Category: Articles

When it comes to jealousy, not all forms are created equal. In fact, there are definitely extremes. And while sometimes a little jealousy can make a relationship stronger, too much can lead to its imminent implosion. Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

I’m in the bedding department of the hulking Tokyu department store, or depaato in Japanese, which sits above the even more hulking Shibuya train starion in central Tokyo. Imagine Bloomingdale’s set atop Grand Central Station. Continue reading Mystery of the Single Futon

Energy and love are a lot alike. Continue reading About Love – Energy & Love

Love is an energy that can be used in a positive, healthy manner or a negative, unhealthy manner. Continue reading About Love – Healthy & Unhealthy Love

If you and your partner would like to experience each other’s love on a deeper level, give the following love exercise a try.  Continue reading About Love – The Love Exercise

Be thankful for your relationships. All of them. Continue reading A Prayer of Thanksgiving

The alarm rings, but you’re not quite ready to get up. Continue reading Breakfast—the Meal of Champions

Dennis and Vicki Covington have had an unconventional and chaotic marriage. Continue reading By-Words for Marriage

There are some things that men just seem to do better than women – keeping mechanical things running comes immediately to mind. Continue reading Car Repair Without A Man In The House

Do disagreements and conflicts turn into angry confrontations that hurt you and your partner? Continue reading Fighting Fair – Do You Know How?

“If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive.” – Mother Theresa Continue reading Forgiveness… What’s It For?

A few years ago, a poll in the National Enquirer found that the majority of women would rather go out to dinner than have sex. Continue reading For Women Only

I am learning to see my love partner without distortion; to value her as highly as I value myself; to give without expecting anything in return; to commit myself fully to her welfare. Continue reading Friends & Lovers

It is opening night of the new hit movie Cruel Intentions. Continue reading Friends or ex-Lovers

John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. Continue reading The Girl With the Rose

A friend plans to remarry. You have mixed feelings. Continue reading Haste Makes Waste

My mother always said that the best parents are lazy parents. Continue reading How Lazy Parents Make Happier Kids and Stronger Marriages

The Relationship Satisfaction Test was developed in the 1980s by a Texas psychologist, and is easy to take because it only has seven questions. Continue reading How Satisfying Is Your Relationship?

When it comes to imagining our retirement, most of us are in uncharted territory. Continue reading How Should We Plan For Retirement?

 Gene is a used car salesman in Phoenix who prefers making deals with men. Continue reading How To Buy A Car – Tips for Women

A few basics will help to give you the bargaining edge. Continue reading How To Buy A Car – Be Prepared

Rita and I split up our household five years ago. It was fine with me. Continue reading How To Grocery Shop Like A Woman

Can you think of a better time than to show extra attention to your mate than when she (or he) is sick? Continue reading In Sickness and In Health

Nothing builds a bond between two people like genuine affection and lovemaking. Continue reading Keep the Lovin' Comin'

Here’s the bottom-line truth we discovered from our decades of work with couples in long-term relationships: People can endure long-term relationships in many ways, but they will only thrive if they do five things. Continue reading Five Secrets of Lasting Love

If you have recently come out of a relationship, heed this word of caution. It may be wise to distance yourself from relationships for a while. Continue reading Learning to Love the One You're With!

Is the only time you spend with your spouse during the work week, those few hours after coming home from work and before going to bed? Continue reading Let's Do Lunch

Reading the “personals” column in the newspaper used to be a source of great amusement for many of us and our friends. We certainly wouldn’t have considered answering an ad, much less placing such an ad! Continue reading Love In The Classifieds – Do You Dare?

Love is a multifaceted experience. Love incorporates every aspect of our being. Continue reading Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

Trust your heart! It always tells the truth! Continue reading LoveNote for Singles Only!

The Lover asked: “How would you like me to touch you?” Continue reading The Lover's Touch

Maturity, in general, is many things. Maturity in a love relationship is everything! Continue reading Maturity in Relationships

Not every man you’ll meet will be a candidate to share your toothpaste. Continue reading Men You'll Wish You'd Never Met

“What’re we gonna do with this crummy old throw rug,” he asked as we prepared to merge households. Continue reading Merging After Fifty

She talks and talks and talks… Spitting out a torrent of words. Drowning me in noise. Stopping only to catch her breath. Providing me not with a moment of silence to respond. Imprisoning me with her chattering. Praying for the strength to be patient and understanding. Continue reading Ode To Jenny

Feeling down in the dumps? Blue? Now’s the time to do something nice for yourself. Continue reading Pamper Yourself

There are so many complexities to a good relationship that it is difficult to know what exactly makes them work. Continue reading Are You In A Relationship For the Right Reasons?

Perhaps there are some biological changes that go on as we grow older, however my experience has taught me that those years we call mid-life are often when most of us begin to be uncomfortable with the direction our lives are taking. Continue reading Powerful Beyond Measure!

Long before we get to the table laden with turkey, cranberry sauce and over-sweet yams, we are face-to-face with the challenge of gratitude all month long. Continue reading The Price of Gratitude

Well, if it’s so easy, why is it that every time I pull into a gas station that offers both full-service and self serve, that there are so many paying an extra ten cents a gallon for full service? Continue reading Pumping Gas – It's Easy

I ran into an old lover the other day. I hadn’t seen her in ages. I was unprepared for the accidental encounter. Forced smiles. Mumbled pleasantries. Hastily exchanged phone numbers. An awkward hug and a peck good-bye. I wish I had run into a brick wall instead. Continue reading Ran Into An Old Lover the Other Day…

When it comes to imagining our retirement, most of us are in uncharted territory. Continue reading R&D: "How Should We Plan For Retirement?"

How healthy is your relationship? How would you score in Dr. Phil’s relationship test? Continue reading Relationship Health Profile Test

Every year millions of people begin a romantic relationship hoping to win the Relationship Lottery. They say “okay” to an offer for a date, not really sure they want to enter the lottery once again. Continue reading The Relationship Lottery

Most single people will get into an important intimate relationship sooner or later. Several, in fact. Continue reading Relationship Practice… and Practice… and Practice

Or… If We’re in This Together, Why Aren’t We On the Same Team? Continue reading Same Event. . . Different Scores!

Book Excerpt – Chapter One: Putting The Past Behind You Continue reading The Second Time Around

Many singles such as myself exist day today without constant company and do quite well. Why is it, then, that travel must absolutely be otherwise?  Continue reading The Single Traveler

Look to yourself for definition and direction, and not to the judgment of friend, lovers and peers. Continue reading Surrendering to Yourself

At first glance Valentine’s Day is a cushiony, pink, red and white landscape of hearts and flowers. Continue reading Ten Tips for Avoiding Valentine's Day Disasters

Want to lose 7 -10 pounds? The best way is NOT to gain it over the holidays!  Continue reading Ten Tips for Staying in Shape During the Holidays

Marriage, one of the most important events in a person’s life, can not be properly celebrated only once a year. It should be cherished daily and commemorated as often as possible. Continue reading That Time of the Month

Sags, bags, wrinkles, drooping eyelids, hanging chins, varicose veins, balding head, facial hair.  Continue reading Those Annoying Sags, Bags & Wrinkles!!

It doesn’t take much to convince the single traveller that life and the IRS are unfair to the unescorted. Continue reading Travel Single, Travel Safe

Security in what seems to be an insecure world, is uppermost in the minds of many travellers. Continue reading Travel Single, Travel Safe – Security