Memorable Quotes About Love

Love is an incredible emotion or feeling, it can bring out the best in people and it can also bring out the worst. It is so powerful that it can transform individuals. Here are some quotes from those who have tried to sum up this emotion in words.

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet." -Plato

The Greeks knew it, the birds and the bees knew it, and whether we are strolling alongside our first school crush, or trying to find the perfect match on our favourite dating sites, we know what it means to be in love.

As the power behind the "face that launched a thousand ships," it is hard to argue with the notion that love is one of the strongest of all human emotions. Love has started wars and ended friendships, brought together feuding households and turned the greatest of men weak at the knees. For thousands of years men and women have tried to distil the great emotion down to truest form. Millions of words have been written, in care, in jest, in despair and in hope to find the absolute beauty that exists behind so simple a word and so complicated a feeling.

Arguably the greatest of all English-language writers, William Shakespeare is perhaps as well known today for his musings on love as he is for his plays. Whether he was comparing "to a summer's day," or observing- "Love is a spirit all compact of fire," or simply questioning, "Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?" the insights of the bard have helped to shape our view of romantic love from dating sites to Valentine's Day cards.

Still, Shakespeare was not the first and he would not be the last to catch love in a bottle. In the years since, perhaps John Donne has given us some of the most useful understandings for the great emotion. After all, the poet is the one who implored us remember, "Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies," and "Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Then again, perhaps we should from the poets to the scientists, where even one of the greatest of all time, the man who unlocked many of the secrets to our physical universe was at such a loss he would throw up his hands, declaring that even "the laws of gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love." Of course, Albert Einstein, the father of relativity, did not think love and science as mutually exclusive; "When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, you think it's only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think its two hours. That's relativity.

Perhaps, in the end, it is as F. Scott Fitzgerald's great love Zelda Fitzgerald, said, "Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold."

Healing Your Spiritual Self to Attract the Love You Deserve

If your love life is an endless stream of non commitment from lovers, or the wrong person, or relationships that never last or work out-it is due to the programming replaying in your mind. This programming is a result of what we experienced during our formative childhood years. Children who have loving and positive childhoods develop into loving and happy adults. Children who endure physical, mental and verbal abuse in childhood develop into needy, desperate and insecure adults who do not have self-love for themselves. Unless a person does get some type of therapy, those programs get worse overtime and as a result the person has a life of unfulfilled love in relationships.

As adults we adapt to these programs and find it easier to keep repeating them than doing the work to change the program. Our egos tell us we have no problem; but instead we blame the significant others in our life for causing the problems in the relationships. However, we can heal and learn to love ourselves in order to attract the right person to us. Healing yourself takes work and is not an overnight process-it is a lifelong process. However, because negative memories never completely go away-we learn how to cope with and control our reaction to the memories.

There are effective methods you can do right now that will start you on the path to understanding and loving yourself. Of course this healing process requires placing our trust into God and our angels to help us release our ego driven needy behavior, desperation and loneliness. But first, remember and commit this to memory, "I can attract a healthy loving person who loves me, if I love myself first".

For spiritual healing to be effective, we have to accept that we do have a problem and need help. Also the prayers in this article can be copied down and should be repeated anywhere and anytime as needed. This prayer will help you release your negative programming. "My dear God, and my angels I need your help. Please be with me, and guide me. I am letting go and giving you're all my ego based and destructive desperation, needy behavior, fears, sadness, frustrations and any other negative emotions that keep me from the happiness, peace and love I deserve. I ask that you fill my empty void with your love and kindness. I am worthy of all you have to offer. I am sorry and please help me to forgive myself. I love you and I love myself. Thank you".

The other prayer that will help in releasing the blame and anger you may have towards your parents or caretakers and or those in both friendships and romantic relationships is: "Dear Lord, I give to you the anger, the pain, frustration, and the blame that I am feeling towards all those who have hurt me. Please forgive me and them, I love you my dear Lord, I love myself. Thank you." The reason we ask for forgiveness for ourselves, is that we our responsible for both the choices we made in our relationships and for the changes we choose to make. It is also our responsibility to heal our own emotional empty void. No one on plant earth can do it, so that is why we ask God and our angels for help.

The next step is to write down all the negative emotions, rage and anger we feel towards those who have hurt us. Then we go through each item and feel the emotional impact and let it all go. After we have spent our emotional reaction on each item this is the pray to say, "Dear Lord and my dear angels, I give you these negative emotions. Please keep my mind free from them. I love and forgive myself and I love you. Thank you". The challenge as you go through your healing is that your old memories are familiar and may want to stay. However, when you find yourself thinking of them-stop and pray: "My dear God, take this memory away now-I do not need it. Thank you. I love you".

Also during your healing process anxiety may rear its ugly head and cause you to talk endlessly about it to family and friends. However, this may drive them away and they may start avoiding you. This pray will help you through the anxiety. "Dear God, please give me the strength to overcome this anxiety and not burden my family and friends with my anxiety. I ask you to take it away now. I love you and thank you". There are support groups in the community you can attend and talk with others if need be. Remember--you are worthy and deserving of love!

