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- Celebrate your Valentine’s Day with your loved ones - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2012 from Siddharth Gautam14th of February is one day which is celebrated all over the world. This day, the love is actually in the air! From school kids to aged people, everyone feels like staying with that special someone in their life and spend nice moments. While the love can be celebrated anytime of the year and it ...
Views: 2207(1 vote) - Christmas is for Love - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Lais StephanChristmas is for love. It is for joy, for giving and sharing, for laughter, for reuniting with family and friends, for tinsel and brightly decorated packages. But mostly, Christmas is for love. I remember all the great Christmases we had in the past when we were kids and me and my two little ...
Views: 1654(1 vote) - Codependency Unraveled - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Deb KluggerCo- dependency is a learned behavior that often times is passed down from one generation to another by watching parents relate in this type of system. It is sometimes referred to as “relationship addiction” because many times codependent relationships are one sided and can be emotionally ...
Views: 1920(1 vote) - Communication Skills to Improve Relationships - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Allura JoyIf part of your New Year’s resolution is to improve your relationship and enjoy better sex, then listen up! Intention is certainly the first step; however it will also take thoughtfulness, preparedness and action to make any drastic improvements. In the previous article, there are 7 Great Tips ...
Views: 2041(1 vote) - Comprehending Relationships, Nature's Certainty - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from Dorsen GorefoteComprehend the core of social interaction itself, also known as Relationships. Where it truly counts overall. Which could you leave you alone or along side another by nightfall. Thats this articles purpose. Its amazing to me, wouldn't you agree? When it comes to our behavior within ...
Views: 1379(1 vote) - Conservative Human Rights Court - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2019 from Kalyna KapurAmsterdam is one of many countries where sexual freedom is celebrated in a unique way. The country has always been famous for its open-mindedness which considered the prosperity of the LGBT community as a crucial human right, but this change was not easy. It took years in the making and ...
Views: 603(1 vote) - Conversations with V! ~ Love - Work It Out! - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Val McLeod“There is no excess to love” Ralph Emerson Getting regular exercise is important to our physical and psychological well being. Even though it had been a while since I last exercised, in my desire and determination to continue achieving my fitness goals, I recently started to work out ...
Views: 1485(1 vote) - Couples Counseling: A New Relationship And Partnership In Writing - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Daniela RoherMany years ago, maybe fifteen or more, Daniela and I both attended a small gathering in Phoenix, Arizona, for professionals interested in deeper approaches to psychological issues. As I recall, this event focused on the father and daughter relationship. Daniela and I ended up sitting next to ...
Views: 1342(1 vote) - Creative Ways to Say “I love You” - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Megan SteelValentine's Day is almost at our doors, and everyone starts feeling the “love fever”. It is like when this time of the year strikes, people feel the urge to compensate the lack of romance in their everyday life by splurging on fancy romantic gifts, making fabulous surprises, and coming up with ...
Views: 2044(1 vote) - Dating The Wrong Woman Can Teach You The Right Lessons - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Azad ChaiwalaWe’ve all dated a person who wasn’t the right one from us. But, instead of treating that time with regret, we should flip our mindset to a more positive one and be thankful for that time we had to learn about ourselves on a deeper level. We internalize lessons when we are with someone who is ...
Views: 646(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: Age-Gap in Gay Relationship - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2016 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: Thank you for such a wonderfully positive article on "generation-gap" relationships. I just finished reading "What's Behind the Trend of Women Dating Younger Men?". Although I am in a gay-relationship, I read the article with ...
Views: 1701(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: He can't forgive me - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance : I am a 20 year old college student. I have been going out with a man for almost 2 years, I feel he is the one I want to marry but now we are having problems and I don't know how we are going to stay together. I made the mistake of telling him about my ...
Views: 1281(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: he can't forgive me because I did it first. - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I'm in high school and going through a rough patch in my relationship I have been with my boyfriend For 17 months, sort of on an off, but 5 months ago we broke up and I slept with another male and yesterday he told me he had sex with another female after I told him about ...
Views: 790(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: he is even a few years younger than my daughter - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance:I am going crazy. I am attracted to a young man who is young enough to be my son, he is even a few years younger than my daughter. He has shown interest in me as well and I think this is absurd and yet I can't help the way I feel. He talks to me and shows an interest when I ...
Views: 1309(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: He's simply taking advantage of my affections for him - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I don't want to be here anymore. Be here on this earth that is, be here in this ole' body of mine. Perhaps you can help. I think I'm simply looking for some inspiration. Also, when I think about no longer being "alive"... I am comforted. This feeling of calm comes over ...
