‘Marriage’ Category
The Untold Secrets of Successful Relationships
March 8th, 2010
I’ve long suggested that a successful relationship or marriage takes effort, not “work”. Oftentimes, Work is that thing you must do in order to have time and flexibility for the things you really care about. Effort is what you put in to activities you care about… that you are most passionate about making succeed. In short, Effort is a driving force behind a great partnership and marriage. But there are secrets beyond just putting in effort and maintaining open lines of communication.
Separate and joint interests. Couples that invest in each other and build their lives together, stay together. People are also individuals… an they most definitely have to have their own life (read: outside activities that are YOURS), but need to keep time together… even if you have to schedule it (a la the “Date Night”). And they don’t necessarily need to be in-common activities. Case-in-point:
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Keeping the Spark in Long-Term Relationships
March 4th, 2010Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve been in a relationship for a while, you know how things can get. The humdrum of life (kids, chores, finances, work, commutes, house maintenance) can get you down. To keep a long-term relationship healthy, sometimes you have to return to the passion and allure that attracted the two of you in the first place. Need a jumpstart? Here’s a few tips:
The Art of Kissing
February 17th, 2010
Not all humans kiss. While 90% do, anthropologists say the remaining 10% are certain tribes in various areas around the world that aren’t interested in making out. Clearly they don’t know what they’re missing.
So, why do we kiss at all? Many animals and human societies rub noses with each other to show affection (Eskimos, Polynesians and Malaysians still do), and others do pucker their lips to show they care. Although theories on kissing abound (one theory says that social kissing originated with medieval knights as a way to find out if their wives had been drinking while they were away fighting) the most widely accepted scientific reason for kissing is that humans do it to find a suitable mate. When our faces are close together, our pheromones “communicate”—exchanging biological info about whether or not two people will make strong offspring. Read the rest of this entry »