Situation: The person you have been dating for 1.5 years is organizing a “Girls Only” (or substitute “Boys Only”) trip to an exotic land, and obviously since you are a member of the opposite sex, you are not invited. What do you do?
Answer: If you are in a committed relationship, i.e. one that has lasted [...]

One of the strongest undercurrents in any relationship, whether it is personal, familial, social, or systemic is the interplay of power and control within that relationship. Many people instinctively think about such words as compromise, sharing, and understanding when thinking about what comprises a good relationship, and they would be absolutely right, but somehow the [...]

As any avid reader of this site knows, I am a big advocate of keeping spontaneity and unpredictability as a staple of any successful relationship. The problem, of course, in this economy is how to keep things exciting with a lack of funds. The good news is that doing something special with your honey doesn’t [...]

Recently I’ve been watching an interesting new show on VH1 called “Sex Rehab“. I watch these online, like I do most shows, since that gives me the opportunity to watch on my own schedule. At any rate, this show has its pros and cons… it is modeled after “Celebrity Rehab”, except focuses on sex addiction [...]

There has been a lot of recent research concerning what makes a successful relationship work. In a previous article, I’ve brought up the work of Dr. Gottman, who stated he could predict with a high degree of accuracy which marriages would end up in divorce, merely by the ways in which the couple communicated with [...]

I often get questions on this site from people asking what to do or say in certain situations, usually when their partner has said or done something unpleasant. It may be the case that an insult or accusation is hurled their way or they are being asked uncomfortable and proving questions.  This is a tough [...]

I just got back from an extensive vacation to the Mediterranean and I have to say, it was one of the best trips of my life. Many of the locations we visited were picturesque to say the least and had enough enchantment in the air to jump start the romance for even the most sagging [...]

I just finished reading a very interesting book by Jared Diamond, an evolutionary scholar, entitled “Why is Sex Fun?” In this book he attempts to determine why humans are virtually the only species of all animals that has sex for pleasure.  All other species except for bonobo chimps, engage in intercourse exclusively for procreation.  Other [...]

We also hear the word “happiness” bandied about as the ultimate goal of our existence as if it were a blanket concept that meant the same to everyone.  But really, what constitutes happiness and how do we actually get it? Many people think that the key to happiness is to make as much money as [...]

A lot of times people venture into, and eventually get stuck in a relationship where the person they are dating has a lot of positive qualities, but yet isn’t exactly everything they are looking for. So, as a result, that other person becomes a “project”, or someone that their partner is trying to change to [...]