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The Gift of Life and the Presents It Brings

I wonder if you see life as a gift or whether, like me, you have been guilty of taking it all for granted? Too often we get so caught up in the busyness of daily life, drawn in by all the problems and dramas, that it is too easy to forget to remember the incredibly amazing gifts we hold in our hands.

This article could be about reminding you of friends, loved ones, acquaintances who have already passed on and who would maybe have relished a little more time. It could be about reminding you that right now, while you are reading this, there are many people clinging to life and fighting all sorts of disease and hardships, hoping against hope for just a bit longer. It could also be about asking you to take a look around you at the beggar on the street corner, the people who are suffering from poverty and lack throughout the world and being grateful you're not walking in their shoes but, I wouldn't tell you to do that because, it's not about that at all.

I'm curious to know whether you ever think about the other type of gifts that life delivers to us? I wonder if you ever wonder about the presents that present themselves in the form of problems? If you can see the gift they present in the form of an incredible feeling of accomplishment as we stretch and flex our imaginations to reach the solutions. Do you walk through your garden and tut at the weeds without noticing the flowers?

Can you imagine how silly it is to forget to remember about our presents such as the present moment, the only moment you are sure of having. Will you store up the gift of happiness for later and say I'll be happy when... or will you accept it now?

I wonder if you will take this present moment to stop what you're doing and really notice all the gifts you already have, right now? Will you choose to marvel in the beauty of life, the uniqueness of all the people who fill your life? Will you take the time to stop for a moment to think about all the joys they bring and give thanks? Do you even notice or has much of this become something just taken for granted?

I wonder if you ever really take the time to wonder...

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He Hasn't Said I Love You Yet? What This Really Means for Your Relationship

There's a very special moment in every romantic relationship that a woman holds her breath for. It's when your man tells you he loves you. Ideally, he'll say it first and it will happen in a wonderful, memorable place. You'll remember everything about the second those fateful words left his lips. The shirt he was wearing, how his hair was styled and what his cologne smelled like will all become important nuances of the moment when you both knew that you were going to be life partners. It all sounds so dreamy and ideal, doesn't it? From experience, most of us know that it typically doesn't go that way. He'll usually blurt out the words at the most inopportune time like when we're stopped at a red light or during a football game. Regardless of the circumstances of the delivery, the words are still meaningful and relationship changing. Sadly, not all men reach a point where they feel comfortable sharing those words. If it's now been months or even years and he hasn't said I love you yet, what exactly does that mean for you and your future with him?

Never Forget How Different You and Your Man Are

I've often heard women say that they wish men were more like them. In some ways, that would be wonderful, but essentially we love men because they are men. Your man doesn't process his feelings the same way you do. If he falls in love with you at first sight, chances are very good that he's not going to share that news with you until months into the relationship. The same is true of the man who falls in love with his woman at a slow pace. He's not going to give you updates about what he's feeling. Men just aren't wired that way.

Sharing deep and meaningful feelings to a man makes him feel emotionally vulnerable. It's very much like he's taking the armor off his heart and he's putting himself in the line of fire. If you don't react favorably to his declaration of adoration or if you say something hurtful, it will pain him in a way that nothing else could. A man needs to feel very secure in his relationship before he'll be ready to blurt out that he loves you.

Pay Close Attention to His Actions Rather Than His Words

So much can be gained from really paying close attention to how your man acts when he's around you. There are certain behavior patterns that sync with a man who is truly and madly in love. You may believe that he's not in love unless he says the words, but don't discount how he treats you. For a man who is struggling with opening himself up to the point where he does indeed feel very vulnerable, his actions can give you great insight into what is in his heart.

A telling example is the man who rushes through his day so that he can spend as much time as possible with the woman he adores. Nothing matters quite as much to him as seeing her smiling face at the end of his workday. The same is true of the man who sends a few text messages or emails during the day. His mind is clearly on the woman he cares for. Any small gestures like this should be viewed for what they are and that's a strong sign that his heart is focused on the woman in his life.

See His Commitment to You as a Sign of What's in His Heart

If a man has stopped dating other women and his focus is always just on you, he's smitten. Men are notorious for wanting to play the field. Once a man stops looking, thinking about and seeing other women you should take note of that. He may not have said that he loves you outright but the fact that he's lost interest in other attractive women speaks volumes about how he views you.

This is especially clear if he's suggested that you don't see other guys or that you two just date exclusively. If he does mention this, it obviously means that he wants you to himself and that generally has a lot more to do with a man's heart than his ego.

A man in love wants to draw a tight circle around the woman who is the center of his world. He doesn't want the threat of any other men on the horizon and he doesn't have eyes for any other women either. His focus is clear and he'll ask you to focus on him too.

Be Wary of a Man Who Doesn't Seem Connected Emotionally to You

As much as you want to hope that he does love you, even if he has yet to say it, you do need to be mindful of the fact that his reluctance to express it is based on the fact that he just doesn't feel it. If you've told your boyfriend that you love him and you're met with dead silence, or he changes the subject very quickly, it's easy to jump to the assumption that he isn't in love and just is very uncomfortable talking about the subject at all.

