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.

And I stopped and thought about how these traditions come and stay. About how generations of children have celebrated religious heritages with bar/bat mitzvahs and christenings and baptism parties; about how American girls have Sweet Sixteen’s and how Latin girls have Quince’s. About weddings. And how these events occur just once in a lifetime. Once or twice in a family.

In any relationship problems mostly arise due to money, sex or children. These are life’s greatest battles everyone has to cope with in order to survive. Resolving issues over these conflicts could sometimes be very difficult but learning to accept them as natural consequences of any relationship will help a great deal in solving them. Keep reading on to find out how to avoid problems related with these matters and live a happy and fruitful life.

All emotion is only half the truth, an illusion; a complete lie. Life is balanced, we distort it by projecting out opinion onto it. We interpret it with our ego and spin it left or right and therefore emotionalise it. By emotionalising things, we can make it safe. And from a love aspect, then we see where we are – out of integrity – and could bring our ego back to balance, if we chose to.

It’s a constant and ongoing battle in your marriage. You like to have things laid out and to be prepared for what’s coming. He doesn’t plan at all. You know you’d relax if only he’d be a little more focused, and then you could stop having these arguments. How can you get him to work with you on this? Is it even possible?

The real problem with bad relationships is not that we have them because, unfortunately, most people do. The real problem of bad relationships is the amount of time we remain in the relationship when we knew long ago that we should have left and the continuing amount of time we allow ourselves to be emotionally in prison for something that was not worthwhile to begin with. This is not isolated to just women or just men. If it is isolated to any specific group, it is human beings. We all deal with the same things, although at the time we feel like we are the only person in the world to feel the type of pain and emptiness that we feel. There are endless number of tips and techniques that people offer in dealing getting over relationships and I am sure there is a time and a place for them all. There is no one thing that will make it any easier, so I would say understanding that is the first step. Although there is not one quick and easy fix, there are things that I think work better than others.

If we could only get a revelation of the Love that God has for us, and truly understand in our innermost being how much He cares for us, Then I believe it will become easy to wholly and completely trust Him. It is hard to trust someone you don't know very well. One of the best ways to get to know Him is through His Word. His Word is His revelation of Himself

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?

Addresses how to increase the level of intimacy in your relationships. Explores how the lack of humility and its effects stifles the growth in relationships

Ah, high school. Even when it's gone, it's not really gone. It always comes back in the form of reunions. High school reunions can be uncomfortable, but with a little effort you should find they are easier than you think.

Many would agree there is a need for Black men and women to come together and work towards healing our relationships. Black people have the lowest marriage rates and the highest divorce rates.

The Internet has made connecting and re-connecting far easier than ever before. In fact it is now effortless, but the question I beg is should we contact old flames just because it is easy to do so? We have to think about the other person's life and the effect it may cause them before we do. This only gets more true as time goes on, your life has changed significantly, surely theirs has as well. What impact will your casual hello have on them? It could be wonderful or catastrophic.

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.

Remaining positive when dealing with negative people in your life can be quite a challenge. Use these 7 tips to maintain your positive attitude and avoid getting infected with someone else's negativity.

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.

He may be as sweet as sugar, but he's not your type. Can you ever let him down gently?

Dating with a Ukrainian or Russian girl usually begins with cautious correspondence which lasts for a few months and is followed by a man's visit to Ukraine or Russia. Some men make haste and would prefer to invite the Ukrainian woman to their country at once so that she could see the place where she is supposed to live after the marriage. But the usual practical recommendation for a foreign man is to display curiosity and visit the possible future bride's country first. Why so? There are several reasons for doing that.

Being romantic is something anyone can be. Some of us just need a little help and guidance to get started. Read on for practical tips you can use to romance your loved one today!

I used to paint when I was young. I was a dancer. I loved hiking. I loved outdoor sports and so it goes on. I used to be is the common theme. I have forgotten about all that, because my partner does not like that?

So many relationships start out wonderfully, and then, before you know it, your wondering where the love has gone. Your think that you've failed. However, when you know the proven laws of successful relationships, and how to practice them, happy and satifying relationships become the norm, not the exception. You then can mend a broken relationship, or build a new relationship that will weather difficulties, and grow better as time goes by.

How is that that I have great and not so great relationships with different people? What is there that makes me like and be liked as well as hated (or disliked) and hateful (or despising)? Why do I recognize negative qualities in some people and positive qualities in other people?

In a good relationship, we pay compliments to each other all the time. We love receiving positive feedback and try to go out of our way to let our partner know how happy we are to be with them. But verbal remarks fade so quickly. Make them last by putting them in writing where they can be revisited later to re-trigger their positive response.

Do you know how to use love languages in your relationship? Read on to discover how to use this powerful tool in your own relationship.