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Honesty can be overdone, endangering a relationship
Trust is the basis of every relationship. But in order for couples to be able to rely on one another, partners should not always honest. In some situations, it's better to keep quiet or fake it a little bit because too-generous openness can do more to destroy trust than keep it. "Demanding 100% openness and honesty is one of the main falsities about love. And complete honesty is neither possible nor desirable," said couples counsellor Dorothee Doering, a in Kaarst, Germany. Like when a woman asks her mate if her bottom looks big in her new jeans. And women are better off dealing questions about the qualities of their ex-lovers diplomatically.
by earthtimes | 2008-02-03 | Healthy relationship

Keeping Relationships Sexy
Sexual attraction may bring two people together, but it won't keep them together. Face it, Long hours on the job, bills and debt are not sexy. Having kids can take the spontaneity out of passion for years! In plain English, keeping relationship sexy is about putting in the time and making the effort to keep yourselves sexy for each other in very basic ways. (1) Keep yourself looking just as good today as you did before you walked down the aisle together. (2) Make an agreement that your bedroom is a place where arguments, problems, etc are not allowed. (3) Fantasize with each other...
by americanchronicle | 2007-09-22 | Healthy relationship

5 Ways to Show Love
Every person has 5 basic needs in a relationship. What you think is miscommunication, may be a difference in the dialect of love you are speaking. "I need you to spend time with me..." The first need of every person is to spend quality time with the people in his or her life. This does not include a conversation with the tv in the background. It means valuing time together, like sitting across from each other at dinner and talk about the future. "Busy schedules drain you. Spending quality time together puts deposits in your emotional accounts and encourages your partner, while giving you both time to unwind."
by tcudailyskiff | 2007-03-31 | Healthy relationship

Lust Is A Must - An Essential Part Of Most Relationships
But lust can, more often than not, be a good thing. Instead of punishing ourselves for objectification or guilt-tripping ourselves for our sexual desires, Simon Blackburn writes that lust is "not merely useful but essential." Jason Pellegrino couldn't agree more: "Without lust, we're dead in the water. There wouldn't be relationships without lust. It's all about lust." Lust is a motivator not without its merits, Greg Goodstein said: "I think it's just like any other emotion or driving force; it can be good or bad. If you're looking for a relationship, there's a lust component to the person you're trying to meet."
by courant | 2007-01-08 | Healthy relationship

What makes marriages work - 6 Stages of Marriage researched
More than half of us are not only bad at marriage, we're lousy at divorce - and we don't seem to be learning a thing: 60% of second marriages fail as well. So if we don't learn from our failures, is it possible to learn from others' successes? Researchers began a long-term look at marriage to discover what makes the good ones work. Stages of marriage are set by emotional themes and interaction patterns. (1) Partners see each other as perfect: necessary for a trust in each other's commitment. (2) Yet as signs of external interests emerge the other partner may view it as betrayal. The task is to start accepting differentness as enhancing the relationship.
by psychologytoday | 2006-09-10 | Healthy relationship

What makes a relationship work
Engaging in discussions with friends, and listening to them talk about the highs and lows of a relationship inspired me to come up with this list on how you can be a good partner to make a relationship work: Don't look for the right person. Be the right person. When in a relationship, the number one ingredient is open communication. It is always a major plus if couples are willing to be open and honest about how they feel. Set expectations early on: It is important to let your partner know early on what you like or don't like so they know what to look out for, expect and avoid.
by cbnnews | 2006-07-28 | Healthy relationship

Praise: Encouraging Signs
Hurdles like jealousy and miscommunication can determine whether a relationship succeeds. But what about how couples 'cope' when something positive happens? According to a new set of studies, the way we respond to our mate's good fortune is a strong predictor of marital satisfaction and, at least in the short term, whether a couple will break up.
by psychologytoday | 2006-04-28 | Healthy relationship

Why Cupid's arrow takes a year to hit its target of true love
Who ever loved, that loved not at first sight? From Christopher Marlowe to Kylie, artists have spent centuries falling for it. Now scientists beg to differ: rather than being struck by thunderbolts of passion on first meeting, couples take up to a year to find true love. Researchers have concluded that "consummate love", defined as a balance of passion, intimacy and commitment, takes around 12 months to develop in a relationship. But the females of our species, it seems, are better at fending off cupid's arrow: men were more likely to experience true love than women, with 67% of men and 57% of women said to be savouring consummate love.
by guardian | 2006-03-22 | Healthy relationship

The basic ingredients for a healthy intimate relationship
Human beings crave intimacy, need to love and be loved. Yet people have much trouble doing so. (1) Choose a partner wisely and well. We are attracted to people for all kinds of reasons. They remind us of someone from our past. They shower us with gifts and make us feel important. Evaluate a potential partner as you would a friend; look at their character, personality, values, their generosity of spirit, the relationship between their words and actions, their relationships with others.
by psychologytoday | 2005-12-19 | Healthy relationship

The 7 Unfailing Laws of Successful Relationships
Most think that relationships exist to make them happy. When they find that special person, they believe that love will naturally grow. But in relationships we encounter everything, challenges, joy, fulfillment, loss. Yet, despite all training in life, we seldom learn about the knitty gritty of relationships, how to build the relationship in a way that brings out the best in all. (Law #4) - Enjoy Honest Communication Without the ability to say No, we cannot say Yes.
by articlealley | 2005-12-13 | Healthy relationship

Are Your Relationships Healthy?
The important distinction between a functional and a dysfunctional relationship is this: the former encourages personal growth (constructive), while the latter discourages personal growth (destructive). A functional relationship is not a fairy-tale type "they lived happily ever after" scenario; it is subject to the same stresses and challenges inherent in any human partnership. Below are the signs of a functional relationship: (1) Encouraging one another to develop new skills and interest.
by InnerSelf | 2005-11-17 | Healthy relationship

The Sunday Morning Relationship Test
The Sunday Morning Test would go like this: I would meet someone whom I was attracted to. We would go for dinner on Saturday night and then spend the evening together. The test would come when I awoke on Sunday morning. I knew it was lust when I would feel compelled to leave as soon as I could on Sunday Morning. I knew it was love when I felt inspired to stay in bed and snuggle with my new partner. You know the feeling of total comfort and a general sense of peace about you. You want to talk, stay in bed and watch an old movie. You relish the moment of drinking coffee and reading the newspaper together.
by EzineArticles | 2005-11-08 | Healthy relationship

What is Important To a Relationship?
Most people think that sharing the same religious background, having comparable intelligence and ambitions, being involved in the same sort of social life, and having the same financial goals and personal values are the most important things in a relationship.
by BellaOnline | 2005-10-02 | Healthy relationship

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