You were happily married. May be for a while. And you split. It can be imagined irrespective of the length of a marriage, a divorce does leave immovable scars. And the mere thought of seeing someone again can be dissuading. Love is all about being vulnerable to someone – why go through it again?

Are you willing to be different than most. Great partners in relationships are willing. And they have a better life than most. They wake up and go to bed feeling better than the people who only make half hearted efforts towards the one they supposedly love. Mark Webb, Licensed Marriage Therapist returns with another excerpt from his bestselling book, How To Be A Great Partner.

This is a supremely important topic because it affects countless millions of men and women. There are now more singles than ever before in American history. Looking into the relational and social dynamics we'll be able to start seeing what's really going on, why it's going on and how to fix it so that men and women can experience more freedom and fulfilling interpersonal relationships.

Perhaps it’s because life has become easier over the years or perhaps it’s just because people have higher expectations than they did in the past but whatever the reason one of the most common marriage problems is to bail out when the going gets a little tough.

Extract from Sacred Love book...... What is the difference between love and fantasy? Well one lasts and the other doesn't..... one causes affairs and the other doesn't. One is the beginning of depression and breakdown and the other isn't.....

In the basic of the traditional system of education and socialization of a gender there is a so called initial work distribution between men and women. This work distribution has defined completely different conditions for life of men and women. It gave men the right to external activity for world survey and its governance, thus he received a right of the subject of history. Meanwhile women only got a responsibility rather than a right to give birth and upbringing to children, right to take care of the family and house hold. Thus here in the family women turned to be subordinate to men's authority and became the object of men power. Patriarchy is a system when a man has a dominant part in society.

Many of us want to build intense, close relationships with others. But while such personal relationships can be sources of enormous comfort, fun and support, equally they can also bring with them distress, despair, confusion and frustration at various times...

Does distance really make the heart grow fonder? According to American relationship experts, it does. We find out whether this holds true for the young working couples here who are forced to stay apart...

Recognize your own personal tipping points in a personal relationship and how to evaluate both positive and challenging relationships.

Do you know where you want to go? Can you and your partner clearly see your future together? A vision is imagery of your hopes, dreams, and expectations. In order to Co-Create a Conscious Relationship you must define your vision. Your vision is a source of your personal power that motivates and inspires, both yourself and your partner. This assessment looks at how clearly you see - or don't see.

When it comes to relationships in order for a man to be truly happy it needs to fall under 1 of 2 categories. 1. Male Dominated- Man Controls Pretty Much Everything 2. She Controls Herself/He Controls Himself Anything else and you will have a man that is unhappy and has chosen to accept his new place in life.

Ah, those were the days... when it was all about stolen kisses and strolls in the moonlight. These days you'd be happy if he just stopped leaving the toilet seat up.

The number one thing you can do to have a great marriage is such a simple concept but it’s really something that is hard for most people to implement. You spend the majority of your time focusing on what you need and want. I want my husband to do this but he doesn’t, I need for her to show me more affection. The list is endless!

Men and women have different values and different ways of accessing intimacy in their relationships. We all desire intimacy and want our partner to also be our best friend. Men are generally motivated visually and tactilely, initially looking for a physical bonding. Women, by contrast, are generally auditory, motivated by emotion and initially looking for emotional bonding. So how do we bridge the gap? There are a few easy and simple techniques that can help you bond and obtain a deeper intimacy.

Anger is the natural reaction of helplessness and frustration. When we feel that we are being forced to suffer, we get either angry or feel very helpless. When we feel victimized, we get angry with our abuser. What about your relationship? Are you getting angry with your partner for any reason? Can we quiz on that?

If you find yourself doing the same routine day after day, never remembering what you did the day before, having nothing to look forward to, living your life - but never enjoying it or anything in it...you are probably living your life and the relationships in it on autopilot...

Every moment our brains are at work generating thoughts at an incredible rate of speed. What we think makes or breaks our experiences and relationships. We can fill our heads instructively rather than destructively by being more conscious and selective.

Trust is essential to all close relationships. Without trust, relationship fall apart quickly.

How often have you wanted to change someone's behaviour ... and found yourself nagging, pleading, shouting, or just plain giving up, because nothing you do seems to work? There ARE ways you can influence them, whether they want to change or not ...

She sees a note. She reads it, a smile crosses her face. Ok, ok, I'll play along. She sees a trail of rose petals, she follows to another candle and another note. She reads the note. Looks around, and begins removing some of her clothing. She follows the trail of rose petals into the master bath. As she opens the door she is struck with an awesome sight. A glowing bath, with candles everywhere, and a third note.

Most people have their own idea of what Romance is. Find out what the 10 biggest misconceptions about Romance are and ways you can become more romantic.

Most people stay too long in a bad relationship because they don't have a way to end it. They feel guilty or they want to avoid arguments and hurt feelings. So they stay too long and become more and more resentful. And the longer they stay, the longer they out off the market and unable to find the right partner. Read the article and learn an ethical, comfortable way to leave a bad situation.