It’s a classic line from the show “Friends”. Ross and Rachel broke up and Rachel finds out that Ross had slept with another woman. When confronted, Ross says “But we were on a break!”  Since then, this phrase has become a part of popular culture. This situation rears its ugly head over and over again. [...]

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Earlier I posted about what you should do when faced with a breakup. The basic premise was that you can’t force someone to want to come back to you, you just have to let them go, live your life, and see if they eventually want you back.
I recently ran across some dialogue online [...]

You have been in a relationship for a while, and it’s slowly becoming more rocky.  Fights are becoming more frequent and pronounced, the good vibes of the honeymoon are over, and some serious issues are starting to emerge. Suddenly, your partner suggests that you take a break for a few months to “sort things out”. [...]

I often speak to people who are having some difficulties with their relationship and are on the fence whether to stay or leave.  People often make a list of pros and cons, but that never really helps to completely decide. In the end, how do you know if a relationship is worth fighting for?
There are [...]

Facing the loss of a serious relationship is one of the most painful things that anyone ever goes through in their lifetime. The pain of the loss sometimes feels like it rivals the most intense physical pain. Your emotions are in chaos, your mind is racing about the things that went wrong and you feel [...]

Having a relationship come to its end is a very painful emotional experience that almost everyone has to go through at least once in their life.  So let’s say your lover has left you, how do you handle the situation?  You feel like your one true love has left you and you’ll never find anyone [...]

Everyone knows the statistics out there: 50% of marriages end in divorce, and of the ones that don’t, a high percentage are miserable and unhappy, sucking the soul out of both partners.  And that’s the statistics for marriages, so what can be said for the success rate of all relationships in general? It’s not a [...]