Commitment

An Open Letter To My Wife On Our 30th Anniversary

Jim Moret | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Marriage, Commitment, Anniversary, Relationships, Love, Marriage Advice, Long Marriage, After the Wedding, Slideexpand, Weddings News

Its easy to scoff at the idea of love at first sight and I suspect that if one of my daughters came home and told me a similar story I would be apt to dismiss it. There's a good chance I'd be wrong.

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What Can We Learn From Today Show Nutritionist Joy Bauer's Weight-Loss Superstars?

Gregg McBride | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Today Show, Gregg Mcbride, Weight Loss, Dieting, Exercise, Joy Bauer, Nutrition, Diet and Nutrition, Tips for Weight Loss, Weight Loss Tips, Commitment, Motivation, How to Lose Weight, Video, Healthy Living News

Ms. Bauer, who has been a longtime champion of successful dieters, points out that dieting and losing weight is 50 percent attitude. And thus, she suggests a couple essential (and common) steps for anyone who wants to win at the losing game.

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Want To Change Your Life? Don't Get Involved, Get Committed

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Clinical Psychology, Commitment, Positive Psychology, Change, Positive Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Ben Michaelis, Overcoming Change, Life Changes, Life Change, Change in Life, Gps-Soul, Changes, Change Your Life, Commitment to Change, Healthy Living News

Feelings and thoughts are not changed quickly, and anyone that tells you differently is a huckster. Lasting and meaningful personal change is not like having your oil changed at JiffyLube, as much as we might want it to be.

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How To Build Commitment In Your Relationship

Roya R. Rad, MA, PsyD | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Healthy Relationships, Marriage, Relationship Advice, Relationship Tips, Relationships, Conscious Relationships, Love and Relationships, Committed Relationships, Commitment Relationships, Commitment, Slidepollajax, Healthy Living News

In order for us to know how to commit, we need to understand what it means to be committed. People's needs are changing, and we live in a society where our individuality is a big part of our growth process and who we are.

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Spirituality in India: Countering the Roots of Corruption

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Nonviolence, Democracy, Human Values, Commitment, Belonging, Faith, Spirituality;, Anti-Corruption, Mahatama Gandhi, World News

Spirituality and practices offer a counterweight to corruption and bring ethics and fair practice to government, business, and daily life.

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Why The Biggest Cliche About Breakups Is Actually True

Vicki Larson | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Marriage, Self-Knowledge, Parenting, Relationships, Commitment, Divorce, Family, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Divorce News

Sometimes we just marry someone who isn't the best match for us. But why?

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Myth Of Male Weakness And The Three Date Rule

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Fear of Commitment, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Commitment, Dating Advice, Dating, Dating Advice for Women, Women News

Hugo Schwyzer | Role/Reboot We baby men. For all the very real progress we've made in recent years in breaking free of unhappy sexual stereotypes...

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Study Shows Skepticism Of Wives Who Shun Hubby's Name

Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Marriage, Wife, Video, Relationship, Divorce, Midwest, Bride, Sociology, Trends, Conservative, Liberal, Husband, Commitment, Love, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 02/24/2012 07:23 AM EST on LiveScience Attitudes regarding whether women should take ...

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The #1 Reason Marriages Don’t Last

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Divorce, Ucla, Thomas N. Bradbury, Marriage, Negative Communication, Newlyweds, Commitment, Journal of Family Psychology, Justin A. Lavner, Divorce News

In recent years, there have been several studies that suggest that some happy and satisfied newlyweds were still getting divorced.

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Love And Sex: Putting Old Values In New Language

John Backman | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Marriage, Traditional Marriage, Values, Sex, Non-Traditional Marriage, God, Commitment, Love, Intimacy, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion News

I am glad that LGBTQ people feel freer to be who they are and love whom they love. I believe it is good that people in dead or violent marriages can escape them more readily.

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Happily Ever After? How Marital Status Affects Health And Happiness

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Romantic Relationships, Marriage, Singles, Commitment, Happiness, Friendship, Health, Single Married, Married vs Single, Married or Single, Single Married Other, Married and Single, Relationships, Healthy Living News

A just-published study begs us to reconsider our stereotypes of the poor, pathetic, miserable and lonely single people.

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'These Love Affairs Have Taught Me To Love Myself More'

Erin Joy Henry | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Love Affairs, Vulnerability, Relationships, Commitment, Love, Intimacy, Women News

I had ignored the voice inside my head that told me he was in my life to teach me how to love fearlessly and be in the moment, not to marry me.

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Why Love Isn't Enough To Sustain A Marriage

Amy Chan | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Love Is Not Enough, Marriage, Relationships, Divorce, Vows, Honour Commitment, Commitment, Breakups, Love, Weddings News

I used to be such a starry-eyed believer of love. I thought that love conquered all - and that as long as you shared that feeling with someone, it meant that the relationship would last.

