Let's be clear from the start: a break-up is always difficult, and most of the time we wonder if it was a good idea to end it. It's perfectly natural. However, if months, or even years, have passed…
They fight with you over every little thingThat is, he provokes you because of the tension in him. His whole demeanor is irritated, he makes an issue out of things he never did before. You already feel like…
Anyone who has ever lived in a relationship with a narcissist will be well aware of how cleverly they can use language - to their advantage, of course. They are very good at spinning words and sounding out…
Asking for confidentialityThe first thing every conman will try to do is to keep your budding "romance" a secret between the two of you. They don't make this obvious, of course, they use very subtle tricks to encourage…
Let's face it, no one is completely themselves at the beginning of a relationship. This is not a bad thing, of course, as gradually discovering and getting to know each other is part of the excitement, and it…
By the 21st century, mating habits have changed, and we're dating differently. For example, it is now less common for a marriage that began at a young age or a relationship that started as a teenager to last…
There are many ways a man can try to ideologise why he can't make plans with you, even down to what to do together next week. "Well, I'm such a freedom lover" "I've been working a lot lately"…
There is a saying: "When your parents die, the sun goes down." As complicated as your relationship with your mother and father may be, there's something to this saying. Life goes on, new generations come, new "travellers" here…
A sense of supportEvery now and then, life throws a curve ball at everyone. People in good relationships, though, feel secure at all times. They know they have someone who will help them and give them all the…
When you're in a fairly new relationship, judgment can be clouded by your own emotions and sometimes you can become unsure if he feels the same way you do. You may start to wonder if he really loves…
Does your family like him?We're not suggesting that you marry into your family, but it's something to think about. If your family absolutely hates this man before, then you will have to make some very difficult choices and…
Sometimes we may look at a friend or just someone to know and wonder why on earth she puts up treated the way she does by her partner. Sometimes it's just the blindness of love and unfortunately, other…
There are so many things written about what boys don't understand about girls, but what about the reverse? What do girls not get about boys? How do guys understand? To overcome this shortcoming, we asked one of our…
Tell him he's really good at what he doesMen take work seriously and giving him a boost on this aspect of his life will really please him. It doesn't matter what his job is, if you tell him…
Men can be strangely suspicious of compliments. It's like they wonder what a person's real motive is when they get a nice compliment. This might be because men don't complement each other as quickly as women do, so…
