Listen - do you really listen to your partner. Here listening to your partner does not mean listening to your spouse at the dinning table or when you are just sitting together and talking. Listening here really means listening with care. Listening to what has been unsaid.

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.

I am no expert at love. The very word makes me nauseous and sets my body to a defensive mode. But I have had my heart broken once or twice. Badly. By some pathetic loser by the way. Lucky for me, I'm a quick learner. I made ridiculous mistakes of cosmic proportions and learnt a thing or two.

Many women get angry because their men don’t give them what they need. How about understanding that it is not possible to receive from those who can't give?

Presents will never make up for the lack of presence.

Having a relationship or being married is actually the same in relation to women's expectations. Women want their partner to behave in a certain way and also expect from their partner to understand their point of view, agree and next time act without needing any guidance from their part.

When you were dating you carved out time for each other, no matter the pressures of everyday life. You could not fall in love without that time together. This begs the question; don’t you think to sustain that love that you must also make time for one another even now?

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.

Meeting future in-laws can be intimidating. You hope that you will like them and, more importantly, that they will like you. While it may seem like the most uncomfortable of situations, there are a few things that can be done to increase your chances of survival.

There are often bumps in the road to marital bliss, even in the best relationships. Should you stay or should you go?

It may not be politically correct to tell you that a woman should make herself beautiful, sexy, and feminine. However, if you don’t, then that nice, sweet, but unbeautiful, un-sexy, and unfeminine woman may spend many lonely, unhappy years being politically correct and unnoticed by most men.

Sooner than later, I learned that he'd been married, and divorced, 5 times. Warning, warning. DANGER, flailing my arms around in robotic pantomime.

Sex is just a physical and temporary expression of lust while lovemaking is an emotional and lasting expression of trust.

Mary Walton, 84, tells a touching tale of falling in love in wartime.

Do you feel like a victim in your relationship? Discover how shifting your intention from blaming your partner to learning about yourself can start you on the road to healing your relationship.

Whether you are picking up a bouquet of Roses for a graduation, or an anniversary you need to make sure you are picking the right color of rose for your loved one. Rose colors have different meanings.

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.

The term ‘making love’ has different meanings to different people. In general, in human nature, on TV shows and in movies, the term making love is used to define a tender moment of intimacy between two people.

Anger is the natural reaction of helplessness and frustration. When we feel that we are being forced to suffer, we get either angry or feel very helpless. When we feel victimized, we get angry with our abuser. What about your relationship? Are you getting angry with your partner for any reason? Can we quiz on that?

This is a common theme that is discussed by those who are in love, or by their friends. Why does one feel jealous? Is the relationship weak? If the relationship is strong, should one feel jealous at all?

A simple plan to find the right Valentine Day gift for her

Men who fight women and women who fight men are fighting against their own nature. The solution to this conflict may surprise you.

As I promised, today we will analyze the letter from Kevin. He had an unhappy meeting and he wants us to analyze where he made a mistake. Here is his letter:

We take for granted our role in American culture, but what does it really mean to be an American? How do we define ourselves among world cultures?