What factors determine whether a relationship will last or fail? The questions in this quiz go some way towards answering that question. Will your relationship last? Take our quiz to find out more. Read more

The roles of parents are changing as we speak. Let’s say that today modern parents with little kids are between 25 and 35 years old. If you look back at your childhood in the 80s and 90s, you’ll remember that most parents had traditional roles. Fathers were mainly focused on work and mothers were more concentrated on raising children. Read more

Supporting someone who is stuck in a low mood isn’t exactly easy but there are times when a few well-chosen words, applied at the right time and with care, can be useful. Read more

I am in one of the most exciting times of my life so far. Some big changes are happening, and I am loving experiencing them. While these exciting things are so much fun, they are also a little overwhelming. Read more

When a teen makes the decision to come out to family and friends, it is often with a very high degree of anxiety and trepidation over the potential reaction. As a parent it is easy to feel lost after your teen opens up to you, so how can you make the experience a positive one? Read more

‘Don’t be sad…have sex instead’ said no one ever. I think if I expressed a blue day to a friend and they gave me this advice I’d either spit out my wine laughing or have a tiny urge to slap them, but truth be told research is pointing their devilishly dirty finger at the facts. Sex is good for you. Read more

Romance is great but strange things can sometimes happen when you bring your old friends and your new squeeze together. Suddenly the people who always had your back, the one’s who always wanted the best for you, now have a hard time adjusting. Read more

Coming out to your family and friends can seem like an insurmountable task. Unfortunately, we still live in a culture where being part of the LGBT community is often stigmatized. In some situations it can create rifts between you and your family, or even be dangerous. Read more

Friend – it’s one of the most overused, and perhaps even abused words in the English language. We often hear people call someone a friend, address him or her as one, and yet they may only have known each other for a very short period of time. Read more

If you don’t like cats or dogs, even bunnies or pigs, this post might not be for you. But if you know someone that loves animals and is going through a hard time, it might be something worth passing on. Read more

Competition. It can drive us or it can destroy us. For many of us, it seems we spend most of our lives competing with others. Sometimes we compete with friends and family, sometimes we compete with complete strangers. Read more

We all have that one friend that drives us a little crazy. Okay, two friends. And a sister. Sometimes we can’t handle who they are or what they believe in. But if we learn to try, we’ll discover that living in harmony and with them is far more enjoyable than living out of sync and against them. Read more

Did you know that anxiety and anxiety disorders affects around 40 million adults in the U.S., alone? As much as anxiety can be difficult for an individual to cope with the sad fact is it can unpick and erode relationships. Anxious people tend to need lots of reassurance and they also tend to avoid situations that make their anxiety worse. Over time these issues can be draining for a partner and almost inevitably this results in conflict. Read more

Why do people want to be listened to? Well, sometimes it’s because they have something important to say, sometimes it makes them feel valued, and sometimes it helps them to see things more clearly afterwards.

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