What is Love?
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we've launched our new "Love Is..." campaign. It's a little reminder that you can be single and still enjoy Valentine's Day.
Posts by Ron Zvagelsky
How To Attract The Perfect Mate
Everyone wants to know how to attract the man or woman of his or her dreams. However, when it comes to attracting the perfect mate, you may be surprised to discover that you should begin by focusing on yourself. First, if you don’t have a clear understanding of who you are, what you like, or where you are headed in life, it will be impossible to attract other people. Before you can attract someone who is your complement, you must first develop your own individual characteristics and attain your own dreams, goals, and visions.
Is Your Partner Obsessively Jealous?
One of the emotions that most couples experience at some point in their relationship is jealousy. Jealousy may best be described as an emotion that arises when one person feels that someone else is giving the attention they deserve to another person. In addition to attention, a partner may feel jealous if his or her partner gives time, love, or affection to someone else. Jealousy can become a problem in a relationship, as the partner who is feeling jealous begins to dominate and control their partner’s behavior. Additionally, jealousy is caused when one person perceives a threat to the stability of their relationship, and they may begin to act in inappropriate ways to try to remove the threat. This is when the actions of a jealous partner may begin to cross the lines and become obsessive.
Revealing Intimate Details From Past Relationships
When two people enter a relationship, there is one thing that they will bring with them – baggage. Though at first, the feelings of love may be strong and overwhelming, it doesn’t take very long before those feelings wear off and you begin to see each other for whom you really are. When this happens, dialogue and communication begins to change. At first, the two of you may never utter an unflattering word or remark to each other, however after time, you’ll find that you’ll know exactly how to push each other’s buttons. This is a simple fact of relationships. The better you know each other, the deeper your communication will be, and the easier it will be to trigger sensitive areas that each partner has.
The Truth About Emotional, Sexual, and Online Affairs
Today, infidelity is more prevalent than ever before. When someone finds the person that they believe is their soul mate, it can be devastating to discover that their trust has been betrayed. This betrayal typically occurs in the form of an affair and many relationships have been permanently destroyed when they discover that one person has been unfaithful. However, the Internet and modern technology has added many dimensions to the meaning of the words, "unfaithful" or "affair".
Is Talking About Your Ex A Good Idea?
There's no denying the simple truth that women talk more than men. Women are constantly begging men to open up or share their feelings, while men typically want to be left alone and wish the woman would stop talking so frequently. However, when it comes to open communication between couples, there is one subject that may have serious implications to the stability of your relationship-frequent talk about "the ex".
Dating Your Best Friend's Ex
You more than likely didn't intend for it to happen. But things just transpired, and now you find that you have developed feelings for your best friend's ex. Though it may feel like true love, you may be wondering if this relationship is doomed from the start. No matter how you feel, one thing is definite, if you date your best friend's ex, your friendship will undoubtedly be strained. In fact, your friend may feel an overwhelming sense of betrayal. This could be heightened depending on how much information your friend shared with you regarding his or her relationship.
Chivalrous Men and Independent Women
Today, many women are reaching levels of independence that previous times have never seen before. The ideas that were prominent in the past regarding a woman’s role in society has not only progressed, they have radically changed. Many women do not prepare themselves to finish high school, marry, and begin raising a family, as was customary for many generations. Today's woman is career minded as well as goal oriented, and she may not begin to feel ready to rear children until she reaches forty, an age previously believed to be the end of childbearing.
Can Taking A Break Strengthen Your Relationship?
When two people are involved in a committed relationship, it doesn't take very long before all of the fun, dazzle, and romance begins to wear off. Once this happens, couples may discover that they have many differences and begin arguing and fighting. First, it should be stated that the feeling of "being in love" never lasts. This is a proven scientific fact. All of the hormones, forgetfulness, and constant thoughts of each other lasts roughly the first two years of being "in love". After that, reality sets in and people begin to see each other without the rose colored blinders – faults and all.
Arguing In Your Relationship
It is unrealistic to think that you will never have arguments in your relationship. A relationship consists of two different people, with separate sets of opinions, values, and belief systems. It is unavoidable that at some point in your relationship, you will encounter disagreements and arguments. The most important aspect to consider is not how to avoid arguing and disagreements, but rather how can you handle them effectively and fight fair.