When a romantic partner cheats on you, do you immediately see it as your fault or theirs? Either way, is your self-esteem damaged by his or her choice to be sexually or emotionally intimate with someone else? The truth is that their cheating may or may “not” be your fault. In other words, it may […]
Couples Challenges
Social & Sexual Ethnic Mixing
Some societies, religions, and individuals strongly object to social and sexual ethnic mixing. Some countries where war has brought soldiers from foreign lands severely reject the children who were produced because of these occupations. But is social and sexual ethnic mixing a bad thing or a good thing? Is it a natural or unnatural behavior? […]
Best Relationship Advice I Ever Got
The best relationship advice I have ever received came from an extraordinary man who was celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary. It’s important that I provide some background and describe the scene as it adds credence to the advice. I was working part-time as a delivery driver for a florist while attending college. I had started […]
Marriage: Dead or Alive?
The institution of marriage has been dying for years. It appears to be weakening as our society evolves and matures. The reasons for marriage, including legal, social, financial, and religious, no longer hold the same power as they once did in most modern societies. Many people no longer feel any social pressure to get married. […]
Friends With Benefits
“Friends with benefits” is a relatively new term but an old relationship model. The popularity of this term does, however, represent a more open attitude about the practice of intimacy within a friendship. This is a positive advancement, but the circumstances of today are much different from the conditions that existed at the start of […]
Selfishness Ruins Relationships
Is your relationship being destroyed by your partner’s selfishness? Or are you the one who is being selfish? Or are you both behaving selfishly? Although selfishness is not often cited as a leading cause for couples to breakup, I believe it is. But not necessarily in the way you might think. When it comes to […]