Some men will work hard at avoiding any discussion about feelings. They'll say things like, "I'm not ready for a serious relationship yet, " or "love is overrated." If your guy has expressed similar sentiments to you, you have every right to be discouraged by that. He's telling you, in a very roundabout and non-compassionate way that he's just not feeling the same things you are.

It's up to you to determine whether or not you want to continue to invest yourself in a relationship like this. Granted, over time his position may change and he may decide that he does indeed love you. Perhaps a bit of time apart, as in a short-term relationship "break" might help him see the light. There's a chance it won't though.

Just remember that all men are different and even though some are quick to say those three meaningful words, other men just can't fathom saying, "I love you," to any woman unless they're on the verge of proposing to her. It's up to you to decipher your man's actions and read between the limes to truly see what's in his heart.

The Top 3 Ways to Make Him Want You More

We all want our man to be intoxicated with us don't we? Our ideal is where our man falls deeper and deeper in love with us the longer he knows us. We love hearing those men who say of their women... I love her more today than when I first met her. We want a man who loves us more and more each day; and we do not the reality that we see around us of men who love their women less and less with each passing day. So how do you make him love you more and more each day? What can you do to make him want you more?

1. Be yourself... and stay yourself! You need to be authentically you if you want to make him want you more. Who are you? What things do you like? What things do you dislike? Stay true to yourself and who you are. Remember that you matter in the relationship just as much as he does, so do not deny who you are and your needs. For some reason we think that if we deny ourselves and do only those things that he wants that he will want us more but sadly that doesn't work. He will want you more if you are value yourself as much as you value him.

2. Earn your respect in the relationship. For him to want you more he must love and respect you, what you stand for and who you are. If he has done something that has upset you then let him know... and do not let him dismiss your feelings. Be assertive and say what you mean... and mean what you say. Don't make threats that you will not carry out... actually don't make threats at all. Think of someone who you respect... how do they behave? That's how you need to behave. Disagree without being disagreeable; give and receive compliments and encouragement; express love and affection appropriately; and discuss your thoughts and feelings without feeling threatened and anxious or without the need to scream and shout. You want your daily interaction with him to deepen his love for you so that he wants you more each day.

3. Be all woman and happy at that! For him to want you more... you have to be fully living and enjoying life as a feminine woman. What invigorates you and keeps you excited about life? What stretches you and makes life the challenge that it was meant to be? Then get fully engaged so that you look and feel great.

To make him want you will mean that your daily interaction with him should deepen his love for you. These 3 ways will ensure that his love for you deepens.

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When Men Go A-Cooking

I am a true African Man. Born where the heat of the Sun thickens the skin. Over Land and over Sea, different cultures I have seen with the same way of doing this same thing. So many times I have watched my mother and several other women, so I submit that most of them are wired to do it by instincts. Then now, as a man, it seems to me, that being in a relationship with a woman is like "cooking soup". The deliciousness depends on the skillfulness of your hands, the availability and *timely* application of all the required ingredients in the appropriate measure;... acceptance, patience, tolerance, respect, commitment, care, concern, faithfulness, integrity, consideration, understanding and so on. Some of these ingredients as freely given by mother nature and others are purchased from Life's Store; a place you can never visit empty-handed. Dedication, Determination and Discipline are the prices you pay. Haven't you realized that the true issues of life don't come cheap or for free? How on earth will humans value them if they do?

Who can ever underestimate the importance of time in the cooking process? There is time for everything. A time to apply and a time to extract. A time to add and a time to remove so it doesn't crumble into the soup. A time to stir and a time to let it simmer. A time to prepare and a time to "set-up" for the process. A time to wait until it gets done and a time to clean up utensils for future use.

Water, the chief cornerstone of every cooking. Transparency and purity are such vital keys in every relationship.

A woman's heart is the Pot; out of it comes the issues of life. Her mind is the firewood; she is transformed only when it is renewed. Her feelings for you is the fire that burns her mind. And Money is the fuel that dictates the intensity of the fire. The more filled your pocket is, the better the burning. Hey! Am I implying that a woman's feelings for her man depends on money? Hell No! But believe it or not, women have burning needs that need to be attended to. One major way to show you really care for her is to provide some, if not all, of those needs. Her NEEDS I said, not her wants. There must be a burning under the pot. A fire that begins with a spark. And there can never be a spark without a strike. Our grandfathers worked with stones, our fathers with matches, and for us, now its lighters... regardless of the era, it, most times, takes more than a strike to get a spark. And that strike that ignites her burning for you is nothing else but your own burning for her. You strike and the feelings burn on you first before you transfer them to her. Take a quick second and let's compare the magnitude and intensity of what burns on you with what it becomes when it gets to her. Another proof of the fact that women are multipliers? A drop of sperm you give her today becomes a living being after nine months. Would I then be making a mistake at this juncture if I swallow my pride, lower my colour and admit that a good woman is the best thing that can ever happen to any man on planet earth. Finally, there must be a support on which the pot (her heart) sits, under which the firewood (her mind) are carefully laid. The "yorubas", the tribe (in Nigeria) where I come from, a race full of energy, elegance and dignity, generally refer to this support as *Aro Meta*. A stand that is well-known and trusted for its unequivocal stability & strength. *A man who finds a woman whose heart is supported by The Lord has found a good thing and obtained favour from Him.* Such a man has absolutely nothing to fear, when his woman's heart rests comfortably on a spirit, soul & body that has completely dissolved into God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit; the Aro Meta* that has never, can never & will never capsize your pot.

