All relationships have expectations attached. Each spouse would have their own set of expectations based on their own emotional and physical needs. Sometimes partners are unaware of the other's expectations or do not understand them. Here are some ways to resolve the confusion.

Entering into a marriage bond for the wrong reasons or reasons that are quite different from that of your partner could lead to disappointment and frustration, even gradual drifting apart.

In order to avoid putting your relationship at risk, and to avoid feeling as if you are doing everything in the house, it is important to share household responsibilities with your spouse. While this might sound like a good deal, getting partners to happily participate in household work is not always an easy task. Effectively communicating your perspective and planning mutually convenient schedules are the keys to working around this concern.

After a long courtship you have made the decision. You know that he/she is the one, the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. But how do you tell your parents this? Telling your parents that you have decided the person you want to spend the rest of your life with is probably the biggest hurdle that is standing between you and your ‘happily ever after'.

Speaking in your partner's love language probably won't be natural for you. But nonetheless if you try to understand and speak your mate's love language, in no time you will be able to effectively love and truly feel loved in return. Skillful communication is the key!!

Women across the world complain about their partners saying, "He never talks about his feelings" or worse, "He is so insensitive - he turns around and goes to sleep even if I am crying!" There are exceptions to every rule, it is generally said that women are more emotional and communicative while men are practical and solution focused. Let us read further and understand why.

Often when we fall in love we feel beautiful and believe it is forever but slowly we encounter challenges and frustrations and wonder what went wrong. The truth is that no relationship is constant - its all a process of movement and growth.

Impotence could be making your marital bond weaker and adding up stress to your life. You might be thinking about it and trying to help yourself. But have you got the right information. Here are some facts about male impotence (erectile dysfunction), which will broaden your perspective and help you find ways to cope with it.

Sexual concerns can be very distressing, more so because this continues to be a ‘taboo' subject for most of us in our country. Therapists who work in the area of sexual concerns say that there are certain ways in which people are most helped to overcome problems in this area. Find out if you are dealing with similar issues.

Some of us have been told that we need to be more assertive, yet we wonder if that is really something that we want for ourselves. There is a tendency to confuse assertiveness with aggressiveness - a quality that is not desirable in healthy relationships. This article should help clarify the difference between assertive, aggressive and passive behaviour.