Learn to recognize the various types of relationships and when relationships start to break down. Understand the warning signs associated with an abusive relationship, controlling relationships, as well as many relationship myths. Find out what is the fundamental key to the long term strength of any type of relationship.

Everyone wants to be respected by others but not all of them get it. It's important to first define who a respectable person is before giving respect to him. Many people who deserve respect do not receive it. This is mainly attributed to the fact that they don't know how to demand respect from others. Either they are ignorant of this right of theirs, or they themselves do not show respect to others.

We put our energy into everything we do. The environment in which you share your love life is one of the most important places to begin to acknowledge, that love is a priority. Your home can celebrate love to such a degree that it keeps a relationship together during difficult challenges. Designing your home to include the essence of romance is a vital part of creating sacred love in your home. The environment a person lives in affects their mind, their health, and their heart more than anything else in their life. An evolved individual, living amongst thieves, will eventually take on some of their energy. So our space is a vital step in creating sacred love. Here are some suggestions to improve your loving space. Part 11

All our stories of the past are actually a balance of pleasure and pain. But that is not how we remember them. We want to protect ourselves, because we don’t want to admit how much we loved a person, and still do. We hold onto those stories and try to crease a life around them.

For just a few moments a day, stop the rush and contemplate the following questions? Is my mindset supporting a loving relationship? How do I really feel? Am I coming from anger or frustration, and therefore so determined to “make it” the way I want it, that I can’t appreciate it the way that it is?

The purpose of this article is to discuss the second law of nature, the law of growth. Personal growth comes from changing your mind. When things happen, you can go into a downward spiral or change your mind. I you change you mind you can grow, if you don't then you will simply have to deal with the issue at hand.

It is quite common for couples to get married because they have a baby on the way or because they want kids and historically it was common practice to have children soon after marriage. Unfortunately this kind of marriage scenario can lead to common marriage problems either early on in the relationship or once the children have grown up.

What is an anchor? And I am not referring to the nautical term. It is grounding yourself with a memory either positive or negative that reminds you of how you felt, what you did or what you believed when the anchor is thought of, touched, or focused on. Let me give you a positive and negative illustration of how an anchor is used.

Presents will never make up for the lack of presence.

How do you put romance into your relationship? Real, long-lasting romance is necessary to Co-Create a conscious Relationship. If you need direction to make some romance, look at these. You may have some personal qualities to make them even more meaningful.

A good man is hard to find. That is why divorce rate is very high. The solution? Get it right from the beginning. Marry a good husband. How?

He's hooked and booked. And yet he gets a second look. Let's explore the fascination that women, both single and married, have for another woman's man...

The perfect kiss will help lock you in with the man or woman of your dreams and will put you down in his / her memory banks forever! But, how do you achieve the perfect kiss? Each person has different feelings about the way they like to be kissed. A general rule for the first kiss is to be soft and brush his / her lips gently, without thrusting your tongue into your partner's mouth as if you were playing tonsil hockey.

Building better relationships, means building a better life for ourselves and a Better Universe at the same time.

Is your relationship becoming uncomfortable? Are you no longer enjoying the relationship? Do you not understand what might be going wrong, but you can sense it? You are not happy, but cannot pin point the cause of unhappiness.

I advise women not to live with a man before marriage. Familiarity breeds contempt, especially for men.

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.

Women can bring more love into their lives by surrendering to the idea of being surrounded by love. Valentine's Day, with its hearts and flowers, cupids and teddy bears, can either remind us of loneliness, or inspire us with possibilities for love. Choose love!

Opposite personalities can contribute to the chemistry in a love relationship, but if a couple in a love relationship are too different, they might end up heading in different directions. How many shared similarities are necessary for successful love and marriage?

What memories do you celebrate in your relationship? Read on to discover the importance of celebrating memories and tips for how to do it.

To fully receive the love you desire, don’t act out some fiction of how you think it's supposed to be. If you do you'll just be swept away by the fake drama of your imaginings, and you'll lose any possibility for real intimacy. The heart and soul of real romance is all about being who you are -- really are -- in the moment.

The statistics on relationships are depressing: in California alone, the average marriage lasts just 5 years. Nationwide, 43% of marriages end within 15 years. Second and third marriages end in divorce 60-70% of the time. Clearly, how we handle our relationships is not working. And yet, 94% of young adults in one study said that having a good marriage is extremely important to them. So, what can you do?

Some of the best lessons come directly from the counseling office. Here's some of the wisdom my clients are sending you this week: 5 things to avoid, and 5 things to do in relationships.

Bars and hotels were remarkably smart when they created the happy hour. Reduced prices on drinks and free hors d'oevres quickly filled up tables that formerly sat empty during the late afternoon doldrums.But the food and drinks are only window dressing for the real pull of happy hour - the chance to unwind from the day,put work behind us, and slowly and comfortably ease back into the world outside our daily grind. Rather than spend this time with work associates, create your own wind-down celebration at home.

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.