Views: 1099(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: How Can I get over the nervousness of dating again? - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: How can one get over the nervousness of dating again when its been quite a few years since their last date? Dear Reader: If your last relationship lasted for a while, dating again can be a scary proposition. These guidelines can help: Dr. Romance's Guidelines for ...
Views: 952(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: How do I convince my family I'm serious about him? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I'm 17 years old and I have been with my boyfriend for 6 years. We have grown up together and he is all I know. We are very mature when it comes to our relationship and our sex life. I want to spend the rest of my life with him but there's a problem. I have made many ...
Views: 765(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: How do I make sure he's not looking for a visa green card marriage? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I met a cute guy that's a foreigner in the USA from Russia so....... How do I make sure he's not looking for a visa green card marriage? Dear Reader: Whether or not he wants a green card isn't the real question. The real question is, does he have good character, and does he ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: i am not sure whether i should let go - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr Romance I've got some questions about my relationship, which is rather complicated. We both started dating 13 months ago, from the very beginning i sensed that my girl has a troubled mind, she did told me that she has gone through some horrible experiences such as rape. At that time I ...
Views: 1062(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I can't bear to think of life without her - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I am unusually confident that you can help me.Well I hope you can anyway. I am 18 years old, I live in England, and I am a lesbian. A year ago,I escaped from a extremely abusive and violent relationship with a woman that I was with for two years.There was an extreme age ...
Views: 1355(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I Don't Know How To Choose a Man - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: You give good advice and I really like the articles you have here. I wish I could apply it to my life. I have married and divorced twice and i always tell myself "I don't know how to choose a man". But is it the man or me who is wrong? I don't know. Now, I have a ...
Views: 830(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I don't want to resent my wife - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I read your article "Attitude Adjustment" and some of the things you said really resonated. In recent years, I have found myself developing more and more resentment toward my wife (who thinks very differently than I do). I want to dissolve ...
Views: 943(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I feel like we have to sneak around and hide - by Submitted on May 13, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I am in a relationship with a man who twenty years younger. He is black, and I am white. We are very much in love. The problem is that my parents are very much against my dating a black man. They do not like the age difference either, but the being black is worse. This ...
Views: 889(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I had never questioned him about other ladies - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I'm a couple of years into my relationship with many problems. I met my guy online ...
Views: 701(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I haven't spoken to my maternal grandparents in 5 years - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2016 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I'm not sure if you're willing or able to help, but I've been looking online for a solution to my problem for a while now. As of yet, I've come up empty handed. My situation is that I'm 21 years old and haven't spoken to my maternal grandparents ...
Views: 1246(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I love him to death but if I can't find a solution - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance, My name is Michelle i am 18 years old.. I was reading "How Not to Fight"; and everything that you talked about not doing during a fight I tend to do. I have been with my boyfriend for 3 years now and we tend to fight a lot about the smallest things that you could ...
Views: 1030(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I need your help fast! - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I am so happy I could find someone like you to talk to. I am a regular guy and I use your articles for my relationship and it has really helped me. But I am sending you this mail because I need your assistance and i need it fast. The problem is I have a very hot temper and it ...
Views: 1317(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I Still Miss Him Terribly - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: My husband/best friend crossed-over a few years ago and I still miss him terribly. I think of him every day and his essence is always with me. I am still in love with him and cannot imagine having a relationship with another man. At this time, however, I have two ...
Views: 996(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I think I am missing myself - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I think I am missing myself Dear Dr. Romance: I am a women in my early twenties from India. I have gone through your website and i think u can help me. For the first time in life I am so confused, so helpless, and I don't know what i want. Everything ...
Views: 1441(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I'm afraid the age difference means our relationship won't work - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance; I read your article "Age Differences in Dating" I am dating a man who is 22 yrs, younger than myself. He appeared older and I appeared younger to him. Now I'm afraid the age difference means our relationship won't work. Would you be ...
Views: 941(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I'm in my late 40s and feeling very unhopeful about my future love life. - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2021 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance I am in a terrible funk over a failed relationship that lasted 2 years and I thought would lead to marriage. We met online and now I'm afraid if I go online again, he will see my profile and/or I will see his. I took this breakup so hard, the thought of that happening just ...
Views: 729(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: I'm married and I still can't forget about my first love - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2016 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I don't even know where to start… I just did the most stupid thing alive!! I send the man I can't forget a text message…and he did not reply. I don't think he wants to speak to me. He knows I'm married. I was 20 years old when I fell in love with him. I was ...
Views: 1805(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: Is He Cheating On Me? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: Is he cheating on me? Or am I just being paranoid? Me and my bf have been together for 15 months now. A couple of weeks ago we broke up and then got back together after a week. When we broke up he kept texting me, asking “Are u happy?” and stuff. We broke up ...