So keep cooking guys! Ensure that the aroma is inviting but let no one else come close to having a taste of it. You are so permitted to be stingy, selfish and self-centered in this context. The Meal in question is all yours alone. So when it is done, SIT DOWN and enjoy it all by yourself... and remember that your children will be products of what you make of the cooking. So do the very Best you can to make it the sweetest meal ever prepared. And above all, never forget that Paul may plant, Apollos may water; but it is God that gives the increase. And just in case you are wondering by what name our Great Soup is called...

They call it, We call it, You call it, I call it L-O-V-E!

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Boost Your Grief IQ

I recently listened to a radio show featuring a guest who talked about grieving. He maintained that most of us are illiterate about grief. He claimed that most people did it badly. He said we need to learn more about how to handle life's inevitable losses without resorting to escapism, denial, avoidance, isolation, addiction, or misdirected rage.

I agreed with most of the speaker's observations. And I feel that he really knocked the ball out of the park when he criticized the idea of "closure" as a myth. For example, I'm thoroughly disgusted whenever TV news anchors chatter about victims' seeking "closure" in courtrooms for their terrible and tragic losses. The talking heads' mention of "closure" is most outrageously absurd when they describe the reactions of parents to the conviction of a murderer for taking the life of a beloved son or daughter. Such moments of vengeance cannot possibly fully and finally relieve the pain of such losses.

The radio commentator went on to say that grieving is a process that must be endured, that it proceeds at its own pace no matter what the sufferer may wish, that some relief can be found by "processing feelings," sharing your pain by talking about it with others, maintaining a strong faith that the pain will abate over time, and developing a plan for replacing lost values with new and fulfilling goals and activities.

That's wise counsel, and I repeat it here once again only to endorse these ideas. But I'd like to add some observations from my own experience of losses and grieving.

When my own father died unexpectedly while I was still a young man, I learned a lot about grief on my own. I learned that it does diminish over time. In my dad's case, for example, he passed away over forty years ago, and I feel the pain of his loss far less acutely now than shortly after he passed. But time doesn't cure, or "close," such wounds. Thankfully, to a great degree they can and do heal.

Imagine that the amount of grief one will suffer from love lost can be represented as a line on a graph plotted over time. Taken at its simplest, that line would begin at left, at the point of its origin, at a much higher level than it would arrive at after a number of years. That implies a smooth and continuous rate of decline. But it's not so. Here are two critical differences:

The line of decline never can reach the baseline, never can "zero out" unless somehow the original loss is fully erased by a complete restoration - for example, when a divorced couple manages to successfully and happily reconcile.

The rate at which grief will decline is not at all smooth. Instead, it seems to bump downward in fractal waves. Rather than looking like a smooth ski slope, it more closely resembles a rock-strewn mountainside.

In my own case, for example, I would find myself suddenly and unexpectedly weeping about my loss of my father for up to a decade after his death. The frequency of such episodes did indeed decline over those first few years, but I was astounded at the unpredictable rate at which the wound seemed to reopen itself, sometimes with no provocation but an unhappy reflection. And even today, when I happen to explore my memories of times past, I still have to suppress the urge to shed a few tears about my father and what death tore away from me.

If you've suffered the profound loss of someone you loved within the too recent past, I pass on these observations to give you fair warning: be prepared for the unexpected eruption of more pain to come. Don't be embarrassed by it. Don't try to prevent it, either. It's all part of the process of grieving. Here's hoping that this will be a lesson you learn to use in the future, as you work on building your grieving intelligence.

In the meanwhile, I remain brightly yours: Mike Riley

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Signs He Is Developing Feelings

Men and women will continue to develop feelings for each other. It's one of those things that happens to all of us regardless of class, up bring or any other factor. But how can you tell that he is developing feelings for you? What are the signs that he is developing feelings?

1. He wants to touch you. A man who is starting to like you will want to connect with you and he will start by lightly touching you when he talks. It's almost like he cannot stop himself from making some sort of physical contact.

2. He wants to hang around you. A sign that he is developing feelings will be his need to be with you. He will want to hang out with you and will find ways to be where he knows you will be.

3. Personal space invasion. A man who is developing feelings will want to be physically close to you and he will often invade your personal space. When he talks he will stand closer than is comfortable... and you may be tempted to take a few steps back as you feel invaded.

4. He compliments the unusual. A sign that he is starting to like you is that he notices uncommon things in you and compliments you on them. He may notice how kind you are or how your eyes light up when you smile or other such unusual details.

