When the two of you have a difference of opinion–or just don’t seem to be speaking the same language, what happens? One (or both) of you usually gets mad, you fight, you feel hurt and you withdraw into stony silence. One (or both of you) may pick at the other about all kinds of small [...]

“I don’t care,” has become Carol’s mantra when it comes to men. When she’s out with friends and notices an attractive man and whens he’s home alone on a Saturday night with nothing to do, she tells herself and others, “I don’t care. It’s all cool with me.” But, it’s really not. Carol DOES care– a [...]

You might be sure that you want to attract a fabulous, passionate love relationship. You may have even told friends, family, co-workers and anyone who would listen to you that what you want most is to meet, fall in love with and then spend your life with the perfect partner for you. But… As certain [...]

If there’s one complaint that we hear over and over about the challenges of  relationships, it’s this… “How do you find the time and energy to create and keep great relationships?” This is such a great question, especially since we all seem to be continually busy and stressed much of the time. Most of us [...]

What if you could know (before it happened) that a tire on the car you were driving was about to have a “blowout” that would be so violent that it caused you to have a wreck? Would you want to know what was coming before it happened so you could avoid a potentially dangerous  wreck? [...]

Is it really possible to stay connected during the times when disagreements come up? Some people say “yes” and others think differently. We received a question from someone recently that may be an issue in your relationship from time to time… Here’s what this woman asked us… “We want to stay connected during our difficult [...]

Here’s an interesting question for you… Which scenario is the framework from which you run your relationships and life? Is it A, B, C or D? Most importantly– are you choosing A, B, C or D by design or default? Let us explain… If you’ve been getting our emails for any length of time, you’ve [...]

What do you do when you are having trouble in your relationship, you want it to be closer and more connected–and you just can’t seem to figure out what’s going on and what’s wrong? One thing we know for sure is that one of the true keys to a great relationship is asking the “right” [...]

We get emails and calls from people like you every day and very often, they tell us how our relationship advice and information helps them create happier, closer, and more connected relationships. This isn’t always the case. Sometimes we get someone like “Mary” (not her real name) who just wrote to us and thinks otherwise.Normally [...]

 Have you ever been talking to someone you love and your mind wanders and you’re not really present? Have you ever mumbled “uh um” while a love one was talking to you but you weren’t paying attention because you were on the computer, watching television or doing something else? Or has a loved one mumbled [...]

When it comes to relationships, communication is key.  (You probably already know this!) We’ve found the book The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz, powerful and informative on an individual and relationship level.  The agreements that Ruiz lays out in his book can help people live life more fully, successfully and joyfully. The first agreement, [...]

There is a simple, yet often overlooked idea that creates major problems and challenges in the relationships and lives of millions and millions of people and maybe even your life as well. If you don’t solve this challenge, you can have all the hopes, dreams, and intentions that you want and take more action than [...]

In our most recent survey about relationships, someone asked us the question (and we thought it was a good one): “How do you create a great relationship that really lasts in today’s world of throwaway’ relationships and $99 divorces?” Whew! We wanted to say to this person… Hold on a minute. Yes there are many [...]

How do you make your relationships great (or better) this year? This is a good question and based on the responses we got from a recent survey we conducted, there certainly are some interesting questions about how to create more love and connection in their lives. What we’ve discovered about creating a great relationship is [...]

For the past few weeks, we’ve been giving you some of the ways we’ve discovered that help create and keep a great relationship.We’re not just paying lip service here and reciting what we think will work or what looks good on paper. We know that these work because we practice them in our own lives. [...]