Posts Tagged ‘marriage’

5 Topics To Address When Talking With Your Partner About Starting A Business

One of the most important steps (if not the most important one) you can take when starting a business is to talk with your partner/spouse before you embark on your adventure. It’s absolutely crucial to have your partner with you on the same page when you start a business. Without their support and “buy-in,” in the long run you’ll end up sacrificing your success, your relationship, or both. Save your… Continue reading

March 4 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, career, entrepreneur, freelance, job, love, marriage, Money, partner, passion, relationships, risk, work, work at home | 6 comments»

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your Lover every Day of the Year!

We are now at that time of the year again when people go crazy in proclaiming their love for their loved ones on Valentine's Day. But putting aside all the commercial hype, just what is really going on here?!If you are in a relationship, is it what you always dreamed about? And why should you only celebrate and demonstrate your love on just one day of the year?In a… Continue reading

February 14 2009 | By Arvind | Tagged: celebrate, couple, marriage, partner, relationship, single, valentine | no comments»

Marriage… and Other Stuff I’m Meant to Do

Poor Delusional Me Being a single bloke in his forties draws all kinds of comments, suggestions, inferences and questions from a broad cross-section of people, with responses ranging from pity to surprise, through to outright jealousy. Apparently the most interesting thing about me (for some people) is my wife-less-ness (Craigism). Clearly there's something weird, dark and dysfunctional about me that needs to be explored and explained.Or... I could just be a… Continue reading

October 8 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: conformity, marriage, normality, relationships, rule-breaking, society | 28 comments»

10 Keys to a Successful Romantic Relationship

In romantic relationships, as with so much else, it's the little things that count. Just as a mis-spoken word or odd look can throw a couple into a weeks-long feud, small and seemingly insignificant gestures can help keep a relationship on track. A little gift, an off-hand compliment, a moment of physical contact can vastly strengthen a relationship.

According to psychologists Nathaniel Branden and Robert… Continue reading

September 10 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: couple, family, love, marriage, relationship, romance | 21 comments»

10 Ways We Hurt Our Romantic Relationships

It's not easy to have a great relationship with your boy/girlfriend, partner, or spouse. But it's not impossible, either -- it takes some work, of course, but it's good work, work that's a joy when everything comes together.

A lot of times, though, the work isn't enough. We get in our own way with ideas and attitudes about relationships that are not only wrong, but often work to undermine… Continue reading

February 22 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: family, love, marriage, partnership, relationship, romance | 19 comments»

How to Improve Your Relationship with a Weekly Review

One of the big complaints that people trying to get themselves more organized and productive have is that no matter how on-the-ball they get, their family still throws them curve balls. While it's clearly insane to expect a 6-year-old to start worrying about todo lists and ubiquitous capture, I think at least part of the problem lies with our attitudes and expectations about our home life. Home is supposed… Continue reading

February 18 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: family, gtd, marriage, partner, relationship, spouse, weekly_review | 11 comments»

Exploring Relationships with the Single Weirdo

One of the many interesting things about being a life-long, single male in his early forties is people's reactions to that single-ness (yep, a word). Everyone has an opinion on it. Depending on the person's thinking, it can place me anywhere on the scale from 'complete social outcast', to 'coolest bloke on earth' and 'luckiest man alive'. And elicit responses ranging from pity and ridicule, to envy and admiration… Continue reading

February 12 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: Lifestyle, marriage, relationships, single | 64 comments»

20 Reasons Sex is Good

You probably don't need 20, but here is a list of reasons why sex is good for you and your partner, married or otherwise.Granted, this list is from a 'gossip' site, and it's geared towards married types, there is still some good information - not like you needed it. 2. Sex helps you forget Oxytocin, which triggers orgasm, has an amnesic effect that lasts up to five hours. So for a… Continue reading

March 21 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: marriage, social | 13 comments»

How to Spot an Unfaithful Spouse

Let me begin with this disclaimer. These are generalizations. If your mate displays one or even two of these signs it may not yet be time to seek a litigator. However, if your mate displays all or most, you may wish to seek out a good counselor. His Mannerism:

You are suddenly receiving more attention than usual.
You begin to get a lot of unexpected gifts.
Your instincts are sending you messages.
He becomes

October 4 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: behavior, Communication, marriage, relationship | 21 comments»

12 Rules for Marriage

Marriage sometimes sweet, sometimes sour. It requires a lot of efforts but the rewards are great. It is good to hear some experience from people. Glenn McDonald shares his 12 advices which he gave to his sister as part of her wedding ceremony. I enjoy reading this piece of article, as it gives some insights on what to expect, issues and some solutions, and there aren't many articles on marriage… Continue reading

September 7 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: marriage | 3 comments»