5. He investigates you. A man who is starting to like you will want to know things about you. He will thus look up details about you (your age, where you come from etc). He will have information about you that you don't normally share with other people or which other people have no interest in.

A man who is developing feelings for you will let you know by how he acts towards you. Increased feelings of attraction normally translate into an outward expression of those feelings. His heart gets his body to subtly let you know that he really likes you.

Love Relationship Advice: From A Man to A Woman

When it comes to winning a guy's heart or maintaining a healthy relationship with the man of their dreams, women count on the love relationship advice offered by their girlfriends. Some of them follow their gut.

A situation when a woman appears needy or wants attention EVERY TIME, is often dodged by men.

So, here we bring to you an exclusive piece of love relationship advice from a man to a woman.

Let's find out if you have some of these qualities and if not you can always try to impress your man with our love relationship advice:

1. Movies- It's all about being able to sit through a movie with your man: be it romantic comedy, drama or action. Be interested in what you're watching. Watching a movie together a nice way to bond. Let him know you're involved in the movie. Then, discuss what you liked or disliked about the movie. This'll give you a chance to spend some more time with him. If the story isn't your cup of tea, let him know. Don't nag about it. He'll appreciate your straightforwardness. If he cares about you he'll make a mental note for the future.

2. Be Presentable- 70% of males accept that having a hot partner is wonderful. But even if the lady is not so hot, they can manage with her being pretty. Men want their children to be beautiful, so an ugly dame is a no-no. They like women who're able to express their ideas. So, check the way you talk. If you can pen your thoughts with a decent use of language, it'll be an added advantage. Have your own take on things. Don't blindly endorse ideas. Your point of view should be backed by some solid reason. In a conversation, if the topic is alien to you, listen to what others have to say and then, use your head to pick a side.

3. Be Fun Loving- You should be able to have a good laugh and let him know that you have a lighter side to your perfect self! You shouldn't be reckless when having fun and be able to rein him in when needed. Yes! Men dig girls who are dependable.

On the other hand, you shouldn't be too careful that you end up ruining the fun night. Don't police him!

4. Liquor Holding Capacity- If you drink, you should know when to stop. Don't show off your drinking capacity by gulping down 6 shots of neat vodka, when you know you go crazy after the second one! Being a teetotaler is understandable. Vomiting all the way is bound to turn him off unless he's an opportunist.

5. Be Rooted- There's nothing wrong with being modern. Guys just say don't forget your basic values. He'll be impressed when he knows you take pride in being you. If you forget where you come from, then you couldn't possibly forecast the course of your relationship.

Hope this love relationship advice helped you sneak-a-peak in the men's world. Follow these tips and be worshipped like a goddess!

Horoscope Compatibility Leads To A Lasting Relationship

There you sit. A half-hour after saying goodbye to your "so-called boyfriend" that a dating site said was your "perfect match mate." But here you sit all alone wondering what happened.

If you knew how to compare your horoscope compatibility chart with the guy that didn't work out, this "break" would probably never have occurred.

Why?

Because you would see what a master astrologer would see.

You would not even engage in a relationship that your dating site said was a great match.

Those folks in charge of your dating site don't realize that there can be hidden dangers in a relationship and assume that a relationship is compatible when it is not. They don't seem to have a way of finding out what the real dangers are.

The problem is you can't find these dangers by using ordinary means and methods of predicting relationship harmony. You need to turn to the heavens where a person is put together in a specific way that reveals his celestial chemistry. It is highly accurate and you can really trust it to be so.

Obviously, to discover these hidden forces, you have to be able to read these horoscope compatibility charts accurately and how they are expressed in a person or potential partner. If you don't turn to the sky for these answers, you will have no choice but to turn to the world where there are no real answers. This is playing a fool's romantic roulette where you could pay dearly for just one simple mistake in judgment!

I must tell you right now that the real answers to horoscope compatibility cannot be found without consulting the sky and looking through the eyes of an expert who is an expert in reading your signs and planets and how they relate to another person.

Why?

Because the time, place, and date of birth a person's birth reveals the planetary positions that point out these dangers in a relationship. Without this information, no dating site on earth can point you in the right direction. This is simply where the answers are.

If you were to look at a map of the solar system you would see the earth circling the sun like all the other planets. You would clearly see that these planets are not "out there." You would see that you are traveling around the sun like all the rest of them. Then it would make more sense to consider that we are born in the sky and are composed of the energies that were present at the time of our birth.

This celestial chemistry is easy to compare with that of another person. Master astrologers constantly validate this truth for anyone who has the curiosity to explore
"as above, so below."

This is not to say that people haven't had any luck with dating sites. Some truly have. But I must state emphatically that it is sheer luck. The questions arises: Why rely upon luck when you can be sure?

So, please learn to play this game wisely. Make sure, that after you have made contact with someone you care about, get your relationship analyzed by a master matchmaker who searches your birth chart to see how your energies work together with another person. If you do this, you will only have to do it once. You will quickly realize that the heavens are full of solutions you never thought possible.

