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.

Those who take relationships for granted and do not take the time to do the maintenance will find a once beautiful relationship will wilt and die. You are in a comfortable relationship were you have mutual respect for each other. It may not have the zest and excitement of a new relationship but you have learned to live in contentment with another. This really is a fine achievement worthy of praise. It has the reward of a long lasting loving relationship that can only be coveted by many.

Valentines Day is always the season to share and express your love to your special someone. If you have not bought him or her special gift because you have no money left in your wallet, don't get upset because you can always have one instantly.

When the lovin' has turned to cussin' it's time to take out the Big Secret... change...

Everyone wants fun and excitement in a relationship. Greet our partner in such a way that is exciting. Get your lover addicted to you with your different way of greeting him. Your partner should always feel a wave of excitement on meeting you while returning from work or any place, after a long break or a short break whatever the gap the meeting should be exciting.

If your primary focus in your relationship is to control your partner, then you are having relationship problems. Learn how to move from control to kindness with yourself and your partner.

When I look around and see...I see that many people are involved in multiple relations with opposite gender…either they are maintaining all relations at a time and one after another. I wonder, if this is a status symbol or side effects of globalization…a genuine need and just lust. You may wonder, why a HR Professional is discussing about such relations? Well, if such relations can exist in open…so, I don’t think there is any harm in discussing about it. Human Resource Department deals with Human Behaviour, Human Emotions, Human Values, Human Joys, Happiness and Human Sentiments…and in such relations we see all these emotions.

I recently read a study that indicated that 91% of all people in relationships were not happy. Now I can't tell you if this percentage is true, if it is an accurate portrayal of the average relationship or an exaggeration to get people’s attention. I don't know the details or particulars of the study as they were not given in very much depth. But the fact remains, that if 91% of the people surveyed felt this way, can we assume that many other people in general who were not surveyed are not happy as well? I don’t like to make assumptions but this number is really scary.

My husband cheated on me multiple times. It's really easy to get bogged down in thinking that because of his terrible actions that all the problems in the marriage are his fault.

Do lovers wear masks in front of their beloved or is the society influencing the negative thoughts of the generation in love. As soon as you dare to leave your ex-beloved, revenge replaces love ... and sometimes, literally. What makes former lovers violent with their once-beloveds?

Are you just ‘going through the motions’ in your relationship? Do the words ‘I love you, but I’m not IN LOVE with you’ describe what you’re feeling? Find out what’s missing and how you can put the spark back into your relationship.

Finding a soul mate is like trying to find two identical snowflakes. Good luck.

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!

Relationships are never perfect and some appear less perfect than others but just because you don't always see eye to eye and just because you have let the relationship slide it doesn't mean to say that you weren't meant to be together.

Why is he always stuck in the pub with his mates. Does he prefer a fishing trip with his mates that a day with you and the kids.

There are incidents in our life where we have to disclose some news or have to say something to people close to us...known to us where we are aware that it may hurt them. For Example read the following: 1) You have to tell your sub-ordinate that he is sacked or he has to resign. 2) All in your team got increments and promotions, except two people...disclose this news to them. 3) You father is serious and he is in hospital...sharing this news with your sibling. 4) Your daughter has appeared for “Chartered Accountant Exams” but failed...now share it with her. 5) Giving “honest” feedback to your spouses...about their looks. 6) Giving “honest” comment to your friends about their behavior and habit.

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.

Tbe best way to assess the maturity of others is to know your own. Here's how.

Relationships in the early phase of formation are guided by heart and physical attraction and needs. How many of us give a chance to our head to decide whether we will relate to a person using our head? Very few of us do that.

Everyone's been burned, cheated on and totally deflated by their loved one at some point. It's not a fun thing to go through, and sometimes it causes the person to become disillusioned with the whole idea of romance, relationships or beginning anew.

No one is perfect. We do the best we can, but still fall short of what we can be. We must also allow others the same priviledge. Joy and happiness can only be found on the pathways of forgiveness and forgetting.

Without self esteem there can be no real intimacy. Without real intimacy there can be no successful relationship. Low self esteem is the result of the sum total of all the traumatic life experiences you have had and which are stored inside you as memories. All these can be released quickly and easily thereby helping you achieve intimacy and a successful relationship. Do you have the courage or would you rather look forward to a disappointing separation?

Each of us has some typical images in mind: an ideal man, an ideal mother, miss Perfection and so on. It doesn’t mean we try to make our fellow mates fit all these criteria. But cliches can help us understand what we want.

Do you know how to get close again after drifting apart? Here are some strategies for getting close again.