If you always accept the same situation, others will expect it to continue.

A “problem drinker” is one who’s alcohol consumption creates problems – personal, and/or for others.

Loose Lips is an unattractive and destructive trait that can easily end relationships.

When the grief process gets stuck in depression, counselling is needed.

Food debris from another’s mouth should be avoided like any other germ missile.

The year of adjustment after a major loss should NOT be clouded with unsatisfying relationship choices.

Being repeatedly called by the ex-‘s name raises questions of intent, not insult.

“Hit and Run” lovers lose more than they gain out of any relationship.

“Nice Guys” generally outlast the “Bad-Boy” types who flash into hot relationships and fizzle out when their true nature is revealed.

“Divorcing” children experience more pain, with less coping skills, than their parents.

Three early-dating Relationship Rules to handle glitches without overreacting: Restrain, Re-Evaluate, Relax.

Parents need to present a united front on their core values – from household responsibilities to deception, as well as attitudes on alcohol and drugs.

When two people carry old baggage, one has to drop it first to see if there’s a chance for a future together.

Discouragement by a parent can be enough of a debilitating factor to qualify as emotional abuse.

When the healthy shy away from understanding severe illness, it’s usually self-protection, not lack of caring.

Expressing concern and insecurity through jealousy is the way to harm, not help, a relationship.

Be careful when suggesting an unproven medical diagnosis to explain a problematic relationship.

Betrayal’s nasty after-taste can be wiped away by current happiness and relief at losing the jerk.

Getting parental approval is important, but honesty and maturity are crucial to the relationship.

When a parent holds the strings on an adult child’s life, it’s hard to have a mature couple partnership.

When house-hunting with a partner, the strength of the relationship is even more important than the value of the house.

You can’t turn an old, immature relationship into a current love story without personal change.

You can’t run away from past mistakes, but must confront why they happened and how to prevent them in future.

Relationship problems need more than labels such as “trust issues”… they need to be talked out in details and truths.

When one partner experiences difficulties, you can expect the other to also need to recover.

Seeking sex elsewhere, is a sure way to turn a relationship into a thing of the past.

A baby’s arrival demands an immediate reality check to an affair.

When an adult child’s behaviour is unusual and worrying, a parental push for health care may be crucial.

Friendships with the opposite sex do not have to be worrisome, unless a spouse is constantly being left out of the loop.

Keeping smooth relationships with everyone raising the kids of divorce, requires overlooking minor incidents.

When family harmony vs bridal will, choose what you can handle AFTER the wedding.

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Partners who expect their spouses to labour full-time both at work and at home can, like dinosaurs, expect extinct relationships.

True love at first sight is a blessing best recognized in retrospect.

Better to confront family hostility while living, than leave a legacy of it.

Explaining divorce to children is a process that requires a parent to try to form their own understanding too.

Let a friend complain about his/her partner before you do.

Grief can cause turning points in life, but must be handled emotionally before making dramatic changes.

The hurts of growing up need not shadow your ability to see yourself as the adult you are.

When generosity to family becomes an expected handout, time to re-examine the budget and the relationships.

When what you’ve done before isn’t working anymore, don’t blame on others OR yourself….try something different.

When a perpetually unhappy person poisons a relationship, an antidote is needed – one-way or another.

Withholding sex in marriage is an unfair escape from the partnership, often sparked by depression and life changes.

When a relationship is entered into because of insecurity, it’s insecurity that will split you apart.

Relationships are often destroyed by too much drama as reaction, instead of seeking solutions.

Children cannot “fix” their parents marriage problems, it’s an impossible burden to try to bear.

When you rely on a parent as a babysitter, you automatically invite some involvement in your life.

For long distance relationships to become full-time partnerships, both parties have to be willing to make changes.

Part of achieving a “work/life” balance is recognizing your own priorities.

People blinded by love, often face rude awakenings in the light.