RSSCategory: Stages of Love

Marriage Stress Test – 20 Questions for Married Couples

Marriage Stress Test – 20 Questions for Married Couples

This marriage stress test involves 20 questions for married couples, related to physical and emotional health. Dr Oz gave this test to two couples on his show, and stressed that men and women experience stress – and marriage – differently. “Couples in stressful marriages are less healthy than couples in happy marriages,” says Dr Oz. [...]

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4 Reasons to Wait Until You’re 35 to Get Married

4 Reasons to Wait Until You’re 35 to Get Married

These reasons to wait until you’re 35 to get married include the downside of late marriages – such as the increased difficulty of getting pregnant and problems with past relationships. These reasons to wait include tips for happy marriages… Before the tips, a quip: “We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating [...]

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Can’t Say I Love You? 80 Ways to Express Love

Can’t Say I Love You? 80 Ways to Express Love

If you can’t say “I love you” to the one you love, you need to learn ways to express love! Not saying “I love you” can cause problems in your love relationship…or even destroy it! These relationship tips will help you say “I love you” to your partner and improve your love life. Before the tips, a quip: [...]

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Successful Marriage Tips – 6 Easy Ways to Love Your Spouse

Successful Marriage Tips – 6 Easy Ways to Love Your Spouse

While collecting successful marriage tips for my next “Quips and Tips” book, I discovered these easy ways to love your spouse. These “tried and true” tips for keeping your marriage successful are from Suite101 writers – some have been married for decades, others are single. Some are parents, and others don’t have kids. A little bit [...]

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Can I Save My Marriage? 9 Signs You Can Fix Your Relationship

Can I Save My Marriage? 9 Signs You Can Fix Your Relationship

If you’re asking, “Can I save my marriage?”, then you probably want to fix your relationship! These signs a marriage can be saved will help you see your spouse and your marriage with more insight and objectivity. “When there is an unnecessary divorce, there has usually been a failure of leadership in the couple,” writes [...]

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Finding True Love – 5 Factors That Affect Falling in Love

Finding True Love – 5 Factors That Affect Falling in Love

Sometimes finding true love – a soulmate – is about fate. And, sometimes finding true love is about our innate romantic preferences or chemistry. These five tips for love relationships are based on scientific research that shows why we fall in love and who we fall in love with… Before the tips, a quip: “A [...]

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How to Overcome 3 Common Fears in Love Relationships

How to Overcome 3 Common Fears in Love Relationships

Are fears sabotaging your love life or marriage? Here are three ways to overcome three common fears in love relationships: fear of intimacy, fear of rejection, and fear of abandonment. Before the tips, a quip: “Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.” ~ Robert Browning. One of the best ways to build a better relationship is [...]

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How to Make Anyone Fall in Love With You

How to Make Anyone Fall in Love With You

Is it true – can you really make anyone fall in love with you? You can be a more appealing person, but I don’t think there are special potions for “making” someone fall in love with you! But these seven tips will improve your chances of a healthy, happy love relationship… Before the tips, a quip: “To [...]

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5 Ways to Make Your Wedding Memorable

5 Ways to Make Your Wedding Memorable

Planning a romantic, memorable wedding ceremony doesn’t have to break your wedding budget! These five tips for brides and grooms are simple, effective, and financially free. Here, Judith Sherven, PhD and Jim Sniechowski, PhD – the bestselling authors of four relationship books – describe how to plan the wedding of your dreams. “We know you want your [...]

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Phases of Love – How Romantic Relationships Change Over Time

Phases of Love – How Romantic Relationships Change Over Time

The phases of love include sizzling hot chemistry, comfortable attraction, and a deep emotional attachment. If your romantic relationship has changed over time, you and your partner are normal! Before the tips, a quip: “Love at first sight is easy to understand; it’s when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime [...]

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