Valentines day has come and gone. Some relationships have started. Some relationships have ended, and some relationships have proceeded to the next level. A number of couples get engaged on Valentine’s Day because it seems like a more an appropriate date to propose. Those partners that said yes are now engaged. Those partners that said no are likely part of...

Relationship Boundarie We all have boundaries.  We all have that line that must never be crossed.  This is beyond what we have as preferences for the way we like to be treated.  This has to do with absolutes in what we can and cannot handle in our intimate relationships. Where some people make mistakes, is in how they communicate their boundaries. The BIGGEST...

Monogamy is easier than open relationships, because the rules are simpler…but the application of the rules of monogamy is not as easy. Monogamy works for monogamous people…however the power of choice and the self entitlement of our current societal structure is making it more challenging for the chances that monogamous people have, of making their...

At least 40% of marriages end in divorce. Depending on the study you read, the percentage can be higher. Even though the break down of families continues, the drive that makes people want to connect with one another does not break down. But what happens when a newly single person, ready to re-enter the dating scene…has kids?Single parents have it tough. Not...

At the heart of every great people pleaser is the best of intentions of wanting to be liked by the other person. And that is why people pleasers, as “nice” as they are, are never fully trusted by the target of their affections. When someone wants to please a person, that is OK, provided that the person feels the attention is earned. The problem is that a...