The rate of singles is steadily increasing year by year, and its little wonder judging by the way many people behave whilst attempting to entertain their date. We are witnessing more people entering the singles market, pushing the number of available singles up to record highs.

Yet with so many available singles, one would think finding a new partner would be like a kid in a candy store! Not the case. In a recent online chat room session conducted by The La Trobe Universities Centre for Public Wellness, interviews were carried out with female online dating members. The initial reaction by our female interviewer was that “the quality of these women were astonishing”. They were mostly well educated, independent good looking women that had been single for an extended period of time. The main factor for their singles status, based on results of the online chat sessions was that finding quality men was the problem.

Women often made up their minds whether there would be a second date or not after the first 10 minutes of their date. Men were either too confident, or not confident enough. Many men ignored the most basic of dating rules and didn’t even offer to pay for half the meal. Other complaints single women had included men trying to feed them food without asking (how embarrassing), overpowering after shave, government and political chat (gee what a turn on), comparing ex-girlfriends, fiddling with their mobile phone, texting during a date, arriving late or arriving under he influence of mind-altering substances.Another common dating mistake made by men was failing to compliment their date on their appearance.  Read more... (510 words, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

“Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together” – these are the golden words that describes the true meaning of the term ‘friendship’. In this era of hi-tech communication this relationship has undergone a sea of changes, in the process transforming it from better to best.

In yester years, when communication was not a smooth affair, people used to communicate with their friends through hand written letters which were carried first by birds, and later by postmen. From writing the letter to its delivery at the right destination, the whole process was extremely tedious and used to take long time. But now with advancement of technology you can send your thoughts and feelings to your beloved friend instantly and also can receive the response. Crossing boundaries and conquering all hearts ‘Internet friendship’ has bridged the gap of communication to a great extent. So in today’s world you can find friends sitting at home. You can interact with people from all over the world in real time and get the feel of another culture or civilization in its true form. This mode of interaction not only involves a very simplified procedure of personal bonding, but is also builds lifetime friendship between two persons living at two distant corners of the earth.

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REVISED AND WITH A NEW FOREWORDARE YOU GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT?Originally published in 1988, Getting the Love You Want has helped millions of couples attain more loving, supportive, and deeply satisfying relationships. The 20th anniversary edition contains extensive revisions to this groundbreaking book, with a new chapter, new exercises, and a foreword detailing Dr. Hendrix’s updated philosophy for eliminating all negativity from couples’ daily interactions, … More >>

Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, 20th Anniversary Edition

There is a limit on how close a couple can be to each other if they are not also close to God.  Not only individually close to God, but close as a couple as well.

In our Marriage Counseling practice most of the couples who come to us want a deeper spiritual life together. How does a couple get closer to God?

The first thing to do is plan/prepare. Sit down as a couple to talk about the things that have made you feel close to God in the past or that you think would make you close to God in the present. Make two lists.  It would be common for each spouse to have different ideas. Since this article is about getting closer to God as a couple, look at the two lists to see if there is anything you could do together.

Set yourselves up for success. See if there is an item that both of you have on your lists (for instance prayer). Talk about how you both like to pray, when to pray, and where to pray. The goal is to come into agreement on how you would like to go about praying as a couple. There is an old saying that couples that pray together stay together.  Read more... (675 words, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)