Healthy Relationships

How I Lost My Prince Harming And Found Karen Salmansohn

Alyssa Pinsker | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books


Alyssa Pinsker

According to Salmansohn, a Prince Harming is a guy who is either "trouble or troubled." He's hot, fun, charismatic, smart, and successful, at first. But, he inevitably turns toxic.

We Teach Best What We Most Need to Learn

Mike Robbins | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Mike Robbins

As I've been making my way through my feelings of remorse, embarrassment, and confusion - I've been thinking a lot about the well-known saying, "We teach best what we most need to learn.

4 Steps To Better Communication

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Dr. John Grohol

Communication either makes or breaks most relationships. You can improve your relationship today, right now, by putting into practice some of these tips for improving the communication in your relationship.

Spiritual Sex: From Orgasm To Soulgasm

intent.com | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


In a recent book, Mantak Chia acknowledges three levels of sexual experience: genital orgasm, whole-body orgasm and soul orgasm. He teaches that his p...

Woman, 78, Meets Family For First Time

Kennewick woman, 78, meets family for first time | Sara Schilling | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living


Howell didn't know anything about her birth mother, not even the woman's name. She tried over the years to find out more but came up empty until recen...

Good Dating: Four Dimensions of Healing after a Breakup

Margaret Ruth | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

Many people feel frightened after a break up, especially if the relationship was a good and loving one. They worry they won't find that kind of love again. Although this is illogical, the fears are real.

Friends with Benefits

Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


Tamsen Fadal and Matt Titus

Stop talking about current boyfriends around him and when he start to do the same don't be so interested and eager to discuss his romantic escapades, change the subject.

Getting Hitched? A Bad Start To A Marriage Can Be A Good Sign

TIME | Tiffany Sharples | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living


Few couples would choose to marry during periods of severe relationship stress, but then, trials come unexpectedly -- you can't plan for layoffs, illn...

How to Be Your Own Mediator: Disconnect the Reaction from the Person

Grande Lum | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Grande Lum

When you can distance yourself from your response, you separate the reaction from yourself.

Test Important Relationships for Even Energy Exchange

Margaret Ruth | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

Economists have an analysis technique to identify and compare all expenditure and benefits of a given project; cost/benefit analysis. There's a similar energetic rule for interpersonal associations.

The Single Best Way to Tell if You Have Outgrown a Friendship

Margaret Ruth | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

If one person has done something such as become healthier, develop new interests or changed what s/he wants in a friendship, then the friendship has to change along.

Six Lessons I Learned From My First Year of Marriage

Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living


Jeana Lee Tahnk

We had experienced matrimonial bliss before the matrimony but it wasn't until we purchased our first house that the real roles and responsibilities of 'husband' and 'wife' took effect.

Break Your Bad Dating Pattern

Margaret Ruth | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

The healthy happy whole folks would not sooner date a very troubled person that a troubled person would date a healthy happy one. They are not attracted to each other.

Men In Love With B*****s Ain't Men 'tall!!

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.28.2009 | Living


Danielle Cavallucci

The idea that men love mean girls has led to a generation of divorce-fated, confused people who actually buy the bunk that stipulates we should treat each other poorly to get what we want from a relationship.

How do you Want to "Spend" Your Time?

Michelle Renee | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living


Michelle Renee

When we spend money, we usually get something in return, and something that works. Why don't we apply the same expectations when it comes to spending the most valuable thing we have: our time?

Reader's Question: There is Chemistry, and She is Ready, But He Won't Keep His Dates

Margaret Ruth | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

I really feel an intense heart connection with this man and I can't seem to let it go. I have been in tears and my soul is aching.

Four Symptoms of Wonderful Relationships

Margaret Ruth | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

Great, warm, perfect relationships exist and are available for anyone who wants them.

My Mother, My Daughters, MySelf: Lessons Learned

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living


SaraKay Smullens

If we love our children well others will become even more important to them than we are. In appreciating the necessity of this, we set them free.

How Can I Stop Thinking (and Dreaming!) About the Ex? Find Your Inner Sumo Wrestler

Margaret Ruth | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

Do you know a good way to disconnect the energy between two people's chakras? What is the best way to disconnect any remaining feelings and expel the emotions that remain?

Rock Radio's Love Psychic to Meghan McCain: Creating Dating Drama Perpetuates The Drama

Margaret Ruth | Posted 04.08.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

Meghan McCain: Do you realize that making your love life into an ongoing drama, such as writing about it in public domains like The Daily Beast, precludes having a solid, healthy love relationship in the near future?

The Single Best Working Assumption for Drama-Free Relationships

Margaret Ruth | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

No matter what another person is saying or doing, assume, "He is giving me his best available at this moment," and you will start feeling better about relationships and other people instantly.

Friendless in Seattle: Searching for Answers

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living


Dr. Irene S. Levine

You may be making bad choices when you choose potential friends. The odds are better that a friendship will "stick" when two people have a common thread, such as a shared interest.

For Men Only: the Truth About Single Women

Zondra Hughes | Posted 03.14.2009 | Style


Zondra Hughes

To a real woman, nothing is more attractive than a sincere man of substance that she can look up to. If you're that man of substance, that real woman will become your real woman in due time.

Margaret Ruth's Four Things Necessary for a Whole Love Relationship

Margaret Ruth | Posted 03.13.2009 | Style


Margaret Ruth

I've noticed that there four things -- no more and no less -- that dictate whether a relationship will go the distance and still remain personally fulfilling and healthy.

The 4 Worst American Myths About Romantic Relationships

Margaret Ruth | Posted 03.12.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

Here are the most damaging American relationship myths, along with what is actually true, so that relationships can be conducted with healthy attitudes than the following myths encourage.