Learn clear communication with this excellent exercise! Change your relationship without changing your partner!

I consider myself to be extremely lucky for having apart from two caring and loving parents, also a brother-who entered my life three and a half years after I was born-to turn to whether I am happy or in distress.

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.

In this final section of a five-part series on making marriage work, Joan discovers that taking loving action on her own behalf, instead of waiting for Justin to make her happy,creates the closeness and intimacy with Justin that she desires.

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.

Whether a relationship lives or dies largely depends on the individuals involved. What is seen to be an insurmountable relationship killer by one person will just be a minor challenge to another.

All relationships go through trying times; it's how a couple handles those times that makes the difference between staying together and splitting up. A lot of people resort to couples’ counseling in a bid to save a fragile relationship.

Remember that the other person you're involved with is not you. So, how do the ways he or she is different from you make your life easier, more fun, better?!