About Love by Robert Abel
Energy and love are a lot alike. In fact, love is a form of spiritual energy that can be generated and received in mental, physical or emotional forms. Just like energy, love can come from many sources and can be used in many ways.

An Explanation of "Letting Go" by Bill Ferguson
The experience of love is an inner state. When this is present, you are happy, alive and free. You feel good about yourself and good about life. As you bring the experience of love into your life, life works effortlessly and great things happen.

A Prayer of Thanksgiving by Larry James
Be thankful for your relationships. All of them. Seems to me that there may be only two prayers worthy of praying. One prayer is to know God better. The other prayer is a prayer of thanksgiving.

The Archetypes of Midlife Crisis
Book Excerpt: The Breaking Point: How Female Midlife Crisis Is Transforming Today's Women by Sue Shellenberger.

Back to the Game
One man's experience being "suddenly single".

Basic Steps of Flirtation and Approach Behavior by Dana Peach, M.A., M.Ed
Would you like to know how to increase your success in connecting with strangers of the opposite sex?

Being Single in a Small Town... by Bruce Butler
In the movie Doc Hollywood, actor Michael J. Fox plays a doctor who performs community service in a small Southern town after he loses control of his sports car while trying to avoid a cow on the road, and rams through a farmer's fence.

Belittling Women by Madeline Jenkins
While breezing through a women's magazine one day, I realized how incredibly and utterly irresponsible and ridiculous women's magazines are getting. Do you think maybe they could write about something other than men and appearances?

Breakfast—the Meal of Champions
Book Excerpt: Boomer's Guide to Getting the Weight Off ... For Good by Roberta Schwartz Wennik, M.S., R.D.

By-words for Marriage by Dennis & Vicki Covington
If you ask for the truth, you must be able to "take it." The question, "Are you attracted to her?" shouldn't be a trap. If a couple can share this information, it can serve to deflate the desire. Part of the enticement of an affair is secrecy. Sharing the truth can be bonding rather than destructive.

Car Repair Without A Man in the House by Pat Gaudette
It isn’t easy dealing with all the things your husband used to take care of. The longer you were married the more you depended upon him to do certain things on a regular basis just as he depended upon you. And there are some things that men just seem to do better than women — keeping mechanical things running comes immediately to mind.

Chasing Love! by Dr. Roger A. Rhoades
Year after year people flock to the movies to see the latest romantic comedy. Why? Do you suppose it’s because of the chase? And because every new romantic comedy offers a slightly different variation on the chase?

Creativity by Robert Abel
Imagine driving your car down a peaceful, quiet country road, passing farm after farm. You are totally in tune with the rhythm of the road as it radiates throughout your vehicle. Your body and mind are quiet and relaxed, yet at the same time you're fully alert - almost like being at one with your car and the surrounding environment.

The Divorce Culture— What Happened?
Book Excerpt: Boomer's Guide to Divorce (and a New Life) by Marlene M. Browne.

DUMPED!!! by Pat Gaudette
You thought it was love. The real thing. Perhaps the two of you shared the same feelings, but you don't now, and you've just been dumped. You feel as though you've been dropped into a cold dark hole. Alone. Life is no longer fun. No one can understand your pain. No one.

Falling In Love by Robert Paul Reyes
Falling in love! What a romantic phrase! What magical words! Does it not bring a smile to your face when you hear those sweet words? It doesn't bring a smile to my face. I have coldly analyzed that well worn phrase and here is what I have discovered.

Fighting Fair by Pat Gaudette
Do disagreements and conflicts turn into angry confrontations that hurt you and your partner? Do you feel resentful and angry when you and your partner fight? Conflict and disagreement are virtually inevitable in close relationships.

First Date Dos
Book Excerpt: The Shy Single: A Bold Guide to Dating For the Less-Than-Bold Dater by Bonnie Jacobson, Ph.D., with Sandra J. Gordon.

