating apples? Walking is good for health. But, what if you hate getting up early and you are too tired to go f...

The door was closed. He tried hard to get in but could not. The door just would not open. He started banging the door. Five minutes later the owner of the house opened the door and...

When i was a teenager i had this bad habit of listening to my favourite songs again and again. I would play it back a dozen times till my mother would get fed up and press the Stop...

Children are God's greatest gifts to the world. It surprises me when adults try to teach children how to grow up and yet most of the children when they grow up they have learnt not...

Jealousy is an amazingly negative thing to suffer at the hands of. In fact it is a problem that over the last decade a just seemingly been increasing and causing many heartaches an...

Love is in the air when it comes to programming on television, articles in the magazines that we read, and the radio shows that we listen to; it seems that everywhere we turn talk ...

In an effort to help young adults achieve their personal best as they began their quest for life graduating from high school and going off to college, it?s more than appropriate to...

Spring is almost here and love is in the air. You see people walking outside again and sitting the park holding hands and eating picnic lunches. Yes, spring is here and the season ...

Anna?s social life was finally looking up when she started dating Dave, a hunky investment banker she had been set up with a few weeks earlier. She was shocked that a blind date or...

Relationship troubles can start as minor matters, but long term problems can arise if they are not taken seriously. As small problems begin to compound into larger arguments, the s...

In a world that is ever changing and in many ways becoming more clinical and sterile people are finding it more and more difficult to express their emotions and thoughts with other...

I know the thought of living with your boyfriend makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, but don?t forget, it?s a big decision. Hopefully you?ve read my article ?To Live Together or Not...

As sage philosopher Andrew ?Dice? Clay once mused: Get a group of women together and you?ll find they?re a LOT dirtier than guys are. Women tell each other everything and do so in ...

It's common knowledge that it's hard for most men to stay friends with women and vice versa. Eventually, sexual tension arises and it's hard to keep things at a platonic level. Som...

Avoiding bad relationships is something that we all want to do, yet so many of us end up in relationships that have little to offer and dont bring anything good to our lives. Perha...

So there you are in the middle of one of life?s train-wrecks?dazed, wounded, wondering what shoe?or bomb?will drop next, and up walks Job?s comforter. You may remember Job from ...

You have always been an avid read of your horoscope and even check it out on-line every day after you get work. It is fun to read and to think about the "what ifs" in life. They ar...

Sometimes, it's not so much the message that counts, but how this message was expressed. The same is true of the presents you give to the men in your life - be they boyfriend, husb...

Do you find yourself sneakily checking your partner?s phone or mail? Are you forever questioning your loved one on their whereabouts, even if they have just been to the local shop?...

Maybe at first glance one may ask: how can you have battery operated candles and still call them candles? Well, technology works wonders, and one can say a clear yes to this new in...

Married twenty plus years and well past menopause, this baby boomer remembers a time when passion was in the air. Still very much in love and desperately seeking a holy grail she f...

Why does he suddenly want to stop being friends after you break up? Breaking up is hard on both of you. There are many reasons why he may no longer want to talk with you or to ...

Long Term Relationships are very difficult to sustain. After some time appear a lot of misunderstandings, argues and problems which are inevitable because that's life. There are co...

Do you sometimes feel like food is the enemy? If you?re overweight, the odds are high that you view food with deep suspicion. But even if you?re not overweight, you might have the ...

Words whispered into your lover?s ears will have a wonderfully stimulating effect. Due to the fact that the ears are full of nerve endings, whispering sweet nothings will not only ...

When you?re in a new relationship, it?s often difficult to know what kind of gift to give for a birthday or other special occasion. The key is to show thoughtfulness without being ...

Question to Spicy Gear's Experts - My boyfriend and I have been together about 9 months and as with most relationships in the beginning he couldn't get enough sex. Now it is almost...

Jealousy is a whole bundle of feelings that tend to get lumped together. It is one of the most destructive and painful emotions in a dating relationship. Jealousy is about fear of ...

First of all, congratulations on your decision to propose to the love of your life. This is a very exciting time for you and will soon be for your girlfriend. She may or may not kn...

Why does he suddenly want to stop being friends after you break up? Breaking up is hard on both of you. There are many reasons why he may no longer want to talk with you or t...

You are lonely and bored, the weather is terrible, and you are stuck at home feeling depressed with your life and situation. You just want to escape the reality of your world, whic...

We all have friends and we enjoy their company, well at least most of our friends. How did these friendships come about? Was it a chance meeting or whilst you were doing something ...

Severe shyness is a problem I?ve struggled with all my life, and I?ve always been looking for ways to deal with it. One thing I?ve discovered is that many of the ways I used to dea...

When we think of flower delivery or plants, we often consider them a mere gift with the absence of understanding as to why we give them to another person. However, your florist...

Why try gift exchange games? If you find that marriage or your relationship has begun to take on a bit of dullness or dreariness, it may be time to consider livening things up. ...

Silent treatment and your relationship Well, it?s happened. You might have said or done something wrong, and even if you?re not sure what it is, your partner is giving you the o...

Rekindle first love through the gift of flowers With Valentine?s Day close approaching you may be wondering what you can do to help bring back the great feelings you once enjoye...