Relationships that suit the needs of only one partner, reflect that person’s self-absorption and the other’s deflated (or weakened) self-esteem.

Finding passion in senior years is a gift. Handle it with care and build respectful boundaries into a thriving relationship.

Sometimes, a smile and gentle outreach to a stressed parent can calm the situation and save a child from harsher consequences.

Parents must make well-considered decisions regarding young children’s best interests, and include them in discussions and reasons for Yes or No.

The pandemic’s effects on would-be daters reveals the significance of stating what you expect/need from a relationship.

When several post-divorce relationships present major obstacles, perhaps the date-seeker actually fears any commitment.

Overwhelmed parents of toddlers/babies should seek local Moms/Dads groups where kids play (babies watch/sleep) while parents chat and learn.

Celebrating children’s birthdays, graduations and other milestones along with invited family/friends is a time-honoured tradition. But there’s no “honour” in setting up guests for a thankless cash-grab.

If a man with erectile dysfunction won’t attempt intimacy (loving words, embraces, kissing), enjoy his caring friendship, or move on.

Healthy seniors may enjoy added years of happiness with a new partner, barring adult children’s interference.

Awkward moments from one’s past are often misinterpreted in memory. Focus on present happiness.

Unexpected glimpses of others’ cheating behaviour are like an early warning system: Among the many choices presented to people new to relationship pitfalls, choose your own important values.

Keep pursuing all expert information that becomes available, and discuss/explore potential aids towards intimacy with your wife.

If dealing with ongoing or past abuse, online mental health support is available free in Ontario. Check go.lifeworks.com/depression

If you want to improve your sex life, consider what’s lacking, seek professional information and try to discuss/achieve positive changes within your relationship.

Generosity is a gift of goodwill. Taking it for granted from others, is a foolish mistake.

Adult children who’ve suffered years of parental abuse/neglect, must focus on their healing and building self-worth.

Someone who looks/acts too good to be true, and also rushes from first date to marriage, may have a hidden motive. Look closer.

Sibling estrangement is a family-based failure that started at home. It takes heart and soul to keep the door open.

Whatever your life and career goals are, it’s pursuing them that makes your ambitions and dreams more possible.

If there’s any possibility of transmitting syphilis, a potential sexual partner must be informed!

There’s more to married team-work than dividing chores. Caring/kindness/loving actions and words, form long term bonds.

Mood disorders, age-related worries, reluctance to pursue the cause, are some ways people stay “stuck” in depression rather than search for answers.

Violence, physical and emotional abuse are crimes, punishable by law, no matter if the perpetrator is a spouse or family member. Seek help, support and safety through Abused Women’s Shelters.

A relationship is an experience. But learning how to live/love in a relationship is personal growth.

Relationships are complex whether new, old, or at a stalemate. Face emerging problems with discussion, then adapt to changes that are necessary, or your only choice.

What you know you can’t trust isn’t really different from whom you know you can’t count on as your life partner. The immediate solution is to count only on yourself, your long-time supportive friends and your family.

Never make hasty decisions about an emotionally-charged matter. Instead, consider who/what is most important.

If the situation were a 50-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, there would’ve been an immediate phone call to police.

All relationships can have weak spots. When a sibling’s involved, emotions can go deep. Tread carefully.

When caught in a stranger’s public flirting display, know that it’s about their bad behaviour, not yours.

Disregard any rejection/blame from adult children who deny making their own mistakes.

Our disappointments remain only to inspire change. The choice is yours.

Use your workplace skills for encouraging best business practices. Then, recognize that personal relationships can also benefit from encouragement rather than disagreements, and shared free-time activities.

Deciding end-of-life issues, within the current laws that legally allow assisted suicide, are a person’s right. Healthy seniors should also consider all the factors that affect their ultimate decision.

Surmounting childhood losses and isolation reveals inner strengths and determination. Once focused, a better, happier future can be reached.

Many people are much stronger emotionally than they think. If they firmly decide to rise above sadness and false guilt over past hurts, they have a real chance to rebuild their self-confidence.

The death of a beloved partner calls on all your human resources – e.g., accepting grief, connecting with its reality, and renewing social outreach.

Relationship crumbs are too messy to hang onto. Move on.

If close people suddenly exhibit strange behaviour, focus on the most vulnerable ones to help/support.

To find the “perfect” partner, know what you bring to a relationship, and be clear-eyed about what they need/offer.

Even with close friendships, we need generous acceptance of differences, and efforts to better understand them.

If friendship plans are broken for something or someone deemed “better,” reconsider the friendship.

Parents have a duty to tell children even uncomfortable truths, helping them face reality with strength and understanding.

Don’t give up on finding love. Dating apps can help, but for shy people it’s sometimes better to just bump into the person who takes your breath away.

True friendship is a two-way gift, not a one-way route to only satisfying your own self-interest.

Dating when inexperienced can cause unpleasant tensions. Keep hopes and dreams real, not fantasy.

For young love to mature despite separate locales, focus on honesty and trust.

When a partnership involves each other’s children, respecting/protecting/treating them as your own, is essential.

Hell hath no fury like the cold meanness of adult children who interfere with their parent’s love and generosity to someone important to their life. Worse, some insist on checking the parent’s will to their beloved spouse.