When the person who messes up finds excuses for anger, it’s a childish tactic to divert blame.

A protracted triangle relationship prevents the two who are a couple from full emotional commitment.

Hidden health secrets often breed resentments and distrust.

When a relationship remains unusually complicated, someone’s keeping it that way.

Sexual timidity based on a poor self-image, calls for patience, encouragement, and a broader concept of intimacy.

Divorce is a couples’ personal issue; in-laws’ concern should mainly be about their grandchildren’s welfare.

When a true crisis arises, helping each other should be a natural part of the relationship.

Fantasy love, when perpetuated and unrewarded, can become destructive to your well-being.

It’s never too late to be open-minded about finding companionship.

Sex in committed couples is more than who does what; it’s part of many ways of expressing intimacy.

When a partner’s holding back, ask the right questions.

Someone who retreats instead of discloses, carries heavy personal baggage.

When the unlikable characteristics of your partner persist, who she/he is, or make a serious change yourself.

Freedom 55 was an ad campaign, not a promise; it’s up to you to balance “grandparent duties” with relaxation.

When you arbitrarily label people’s attitude towards you, remember that judgment can work both ways.

When a marriage has obvious gaps, don’t just blame the third party who comes in between.

Mothering an adult child, with diplomacy, can still require honest, straight talk.

Staying overly enmeshed with an ex, greatly risks a current relationship.

Every couple faces challenges; communication and compromise by both parties are essential ways to handle them.

An hour’s distance isn’t huge, unless one party won’t meet on issues part-way.

Relationships between parents and adult children require equality and respect, not dependence.

Divorce is a dramatic wallop; healing takes time, thoughtful reflection, and positive determination.

Past burdens can be overcome, but sometimes you later need to re-boot your inner strengths.

What we see of people only on the surface, doesn’t give license for judgments on their inner drives and integrity.

Computer privacy is never to be taken for granted; secure your passwords and private information in every available way.

Staying together as unhappy martyrs never ends up heroically.

A squandered relationship is a harsh lesson for both parties.

Prepare ahead for repeated family squabbles.

Moving on to a new, multi-faceted relationship can be aided by professional guidance.

If you don’t enjoy drama in your life, keep it in the theatre, not in your relationship.

“Begging” for emotional equality doesn’t belong in a healthy relationship.

When health and/or emotional issues complicate your relationships, seek counseling before making long-term commitments.

When a crush becomes an obsession, change the situation in which it flourishes.

Rising above the chaos caused by alcoholic parents takes determination, inner strength, and finding supports.

A true friend understands that there’s never a reason to willingly accept a racist atmosphere.

When close friends’ and family’s repeated behaviour annoys you, be assertive about saying you want it to stop.

When there’s serious conflict in a family business, look for solutions that protect emotional health as primary.

When sexuality is a parent-child concern, both sides need communication and information.

Cheating is a public betrayal, not just personal.

Relationships can’t develop if The Talk is being avoided.

If the bride and groom prefer cash to cookware, why care?

When sharing living expenses, the atmosphere for decisions should be one of generosity and mutual trust.

Anyone aware of repeated sexual offences such as molestation, needs to take action that’ll lead to intervention and/or alerting police.

Abuse has to be acknowledged, along with remorse, to ever be forgiven.

Meeting through a selective dating service still requires getting to know a person slowly, and carefully.

Secret “friendships” while married, still manage to affect the couple’s dynamic.

Elderly parents sometimes need formalized help to prevent financial abuse.

Playing the Rescuer often encourages the other person’s dependency game.

Obsessing on the past can destroy the present.

Angry overreactions signal a need for discussing the incidences, before they escalate to a more serious problem.