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Here are some tips from one formerly single man to other singles about how unrealistic expectations may be affecting their chances for a happy relationship or marriage.

As frustrating as a cycle of unhealthy relationships may be, it can be easily turned around with a change in your attitude. This post from Your Tango explains just how to do that.

There are plenty of ways to keep date night as fun, interesting and appetizing as possible when you’re dating a fellow foodie, and this post has nine of the best ideas.

In addition to just leading to synced up heartbeats, trusting your significant other is often linked to a surprising number of other health benefits as well.

No matter how well the two of you get along or how much fun you have together, it’s important to have your own lives, social groups, and hobbies that you explore separately.

When we meet a potential partner and experience the initial infatuation that comes with a new relationship, it’s tempting to think of that person as the “perfect” match for us, but relationships aren’t that simple and there’s really no such thing as perfection.

What areas of the relationship should you focus your energy on the most? This post highlights the importance of communication, trust, respect, honesty, accountability and gratitude in maintaining all kinds of interpersonal relationships in the healthiest ways possible.

The way sex is portrayed in the media, it seems as if everyone is jumping into bed with everyone they meet these days. But it takes time to learn enough about someone and establish a good sense of chemistry to know whether you’ll be good together - in bed and out - so rushing into sexual intimacy won’t really prove (or disprove) anything about your connection.

There’s a lot of work that goes into keeping a relationship happy and healthy, but sometimes all it takes is just a few simple words for you and your significant other to remind each other why you got together in the first place - and we’re not just talking about “I love you.”

Sometimes what a couple truly needs is some tough love so that each person can stop focusing on being right, and they can instead focus on being better together. This post shares some of the best pieces of “tough love” advice that therapists have given to actual couples to help them through some of their toughest moments.