If you want more out of your relationship then you have to be more. Relationship Specialist, Mark Webb, shares an excerpt from his bestselling book, How To Be A Great Partner.

Distrust has always been a bug eating at the human soul. Previous relationships wherein we have been burned and our hearts broken, provide for us ample evidence that all people cannot be trusted. However how about those who are trustworthy? Do they deserve to be mistreated and made to feel guilty until proven innocent because of the bad actions of somebody else?

Expressed as a two-way bridge between childhood and adulthood, magical thinking is a developmental stage during childhood that serves a very important function in the process of creativity and imagination. Like so many of our developmental constructs, when magical thinking is held onto and not revised in the light of reality it becomes maladaptive.

A relationship can not be properly built and nurtured with only one “hand”, one person. In order for a relationship to work with optimal success, there must be frequent and sufficient help and input. There must be honest non-critical and loving feedback on a continual basis.

Much of the discord couples experience comes from fear of exposing their true feelings – their love, fears, doubts, insecurities – their true selves. So they hide their truth behind ego...

Perhaps it’s because life has become easier over the years or perhaps it’s just because people have higher expectations than they did in the past but whatever the reason one of the most common marriage problems is to bail out when the going gets a little tough.

I got an email from out of the blue from ICQ, which asked if I wanted to post my picture and bio on their website.I sent the info to them on a lark. Shorty, I received an email from a Ukrainian woman.

What you appreciate grows. Good management is to appreciate things. Make them bigger. You make people bigger by appreciating them. You make businesses bigger by appreciating its assets. You make relationships bigger by appreciating how much you can do together as a couple (rather than as two individuals) and you make yourself bigger by appreciating life, and the gifts you have.

Mate poaching is more common than we think. Why it's so exciting for someone to make off with someone else's spouse? Here is what we find out...

A gift of time can be one of the most precious gifts anyone can share; time that can brighten up one's life even just for a brief moment. It leaves memories that will last till the next time.

Thinking of tying the knot but not sure if it's a case of Mr/Miss Right? Before waltzing down the aisle hear what's in the heart of the matter and what matters to the heart.

Organising social events can be a stressful affair, especially when you consider the Ex Factor!

Life in the fast lane means there are hardly any opportunities to meet Mr. Right or your dream date. The dating scenario has rapidly progressed to include online dating, speed dating, dating events, and of course the old faithful an evening at the local watering hole or bar.

If you have been married for a while, it's easy to get lost in your busy lifestyles. Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the roses.

Relationships are fertile ground for learning about our selves. Discover what you can learn about yourself when you are judged or rejected by another.

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.

Self awareness is one of the corner stones of success in a relationship. Without it your are not really present. To learn how to nurture it read this.

Emotional and physical abuse is believed to be only for women. Men are the abusers and women the victims. Don't women abuse men? Yes they do get abused and mercilessly. A woman can be brutal when it comes to blames and accusations.

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

Here are just a few quotes from people that honored their mothers with these wonderful and memorable words about motherhood.

Everyone dreaded report card day in school and if you are dreading making your own relationship report card, then you need to buckle down and study! When you rank all of the aspects of your relationship with your spouse, you want (and need!) to score in the high nineties for an A+.

People with a great smile radiate a warmth that draws others to them instantly.

Where do you find love and intimacy? Somewhere you probably haven’t considered. But once you see it -- where love and intimacy life and breathe -- you’ll know what it’s like to be loved for who you really are.

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.