Happy Couples do These 8 Things Every Day!

When you think of happy couples, what is the first thing you think of them? What do you think makes them happy? Do you think it is clothes? Or expensive trips and holidays around the world? You are wrong. Happiness is in the small and little things, like listening to each other and communicating on a daily basis. There are many signs of a healthy relationship you can easily notice. But most of them are hidden, and people do not even see it.

What I Really Mean Is: Decoding What Your Partner Is Really Saying

By Jonathan Glover

If your partner tells you that they are not feeling well today, are they just telling you that they are unwell, or is that a coded message that they would really like you to do the job of picking up the kids for their soccer practice?

Tips for Staying Happily Married

Some marriages last merely days, yet others last for decades. What is the secret for a happy marriage? You might be able to find it in the following tips for staying contently married with the least amount of conflict:

Learn to Talk and Confide in Each Other

Above all, you must be able to communicate with your spouse without a problem. If you plan to spend your whole lives together, talking is important. In a while, your spouse could be the only person you have to confide in with. He or she should be the person you tell about your hopes, dreams and fears. If you can’t, the marriage simply won’t work.

Communication - The Key To a Successful Relationship

By Eniola Ake

Arguments, challenges and rough times could hit your relationship even without you preparing for it or having the mind to start it. This only opens our mind to the fact that there is no perfect relationship only successful relationships but what really makes a relationship successful?

Relationship success lies in the hands of the parties involved but there are certain steps to take and guidelines to consider. In successful relationships, partners learn the habit of communication.

When Should A Couple Talk About Their Relationship Issues?

When you ask some people in relationships, they will tell you that their partner is not affectionate and doesn’t listen to them. But the problem is that neither party wants to ask the other person to sit down and talk about their problems. Talking about relationship issues with their significant other never seems very important to most people, but they will be the first to talk to someone else about it.

What Comes After Saying I am Sorry

I think it is part of us as humans to have a sense of fairness and to want justice so if we are forced to apologize against our will, it can be very difficult. Also, if the so-called offender thinks the apology will demean their self-pride, they might shirk from doing the right thing.

When I used to be a school teacher - my mum runs a private school and that was also my first job after NYSC - I got to interact with little kids a lot and learnt a lot from the experience too. One of the things common with a lot of children is that though they are easily offended, they are also quick to forgive.

First though is that they like to report. If you're the only adult or the favorite one in a place with loads of kids, the complaints will be coming thick and fast. "Aunty, B stepped on my foot!" "Aunty, X pinched me!" Aunty, E called me a bad name!" And so on, lol. It's left to you to make the peace as quickly as you can. Most times, this involved calling on the offender to say “I’m sorry.”