Forgiveness...What's it for? by Larry James
Forgiveness works! It is often difficult, AND it works! We often think of forgiveness as something that someone who has done us wrong must ask of US. There is always another way of looking at something.

For Women Only
Book Excerpt: Five Minutes to Orgasm Every Time You Make Love - For Women Only by D. Claire Hutchins.

Friends & Lovers by Larry James
I am learning to see my love partner without distortion; to value her as highly as I value myself; to give without expecting anything in return; to commit myself fully to her welfare.

Friends or Lovers by Colleen Kerwin
It is opening night of the new hit movie "Cruel Intentions." The movie theater is packed, and the line is wrapped around the building. I have not been to this movie theater in about a year, and it is fate that has brought me here tonight.

From Mother Nature's Medicine Chest
Book Excerpt: Reclaiming Desire: 4 Keys to Finding Your Lost Libido by Andrew Goldstein, M.D., and Marianne Brandon, Ph.D.

The Girl With the Rose
John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose.

The Good News About Dating as a Grown-Up
Book Excerpt: Boomer's Guide to Dating (Again) by Laurie A. Helgoe, Ph.D.

Guidelines for Relating to Your Wife During Divorce
Book Excerpt: A Man's Guide to a Civilized Divorce: How to Divorce with Grace, a Little Class, and a Lot of Common Sense by Sam Margulies, Ph.D., J.D.

Haste Makes Waste by Dr. Roger A. Rhoades
A friend plans to remarry. You have mixed feelings. You want to question the decision but hold back because you feel it is none of your business. You want to be enthusiatic but something deep down in your gut screams that something is just not right.

HIS Midlife Crisis by Pat Gaudette
You are in a committed relationship, married or involved on an exclusive basis. You thought everything was glorious. Or, at least as glorious as it gets—all relationships have some rough spots.

How Lazy Parents Make Happier Kids and Stronger Marriages by Carol Ummel Lindquist, Ph.D.
My mother always said that the best parents are lazy parents. Her theory, as I understood it, was that lazy parents don't jump up every time their kids need something so that children learn to entertain themselves, enjoy themselves, and become more independent. In couples, lazy parents, theoretically, have more time for each other because their children learn, maybe by the time they are 25, not to interrupt them when they are together.

How Satisfying is Your Relationship?
Book Excerpt: How Do You Compare? 12 Simple Tests to Discover Hidden Truths About Your Personality -- And Fascinating Facts About Everyone Else by Andrew N. Williams.

"How Should We Plan For Retirement?"
Book Excerpt: The Family CFO: The Couple's Business Plan For Love and Money by Mary Claire Allvine, C.F.P., and Christine Larson.

How to BREAK UP With a Woman by Dino Londis
Before we get into the "how to" of breaking up with a woman, we must first define her.

How to Buy a Car - Tips for Women by Pat Gaudette
"When a woman comes onto my lot," says Gene, a used car salesman from Phoenix, “I expect that I’m going to earn my commission several times over. Even if I take the time to find out what she wants to spend and the type of car she says she wants to buy, she will not leave the lot driving the car she said she came in to buy."

How to Get From Hmmm?.... TO HIM!!
Book Excerpt: Master Dating: How To Meet & Attract Quality Men by Felicia Rose Adler.

How to Shop Like a Woman - Tips for Men
Rita and I split up our household five years ago. It was fine with me, we’d grown bored with our life together long before we finally verified it with a legal procedure.

How to Successfully Pursue Single Women
Book Excerpt: A Man's Guide to Women from Gemini Publishing Company.

How & Where to Meet People ... by Pat Gaudette
When I was a married person, the majority of my friends and acquaintenances were married. We all seemed to have the same interests. When I entered the single life through divorce, it was as if I had been dropped into a vat of couples.

Husbands Who Love Men
Book Excerpt: Husbands Who Love Men: Deceit, Disease and Despair by Aileen H. Atwood RN, Ed.D.

In Sickness and In Health by Michael Webb
Can you think of a better time than to show extra attention to your mate than when she (or he) is sick?

