Persistence is the key to achieve the transformation to greatness. Anyone can become a great partner regardless of past experience or lack thereof. If you are a person with a sincere heart and honest efforts, you will achieve the status of greatness. It will be a result of your willingness to risk and your persistence to stay with it even when it seems that you are not getting anywhere.

And I stopped and thought about how these traditions come and stay. About how generations of children have celebrated religious heritages with bar/bat mitzvahs and christenings and baptism parties; about how American girls have Sweet Sixteen’s and how Latin girls have Quince’s. About weddings. And how these events occur just once in a lifetime. Once or twice in a family.

Those who take relationships for granted and do not take the time to do the maintenance will find a once beautiful relationship will wilt and die. You are in a comfortable relationship were you have mutual respect for each other. It may not have the zest and excitement of a new relationship but you have learned to live in contentment with another. This really is a fine achievement worthy of praise. It has the reward of a long lasting loving relationship that can only be coveted by many.

Nowadays sending your greetings to a loved one only takes a matter of minutes. Finding the right greeting card that can convey your greetings or sentiments is easy and fast. Thanks to the Internet for you can now make the most of your greeting cards without any hassle at all. A lot of websites offer printable greeting cards and postcards for free.

When we think of an anniversary flower, the first thing that comes to mind is the rose. Unless the one you love has a preference for their own special flower, the rose is traditionally the sign of love.

Intimacy is very important to keep a relationship alive and so is passion. Never feel shy to experiment to make your relationship interesting. Love in itself is interesting and to experiment more on that adds excitement, vigor and vitality. So keep experimenting.

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!

Making these mistakes will destroy even the best of relationships. Don't these mistakes destroy yours. Helpful advice on preventing and correcting common relationship problems.

Do we let society dictate to us who we should fall in love with ? Or should we as individuals make that choice?

Bad management has so many, and far reaching consequences. Jenny woke tired. Her business was growing and the hours she was putting in demanded more and more of her time. She raised her head from the pillow, stumbled out of her now empty bed, and went to the kitchen. Still half asleep she put the kettle on for her morning cuppa and slowly walked to the bathroom. There on the floor were yesterday's clothes. She'd barely had the energy to slip from her work gear and climb into the bath to sip her chardonnay before bed, let alone pack her clothes away tidily.

The gift of roses has a history steeped in symbolism and mystery. Learn the meaning behind their colors, and send a more personal message.

Most marriages that are troubled have these giver and receiver roles firmly fixed. In marriages that are happy, these roles will fluctuate between the partners regularly, depending on where the need is greatest. Where does most of your energy go during a normal day?

It's very simple, but some people won't believe it. If you want love from another, if you want the perfect mate, you first have to LOVE YOURSELF.

Are you and your partner experiencing some form of conflict? Is conflict leading you to avoid each other? When couples feel overwhelmed by conflicts, they find highly creative ways to avoid spending time with each other. When you're not spending time together, it's difficult to Co-Create a Conscious Relationship. This assessment helps you and your partner to recognize the avoidance behaviors you do and do not practice.

Don't let your relationship fail. Learn about 5 relationship killers and begin to heal the underlying fears that cause these relationship killers.

Mary Walton, 84, tells a touching tale of falling in love in wartime.

Lonely. That's what Janette felt when her husband didn't kiss her goodbye before leaving for work. Sometimes his forgetfulness in this area brought her to tears.

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.

Sometimes love is great! Sometimes love hurts. Experiencing love is a Universal need, so how do we heal and love again when our loved ones have hurt us?

Stress Factors on a Relationship and what to do about them

At what point is it time to bail out of a relationship?

A common couple problem is the discovery by the woman that her partner is using pornography. This article discusses the gender differences and the seduction of pornography that can prevent the development of deeper emotional intimacy.

Right there, on the floor, disguised as an antique carpet runner, conflict, resolution, intimacy and deeper understanding are enfolded all around us. Try as we would, we can’t hide. So why not open to the possibilities. After all, that’s what intimacy is all about.