Views: 987(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: Is it more important to be balanced or compatible? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance:What is more important in a relationship: being balanced or compatible? Dear Reader: Compatibility trumps balance, but balance may be an important component of compatibility. Compatibility means having similar core values, living together well and comfortably, and ...
Views: 948(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: My girlfriend doesn't think she can handle this relationship. - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2021 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I am (or was, perhaps) in a fairly strong relationship for a few months now. Recently though, as the upcoming fall quarter approaches, my girlfriend doesn’t think she can handle a relationship. Between stress from school (she really wants her 4.0 this year), over-bearing ...
Views: 718(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: My wife has been unhappy with me for years. - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I came across your article on "The Nail in the Fence: Healing Relationship Wounds". I am a thirty-something man living on the West Coast. My wife and I have been together for ten years, married for six. We have three small children, and my wife has a pre-teen daughter ...
Views: 1139(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: My Wife is Totally Shut Down - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: My wife is totally shutdown and she does not know what to do. She wants to talk to someone for help and also for taking a decision that can help her to decide the future of us as a couple if is still possible or not. I just know that in the end I was very bad at her during ...
Views: 1415(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: Older men and younger women - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I enjoyed your article regarding younger men and older women; but what about older men and younger women who fall in love? What is to be said about that? I am in my 40s (and in my prime), and I have met the most wonderful woman in my entire life ...
Views: 1478(2 votes) - Dear Dr. Romance: She makes me feel like I'm worthless - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I was reading an article that you have written and it caught my attention. im in an relationship where the lady is older then me. it started of great then six months later its like reality hit hard, i love this lady so much she makes me feel like i dont have a care in the ...
Views: 1282(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: She started pushing me away and becoming distant - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I've been dating my girlfriend for 5 almost 6 months now. We hit it off from the very beginning and fell in love a couple months into the relationship. Both of us are independent people and level headed, but there's a deep connection between the two ...
Views: 802(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: she will only participate if i ask - by Submitted on May 11, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: This is a diificult one for you, my daughter's stepdaughter was molested by my father about two years ago, because of it we had financial issues, had to leave our home and buy another and go through a long court proceeding, which ended several months ago. A month later, my ...
Views: 1153(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: Should I stay in this relationship? - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I had a really bad ending on my last relationship we were engaged. I moved into another relationship a month after he ended it. I was very lonely and my new relationship seemed perfect. Now I'm starting to get mixed emotions about my man. We have been together now 1 year. ...
Views: 841(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: What is the right love to last a lifetime? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I am writing this letter to you because I really want to know what is the right love to last a lifetime? I am frustrated right now. ...
Views: 686(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: Why am I assumed to be a cougar good for only one thing? - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I am a single woman in my late 40's. I've had several serious relationships, but unfortunately, although I lived with a couple of them, I've never been married. I have a minor physical disability, a stomach condition, but I am attractive, I look younger than I am, I'm well ...
Views: 3902(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: Why is there no support line for men? - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: Thank you for writing "Lighten Up - Cures for Marital Boredom." Please allow me to give my opinion as to my priorities. I always had the idea to start from the bottom of your list and go upwards. Work together to create a partnership. Sex is important in life, but ...
Views: 1030(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: Will this guy turn out like my wicked stepfather? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I have a problem. My mother has introduced me to a male co-worker at her work. We have been friends for a month. My problem is that I am afraid that this relationship may become serious. The gentleman that she introduced me to is real nice, but my stepfather was the same way ...
Views: 1314(1 vote) - Dear Dr.Romance: Every time I think about him it just hurts - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2020 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I'm hoping you can offer some advice. I recently fell in love with a guy going through a divorce. We weren't together for ages but I feel like it was. He was separated About 10 months when we started dating and he had confessed to having a crush on me for a really long ...
Views: 858(1 vote) - Dear Dr.Romance: Is she bipolar or what? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2019 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I'm in need of some help. My partner has had some emotional problems and I don't know what they are. is she bipolar or what else? She gets angry about everything and is very negative, she is very incecure and thinks I dont love her even if I told her 10 mins ...
Views: 872(1 vote) - Dear. Dr. Romance: Every time we talk, I'm in tears and he's mad. - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I have been married for nearly 20 years and thought we had a great marriage. 10 years ago I got hurt and have had 6 back surgeries. At one point I would double up on meds and drink to ignore life. During this time my husband was an angel; until he discovered I ...
Views: 1483(1 vote) - Denial- Take a Whack at Yours Today! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2014 from Dr. Anne Brown" You will never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." Christopher Columbus Denial is a mechanism we use consciously or unconsciously to alter reality, usually to pretend it is better than it is. We don't want to see aspects of life for which we have no ...
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