Joined at the Heart
Book Excerpt: Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family by Al and Tipper Gore.

Keep the Lovin' Comin'
Book Excerpt: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Romance by Dr. Romance a.k.a. Nancy Fagan, Psy.D.

Lasting Love
Book Excerpt: Lasting Love by Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D.

Learning to Love the One You're With by Larry James
If you have recently come out of a relationship, heed this word of caution. It may be wise to distance yourself from relationships for a while.

Let's Do Lunch by Michael Webb
Is the only time you spend with your spouse during the work week, those few hours after coming home from work and before going to bed? And are those hours taken up by fixing dinner, doing chores and spending time with the children?

Letting Go by Robert Paul Reyes
There are fifty-hundred ways to leave your lover, ah but the catch is that there is no easy way to do so.

Love and Tears by Dick Ogden
It's easy to love someone. We all love more than one person at a time. Everybody does. But, to "be in love" is completely different.

Love in the Classifieds by Karen Hall
Reading the “personals” column in the newspaper used to be a source of great amusement for many of us and our friends. We certainly wouldn’t have considered answering an ad, much less placing such an ad!

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing by Robert Paul Reyes
Love is a multifaceted experience. Love incorporates every aspect of our being. It satisfies every desire of the human heart.

LoveNote for Singles Only! by Larry James
When you have a concern that life is passing you by and you wonder why you haven't found your true love. . . that's your head speaking. It gets your attention by creating a worry about not finding anyone.

Love Online by Pat Gaudette
Looking for the newest way to meet people? Want to expand your circle of friends into the rest of the world? Want a relationship without entanglements? Join the Internet crowd in Cyberspace.

The Lover's Touch by Diana Daffner
The Lover asked: "How would you like me to touch you?"

Making Love by Larry James
Great sex is an active ingredient in all healthy love relationships. Sex is fun and pleasure is good for us.

Maturity In Relationships by Larry James
Maturity, in general, is many things. Maturity in a love relationship is everything!

Men You'll Wish You'd Never Met by Jilian Baker
Not every man you'll meet will be a candidate to share your toothpaste. In your search for Mr. Right, you'll meet some Mr. Wrong's along the way.

Merging After Fifty by Florence R. Hughes
"What're we gonna do with this crummy old throw rug," he asked as we prepared to merge households."We're going to hang it on the wall," was my quick response.

The Misleading Messages of Porn
Book Excerpt: Great Sex: A Man's Guide to the Secret Principles of Total-Body Sex by Michael Castleman.

More How & Where to Meet People ... by Pat Gaudette
Put yourself in places where there are likely to be people who share your interests and values: volunteer organizations, business social gatherings, sporting events, cultural activities, cashier lines at restaurants and stores, groups based on things in which you have an interest.

New Beginnings by Larry James
Alone again? Perhaps it's time to invent a new beginning. You can do that most effectively by working on you; preparing for love. There is no shame in starting over.

Ode To Jenny by Robert Paul Reyes
She talks and talks and talks... Spitting out a torrent of words. Drowning me in noise. Stopping only to catch her breath. Providing me not with a moment of silence to respond.

Pamper Yourself by Pat Gaudette
Feeling down in the dumps? Blue? Now's the time to do something nice for yourself.

Pop Yourself the Question
There are so many complexities to a good relationship that it is difficult to know what exactly makes them work.

Powerful Beyond Measure by Larry James
Perhaps there are some biological changes that go on as we grow older, however my experience has taught me that those years we call mid-life are often when most of us begin to be uncomfortable with the direction our lives are taking.

The Price of Gratitude by Judith Sherven, Ph.D. & Jim Sniechowksi, Ph.D.
Long before we get to the table laden with turkey, cranberry sauce and over-sweet yams, we are face-to-face with the challenge of gratitude all month long.

Pumping Gas: It's Easy! by Bob Hewitt
Well, if it's so easy, why is it that every time I pull into a gas station that offers both full-service and self serve, that there are so many paying an extra ten cents a gallon for full service?

