Keeping a reasonably neat home is a job for both working parents to figure out by mutual agreement.

Medical research by lay people is best cross-checked with trusted, knowledgeable medical experts.

How people treat their own parents and in-laws, is the lesson they teach on family connections.

When a bad relationship involves physical threats, safety should become the main focus, especially for children.

It’s dangerous to idealize the past and return to an ex whom you already realized wasn’t right for you.

“Friends with benefits” means two people have agreed on a sex-only relationship and understand why – otherwise, one party is being used.

When a partner’s making excuses to see someone else, it’s time to confront.

When a partner lets circumstances interfere completely with the relationship, it’s time to probe further who’s In and who’s Out.

Treat a loan to relatives like any other business matter and get a signed note promising re-payment.

You can’t move forward confidently with your own life if you’re pre-occupied with bitterness from the past.

Rushing into sponsoring for immigration an unmet internet “love,” is as likely to burn you as playing with fire.

A divorced parent is less effective in helping a child’s relationship with the other parent, if using controlling ways.

When one incident threatens an entire marriage there’s usually a deeper issue that needs to be addressed.

When a crush interferes with your ability to seek normal relationships, it’s an unhealthy situation.

Be prepared that snooping often raises bigger relationship issues than were suspected.

When problem relationships become a pattern, you need to examine your own choices and reactions.

When an adult child is deceptive and insensitive, trust is broken.

You can’t choose a partner’s relatives, so decide together how to handle them.

Acting insensitive to your partner’s feelings can start to erode a relationship.

An ultimatum is often added pressure at the worst time.

A gem from the past can be too glittery to hang onto, if it disturbs your new partner.

Office gossip about someone’s partner being gay can be dangerous to both long friendships and jobs.

Partners who are left alone too often may become vulnerable to people who seize the advantage.

Differences in relatives’ personal food choices needn’t be a recipe for family divisiveness.

A relationship with constant “win or lose” discussions, always leaves one party dissatisfied.

Don’t let past “mistakes” obstruct the success of a good relationship.

An active, loving sex life can be one of the great connectors in marriage.

When it comes to protecting your child, trust your gut.

Children’s best interests do NOT include running their parents’ lives.

When someone’s opinions are always being forced onto you, the whole relationship is likely to be unequal.

An emotional affair may be more of a warning than a habitual pattern.

When a sexual “problem” affects a relationship, it’s sometimes more about the relationship than the sex.

The signals given during dating are often Early Warning Signs that need to be fully understood.

Compassion and compromise are necessary in post-divorce weddings and second-time marriages.

The “fatal” mistakes in a marriage are the ones from which you flee, rather than learn and work to improve.

Trust returns through day-to-day behaviour, not through promises.

When more time is spent with pornography than with you, it’s time to go it alone.

In relationships, pushy equals needy and is usually a big turn-off.

Hallowe’en can be a fun, fanciful event, so long as children’s safety comes first.

Knowing your own part in a break-up, is the first step towards getting better at relationships.

“Don’t talk to strangers” is an old safety rule that still applies to getting close and personal electronically.

Revealing a partner’s innermost secrets is a no-no that can become a deal-breaker.

Being the Rescuer to an Abuser comes at too high a price.

Hiding from in-law problems with your spouse is unfair to everyone involved.

A continued power struggle in marriage either wears both sides down to misery or eventually causes a split.

To gossipmongers, your marital problems are pure entertainment.

Obesity is best approached as a health risk, rather than a relationship problem.

When someone is running your life, you may have given them the power.

A marriage that can end over “puppy wars” has other problems eroding it.

Loved ones deserve greater sensitivity and caring when they’ve been through a trauma.