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Why I'm Relieved After Breakups

Nicole Forrester | Posted 12.27.2011 | Canada Living
Nicole Forrester

While I have never been married, and certainly hope never to divorce, I have had my share of failed relationships and rejections. As I reflect back on my own past relationships failures, I can honestly say there is no one that I wish I was still with. In fact, I've found myself thanking God that they are out of my life.

5 Signs You Are Being Rejected

Nicole Forrester | Posted 12.13.2011 | Canada Living
Nicole Forrester

Many people have the tendency of falling for someone who isn't right for them or interested in them. You may call it human nature, but I call it denial. The truth of the matter is that oftentimes people are blowing you off.

Put Sizzle Back Into Your Relationship (Without Sex?!)

Pega Ren | Posted 12.12.2011 | Canada Living
Pega Ren

I can teach you how to turn your hum-drum sex life and your lukewarm connection into a relationship that will deeply satisfy you both. Step one: be clear that this is not about sex -- and mean it.

Relationship Advice: When to Break Up

Marcia Sirota | Posted 12.11.2011 | Canada Living
Marcia Sirota

If one or more deal breakers are present in your relationship, you'll have to see whether it's possible for you partner to stop what they're doing immediately. There's no point in waiting for them to change. You've already been tolerating the intolerable.

To Forgive or Not to Forgive?

Marcia Sirota | Posted 12.06.2011 | Canada Living
Marcia Sirota

If someone has to force themselves to forgive in order to meet someone else's expectations, they'll be more tormented than if they'd held onto their hurt. A better solution would be to learn how to let go.

6 Things Women Look for in a Man

Nicole Forrester | Posted 12.02.2011 | Canada Living
Nicole Forrester

Honesty is the glue that holds a relationship together. Even when it might not be the most pleasant news to tell a woman, it is better for a man to be open and honest than to tell a lie

Exes And Facebook: Should You Contact Someone You've Dated?

The Huffington Post Canada | Martha Edwards | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada Living

Texting and social media are so woven into the fabric of our lives it's nearly impossible to imagine what we did without them. And while texting and F...

The Real Reason Why People Cheat

Marcia Sirota | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada Living
Marcia Sirota

It's too easy to say that people cheat because they're unhappy in their marriage. I've observed that there are a number of reasons why people cheat, and these have everything to do with the character of the person cheating.

5 Things Men Look for in Women

Nicole Forrester | Posted 11.22.2011 | Canada Living
Nicole Forrester

Sorry ladies, apparently attributing your mood to hormones is not acceptable. Surprisingly, men do not enjoy women who may, from time to time, appear like Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest.

The Heartbreak of Separation

Shannon M. Nelson | Posted 11.19.2011 | Canada Living
Shannon M. Nelson

I had a nice family once... a good husband, healthy, happy children, a home, dogs, and a cat. And then one day I discovered that what I thought was a safe, secure home was no longer. My world split apart like a meteor fracturing into tiny pieces, hurtling helter skelter through a dark, strange space.

Stop Taking Bad Advice From Good Friends

Marcia Sirota | Posted 11.12.2011 | Canada Living
Marcia Sirota

The worst type of advice my patients describe involves dating; the most egregious being that they should "give the guy another chance." Usually this advice comes after one of my patients has gone on one or two dates with someone who's behaved pretty badly.

Six Successful Relationship Tips

Marcia Sirota | Posted 11.11.2011 | Canada Living
Marcia Sirota

Your partner has to see and accept you just as you are. There's no point in presenting a "cleaned up" version of yourself because then they're not loving the real you. You can't feel loved if you're being inauthentic.

When Can't We Afford to Be Picky Daters?

Josey Vogels | Posted 11.10.2011 | Canada Living
Josey Vogels

You have to decide what you can and can't live with. If she's gotta be blonde and thin, that's your thing. Don't apologize for it. But if you're frustrated because you're not finding blonde, thin women, that's a problem. You might try adding a few other items to your list.

How You Know He's Cheating: The Difference Between Women's Intuition and Paranoia

Marcia Sirota | Posted 10.29.2011 | Canada
Marcia Sirota

Ellie has a habit of expecting the worst of others, so when she felt that her husband was keeping things from her, it was easy for me to think that she was imagining things. It turns out that Ellie was right. After months of having been labeled as "crazy" and "paranoid" she was finally, albeit sadly, vindicated.

Seven Steps To Mind-Blowing Sex

Marcia Sirota | Posted 04.24.2012 | Canada
Marcia Sirota

What makes someone a fantastic lover is not their technical ability or their repertoire of moves but their attentiveness and their efforts to make their partner happy. When both people show that they really care about meeting their partner's needs, sex becomes something wonderful.

"Love Conquers All" and More Bad Relationship Advice

Josey Vogels | Posted 10.17.2011 | Canada
Josey Vogels

Living better is often based on clichéd advice and I think it's time to put a stop to it, because frankly, there's some advice, especially when it comes to relationships, that needs to be taken with a grain, heck, make that a whole block, of salt.

Top 10 Relationship Deal Breakers

Marcia Sirota | Posted 10.15.2011 | Canada
Marcia Sirota

No one is perfect or should be expected to be, but there are 10 specific behaviors which are highly likely to ruin your relationship.

Love Is a Surprise Party, Not a URL

Cynthia Macdonald | Posted 09.13.2011 | Canada
Cynthia Macdonald

I think Internet love is possible for people like me, but only when it's never intended to be love in the first place. The reason being that many dating sites traffic in nothing more than something fleeting -- a snog, a shag, a couple of beers -- without anyone going in insistent on marriage.

Relationship Advice: Everything Will Be Alright in the End

Colette Kenney | Posted 09.05.2011 | Canada
Colette Kenney

I've always believed that relationships are the best spiritual practice we could ever engage in. Just like I've demonstrated above, we trigger each other and show each other where we most need to grow.