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To avoid divorce in marriage, here are the suggested tips to keep the marriage at work. Choice, sex, money and mutual respect all come into play here. Read on and learn … What Should Couples Do to Avoid Divorce?

There are some struggles that come up in long distance relationships, but aren’t there struggles in relationships that are in the same town as well? Trust Is the Number 1 Deal Breaker in All Relationships. I have seen so many relationships fail for the lack of trust. Top 5 Ways to Make It In A Long Distance Relationship

Learn from my past life decisions. Is trusting good practice? Should you maintain strong attachments to people? Should you simply just ‘Go For It’? Learn. 3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Born

My Love Story Today is our 3rd wedding anniversary – the official and loving togetherness that is the two of us. She is one of those rare people in the world that you’re instantly attracted to. It was the same for me and at a much deeper level. A one of utter love and admiration … and a certain ‘knowing’. Apart from her natural beauty, she has an aura that envelopes me in such a trusting way. [youtube_video]PW5ZbfZ0a1w[/youtube_video] The Journey We’re two individual people so you know as well as I do that there’s going to be a ‘rub’. We’ve had some disastrous disagreements – every couple does. That’s what we learn from and grow from, as a foundation. We have different value systems as well as those hormonal reactions. The Growth I still vividly remember those earlier days. During that first week, on our first face to face date in Bali, we truly believed (as we do now) that we were soul-mates forever . You might be...

“What’s your holistic message on relationships now and how does that differ from, say, 20 years ago?” Phil and Maude Mayes Maude : Our core message is that it is possible to have joyful, passionate, conflict free relationships. Twenty years ago this was a fantasy I had of relationships. Today it is a reality I live. Phil : The number one message is to let the other person be who they are. Don’t try to adjust or control them in any way. It never works in the long run; it leads to conflicts, it leaves the other person feeling unheard, unappreciated and under attack. In contrast , fully accepting the other person offers a space for them to grow, breathe, live and explore. Twenty years ago I could not have verbalized that, though to what extent I practiced it is hard to say. I know that in former relationships, I spent much energy defending and meeting my own needs. “What would you tell a young man about relationships?” Phil : I’ll start this by te...

Love is definitely a paradox. You can be in a relationship with love and still have an abundance of negative emotions swirling around everywhere. Think of those situations where you love your partner and you’re in an argument. There are moments when you could just scream! You could throw... Love or Passion?