When dealing with major illness, try to avoid other stresses.

Instead of perpetual self-doubts, actively pursue compromises in your relationship, or leave.

Addiction has to be acknowledged before the addict and those closest can attempt to handle it.

Friends of people in crisis need your support but not added fuel to their anger.

If sexual disinterest creates emotional distress, get pro-active to find out why.

If obstacles crushed your response to a relationship, counselling can help you learn to respond better.

A young romance shouldn’t end pursuit of education and personal opportunities.

Sparks between strangers are exciting, but indicate little about whether there’s basis for a relationship.

If you’re not in a close friendship, bearing bad news puts you under suspicion. 

When a supposed partner says simply, “Get over it,” there’s not much equality evident.

During health scares, showing support is crucial, while self-interest is distancing.

When a relationship’s combative and demeaning, move on.

Before seeking Mr./Ms. Perfect through a dating site, look honestly at yourself.

Foot worship, or fetishism, is harmless when both partners consider it sexual play.

When a short-term relationship doesn’t work out, don’t obsess over it.

Ask first, whether seeming-innocent mementoes should be returned. 

When family’s putdowns hamper your adult life, break away.

When a relationship becomes abusive, get pro-active and/or seek help to save yourself.

A couple which must be together constantly to feel mutual trust, faces difficulties whenever there’s change. 

When porn becomes a relationship-harming addiction, get professional help.

If the past can’t be renewed, forget the what-if’s and move on.

When cheating’s the “story,” give a caring explanation why you’re tuning out.

If you don’t respect someone’s behaviour, the friendship usually sours. 

Sometimes, staying watchful of actions, not words, is the best approach.

When “family fun” involves risk, insist on responsibility. 

Jealousy and distrust, like addictions, often poison any relationships involved.

Weigh “gut instinct” relationship concerns against your own insecurities, to decide what’s really worrisome.

Finding ways to talk about an affair is part of the healing.

When porn is the deal-breaker, there are usually underlying relationship problems, too.

“Outing” a cheater must be for the couple’s benefit, not yours.

When it comes to online dating, be extra EXTRA cautious.

When kids and finances are involved, “escaping” without thoughtful, fair planning, is messy.

Addicted people don’t seek change until they want to, but a reality alert can kick-start that process. 

A spouse’s sudden move to secretive behaviour, calls for talking about it, before snooping.

Outing a cheater, with children in two families, should not be a snap reaction, but thought through carefully.

New relationships always take time to find out about each other’s interests.

Don’t sell yourself short and pursue someone who doesn’t appreciate you.

PTSD sufferers may feel too much emotional pain, to give fully to a partner.

Heighten the “anticipation effect” of visits, to enhance long-distance relationship.

After an affair, when both spouses are hurting, moving forward takes deep understanding.

An affair doesn’t just happen; people decide to make it happen, so know the consequences ahead.

When the details of a relationship are all difficult, it’s time to move on.

Only tell on a cheater if you can handle the fallout, which may include your complicity.

The most important sexual attribute is your brain – when open, interested, and trusting. 

Family obligations have to adjust to the realities of adult children creating their own family life.

Some of a partner’s family dynamics can’t be easily changed.

When lovers have jobs at the same workplace, set agreed boundaries.

Rise above the jealousy that causes rifts between siblings. 

Love can thrive through separations by distance, if it’s based on a deep mutual connection that both work at maintaining.

Stay alert to date-rape drug potential. It can happen to anyone.