3 Creative Romantic Gifts Ideas for Him

Are you looking for fun creative romantic gift ideas for your boyfriend? Maybe it is his birthday coming up, or maybe we are near Christmas or the Valentine's Day. Perhaps it is one of those "just because" types of gifts to surprise him and show how much you love him.

Either way, why settle for an "OK" gift which is nice, but never gives him the WOW factor... when you can actually plan a fun easy creative idea for a special gift that blows his mind.

Not only he will appreciate and cherish your creativity and sweet gesture, but also it will show him how he can also think outside the box and surprise you with something fun and unique next time as well, when it's your turn to receive a special treat.

So here are some unique ideas to plan a fun creative surprise for him...

1. Personalized Creative Romantic Gifts

Thanks to the many personalization stores online, now you can make almost everything in a unique personalized style. And what can be a sweeter keepsake from you than something with you and his name on it?

From coffee mugs, T-shirts, engraved watches, crystals, pillow, wallets and all sorts of things can be easily custom-made with your name on it. In many websites, you can even upload and print a custom photo on your products.

So you can simply do a quick search in Google and find many popular personalization malls online. Your boyfriend will sure be happily surprised to see your special gift - a memory that lasts forever.

2. Fun Romantic Games

Have you heard the saying that men are always little boys deep down? If you're like the rest of us, you have seen it to be true over and over again.

So what makes your boyfriend's little boy inside happy and excited? Maybe several thing, but a fun game is sure one of them!

Boys and men at all ages love games. That's a fact. So why not surprise him with a fun romantic game that you both enjoy together and remember for a long time? Who knows, it may even bring you closer together as a couple and create a deeper intimacy meanwhile.

3. Laugh Your Heart Out with a Tickle Fight

Yes, as simple or silly as it may sound, it is the most fun way to forget your daily worries and just laugh your heart out like a carefree little kid. If you or your partner (or even better, both) are ticklish, this is the perfect opportunity to use that to have a wonderful time.

Simply surprise him with a tickle, and he'll try to defend and tickle you back. Before you know it, both of you will be tickling and laughing passionately. And don't be surprised if it leads to "something else" which is both fun and passionate.

Good luck planning a creative fun idea for your boyfriend!

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Signs He Is Afraid To Fall For You

Sometimes you just get the feeling that a particular guy likes you but for some reason he just doesn't say or do anything to confirm what you feel. You try to ignore your feelings but they keep resurfacing whenever he is around you... and you begin to feel confused about him. You agonize over whether he really likes you or if you are imagining things. What are the signs that he does like you but is afraid to fall for you?

1. He wants contact but doesn't want the conversation to divert to anything more personal. A sign that he is attracted to you is the fact that he wants to be in contact with you... and to be in activities where he knows you will be. But because he is afraid to fall for you, he will not get into conversation that is personal in anyway unless it's him mentioning a quirk of yours... and even then you can tell he is afraid of the conversation getting any deeper.

2. He wants your attention but is afraid to say anything beyond pleasantries. Another sign that he is afraid to fall for you is that he will want to engage your attention but with what he considers safe topics. If you try and divert the conversation to a deeper level then he will flee.

3. He is overly sensitive to what you say especially if it concerns him. You will say something about him (in his hearing) that in your mind could be very mildly negative and he will react very defensively. It's like he has a raw nerve when it concerns what you say about him but he will not pursue anything romantic with you. Another sign that he cares deeply about you (and your opinion of him); but he is afraid to fall for you.

4. He watches you... without seeming to do so. Another sign that he is attracted to you but is afraid to fall for you is that you will get the feeling that he is watching you while he is trying his best to avoid giving the impression that he is doing so. He will look at you through the sides of his eyes or through his sunglasses... so he doesn't have to deal with you or others knowing that he likes you.

5. He sometimes imitates your deeds and speech when he is around you. A man who is attracted to you will mimic your expressions or even deeds... and you will see this in this man but he will never engage you beyond that point.

A man who likes you but is afraid to fall for you can be a source of great stress. His body language tells you that he really likes you but he doesn't say or do anything to confirm your feelings. To have any possibility of moving this relationship forward you must try and understand why he is afraid to fall for you.

Love Relationships, Marriage, Partnerships: The Three Essential Stages or How to Be Happy Together

In primary love relationships -marriage and partnerships -there are three possible stages. These stages are progressive and sequential; you must pass through one to get to the other. Although most of us are stuck in the first stage, to achieve your full life potential you should try to experience all three for the deepening degrees of happiness and fulfillment they offer.

Have you noticed how unhappy people seem to be today in their relationships? Everyone you meet seems to be dissatisfied, discontented, unhappy. We have euphemisms for the series of events that inevitably seem to lead to the relationship breakup: "She and he are going through a hard time just now," "She says she need some space from the marriage," "He's always working late at the office."

Plus we tend to be judgmental about our friends when they enter into a new relationship. More euphemisms: "He's not good enough for her," "I don't know what he sees in her," "They make a very strange couple."

