Good & Healthy Relationship Advice & Tips

Haddaway said it the best. “What is love? Baby, do not hurt me, do not hurt me no more.” When we love someone, mistakes are sometimes made.

Things are said because our tongues cannot be curbed in time, and so we wind up regretting the venom we spit. Yet, when ire seems to be in your blood, how can you go on without letting it destroy your love? Here is how:

It is impossible to have a marriage without problems. What you do in times of difficulties is what determines the health of your marriage. Some live in lifeless marriage, some use their conflicts as agents to nurture their marriage but the majority simply give up.

There are a number of things to consider before entering into a relationship. The first and most important thing to get right is to know ourself. 

Not everyone fits into your life plan, and every relationship you walk into will have implications according to the kind of person you walk into a relationship with. So you must know yourself so you can figure out who your life can accommodate and who can accommodate you.

Ever wonder what guys really want in a girlfriend? AskMen has finally revealed the traits that all guys are looking for in an awesome girlfriend. Scroll down to see if you're the amazing girlfriend they describe!

Tall, dark and handsome sums up the dream man for many women.

But there are ten other defining qualities you should look for when seeking love.

Writing for ThoughtCatalog.com in a post called Stay Single Until You Meet A Guy Like This, love and relationship writer Kirsten Corley has shared the qualities that are essential in a good husband.

Why do women feel they should date only one man at a time?

I was never very good at playing the field. When a man showed a genuine interest in me, I would stop dating other men for one BIG reason: I lacked the confidence to juggle several men at once because I doubted my self-worth.

I was never comfortable playing the field by dating two guys at a time — I felt sneaky and unethical. I didn’t know how to deal with two men texting and calling me and how to handle their sexual advances. I was afraid if a guy found out that I was dating someone else, he would drop me.

1. He knows when to support you, and when to leave you alone. There are times when you need him there, and times when you just need him to get the eff out of the room so you can have some space. It’s important that he reads the situation and knows the difference. 

2. He always knows the right thing to cheer you up. He knows when to crack a goofy joke to make you laugh, or when you need to hear positive reinforcement, or when you just need some Chipotle. 

One of the major causes of conflicts and divorce in a marriage is the influence some parents have on their children when they marry. Some in-laws interfere in the marriages of their children, thinking they are demonstrating love and care when in fact they don’t give the couple space to nurture their marriage.

Now you are into this new relationship. 

You are happy to be in one. But now, you seem to have this concern whether you are too attached to your new partner. 

Sure, you like being with each other. But there can also be such a thing as being too clingy. Doing so can be very detrimental to a relationship, especially if one is not comfortable with it.

After months of crushing on the man or woman of your dreams, you finally score a date. 

You’re excited and thinking of where this could lead. Before you start planning your future, you’ll need to master a few basics.

As a therapist and life transition coach, I’ve worked with many couples struggling with relationship issues. Most often, the issues revolve around ineffective communication, mistrust, the need for power and control, and the quest to be right.

In order to have a loving and thriving relationship, a couple needs to have a good energy flow and synergy. But it can be hard for people to know where to start when creating this type of relationship. But the 5 C's can help when used as a guide.

In the day to day of our relationships, a lot of stuff can get swept under the rug. Combine that with the fact that a lot of partners don’t really get to know each other on a deep level at the beginning of their relationships (or at any point) and you could be highly prone to emotionally stepping on your partner’s toes without knowing it.

I recommend asking some of the following questions once every few months, and others on a weekly basis.

Do not just invest in the future, do also invest for the future. A relationship needs a lot of love to stand; it also needs a lot of planning to sustain. 

This planning must derive from sacrifice, discipline, accountability, realistic expectations, and a firm belief in miracles.

No matter how solid your relationship, there’s always room for improvement. You love your significant other, and you know there’s value in trying to better your life together. So, it’s time to make that bond even stronger.

On the whole, guys really don't have super-strong preferences about height. If you're dating in the first place, it means he's probably thrilled with whatever it is you bring to the table as far as vertical orientation goes.

But for guys who happen to be dating shorter women, these things are a pretty great bonus.

It goes without saying, you don’t have to be “best friends” to have a great relationship (some people even gag at that idea). But while others might think of you as insular or clingy, you know better.

Here’s something you should know: most men are not averse to commitment, but they have to come to the decision on their own. 

Unfortunately, you can thwart a man’s desire for a long-term relationship with you if you try one of these three common “strategies.”

There is a guy that you are dating. You like him. He is nice and funny and the two of you have a lot in common. You enjoy each other's company and it is clear that there is potential for a relationship to develop between you.