Tag Archives: Love

Most people would consider having high standards a good thing. Striving for excellence can show that you have a good work ethic and strength of character. High standards can also push you to reach your peak level of performance. For example, athletes often train long and hard to reach excellence in …

People are often confused about what it means to have self-esteem. Some think it has to do with the way you look or how popular you are with your friends or others. Others believe that having a great body will help you gain self-esteem, while others think you actually need …

Some relationships last forever, some doesn’t. Romantic relationships don’t always have a happy ending. Sometimes people just fall out of love. Sometimes people will leave you. Some people will love you for the rest of their life. Breaking up with someone is really hard and it takes a lot of courage to face …

“The difference between a compliment and flattery is often motive. A compliment offers genuine appreciation for a quality or action seen in another person. The goal of flattery is usually self-advancement through gaining the favor of someone else. Compliments seek to encourage; flattery attempts to manipulate.”  —David McCasland When it …

Who doesn’t want a loving relationship? It’s magical, it’s great and it brings more fulfillment into our lives. Loving relationships provide you with a mutual understanding of another human being and bring comfort into your own existence. Here are 12 simple tasks you can do every day to make a …

Need help understanding men? If you wonder about meeting friends and family and getting to an exclusive relationship, this post answers one woman’s question about the guys she is dating. Getting to exclusivity with a man requires handling the situation delicately and knowing when to throw in the towel. Is …

Projecting a past relationship onto a current one is like re-living a dream we had last night, in the light of day. The past is no longer “real,” but our memories and experiences from our last relationship can come back to haunt us. And while we all know intellectually that …

You just met a wonderful guy! He has an impressive-sounding job, a summer house by the lake, a nice car in the garage… and his three kids every other weekend. Oh, and did we mention an ex-wife who doesn’t love the idea of another woman making her children pancakes? Yes, …

Have you ever been in a relationship that seemed more like work than fun? Where every day you seemed to have a new issue to discuss? Maybe it had to do with little miscommunication, or an ongoing dispute, or a difference of opinion that regularly complicated your daily interactions. Check out …

As a general rule, the biggest difference between “friend” signals and signaling romantic or sexual interest is, well, sex. Attraction is, after all, a mix of emotional and physical chemistry; if all you you are doing is trying to build an emotional connection while neglecting the physical aspects, then you’re going to …