This is a direct and to the point continuation of the first part of Relationship Lab’s Dating Q&A… Q: Should I wait for the girl to make the move/or call me? A: NEVER ever EVER wait for a female to make the first move.  As a male, you are expected to make the first move [...]

I’ve personally been in a lot of relationships and after a number of years, it’s easy to look back and realize that what one initially thought was love was nothing more than a strong attraction along with a dose of comfort and familiarity with another purpose. After experiencing a truly loving relationship, I can now [...]

As often happens with couples who have been together for a while, one of the fundamental aspects of their relationship that starts to lag is the frequency and intensity of their sex life. As I indicated in THIS article, a healthy sex life is crucial to a successful relationship. As a result, staying focused on [...]

There are many factors which contribute to a good, long-lasting relationship: love, communication, trust, common interests, shared faith. These are undoubtedly all significant contributors to a healthy, successful relationship.  However, I have seen plenty of relationships full of love and common interests to spare sadly fail in the end, no matter how much love or [...]

It’s a situation that comes up quite often. One or both partners have to go away for a while- maybe for an extended business trip or to visit ailing family.  The separation can last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. Sometimes the separation is a year or longer in the case of [...]

I’ve heard several people recently talking about finding “the one”. What is “the one” that they are referring to? I would say that people mean that it is the person who they feel confident about spending the rest of their life with. I think most people are searching for this kind of person, regardless of [...]

One of the most frequent questions I get is from one of the members of a couple who writes in asking about how to revive that couple’s love life.  This is a question that pops up often enough and creates enough distress in relationships that it must be properly addressed.  I will tackle specifics about [...]

We’ve all been there- your lover is great in so many ways, has so many good qualities, but there is just that one thing or two which annoys the hell out of you. If only your lover could eliminate this one habit, things would be so much easier. This could be a smoking habit or [...]

Do a search around the internet and you’ll see hundreds, thousands of articles on various aspects of love. Everyone is talking about love, discussing it, analyzing it. But what exactly IS “love” anyway? Is it the sense of wanting to be around a person and be closer to them? No, that would describe the feeling [...]

I’ve gotten several questions from guys recently about how they should respond if their lover is acting needy and is constantly seeking assurance by asking questions about whether their partner loves and/or cares for them. Before deciding the proper course of response, the first thing that must be understood is what prompts this type of [...]