Flirting when you're already attached can send a signal of looking for trouble.

When prostate surgery is necessary, be prepared and positive about the process of recovery.

A fiancé who ignores your feelings, isn't ready to be a partner.

Don't leave "home" without knowledge and careful consideration.

A needy parent needs reassurances PLUS firm boundaries when adult children form long term relationships.

Handle an intrusive colleague by speaking up firmly before it becomes an HR matter.

It's self-protective to reconsider a marriage that makes you miserable, but self-defeating to leave if uncertain or unprepared.

When your time together is more trouble and less love, the problems MUST be discussed, and the relationship repaired or ended.

Friendship isn't a license to comment on the most sensitive issues, unless asked.

Racism in a parent is obnoxious, but can't always be fought until you're living independently.

When someone's in deep grief, those closest should stay supportive and aware of  their emotional state.

When a house guest behaves disgustingly, say goodbye.

Being true to yourself helps make you happy and satisfied with whatever role you choose.

Give a partner and yourself enough time to adapt to your differences.

Weight is a personal matter, which only you can decide to accept and/or manage.

The FWB label means it's not a lasting relationship; so don't be surprised when it ends.

When you cross the commitment line, ask yourself whether you're breaking away on purpose.

Don't become the back-up plan for someone contemplating divorce.

If you carry other people's prejudices into a relationship, you risk losing your integrity, and your partner.

Before making a stay-or-go decision, get professional help for insights on how both of you got to this point.

It takes confidence in your own values to forestall having sex until you feel a commitment to the relationship.

When dating someone with young children, best to move slowly and thoughtfully before involving them.

Friends With Benefits need to know when to re-define the relationship and when to move on.

Financial information must be shared, if a relationship is a true partnership.

Extended families should be creative when planning how to "share" special holidays.

Holding anger against past hurts can work against you in future relationships.

Don't try to "fix" a partner's relationships with parents or siblings, unless specifically asked to intervene.

Sexual abuse is a crime that cannot be left as a "secret," once you are aware of it.

When someone close could be "settling" in their marriage choice, ask questions that spark their own re-thinking, not yours.

Virginity is a valid personal choice.

If a one-time affair happened with others' awareness, better to confess than have your partner hear it through gossip.

Stand up for your partner, rather than conform to other's prejudices.

Suffocation is NOT love, it's an ordeal.

When a partner checks out of the marriage emotionally, start protecting yourself and your future.

When one partner has already left the marriage emotionally, the other should prepare for his/her own response to this and consider future plans.

Never marry only because of pressure.

Couples' counselling can help give both parties an enlightened new chance together.

When you block your emotions, you miss out on joy in favour of fear.

Mature love needs mature decisions, such as protections for a new relationship involving children.

If porn negatively affects your relationship, try compromise, or confront an addiction if present.

Past abuse affects relationships, unless you deal with it.

Don't let jealous friends affect your relationship.

Children at risk need close monitoring and legal protections.

When life is joyless, get pro-active to improve whatever you can.

Fighting isn't the problem, but how you fight often is.

Relationships need mutual plans to thrive over time.

Pursuing opportunities when young is natural and healthy. 

Different backgrounds need to be understood, and compromises found.

When meeting someone new to consider dating, keep your eyes and ears open for red flags like anger flashes.

If you can't tolerate someone's habits before marriage, re-think your future plans.