How to Save a Marriage or Relationship From Catastrophe...

9:15 AM - Office meeting 1:30 PM - Sales presentation 6:00 PM - Break up with my significant other Let's face it, for most of us, that kind of schedule looks pretty funny. While we may not schedule a break up that way, there are times when something needs to be done, and somebody needs to make the first move. A lot of relationships last much longer than they probably should for no other reason than breaking up isn't an easy thing to do. Relationships typically end in a few basic ways. There is the dramatic break up . This type can be very sudden and usually involves strong words or actions. There is the mutual break up where both parties come to the realization that it's over, and do so at the same time. It's almost as if it happens by magic. It's also the most rare. Finally, there is the slow break up . This is characterized by things degrading over time. The sad thing is that neither party may even know they are headed for a break up until it's far too...

Does love help you live longer ? What a great question! Statistics show that happily married couples live as much as five years longer than their single counterparts (with the effect being somewhat more pronounced in married men). Because it is so subjective, it is impossible to accurately measure love with statistics. However, with a cursory glance of the data, it seems reasonably safe to assume that love, does, in some way, lead people to spend a few more years among the living. Everybody agrees that being loved is a wonderful feeling. Knowing that somebody cares for us is hard to explain in words, but it sure feels good! Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if you smiled a little bit just now thinking about the people that love you . And though true love towards someone doesn't require that they love you back, I bet you just so happen to return love to those who love you most. Loving others means you are unselfish when dealing with them. Caring for someone else's happiness ...

The following emotional stages of a relationship breakup are only guidelines to help you navigate through a difficult time to a happier ending. What's important to understand is that even though they are uncomfortable, each of the following feelings are quite normal. What follows are often referred to as the "five emotional stages of grief". Each of the concepts apply just as easily to a relationship breakup . The major difference is that some of the stages can happen while the relationship is still in tact. The first stage is denial. There are plenty of stories about spouses and significant others who justified the odd behavior of an ex before a breakup . "Oh, he probably got lipstick on his collar when he accidentally bumped into someone." "She didn't call to tell me she was going to be late because she was too busy with work." Those are two rather blatant examples that may not apply, but how about this one? "We don't argue th...