Many years ago, after rekindling an old relationship which (unsurprisingly) ended rather badly, a wise person told me, "That's why they put rubbers o…

July 2013 has been positively gay. We now have Equal Marriage in England and Wales after the bill was finally granted royal assent. There are few peo…

A little while ago, when I was single, I did an experiment. I wanted to know how many people would choose to speak to me on a regular day in London;…

What is manipulative behaviour? Manipulative behaviour is very complex. We often don’t realise it’s happening. People don’t specify what they want o…

Lots of people talk about light bulb moments, or ‘a-ha!’ moments. Perhaps you’re in a job, house or relationship that isn’t working for you anymore a…

When we face troubled times or even joyful times, the friendships we forge are a response to what is going on around us. There are very few people wh…

 I grew up in a ‘battle field’ as my parents argued nearly every evening. I always wondered why my parents stayed together for all these years as I h…

Many men and women over forty are looking for a partner either after a break up or a life of singledom- maybe all their energies were put into work a…

Whether they are intimate personal relationships, friendships or relationships with colleagues at work we are all affected by our relations with othe…

In the eponymous words of Cher -  "If  I could turn back time…"How to understand and survive your partner’s mid-life crisis. You’ve been married for…

Being single is always a mixed bag. On the one hand you have the freedom to find yourself and explore the world uninhibited by the responsibility of…

This question should match what you can OFFER to the relationship. See Step 5 For instance the relationship REQUIRES commitment and time – can you O…