A Grown-Ups Guide to Romance

In case you need a refresher about how to romance the man/woman in your life, here are a variety of romantic suggestions. Tell your mate that you—love, adore, admire, cherish, desire, want, need, prize, esteem, idolize, revere, treasure—him/her. Plan a “mystery date” for next month. Plan sexy surprises. Shower together by candlelight. Change one bad […]

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Romancing Your Valentine: A Collection of Romantic Gestures

In preparation for Valentine’s day, here are a collection of romantic ideas, seductive gestures, caring attitudes and loving behaviors, taken from Cindi Haynes and Dale Edwards in their book: 2,002 Romantic Ideas (Adams Media Publishers). When shopping for gifts, think extra-special, romantic, unique to your partner’s tastes, nonpractical, tasteful and meaningful. Kiss goodnight. Kiss goodnight […]

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Relationship Report Card

What Grade Would You Give Your Relationship? Everyone wants to be in love, stay in love, and live a fun, passionate, fulfilling and meaningful life. We begin our relationships full of hope. We begin our marriages by vowing our best. We all feel that our relationships are special, different and unique. And they are. So […]

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What a Relationship Requires of Us

A Valentine’s Primer Here are some of the essential challenges an intimate relationships asks of us.  Master these skills, and you’re well on your way to having a Happy Valentine’s Day: Build and/or expand “us.”  In every troubled relationship, there tends to be a small “us” and a large “you” or “I.”  The goal, therefore, […]

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Having More Fun is One Way to Keep Romance Alive

Most of the time, the couple that plays together, stays together. Once a relationship has a commitment, people tend to quit dating—and the fun slows way down.  What we then have is a variety of responsibilities and obligations—all of the things we “have to” do in order to sustain a relationship, family, home, career and […]

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