by Ruth Purple

Commitment in a relationship means that you have an armful of acceptance, tolerance, patience and most of all, love for your partner. But, human as we are, there will always be differences between us and our significant other. No matter how much you love a person, there are and there will always be that person’s attitudes or habits that would annoy you to death. Many couples end up fighting over each other’s habits that they can’t stand and want to break away from.

(more Pet Peeves and Relationship Battles…)

by Ann Douglas

How can you tell if you are in a toxic relationship? Here are some clues:· Your partner puts you down (verbally) in front of others · While your partner says they love you, their actions don’t back it up. · Your partner is controlling - reading your mail or “showing up” at places you are just to “check up” on you. · Your partner tries to make you dependent on them. · You have changed things about yourself to please them.

(more Toxic Relationship…)

By Jason Lee

The largest single reason for divorce and for the break-up of other relationships is a misunderstanding of personalty type differences. This article will present the leading three reasons most folks lose in relationships that are related to Myers-Briggs Personality Type.

(more Why We Ruin Relationships…)

You might call this an extension of of our last post. This video applies to everyone. How much you embrace your humanity can be a key factor in determining the success or failure of your relationships.

Just looking for confirmation on this one.

With 2009 forecast to be a pretty rough time economically, we hopefully will be featuring more than a few segments on thrifty dating.

Have you ever reached that point in your relationship when you find yourself asking the question: is this relationship meant to be? How do I know when it’s not right for me, not meant to be? Is there any such thing as the right match?

(more Knowing A Great Match…)

From Brandy Nance @ The Emporia Gazette:

The Lyon County Coordinated Community Response Team and SOS spent the past five years formulating the Intimate Partner Domestic Violence Primary Prevention Plan which runs from 2009 to 2017. Lyon County is the first county in Kansas to complete the plan, which is sponsored by the Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA). The project is funded by the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lyon County’s Community Response Team is composed of members of law enforcement, mental health, education, community corrections, social services, legal services, health care, community representatives and the criminal justice system. The group spent the past 18 months studying data for Lyon County and the risk factors that exist here.

(more plan to prevent domestic violence…)

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Not sure if you have heard about the 9 year old who’s class project “How To Talk To Girls” has gained substantial notice as of late. Not sure also if you have heard of Tila Tequila whose reality TV show has made her somewhat of a sensation.

Fox News Entertainment does a hilarious side by side comparison of their relationship views and advice.

The Wise Diva says gift giving during this time of year can be a make or break moment in a relationship.