Having a birthday is actually a wonderful thing. Why do so many people freak out? I am happier now than I was 20 years ago.

My mother was meeting Mike for the first time, after hearing about him for many years. Mike Schwass: national speaker, published author, coach, therapist, namesake for the high school Blackhawks MVP award...and quadriplegic.

Much of the discord couples experience comes from fear of exposing their true feelings – their love, fears, doubts, insecurities – their true selves. So they hide their truth behind ego...

Are you really sure what you want is to learn how to get your ex back? Before you try here's some more things you need to consider.

As a leader, and a lover, it is wise to know where you are coming from in relationships with people. As you know already from your reading, you can’t manage relationship if you can’t manage yourself. You can’t know someone else if you don’t know yourself. Otherwise, you will just be projecting onto people, and won’t know anything about your reality or your truth or love.

This may come as a surprise to you. I took a while to figure this one out as well. Men like pornography.

Have you noticed that couples who laugh together remain together and seem incredibly happy? How can we better dissolve an argument or a marital storm but with a joke and some hearty laughter?

Every woman loves to be pampered. And most of all, we love it when our men are the ones doing the pampering! If you want to earn a woman's affection, the best way to do it is to make her feel sexy, relaxed, and loved. Here are seven sure-fire things you can do for your woman that are guaranteed to get you results.

Many people have deeply loved someone long after that person was not in their lives anymore. I have been through this, and I know how difficult it can be.

Being a teenager is a troubling time. While adjusting to all the changes going on both in your biology and your responsibilities, making the right decisions can be hard when it comes to topics such as relationships.

It is amazing the number of couples that allow the intimate side of their relationship slide. Loss of intimacy is one of those common marriage problems that eat away at the very foundation of a marriage turning what was once a loving and fulfilling relationship into nothing more than a shell.

Curiosity doesn't always kill the cat. As Isaac Asimov wrote in his New Guide to Science, 'almost in the beginning was curiosity'. Now, relationships are as far removed from science as a Van der Graaf generator is from a blender, but the same rule applies.

Most often in a relationship, we take each other for granted. We become self-centered and sensitive. We easily get irritated and say hurting words to our partner that destroys a relationship. Instead, be kind to one another and keep that relationship strong and healthy.

Life in the fast lane means there are hardly any opportunities to meet Mr. Right or your dream date. The dating scenario has rapidly progressed to include online dating, speed dating, dating events, and of course the old faithful an evening at the local watering hole or bar.

These six tips will make you a more charming woman - instantly. Practice them consistently and watch the world fall at your feet!

I advise women not to live with a man before marriage. Familiarity breeds contempt, especially for men.

My first-hand experience with long-distance, cross-continental, Internet love! (It ain't pretty, but I survived).

The lack of patienceis the cause of so much unhappiness and grief in this world, when all it requires is a little time on our part.

If you're stuck in a bad relationship the fear of letting go can literally undermine your happiness and your health. The many roots of this fear originate in early childhood experiences that many psychotherapies fail to address adequately. There is a new more powerful approach to feeling free and in charge of your self that I discuss in this article.

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

I’m sure that since the last article, you have had your mind racing with possibilities for your foray into roleplaying. So let’s talk through everything that you need to pull off the perfect act.

Why, in a family, do bad people, hurt good people? Although shocking, this is really the way many people think when relationships develop problems! This depicts a useless way of thinking.

Where do you find love and intimacy? Somewhere you probably haven’t considered. But once you see it -- where love and intimacy life and breathe -- you’ll know what it’s like to be loved for who you really are.