Putting Your Best Foot Forward by Larry James
A loving relationship with yourself is a prerequisite to having a healthy love relationship with someone else. Assume you have that handled. What's next?

QUIZ: Is it really a breakup?
Book Excerpt: The Girls' Guide to Surviving A Breakup by Delphine Hirsh.

The Question of SEX by Pat Gaudette
Being newly single means having to sooner or later face the delicate question of whether or not to have a sexual relationship before commitment.

Refusing to Get Caught Up in the Blame Game by Dr. Roger A. Rhoades
One of the things Rush Limbaugh is famous for is talking about the influence of the liberal media. He says that for the most part, all the information we get from the media (Television, Radio, and Newspapers) is slanted and biased.

Ran Into An Old Lover the Other Day... by Robert Paul Reyes
I ran into an old lover the other day. I hadn't seen her in ages. I was unprepared for the accidental encounter.

R&D: "How Should We Plan For Retirement?"
Book Excerpt: The Family CFO: The Couple's Business Plan For Love and Money by Mary Claire Allvine, C.F.P., and Christine Larson.

Relationship Health Profile Test
Book Excerpt: Relationship Rescue: A Seven-Step Strategy for Reconnecting with Your Partner By Phillip C. McGraw, PH.D.

The Relationship Lottery by Dr. Roger A. Rhoades
Every year millions of people begin a romantic relationship hoping to win the Relationship Lottery. They say "okay" to an offer for a date, not really sure they want to enter the lottery once again.

Relationship Practice... and Practice... by Dana Peach, M.A., M.Ed.
Most single people will get into an important intimate relationship sooner or later. Several, in fact.

The Rules for Online Dating
Book Excerpt: The Rules for Online Dating: Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right in Cyberspace by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider.

Rx for Healing Low Desire: Six Homework Assignments
Book Excerpt: No More Clueless Sex: Ten Secrets to a Sex Life that Works for Both of You by Gail Elizabeth Wyatt, Ph.D. and Lewis Wyatt, M.D.

Same Event...Different Scores by Larry James
Perhaps it's all about interpretation! Maybe men and women really are from different planets! Could it be true that we all experience contrasting realities of the same event?

The Scorecard
Book Excerpt: The Scorecard: The Official Point System for Keeping Score in the Relationship Game by Greg Gutfeld.

The Second Time Around
Book Excerpt: The Second Time Around: Everything You Need To Know To Make Your Remarriage Happy by Susan Kelley and Dale Burg.

Seven Tips for Preventing Infidelity by Shirley P. Glass, Ph.D.
Maintain appropriate walls and windows. Keep the windows open at home. Put up privacy walls with others who could threaten your marriage.

Sex
Book Excerpt: A Man's Field Guide to Dating by Bob Wray.

The Sexual Changes of Menopause
Book Excerpt: Great Sex: A Man's Guide to the Secret Principles of Total-Body Sex by Michael Castleman.

Shake It Off and Step Up by Joseph Sica
Once upon a time there was a farmer who had an old mule. The mule fell into a deep dry well and began to cry loudly.

The Signals of Flirting by Peta Heskell
We all know what a v-sign means -- or do we? Depending on which way the hand is facing you will either interpret it as a sign of victory or a very rude gesture!

The Single BIGGEST Mistake Newly Singles Make by Larry James
Suddenly, it's clear to you now. The relationship is over! What are you going to do now?

The Single Traveler by Dana Borders
Many singles such as myself exist day to day without constant company and do quite well. Why is it, then, that travel must absolutely be otherwise?

Suddenly Single by Pat Gaudette
Sometimes it seems that everyone except you is part of a couple. That's not true, but it's easy to get a little on the blue side when people are two-by-two everywhere you go.

Surrendering to Yourself
Book Excerpt: Surrendering to Yourself: You Are Your Own Soul Mate by Iris Krasnow.

