If you are thinking of cheating on your wife, husband, girlfriend, or boyfriend, you’d better stop and contemplate the consequences of what you’re going to do. Here are 12 solid reasons why you should not cheat on your partner: 1. There is no secret that will not be uncovered. If you have not committed cheating …
Still mourning over your breakup? Do you still love your ex but for some reasons you can never get back together? Do you want to completely let go and move on? Just so you know, the moving on process does not happen overnight and it is normal that you will miss your ex because s/he …
Marriage is a lifetime commitment. People are supposed to marry to procreate, start a family, and cherish their love with their own spouse, children, and grandchildren for the rest of their lives. In other words, marriage is supposed to be built to last. If there is one good secret to having a lasting marriage, it …
You cannot achieve a better, stronger, happier and more lasting relationship without making yourself a better partner first. Before you wish your partner to change for the better, betterment must happen within yourself first. You cannot control or force your partner to do something to grow your romantic relationship. But you have the power to …
In my previous article, I have enumerated the benefits of being single. Aside from having the freedom to live your life to the fullest, you also save yourself from heartaches and headaches that usually come with the perks of being in a committed relationship. However, I am not saying that you should not get into …
There are many areas in our lives, but perhaps the greatest of them is love life. Without love, a person’s life would be empty and meaningless. Without loving with all your heart, your story of life might not be complete. Love life is not all about romantic ideas and sweet stories. It’s about actions of …
How do you survive a long-distance relationship? Is it worth the wait, the uncertainties, the sacrifices, and the feeling of always longing for someone? Would you dare to love someone whose oceans are apart from you? And if you dare, how would you make sure you’ll be happy in the end? Long-distance relationships are hard …
Which is better? Being single and free or being in a committed relationship? Are you weighing down the advantages and disadvantages of going steady with someone you love? There are a lot of things that only single people can enjoy. They have the freedom to do whatever they like, and they can have more opportunities …
What is the most important thing in a relationship? Is it faith, honesty, loyalty, respect, romance, love or something else? All of them are essential in a relationship, but I’m afraid the most important one isn’t found above. Faith is powerful but it’s dead without actions. Honesty is good but it’s unhealthy without kindness and …
Moving on from a relationship that has ended is one of the most difficult things to accomplish in anybody’s life. It can sometimes be worse than mourning over someone who has died because you fought for this relationship with your whole heart and soul. If there’s anything you have to learn about enduring a heartbreak, …
Not all those that we love are for keeps. While there are the lucky ones who find the love that lasts, there are also some who bump into a great love along the way, only to lose it after a matter of time. You cannot really put the blame on anyone when it comes to …
We are all familiar with movies such as “No Strings Attached” and “Friends with Benefits. These films showcase a romantic setup that consists of almost all elements of the usual “boyfriend-girlfriend” arrangement, but lacks two things: label and commitment. But there’s already a name for it, which we refer to as an “open relationship.” Many …
Trust is one of the building blocks of any relationship. Along with love and respect, trust is the element that allows you and your partner to grow together, not only as partners but as persons with individual lives. But trust is also the element that is most fragile; the easiest to be broken. And it …
The strongest relationships are built on love, trust, and respect, but in order to have them all, couples should have this vital element even at the beginning of their life together: emotional intimacy. This is because the connection built through an emotionally-secured bond is both sacred and unbreakable. So many couples break up because they …
Newlywed and still groping in the dark of how it is to be a good wife? Or you have probably been married for many years but it seems like you still have to learn a lot about being a real partner to your husband. Either way, I hope this list can help you be the …
How do you know that you’re focusing your efforts and emotions on the right person? Some people who tried to answer this question have accidentally discovered the sometimes subtle but most of the time obvious differences between just “dating” someone and being “in a relationship” with another person. While these labels don’t really matter for …
Are you falling for someone but you are afraid s/he is the wrong person? You have probably been hurt a lot in the past and you want to keep yourself from further heartbreaks. Now, is there any way you can stop yourself from falling in-loving fast? True love takes time to grow. Yes, it is …
Never thought you’d get into a long-distance relationship? Well, no one would love to be in this kind of situation. It’s never easy. It will only get more complex. It takes a lot of courage, maturity, and patience for you to survive an LDR. However, who says it’s all about suffering? No matter how hard …
Too much — a description that, when used to quantify love, becomes debatable. Can love be measured? Can a person love someone too much? In a romantic relationship, love can be too much when it is already damaging to the couple. For example, when you engage in improper acts and wallow in blindness, then you …
You’ll know it when you feel it. He’s the one if he’s clear that he wants to have a serious relationship with you, and not just someone to keep him company on a Saturday night. Have you ever been into a relationship where you doubted if you made the right decision by committing into a …
Having a long-term and happy relationship can be one of the most precious blessings that you can ever experience in your lifetime. That is why many people spend years waiting for that special someone who will give them these things, someone who can offer them more reasons to love life and live each day with …
Having a crush on someone is one of the best feelings one can experience. You see him /her walking in the hallway, and you can’t help but gush over how well your crush carries himself/herself. You see him/her smile, and you can’t help but think about how perfect that smile is. You can’t help but …
Dating is one of the most challenging areas of adulthood (and even in one’s teenage life) and only a few people have been really successful in ending up with the right person. While it can be exciting for some, it can be pretty intimidating for others – especially for those who have never been in …
Sometimes, we become a part of a romantic relationship while still being open to the possibility that, in the end, you might not end up together with your current partner. Such doubts may come from your past experiences of being with the wrong person, so you keep your mind and heart open to the reality …
Most people don’t believe in happy endings and everlasting love. While their childhood fairytales taught them that someone is destined to be with them for a lifetime of love and happiness, reality always finds a way to prove otherwise. However, sometimes, we get lucky and we finally find that one person who was meant to …
Is your long-time crush now your boyfriend/girlfriend? That’s awesome! Now, changing your relationship status is just the beginning of what’s going to be a roller-coaster ride. One of the challenges of being in a relationship is how to protect it and make it last, and it takes more than just your “I love yous” to …
Goodbye is not always the answer – and this is true for both old and new relationships. Regardless of the mistakes and uncertainties that you are currently facing as a couple, it’s always worth it to try again as long as you know that both of you are willing to still make it work. Yes, …
Love is a beautiful thing; being with someone you love is even more beautiful. However, love is not always a bed of roses; it takes commitment, a lot of sacrifices, and even tears to make it work. You will see the best and the worst in your partner. The relationship may even hit rock bottom …
Infidelity is defined as the act of being unfaithful to one’s romantic partner – and this single factor can easily destroy even the strongest foundations in long-term relationships. However, this doesn’t mean that you should easily give up, especially if you still both want to make it work. If your relationship is suffering from the …
Lust is defined as a psychological wanting, an extreme need to be physically connected to another person for sexual gratification. While it can be a bonus factor that makes relationships exciting, it should never be the center of an individual’s romantic life. Lust, without love, is just an empty experience that can unmake a couple’s …