(note: We highlighted before the sort of coming of age  of office relationships. Here is a very good article that anyone who gets involved with a co worker should take into account. Good job by the author)

by Francis K. Githinji

An office environment is always a good place to meet new people who have the same interests and sometimes, the goals and ambitions. An office is always a fertile ground for working colleagues to hit it off in a relationship. It is a place where you are bound to meet new people who will always be within your proximity. Office relationships are not bad and sometimes they work but what is their impact on the general performance of an organization? 

(read more The Ugly Side Of Office Relationships…)

by Mary Rose

People often rush into a relationship dating and they want it all to work out right away. They become very concerned if the other person doesn’t call them quickly or doesn’t want to see them with increasing frequency. Often those expectations are simply unrealistic.Luckily ,or otherwise humans haven’t evolved to the point of reading each other’s thoughts yet.

(read more Relationship Dating…)

From Chad Criswell at Suite101:

Long term happiness between two people starts with love. Relationship problems often start with unreasonable expectations. Good relationship advice can help you cope.
Falling in love is supposed to be a wonderful process, but even the most well cared for roads occasionally develop cracks.

In a relationship problems must be repaired quickly or the crack will quickly break the path down to a point that it cannot be repaired. Finding good quality personal relationship advice is vital, and the Internet gives a person many opportunities to get advice on repairing a relationship while it can still be fixed.

(read more Finding Relationship Advice Online…)

From Helena Oliviero and Jamie Gumbrecht at The Atlanta Journal Constitution:

It’s the stuff of romantic comedies and episodes of “The Office,” but certainly not just a fictional script: coworkers fall for each other, and to add even more intrigue, one sometimes turns out to be the other’s boss.

State Transportation Board Chairman Mike Evans apparently chose love over work this week when he resigned his position to pursue a relationship with state Department of Transportation Commissioner Gena Abraham. They are both single, but she reported to the board he chaired, and department policy forbids relationships beyond the friendly and professional variety within the direct chain of command.

How times have changed. Don’t get me wrong office romances have been going on ever since the first office was built but in bygone eras they were frowned upon.

That was then this is now

(read more office relationships in the spotlight…)

From Larry Printz, McClatchy-Tribune :

How many times have you and your spouse got lost only to end up in a fight over whether to stop and ask for directions? How often have you been too hot or too cold while your significant other is perfectly comfortable?

These and other arguments can be easily avoided by choosing a few simple options in your next car or truck. Take a look. It just might save your relationship.

The tips of course apply to the vehicle but their very good.

(read more Options That Will Save Your Marriage…)

by Daryl Campbell

By all accounts the divorce rate in America has been on the decline. According to USA Today, it is now at its lowest level since 1970. Certainly this is a cause for celebration but it does not negate the fact that The United States still leads the rest of the world in that department or that one out of every two marriages will end in divorce. 

There are a myriad of reasons as to why many relationships end badly.

(read more Tips to Screw Up Your Relationship…)

From Christian Nordqvist at The Medical News Today

Whether you are looking for a long-term relationship or just a one-night stand may be written on your face for others to read, say researchers from Durham University (England), St. Andrews University (Scotland) and Aberdeen University (Scotland).

You can read about this study in Evolution and Human Behaviour.

Apparently, a man who has a large nose, small eyes and a square jaw gives out signals of being the type of person who would prefer a short-term encounter, rather than love. According to women, men with softer features are more likely to be after a long-term relationship.

The problem imo is it never has before.

(read more Your Face May Tell People…)

From Laura Gosselin at Bodog Nation

In front of a jeering Jerry Springer-esque audience, 26-year-old Lauren Cleri admitted that she takes her wedding ring off when she goes out with friends, knows things about her father that she keeps from her mother, has avoided sex with her husband by pretending to be asleep and would rather give food to a dog than a homeless person (because, she argued, homeless people have dirty faces). Everyone was having a gay old time - even Lauren’s spirits were up during these omissions.

… but then things turned a darker corner.

(read more The Moment of Truth Ends Marriage…)

From Jeff Herring at Sun Herald.com

Do you know how easy it is to neglect your partner in a long term love relationship?

Neglect is a lot like procrastination, lying or skipping school - doing it once makes it much easier to do again.

Ouch. How many times have some of us said we will get around to performing some activity with our significant other only we never get around to it?

(read more N is for neglect…)

by Daryl Campbell

While a relationship coach may be able to determine the problems in a couple’s relationship through observation, this is only possibly if the couple makes an honest effort to act naturally during this observation period. If the couple tries to fix their own problems during this phase and does not act naturally it will be difficult for the relationship coach to form a valid opinion about the way the couple interacts.

(continue Need a Relationship Coach? Part II…)