When wedding plans are severely overwhelming, a delay may be the wisest recourse.

When dealing with a necessary break-up, arrange for what is safest for you and your child.

There’s a difference between a “weird” fantasy and a passing crush.

When the desire to leave a relationship is restrained only by fear, you’re with the wrong person.

A complaining friend needs a reality check about his extreme good fortune.

Making “staying for the children” work requires both parents’ commitment to their relationship.

Trying to control a partner’s casual (non-romantic) contacts can push your mate away.

When repeated mother-daughter fights become cruel and abusive, family counselling is crucial for all the relationships involved.

Don’t let double-talk about love confuse you. A partner is either In or Out of the relationship.

Lifestyle changes can be unsettling but also provide great new opportunities.

Be sensitive to another’s miscarriage when announcing your own pregnancy.

Deep character flaws in a partner can erode even strong love.

No one holds exclusive rights to popular baby names.

It’s the responsibility of a husband/wife to set boundaries with their ex-spouses.

Someone who plays fast and loose with your feelings doesn’t deserve your loyalty, even if he/she is your “first.”

A love affair based only on one partner’s present, without future plans, is unlikely to last.

Pressure to join heavy drinking can be alienating, but a friendship’s worth stating your position clearly.

A close, mutually caring friendship is worth giving in to one last favour, by setting limits

A partner’s relatively sudden and unexpected weight loss calls for a health check, soon.

People, whose lifestyles attract repeated crises, need practical opportunities to change the pattern.

Relationships will more likely last if built over time, less likely if grabbed.

Without any evidence of daughter’s sex-for-pay, raise  “concerns” rather than an accusation.

Persistent sexual dysfunction should be discussed with a sex therapy specialist.

When a relationship feels wrong, it usually IS wrong.

Don’t enter into situations you cannot comprehend or handle.

A spouse who cheats repeatedly without conscience, lies, blames, and puts the family at risk, cannot be trusted ever again.

A potential partner with a “secret” home life might as well wave a red flag before your eyes.

Face a problem together, so that co-operation replaces resentment.

Keep your relationship connected and positive by avoiding the negative vibes from others.

Job loss for one spouse challenges both, and sometimes requires counselling.

Don’t impose your own emotions on someone facing a personal crisis.

Be careful you don’t send the wrong messages to an ex, especially if a child’s involved.

Help your close friend see red flags in her relationship by raising questions she has to ask herself.

People change dramatically for a reason. Understanding is key to getting along even after separating.

When an attraction to “bad boys” becomes dangerous, get therapy to value yourself and your personal safety much higher.

It’s unfair to let an old failed romance shadow a current one of mutual love.

Don’t change your basic values to hold onto someone.

When someone’s used you, be aware of how you let him or her, and then close that door.

A committed boyfriend who’s targeted by a predatory female must end contact and clearly say why.

Do NOT let angry youngsters hijack a family situation. Get good counselling.

If he/she is stringing someone else along, you may be facing the same fate.

Open marriage won’t hold a couple together if one partner’s unhappy with it.

When a stalemated discussion is a cover for deeper divisions, get couples’ counselling.

Chaotic family relationships are unsafe for those who need support and protection.

A no-sex standoff following difficult pregnancy and parenting issues requires a return to the origins of your relationship.

Setting boundaries for involvement with ex’es is necessary support for a current partner.

When someone’s likely a serious danger to you emotionally, avoid any contact.

During early and infrequent dating, sexual contact should be negotiated respectfully.

When a partner compromises for your request, accept it graciously, and drop the discussion. Reciprocate later.