Ten Tips for Avoiding Valentine's Day Disasters
Book Excerpt: How to be Cherished: A Guide to Having the Love You Desire by Marilyn Graman and Maureen Walsh with Hillary Wells.

Ten Tips for Getting Your Man to Commit
Book Excerpt: Why Men Won't Commit: Getting What You Both Want Without Playing Games by George Weinberg Ph. D.

Ten Tips for Staying in Shape During the Holidays by Phil Lempert
The holidays are not only notorious for long lines, major traffic, and familial tiffs, but also with super-rich foods, overindulgence, and lower activity levels. The latter adds up and becomes part of what we all dread: holiday weight gain.

That Time of the Month by Michael Webb
Marriage, one of the most important events in a person's life, can not be properly celebrated only once a year. It should be cherished daily and commemorated as often as possible.

Those Annoying Sags, Bags & Wrinkles by Pat Gaudette
Sags, bags, wrinkles, drooping eyelids, hanging chins, varicose veins, balding, facial hair -- the normal aging process can play havoc with our self-esteem. When we look the best we can, we feel better.

Thoughts From the Other Woman
My friend Janna and I were reminiscing about what we called "the good old days" over lunch last week. That's what we call the time when she and I were married. Oh, not to each other, of course!

Tips for Nourishing a Sex-Starved Marriage by Michele Weiner Davis
Too often people just stick their heads in the sand, hoping the problems between them will just disappear. If you do this, the only thing that will disappear is your intimacy and friendship. You need to face the issue and do something about it.

Travel Single, Travel Safe by Dana Borders
It doesn't take much to convince the single traveller that life and the IRS are unfair to the unescorted. It's fair to say that for the woman who is single the travel difficulties seem to double.

Travel Single, Travel Safe, II by Dana Borders
Security in what seems to be an insecure world, is uppermost in the minds of many travellers, and even more so in the thoughts of the single woman with a penchant for going places.

trouble.com by Dr. Roger A. Rhoades
In the last few years, the number of relationships that start on the Internet has skyrocketed. No statistics are available about which ones work out and which ones end in disaster, but you can be sure the relationships that work are based upon mutual honesty.

A Two Way Street
Book Excerpt: Boomer's Guide to Sex That (Still) Sizzles by René Hollander, Ph.D., Francine Hornberger, Michael Levin.

Unconditional Love by Pat Gaudette
For the newly single, being alone at home can be devastating. No matter how enjoyable it is going out with friends, when you arrive back at your home, you feel the full brunt of being alone.

Weigh Your Words by Larry James
It is a wise love partner who is aware of the potential damage loose words can cause.

What About the Kids? Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce
Book Excerpt: What About the Kids?: Raising Your Children Before, During, and After Divorce by Judith S. Wallerstein.

What and Where is Home?
Book Excerpt: The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life by Jan Cullinane and Cathy Fitzgerald.

When is it ever going to be "MY" turn? by Dr. Roger A. Rhoades
Are you one of those people who always feel like you never get your turn? Has life handed out turns to everyone else, only to leave you out?

Who Is Her Secret Admirer? by Michael Webb
Most of us have had a secret admirer at some time in our lives. It was a great ego booster to know someone had a crush on you.

Who Would YOU Have to Become? by Larry James
Once upon a time, I spent nearly sixteen months being with a wonderful woman whom I loved very much. I still do. I always will.

Why Men Won't Commit by Linda Dominique Grosvenor
Why won't men commit? Sigh. This dilemma has plagued me for as long as I've been dating.

Why Men Won't Commit: Getting What You Both Want Without Playing Games
An interview with psychologist George Weinberg, author of Why Men Won't Commit: Getting What You Both Want Without Playing Games.

Woman (relationship/opinion) by Greg Smith
A man who attempts with his time, money, devotion, endurance... to fulfill every possible desire and need of a Woman who interests him, a man who puts that Woman on a pedestal, would have been referred to in a kinder, different time as a 'romantic.'