It’s better – and easier - to protect your marriage and prevent an affair than try to rebuild your relationship after infidelity! These tips for preventing cheating are from marriage counselor Gary Neuman, author of The Truth about Cheating: Why Men Stray and What You Can Do to Prevent It.  

“My goal is to empower women to bring out the best in their husbands, so wives can get the best out of their marriages,” said Neuman. If wives are empowered, their husbands are less likely to cheat.

Here, he explains why men cheat and offers three ways to avoid infidelity and protect your marriage. For more insight and ways to keep your spouse faithful, read His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage. Read more »

One of the best parts of a love relationship is finding the perfect birthday present — especially if you can find romantic gift ideas for couples! These 13 ways to say “I love you” on your partner’s birthday will fan the flames of passion and strengthen your relationship…

Before the tips, a quip:

“You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover’s arms can only come later when you’re sure they won’t laugh if you trip.” ~ Jonathan Carroll.

Most of these birthday ideas won’t trip you up, especially if you and your partner like to spice things up! Board games for couples in love can be wonderful, such as the Chocoholics Divine Desserts Truth Dare Chocolate Adult Dessert Game. And, read on for several romantic birthday presents… Read more »

If you’re tired of getting hurt as a single woman or man, these tips for smart dating will help you protect yourself while remaining open to the possibilities of a romantic love relationship! Here, relationship coach Mary Jo Fay describes how to date without getting hurt.

Before the tips, a quip:

“In emotionally healthy relationships, things really aren’t overly complicated or difficult,” says Fay. “Couples fight fair, look out for one another, and truly have an understanding about walking in their partner’s shoes.”

For more great relationship advice from Fay, read her book – The Seven Secrets of Love: Unlocking the Mysteries Behind Truly Great Relationships – and read on for her tips for smart dating! And, if you’d like to learn a few secrets from a veteran dating expert, read How to Date Men: Dating Secrets from America’s Top Matchmaker (pictured). Read more »

Making more money as a couple in a love relationship can be as simple as creating a budget and sticking to it! These financial tips for couples are from money guru Andrew Housser of Bills.com, who says that 75% of couples argue about finances regularly.

Before his tips, a quip:

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” ~ Mignon McLaughlin.

Fighting about money, debt, mortgage payments, and household bills can make you fall out of love faster than you can say, “Another major credit card bill?!” If you’re serious about securing a sound financial future in your love relationship, read The Couple’s Guide to Love & Money. And, here are Housser’s financial tips for couples… Read more »

Did you get dumped — and are you ready to get over it? These tips for mending a broken heart will help you move on with your life and get over getting dumped! Even if you don’t understand why your ex broke up with you, you can heal from heartache…

“Sometimes the partner ending the relationship doesn’t quite know themselves why they are ending it – it’s more of a feeling or intuitive urge,” says transformational coach Gini Grey. “Because I work from an energetic and spiritual perspective with clients, I’ve seen relationships end that made no sense to the client I was working with.”

Below, Grey describes how to let go of someone you love when you don’t have relationship closure from a spiritual/intuitive perspective. And, I added my tips from a practical, psychological viewpoint. For more info on letting go of someone you love, click on the book Congratulations on Your Divorce: The Road to Finding Your Happily Ever After. Read more »

Finding a healthy, happy love relationship can involve online dating – which is what these tips for successful internet dating are all about! This love advice is from Paul Falzone, CEO of two dating services: The Right One and Together Dating (the links to these dating Web sites are at the end of this article).

Before the tips, a quip:

“Having someone wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night is a very old human need.”  ~ Margaret Mead.

Don’t be embarrassed about your need to be loved — it’s natural! And these tips for successful internet dating will help you find love. For even more dating advice, read Fine, I’ll Go Online!: The Hollywood Publicist’s Guide to Successful Internet Dating And, here are nine wasy to date safely… Read more »

If you think money woes can only cause arguments and strife in marriage, you might be surprised to learn that financial problems can actually strengthen love relationships! Here, therapist Gilda Carle describes ten ways money problems can make your love life better (and bring things up, not down)…

“When money is removed from the table, love becomes its own currency,” says Dr Carle, author of Don’t Bet on the Prince: How to Have the Man You Want by Betting on Yourself. “This is great news for relationships. Amid the doom and gloom, sizzling passion can build. And the “us against the economy” interaction creates an unflappable bond.”

If you want to create financial abundance and reduce debt as a couple, read Conscious Spending for Couples: Seven Skills for Financial Harmony — it’s a great resource for couples in love and in financial hot water! And, here are ten ways money woes can improve your love life… Read more »

Whether your love relationship is new or established, you probably want to create financial abundance as a couple! These personal finance tips will help you manage your money successfully, achieve long-term financial security, and maybe even retire early. 

Before the money tips, a quip:

“I could write my own check, but I like him (husband) to give it to me. Money is sexy,” said Helen Gurley Brown.

According to Dr Judy Kuriansky, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to a Healthy Relationship, money is one of the top three sources of tension between married couples. Physical intimacy and raising kids are the other two. So, to make sure your love stays strong, here are eight of her best personal finance tips. To create more financial abundance (wealth, even!), read Smart Couples Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner. Read more »

These tips for romantic relationships are based on feedback from hundreds of happily married couples. Research has proven these love secrets to be true, so if they don’t work for you…I’d love to hear from you in the comments section below!

Before the tips, a quip:

When someone remarked to Agatha Christie about her being 15 years older than her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, she said: “That’s the wonderful thing about being married to an archaeologist. The older I get, the more interesting I am to him!” ~ Agatha Christie.

A secret to a happy marriage is to find the humor in what you think may be your weaknesses — because they can be the best part of your marriage. For some serious love secrets, read The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert. And here are seven tips for romantic relationships… Read more »

If you suspect your boyfriend is being unfaithful — but don’t know for sure — these seven signs of betrayal in love might help you decide if he’s cheating on you and your relationship.

First, here’s what Dr Phil McGraw says about accepting a physical or emotional affair (or anything else that’s difficult to take)…

“You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge,” says Dr Phil McGraw. The sooner you uncover a betrayal in love, the sooner you can figure out if you should leave or learn ways to survive an affair and rebuild your relationship.

For more ways to tell if your boyfriend is being unfaithful, read Exposing Your Cheating Lover: How to Catch Your Cheating Spouse, Cheating Boyfriend or Cheating Girlfriend and Put an End to The Lies and Deceit for Good. And, read on for several signs of betrayal in love… Read more »