Connecting with people romantically, emotionally, and physically is really amazing. But there's a lot of work that goes into building a good relationship. What are some tips for having a great relationship? How do you know if your relationship is healthy? How can I make my relationship better? This page has some great articles and stories about relationships.
One characteristic of the animal kingdom is that males fight over females to pass on their genes. You find this among insects, birds, reptiles and mammals.
In fact among a species of apes, one in four males is killed by its own kind over territory, more specifically over females.
In a recent thread on Ask Reddit, the dudes of the forum were asked to divulge the type of compliments they most love receiving — and while some of the answers seemed totally obvious, quite a few of them were actually pretty surprising. The general consensus was that any compliment is a good compliment as long as it's genuine, but when asked to get specific, the answers were completely across the board.
Here are just a few of the things men secretly love to get complimented on.
Parents are not always right. Objections based on racism, classism, religious bias or homophobia are not acceptable. While your parents may have the best of intentions with these types of objections, you need to hold your ground and not give in to their bigotry.
No matter what field you're in — health, engineering, media, education, design, etc. — you (most likely) answer to a higher-up, and FYI, said higher-up is evaluating you daily. And not just your work.
Your boss notices a range of things about you, because her job is, well, to keep an eye on you. Whether you like it or not, here are the things she's observing regularly. Pro tip: Work hard five days a week!
If you’re married or in a long-term relationship, you should leave some things unsaid. Words are arrows; you might end up hitting the wrong target, so be extra careful at where you aim.
It will probably happen to you at least once in your life. You'll fall for somebody that your parents don't like. Sometimes, their disapproval will be valid, other times it will be irrational, but no matter what it will be hard for you to deal with.
What do you do when your parents can't stand the person you’re dating? Before taking on the role of diplomat, or even worse, the role of family agitator, there are some things that you need to examine.
It is said that age is just a number when it comes to love, and it’s more evident today that people don’t focus on age gaps in relationships as much as they used to. Even those negative stigmas associated with an older man dating a younger girl, or an older woman and a younger man, have gradually crept into our culture.
It really boils down to compatibility, lifestyle, goals, vitality, and interests.
You can settle on plenty of things in life: Where to have dinner for your mom’s birthday, for instance, or booking the less expensive, but just as nice resort for your next vacation.
One thing you should never settle on? Your relationships. Below, marriage experts share seven qualities you should never accept in a relationship.
‘So how does it feel being married and all?’ is the question I've been asked by almost every person I've met since I, well, got married last month. I sum it up with a quick ‘wonderful’, constantly thinking about how there's much more to it than just that.
Over time and given enough romantic disappointment, we all come up with our ways of dealing with break-ups.
Do you realise how relationship and anger now go hand in hand? It seems anger has become common and acceptable in our communities. Although it is normal and not out of the ordinary to be angry, it ceases to be normal if it becomes a routine or uncontrollable.
A relationship is a very risky business because anything can happen to any relationship. A relationship that is seen as romantic, exciting and fulfilling can turn sour and lifeless.
Edwin,Creative writer
I remember my girlfriend and I stole one of her mother’s hens to cook without her knowledge till date.
I had gone to visit my girl that day and had suggested we pound fufu, though both of us were very low on cash. We, however, managed to pull resources together for the cassava and the other ingredients, but there was no meat for the soup.
Her mother had a hen coop full of the birds and we had to wait for her to leave the house before carrying out our ‘deed’
We quickly ‘balanced’ one of the hens for our soup and afterwards, rid ourselves of any evidence of the act by releasing the rest of the hens to go out in search for food.
Later that night, the hens came back to roost, except the one in our soup. My girl and I volunteered as the search party to go in search of the hen, and came back to tell her mum of the missing hen after going to sit somewhere fo
Within the past few years, having a “side chick” has reached a crescendo. There are songs, movies, and even books about being the other woman, which is pretty messed up. You’d think men would “keep it 100” and tell you if they weren’t ready to be in a relationship with only one person (or that he’s actually already with someone when you meet).
Almost all highly successful people say that there is no success without sacrifice. This is totally true, but one day your sacrifices can make you an unhappy person. Thoughtless sacrifices can break your reputation, ruin valuable relationships, steal your health, life energy, time, and money.
People often make challenging decisions without assessing the risks and all possible consequences. Life is full of crucially important things and values people should never sacrifice for the sake of a relationship because love is like a bird that can fly away one day. Here are the things that are more important than love.
Instead of marriage being a joyful union as intended by the Creator, it has lately become unattractive to many young people especially Christians, due to various factors like the difficulty of choosing the right partner, shirking of responsibilities of family life, married young men flirting with other people’s wives, likewise married young women making babies for men outside marriage.
This article discusses some traditional values and responsibilities of stakeholders of African Christian marriage, which have either been neglected or compromised thereby contributing to the increasing rate of divorce in Ghana, like some other countries.
Time to celebrate mother.
A baby is born as the most helpless of God’s creations but a mother nurtures the baby through all stages of life; infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
A good mother provides the basic needs of her children. She teaches honesty, hard work and domestic care. She is kind and patient. She is not self-seeking but sacrifices at the risk of her life to help her children.
IS this one going to work out, or are you doomed to fail? I hear the question "Is he/she the right one for me?" ALL the time, and now — when there are more single people than there have ever been and there is more betrayal than ever people have a hard time trusting that they will pick the right person to love.
