Yin Yang Relationships

Just as magnate and metal attract, while oil and water repel, we too are subject to these laws of nature in our relationships. For example, we have all met people for whom we feel an immediate affinity or for some unknown reason, an instant dislike.

Yin Yang is the ancient, Chinese symbol for balance. It depicts the strong attraction and complementary nature of opposites. Just as magnate and metal attract, while oil and water repel, we too are subject to these laws of nature in our relationships.

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I probably should have known better, but a few years ago I started working at the same company where the guy I was dating worked. For a while everything was lovely, but then we hit an impasse: I wanted to know where the relationship was going; he didn't want it to go anywhere, and he dumped me.

Despite the risk of such emotional pandemonium, experts say more than 70 percent of single employees will get romantically involved with someone from work at some point in their career. It only makes sense: You have shared interests, you understand his work schedule, and when you have nothing to talk about you can gossip about your coworkers. "In certain circumstances, workplace romances can be beneficial," says Charles A. Pierce, a professor of psychology at Montana State University. In two separate studies, Pierce found that people in workplace romances were happier in their jobs, more satisfied and more motivated. "But that assumes that the romance is going well," he says.

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Each month, my five-year-old son's kindergarten class compiles a "book of days," in which the children share their daily home experiences with one another. The next month, the book gets circulated to all the parents. Imagine my chagrin when James brought last month's book home, and there—between "Mollie and her mom made brownies" and "Jeremy helped his dad take out the trash"—was "James's mom was angry with him this morning." My temper, in writing, laminated and distributed for all the world to see.Worse yet, I realized that almost all our recent mornings had degenerated into Mommy screamathons over seemingly minor matters—dawdling, misplaced gloves, sibling bickering. I felt terrible, and obviously James did, too. How could we break this angry pattern?

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Is getting in the mood for love becoming a bore? Has the sizzle disappeared from your sex life? Are you so tired at the end of the day that generating heat in the sheets seems like Mission Impossible? Low libido is widespread these days, so much so that the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently reported the findings of a study on sexual dysfunction. The result is that more than 40 percent of American women and slightly more than one-third of the men have sexual dysfunction. In fact, the experts at the University of Chicago who conducted the survey declared the lack of libido "an epidemic public health concern." If you're one of these millions, the good news is you're not alone. The better news is that you can improve the situation -- starting now! Provided that your overall health is good, there are a number of supplements that can restore desire and bring fun back into the bedroom. Of course, the best place to begin is with a nutritious diet and regular exercise.

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Will He Remember You ... the Way You Want Him To?
New evidence that men and women store memories differently.


If you've ever had a long-distance relationship with a guy, and lose out to a new woman he finds in his hometown, even though you two had a phenomenal relationship, you might find some new research interesting, hopefully even consoling.

fMRI, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, lets researchers watch human brains in action, providing new information about how we process emotions. And, yes, Virginia, men and women are different.

Before the fMRI, researchers couldn't observe the sequence of activity in various parts of the brain during a given mental activity. The standard MRI only gives a static detailed snapshot of the structure of the brain. The fMRI, however, gives a video, showing how the different structures interact, dynamically.

It could be you could maintain the LD relationship better because of how you store emotionally-charged memories.

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For five years, I was a single mother with two boys. And even though I was lucky enough to have a steady guy (a single dad) in the picture, questions came up all the time. Was it okay for all of us to sleep over at one of our houses? Should we take vacations together? When this relationship ended and another one began a few months later, I was in uncharted waters again.Based on these experiences and the advice of JoAnn Magdoff, a psychotherapist in private practice in New York, I came up with ten rules for single moms. If you're dating—or want to be but feel nervous about it—keep these tips in mind.

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Are you unhappy with your love life? Do you ever wonder who your perfect mate should be? Want some good advice, but don't know where to turn? Skip the television psychic, and try talking to some scientists instead. Many researchers wonder about the same questions, and, like your mother, have a few ideas of their own on whom you should be dating and why.

Much of this scientific advice is offered from an evolutionary perspective: The emphasis is on propagating the species rather than romantic fulfillment. Who knew your grandchild-craving Mom was a card-carrying Darwinian?

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After a couple has been married for a number of years, there seems to be a lack of individual artistry and creativity in the relationship. Each person becomes involved in a routine of relating to the other in a certain way. Patterns develop because of living in the same house and responding to children's needs.

Couples develop certain habitual work patterns, see the same people socially, etc. The same ways of relating and behaving may persist, unchallenged and unchanged, for years. The behavior will continue long after it has ceased to produce delight, zest or growth. Therefore, the most destructive of the "four horsemen of the apocalypse" of marriage sets in--BOREDOM!

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What Men Want - women too

The notion that men are "hard-wired" by evolution to spread their seed while women are predisposed to seek monogamous relationships has been around for years.
The feminist denial of biological differences between men and women can certainly go to extremes. Yet to some extent, the feminist critique is on target. Particularly by the time it trickles down into popular culture, the evolutionary view of male and female behavior can often be simplistic and divisive.

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In this article, you will be introduced to some of the best ways to overcome marital conflicts and some of the quickest ways to restore love. Dr. Willard F. Harley, Jr. has saved thousands of marriages from the pain of unresolved conflict and the disaster of divorce. His successful approach to building marriages can help you build yours.

To help you fully understand this unique and groundbreaking method I developed to save marriages by re-creating love in marriage, I will describe it to you in a series of

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'Friends you should dump

Like any valuable relationship, friendships can require work, but some just aren't worth extra effort. A few you're better off without:

The energy vampire. That co-worker who's always draining you dry (and sucking up your valuable time) blah-blahing about her problems? Eighty-six her from your cubicle.

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Loneliness is defined as "solitary, isolated, unfrequented, companionless." Loneliness is that feeling experienced when a person believes no-one is interested in them (for various reasons) and, as a result, that person lacks confidence in her/himself. Quite often, loneliness is most keenly perceived when "everyone else seems to be having fun/friends/relationships" with the exception of one's self. You can feel lonely:  when you are alone and have no choice in this , when you do not feel part of a group or event , when there is no one with whom to share your feelings and experiences, when you feel disconnected and alienated from your surroundings , when there is no-one to know how miserable and isolated you feel.

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One of the earliest and most profound bonds women form with each other is that of mother and daughter. At the beginning of mother daughter relationships when you're just a child, you think your mother is a goddess. You smudge your face with her lipstick and wear her jewelry and high heels, desiring to be just like your mum. It is like that until you are about thirteen, when she abruptly becomes the most uninformed, irrelevant, off the planet dragon around, and you can't get far enough away from her. In the rough and tough teen years of mother daughter relationships, the main form of communication for the next five years or so will be a few words, "No way mum!" And then, somewhere amid your twenties and thirties, if you're fortunate, she becomes your greatest buddy again.

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Is a mother’s relationship with her son all that different than her relationship with her daughter? Definitely, mothers and daughters share a lot while mothers and sons start out being different, and they continue to be different as time passes. They are raised in different cultures, so children grow up with a "Male Code" and a "Female Code." Mothers have to make the effort to learn about the "Male Code."

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"The father-daughter bond is a prototype for male-female relationships for the daughter and offers positive mental health and self-esteem to the father," says Frederick B. Phillips, Ph.D., founder of the Progressive Life Center in Washington, D.C., which offers an array of psychological services. "Within the framework of this relationship, the daughter has the opportunity to develop here womanliness, as contrasted with male energy. She can test out her female energy in a safe, nonsexual relationship. Fathers can realize stronger and truer self-esteem by receiving pure love, not to be confused with sexuality."

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