The key to a happy relationship is laughter and fun. Laughter is the medicine that helps you reduce the stress you are undergoing. Try not to take things seriously all the time. Laugh and have fun it will help you face problems in a better way. Be happy and make other happy.

Is your spouse too controlling? Are you too passive? Or are the roles reversed? Control issues refer to who’s in control, who’s in charge, or who’s getting their way. Significant control issues are always harmful to a relationship. Here are ten reasons you need to be concerned if you have unresolved control problems in your marriage.

Many women get angry because their men don’t give them what they need. How about understanding that it is not possible to receive from those who can't give?

According to MSN Money (Sept. 2005), not counting Higher Education, which can mount to $150,000, and not counting private schools and hospital bills, a child costs $135K ($40K/year, income) ; $185K($40-70K/year income); and $270K (70K+/year, income). Children 15-17 years old are more expensive. Expensive? Mamma mia!

There are many unconscious forces at work in every stage of a relationship that have the potential for undermining your best efforts to sustain love if you are not aware. Being fully aware is difficult and controlling the outcome is impossible. In this article we'll look at brain development as a biological force that might be at play when you are making relationship choices.

Do you have people in your life who truly bother you in big ways? I call them our soul attachments. Some people come into our lives for many reasons and a few are certainly intended to make us pay some debts to our karma bank or to our thought patterns. They feel and look like those bugs that you want to get rid of but never succeed.

A common theme in my articles, on my website, and in my coaching practice is on needs. For our purposes we define a need as a condition requiring relief. There are quite obviously many needs that you meet on a daily basis. Hunger may be one of the first things to come to mind when we think of needs, however, this is more of a physical need and we want to focus on our emotional needs!

This simple yet powerful piece of advice can transform not only your marriage but also how your children respect their mother.

A parent should never outlive their child. It should somehow be made into a law.

In today's hectic and fast-paced world, it can be easy to be caught up in the speed of daily living. It seems there is always some message coming at us from somewhere, whether it's the television, radio, computer, or billboards. A bit of quiet time spent with someone you love can be a great way to add some much-needed downtime and romance into your lives.

Don’t you feel special when somebody remembers you? A call from an old friend or tap from the back from your favorite cousin. The feeling of delight spurs in the air, right? What more if you receive a greeting card, wouldn’t you be ecstatic? Then how about sending that delight to your loved ones. In the past you may have to walk through you nearest shop to pick up those greeting cards. Now you just have to go online, browse, few clicks here and there then it’s on its way!

Many men in relationships might find themselves in situations similar to that of Kevin Spacey’s character Lester Burnham in American Beauty. Somewhere along the way after meeting a woman who you thought made you happy, you ended up making sacrifice after sacrifice. Now, you live day to day numb to reality because you have allowed it to take so much. Your only hope in life is for it all too just end and the sooner the better.

Most everyone is familiar with the saying, “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” It’s like a mantra that bride’s say as they check off the list.

The most effective way to gain the legal benefits of marriage is by getting married, but same-sex couples are denied the legal right to marry in Illinois, and many heterosexual couples are resistant to marriage. Thus, there are steps that Illinois attorneys can take to ensure that cohabiting couples receive most of the legal benefits of marriage.

Relationship is more important than ever in todays fast paced lifstyle. Sometimes our kids 'get in the way' of that necessary work we need to do to hold that relationship together.

It doesn't matter what kind of relationship you are in. Expectations on the part of the members of the relationship can have a strong impact on its health.

People looking for other people is the basics of this article. We cover some of the various types of people finding others people reasons and some dating tips for those trying to find lifelong partners.

Do you should-a, would-a, or choose to live now?

Have you ever noticed how enthusiasm and affection between two people can dwindle as time goes on? Whether it’s a romance, friendship, or work relationship, sometimes the air goes right out of your sails, seemingly for no reason.

Well, this is what I heard, but don't tell anyone I told you...

Soemtimes it seems that other people don't really like us, no matter how hard we try to make friends. Learn what you can do if it seems as if other people don't like you.

Learn exactly how to work the crowd and position yourself as a leader.

Do you know how to tell if you should stay or you should go in a relationship? Here are some tips and suggestion to see you through.