Gwen Randall-Young

"Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can't prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you're presented with and moving on."...

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche Emotional affairs can be very threatening to a marriage. An emotional affair is when two people...

What is infidelity in a relationship? Generally we think that it involves a sexual incident or relationship with someone else. There are those who deny the existence of infidelity by saying “nothing happened”, meaning,...

"When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get...

"Love is what you've been through with somebody." ~ James Thurber Can a marriage be saved when there has been infidelity? It depends. It depends on so many things. I have seen marriages be destroyed...

A strong couple relationship requires honesty and openness. To feel an intimate connection with our partner, we need to really know him or her. Our partner cannot truly know us if we keep parts...

‘If you want to know how your girl will treat you after marriage, just listen to her talking to her little brother.” ~Sam Levenson It is easy to fall in love, easy to get married....

A warm, loving, nurturing relationship is a healthy thing. In such a relationship there is laughter, connection, intimacy, communication and fun. These qualities can reduce stress, reduce anxiety and depression, improve quality of life...

"Codependency is not about a relationship with an addict, it is the absence of relationship with self." ~ Terry Kellogg Codependency in relationships is a dysfunctional pattern of living and problem solving. Basically it is...

More than ever before, people speak in terms of ‘working on' relationships. This means if they are not happy in the relationship, be it a marriage, friendship or family connection, they care enough to...