The fact of the matter is this -- marriage is alive and well in the United States and around the world! It is the single greatest contributor to social order on planet Earth. And the fact of the matter is this -- marriage is the most profound commitment to lasting love [...]
"Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect." Jean Jacques Rousseau
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." Mark Twain
Gratitude seems to [...]
Falling in love with another human being is easy, but making a commitment to love him or her forever is “up in the air” for many people. The new movie starring George Clooney entitled, “Up in the Air” mirrors the struggles so many folks go through when it comes to [...]
Okay, Tiger Woods, here goes:
First of all, get back on the pro golf tour immediately, and try to win as many as possible. People still love you.
Second, stop mugging for the cameras. You've been doing that to impress others (who I won't mention). Every time you miss a shot you've' [...]
I’m just thrilled to report that my client Filamina met someone recently!
Filamina has been a dating coaching client for a short time, having had maybe only four sessions. She’s 62, widowed and has been single for 5 years . She wanted to get back out there to see if she [...]
Let’s start with a little review of some of the most recent Love Bytes blog posts. [Sorry – it’s an occupational hazard…… In the university environment, we are at the end of the semester right now.]
Passion (while important) is not the only thing needed for love. There are lots [...]
I recently put up our holiday decorations, and as I was doing it, I was reminded of several important happiness lessons.
1. I love my husband, just as he is. One of the challenges of a happiness project is accepting your own nature – and [...]
Sleeping alone is nothing more than a necessary evil.
There are few things more comforting in life than surrendering yourself to sleep in the arms of someone who loves you. If you’ve suddenly found yourself alone after being used to sharing your bed, the simple act of falling [...]
Meg, a single woman in San Francisco had her habits and routines. She did yoga after work pretty much every day. Some nights she got together with friends; other nights she stayed home and watched videos or read.
Her friends introduced her to Mark, a single guy from Oakland about [...]
8 Love Lessons for Hanukkah
Hanukkah starts tonight! This Jewish holiday, also referred to as the Festival of Lights, features the menorah with nine candles. One candle for each day and a nineth to light the others.
The historical event remembered dates back [...]
There is no pain greater than the loss of a child. Parents who have suffered such a tragedy say that they never get over it; at best, they get through it. Lynn Bozof of Atlanta, Georgia, lost her son Evan when he was 20. A junior at Georgia Southwestern University, [...]
Love is all around us. That is certainly evident at airports. I define love as a feeling which consists of strong affection. This feeling can not only be felt, but it can be witnessed. When one observes people waiting for their loved ones to arrive at the terminal, then witnesses [...]
Sometimes women know when they have a boyfriend or husband who is extremely protective, and sometimes they don’t recognize the signs. It’s easy to mistake relationship habits like constant phonecalls, gifts, and effusive language as “love” instead of attempts to be controlling.
The best relationships have a balance of independent decisions [...]
Who doesn’t love geeks? They’re fun, imaginative, and appreciate someone who is their own person. The word “boring” just doesn’t compute with them, because they’ve always got something they’d like to do. Where to find one of these fabulous geeks? Perhaps one of the dating sites below will help you [...]
Men often bear the biggest brunt of women's negative body image (NBO).
If she is suffering, he is too.
Sarah Maria, body image expert and author of Love Your Body, Love Your Life works intensively with women and men to overcome their negative body [...]
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." James Dean
"Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live."
The average lifespan today is 45 years longer than it was 150 years ago and our lives are now a great deal healthier [...]
Got a midlife dater (or would-be dater) on your holiday gift list? Want something special that will add value to your loved one’s life, not get shoved in a drawer or closet? Or maybe you want someone to give YOU a useful and memorable gift!
Give one (or more!) of the [...]
How do we handle the holidays when budgeting is on our minds? Our family and kids know we love them, and if they don't, spending money won't fix that. We need to talk about the realistic limits our family has decided upon. Focus [...]
Your relationship with your significant other, when it's good, can be the highlight of your life and light up every cell in your body.
On the other hand, a difficult, stressful relationship can be hazardous to your health. Hostility in intimate relationships increases your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, [...]
by Simon Cole
Cheaters aren’t born, they’re made. Are you making one out of your man? He may not be cheating. He might never cheat (some are better at committing than others). But that doesn’t mean he won’t resent you and look for love in other places. Here are [...]
I'm honored today to have interviewed Louise Kinross. She's the editor of Canadian's BLOOM, a publication that helps parents of kids with disabilities. But she's first and foremost a mother to son Ben, 15, who has a rare genetic condition called Langer Giedion Syndrome.<!--break-->
Describe a bit of the emotional' [...]
Many of us are familiar with newspaper classified or Craigslist "missed connections" - the two people who caught each others' eyes on a subway but never met or made small talk in an elevator but didn't have the courage to ask for each other's phone number (or [...]
We are living in a world saturated with what commonly passes as communication, but one in which love is wanting for lack of it. <!--break-->
A world in which we can pass words to one another --- quickly, silently, even anonymously --- but one in which we have a growing [...]
I had a really great question the other day from a woman who asked if fighting was good in a relationship. The answer is a qualified yes. Two people who spend any amount of time together are bound to argue. That’s true whether the people are friends, lovers, or family [...]
"For a long time I was ashamed of the way I lived."
"Did you reform?"
"No, I'm not ashamed anymore." Mae West
Is there any connection between shame and romantic love? Although they appear to be very different, they do have something in common-they express our profound values or those of' [...]