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How to Be Spiritually Fit in 2012

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Health, Discipline, Commitment, Spiritual Fitness, Peace, Spirituality, 2012, Joy, Happiness, A Strong Spirit, Strong Spirit, Strong in Spirit, New Year Resolutions, New Years Resolution, New Year's Resolutions, Mindfulness, Spirit Is Strong, Healthy Living News

Being spiritually fit is not a place of destination at which we one day arrive; it is a journey of a lifetime for the awake and willing, and it begins with your first step, even if it isn't perfect.

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Three Ways the 'Decision to Quit' Can Help You Through the Holidays

Dr. Daniel Seidman | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Denial, Excuses to Smoke, Decision to Quit, Disconnection, Quitting Smoking, Commitment, Motivation, Smoking Addiction, Stress, Stop Smoking, Smoking, Holiday Blues, Addiction, Quit Smoking, Healthy Living News

A genuine decision to quit calls for a shift into a new relationship with the hard-edged reality of smoking. At this time of year winter blues and holiday stress, as well as holiday hype and disappointments, provide plenty of triggers for smoking addiction to feed upon.

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The Only Person You Meet In A Relationship is Yourself

Erin Joy Henry | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Fear of Commitment, Relationships, Commitment, Manhattan Dating, Dating, Women News

When a man says he does not want a relationship with you, he means he actually doesn't want a relationship with you.

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How To Get A Divorced Man To Commit Again

Ed Housewright | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: How to Get Your Guy to Commit, Dating After Divorce, Commitment, Divorce, Divorce Man, Divorce News

After a divorce or two, we're careful shoppers. We don't want to close the deal until we're absolutely sure this woman is the one -- meaning, we can't do better. After all, we've been wrong before.

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INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: This Is Your Brain On Love

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Dopamine, Caudate Nuclei, Oxytocin, Ventral Tegmental Area, Nucleus Accumbens, Interactive Graphic, Commitment, Attraction, Attachment, Chris Spurlock, Neuroscience, Video, Brain, Talk Nerdy to Me, Vasopressin, Cara Santa Maria, Love, Education News

Here's an interactive roadmap of the brain on love.

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Enough about Fairy Tale Weddings, it's about Real Relationships

Robyn N. Cohen | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Marriage, Kim Kardashian, Divorce, Fairytales, Weddings, Fairy-Tale-Wedding, Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Commitment, Women News

That fairy tale wedding that you are planning has nothing to do with your actual relationship. Furthermore, it has very little to do with your husband-to-be and EVERYTHING to do with you.

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We Should Make Marriage About Commitment

Lanae Erickson | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Gay Equality, Commitment, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage New York, Gay Marriage Right, New York Same Sex Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

Next April, as the cherry blossoms are flowering across the city, I will stand in front of my family and friends and make a public promise of lifetime fidelity and commitment to my partner of five years.

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Lurv, Luff, Lub And Sometimes, Love

Dori Hartley | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Avoiding Love, Language, Love and Relationships, Expression of Love, Freedom of Expression, Love and Commitment, Commitment, Love, Healthy Living Spirit, Redroom, Cultural Expression, Expressing Love, Healthy Living News

Almost everyone can agree that the word "love" is jam-packed with power and meaningful emotion, but what I find most curious is how we deal with it when it's sandwiched in between the words "I" and "you."

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3 Things To Know Before You Start Your Own Business

ForbesWoman | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Forbes Women, Commitment, Entrepreneurship, Forbes, Starting Your Own Business, Business Plan, Women News

I often get asked what the hardest part of being an entrepreneur is. While there are many challenges that come along with being an entrepreneur, from ...

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No Marriage License, Inc.

Andy McDonald | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Kim Kardashian Kris Humphries, Marriage, Kim Kardashian Wedding, Kim Kardashian, Kim Kardashian Divorce, Commitment, Satire, Comedy News

NO MARRIAGE LICENSE, INC: You get the proposal, the ceremony and the reception, but the ink on our marriage licenses will never dry!

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How to Be a Good Friend

Cassie Williams | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Friendship, Kindness, Friendship Advice, Friends, Mindfulness, How to Be a Friend, Commitment, Healthy Living Spirit, Communication, Healthy Living News

The bottom line is this: friendship should be fun. It should be an enjoyable back and forth with neither party feeling like they have to "keep score" and both parties feeling special, fulfilled and appreciated.

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Motherhood on an Inhale

Kate McIntyre | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Energy, Yoga, Yoga and Motherhood, Empowerment, Self-Love, Raising Children, Self-Respect, Multi-Tasking, Commitment, Healthy Living Spirit, Relaxation, Yoga and Women, Balance, Healthy Living News

It is amongst the daily chores, to-do lists, dentist visits and parent-teacher meetings that I breathe, listen, remember and use the skills yoga has given me to find that peace and balance I'm looking for.

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