Saturday, February 11, 2012

When Being Independent Goes Wrong

December 3, 2009 by Astrid Engels  
Filed under Health

I’m a huge fan of independence and standing up for what you this is best for you. Making decisions about your life based on what you think is best and not always giving in to your partner is the way to go. Having said that, when you enter a serious relationship, or even marriage, the decisions you make will now have an effect on the other person’s life as well.

Learning To Praise Your Partner

October 19, 2009 by Astrid Engels  
Filed under Health

In the beginning stages of a new relationship we normally talk about all the good qualities our partner has. The love is new and we can never say enough nice stuff about them. Often we don’t know when to shut up, driving our friends crazy with the information overload.

Why You Should Give Marriage A Pass

September 13, 2009 by Astrid Engels  
Filed under Health

Many a little girl and boy grow up dreaming about their wedding day. I know I did. Okay, so maybe the little boys don’t dream about fancy white dresses except for wondering how they’re going to manage all those buttons, but you get my drift. As with a lot of traditions, marriage is also being viewed through new eyes. People are deciding what to do with their lives based on what is right and makes sense for them and not what has traditionally been acceptable. One of the traditions is slowly falling by the wayside is marriage.

Budget Dating

September 8, 2009 by Astrid Engels  
Filed under Health

It’s certainly fun crafting your online profile, browsing through possible matches, sending a few email flirts and all that fun stuff. Let’s just hope that you’re not playing mind games and do have the intention of taking your communication into the realm of 3-D!

Outdated Dating Rules

September 1, 2009 by Astrid Engels  
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Back in the Stone Age (okay, not that long ago, but you know what I mean!), dating was a fairly systematic thing. There was no internet, let alone internet dating, and dating rules were there to be agonized over. Many a man and woman spent countless hours wringing their hands in frustration lest they lose at the dating game.

Hold On To The Fun In Your Relationship

August 31, 2009 by Astrid Engels  
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No matter how wonderful things are when you begin a relationship, it’s inevitable that a relationship will, over time, lose some of its newness and its sparkle. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that it has to lose all of its fun.