Or critical. Euphemisms again: "I think they deserve each other," "What an ugly pair," "He deserves all that she gives him (sarcastically)," "I don't know why they stay together."

The only ideal couples are the actor and celebrity ones - and this in a week when Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are breaking up (no surprise there) and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are not (big surprise there) - but then again, they are actors of course!

In the real world of ordinary, emotional, physical, flawed, vaguely neurotic, sensitive and insensitive, actual individuals, the Beatles and Le Morte d'Arthur comprise the philosophy we live by. Whether we know it or not. So, when John Lennon sings, "Love is the answer" or when we, in dreams both waking and sleeping, meet the partner of our dreams we are embarking on a preordained, archetypal journey into love. But love has three distinct levels or stages in the full human experience.

These three stages are self-love, love of another and, finally, spiritual love, and this is what this article is about.

The first stage is the one in which relationships show you yourself. This is true whether you are aware of it or not. This is why marriage and partnerships do not have a good success rate. We think that relationships are fun, the partner an object of desire, and that pleasure and satisfaction can only follow. Some or all of this may be true, but far more potent and relevant than all these is the mirror the relationship holds up in front of you. People do not like to see themselves. They shy away from the accurate reflection. When your partner tells you how moody you are, or how impossible to live with, or nasty, unforgiving, or insensitive you are, your first thought is to leave the relationship. Preposterous though this may sound, isn't this why relationships usually finish? We don't like what we are seeing in ourselves.

The way to approach relationships is as a learning experience, learning about ourselves so that we can grow in awareness and insight about ourselves and, over time, become more the person we would like to be, less reactive, controlling and controlled, less subject to automatic impulses and more liberated, awake and expansive, more loving, happier and more fulfilled.

The second stage is the one in which relationships help you to grow in love. Once you have got over yourself and your repressed emotions and unfinished business, you have some inner space for the person you're in the relationship with. Time to be with them, to listen to them, to act selflessly sometimes and to love them. One of the primary functions of love in outward expression is to give time. When you love somebody you find that you have time for them. And you want to spend time - quality time - together. As you learn to relate more deeply to your partner, you find that your heart expands and you feel the flow of love within you. Loving is a circular flow, irresistible and endless, and the more you love your partner or spouse, the more love you have available for yourself, for others and for the world about you.

The third stage is the one in which you live as companions in God or your Divine nature. It bears repeating that you are a spiritual being having a human experience. You don't have to wait for time to convince you of this. Although as you age, it will become more apparent to you. In middle years and old age (even within this predominantly pro-youth culture) you increasingly orient yourself to the immaterial world and your approaching demise. The spiritual, inner world becomes more real for you and your relationship to the spiritual backdrop and forms in which you live and exist become more central to your life. You are growing in love, knowledge, and inevitably, wisdom.

If you are fortunate enough to have a loving relationship and a life companion alongside you, you look with the eyes of the Divine upon him or her and you celebrate your partner, along with all the other gifts of this divine world. Passing through the spiritual and transcendent realms of truth and reality, you turn your face to God, to the Divine, together.

These are the deepening stages of love in marriage and partnership.

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Top 3 Heart Tattoo Design Ideas

You may have noticed the heart tattoo design ideas are becoming more and more popular these days among young men and women. In the world of tattoos where you can choose any sign or symbol to stay on your body and so on your memory forever, what can be sweeter to have than a heart pattern for a loved one?

The number of choices you have for which designs you will have on your skin forever is unlimited. It can start from some common patterns like your birth zodiac sign, animal or bird shapes, or some of the most recent common symbols like tribal signs or Japanese and Chinese characters.

Some people - especially men - also choose birds of prey or other elegant serious animals like a lion, leopard, or a wolf.

But what if you're looking for something sweeter and more sentimental - like a heart shape tattoo design?

Then here in this free guide you can find out 3 helpful ideas and tips for choosing the best creative unique heart tattoo idea for yourself today...

1. Mix a Heart with Other Styles for a Fresh Look

Are you interested in tribal themes and styles? What about flower themes? Any special bird or animal that you especially like?

These free tattoo design ideas can easily give you ideas about what else you can mix and include as a part of your heart tattoo. It doesn't have to be something simple and only a heart. You can easily add your favorite flower or bird next to it as well.

Imagine for a second, tattoo that only shows a simple heart. Now imagine a tattoo with a heart and rose petal wrapped around it. Or maybe a beautiful bird flying over the heart.

See how adding another stunning shape or symbol can amazingly make your tattoo more unique and special?

2. Include Your Loved One's Name

A simple yet cool idea is to include the full first name or the initials of your loved one, who you are designing this tattoo in his/her sake.

Especially if you are in a deep loving relationship, showing it to her later on your body is the ultimate gift that they will remember forever. After all, they say a diamond is forever. But is it really? You may agree that's an overstatement comparing to a tattoo which is truly forever.

3. Check Out Online Free Tattoo Galleries to Get Inspired

Another easy way to find as many creative heart tattoo ideas as you wish, is checking out a helpful free tattoo pattern gallery online.

Whether you'd like to find a ready-made tattoo stencil to print and use instantly, or maybe you prefer to design your own tattoo to have a more unique and one-of-a-kind design, free galleries will help inspire you with more ideas.

Love Horoscope - In Love and Pursuit of Loved Ones

The love-at-first-sight formula is all encompassing for every one of us. Love teaches us the simple virtue of being together, no matter what. It saves us from all the harshness in life and makes our lives full of happiness of warmth. That is why we sometimes call "we are destined to be loved." This can never be destiny for the sake of destiny but for us. That destiny sometimes keeps us worrying what it would take shape when, finally, we would unite with our beloved or, at least, final meaning to our love, i.e. marriage, could be possible!

Here, the need for Love Horoscope or the Love Compatibility is required to be tested. There are so many love match calculator sites available online. The advice is not to rely on those things as those could not generate the exact results; those are more of fun guide for the love birds than having pure and authentic results. The astrological reliance in this case proves effective.

Some questions we always keep asking ourselves:

• The destiny of love
• The longevity of love (longevity of attraction between the couple and life of each lover)
• Faithfulness of our lovers Important factors of a perfect match
• Compatibility with our partner (Physical and sexual)

And these are all answered by evaluating natal horoscopes that is a map, chart, or the positions of the sun, moon, planets, and other celestial bodies, also known as the native's "planets," as defined by the astrological signs and houses. The constellations occupied by the Moon Sign at the birth time are the main things; in Birthday compatibility, these constellations of both bride and groom are taken into considerations. Birth constellations raise other crucial aspects that form the 36 Gunas, the parameters. The more the similarity, the better would be married life. If it is less than 18, astrologically, it is good we should rethink about the relationship. Anything more than 18 till 24 is marked average and more than 24 to 32 are fine to go ahead. The astrologers in Astrology Teller consider the following important aspects to prepare the 36 Gunas for compatibility though some considers only 8 points in this order: Varna (1 point), Vashya (2 Points), Tara (3 points), Yoni (4 points), Graha Maitri (5 points), Gana (6 points), Bhakoota (7 points) and Nadi (8 points).

Importance of Various Aspects of Vedic Astrology Compatibility:

• Vashya: Friendship.
• Tara: Luck
• Vedha - Varga: Enmity
• Yoni: Sexual compatibility
• Graha Maitri: Psychological feature
• Gana: Nature: Dev - Nar - Raakshas
• Varna: Spiritual characteristics
• Mahendra: Attachment and longevity
• Stree - Dergha: Love to husband
• Bhakoota: Children
• Yujja: Type of mutual love - from one side - both sides
• Nadi: Temperaments
• Rajju: Married life duration
• Varga: Mutual understanding

Is Your Man Not Committing Because You Aren't Wife Material?

Let's talk about LITTLE things women do which subconsciously signals to a man that they may not be "wife material".

Men work differently than women, we all know that. But they do work through their feelings more than you might suspect. Did you know men "sense" whether you will hinder him on his journey or whether you will actually help him?

It stands to reason that if he senses you will help him on his journey, he'll want to move forward... you get a GREEN LIGHT.

Conversely, if he senses you'll be "heavy"... he'll be cautious about moving forward... you get a YELLOW LIGHT.

What you must understand here is that your man is not processing this in his head... he's processing this in his gut and heart.

Here's one way he uses to gauge whether you will weigh him down.

We watches how you act with other people. It's that simple.

Now are you different with other people than you are with him?

Does he see you say one thing about someone when they are around, but you say something different when they turn their back to you?

If you are different this will trigger TWO yellow (or red) lights for him.

What he first thought about you as being open and honest has just turned into you being an emotional heavy weight.

Secondly, it signals to him that you might be a person he cannot trust. After all, if you are commenting about people behind their backs, where will that leave him when his back is turned.

This trigger is actually the deal breaker.

You might be thinking that you were only talking and making conversation for conversation's sake but you have to realize and understand that you are punching his emotional buttons.

Don't forget that your man makes his decisions using his emotions no matter how logical he might want you to believe he is.

This is only one example as dozens of little things like this will push his buttons not in your favor.

But you can turn him around if you know what these triggers are so you can avoid them. If your man does not want to commit, then rest assured that he's processed things you've done and decided internally to slow down or even stop moving forward with you.

But as mentioned before, there is help available that will arm you with the knowledge you need to think of you as wife material and you will be the one he talks about to his buddies as being wife material he just couldn't pass up.

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The Art of Give and Take

"Blessed are those who give without remembering. And blessed are those who take without forgetting."
~Bernard Meltzer

Two blessed ideas for relationships are set forth above. This is because relationships are all about transactions. And in transactions we give and take. In functional relationships, we cannot be so generous as to only give. And we cannot be so selfish as only to take. We need to do both. We need to allow others the same privilege. And we need to know when and how to do them both well.

All of our earthly relationships are built upon the same model as our relationship with God - they are transactional and, potentially, with love, transformational.

THE BLESSEDNESS OF GIVING

The giving of gifts is the gift of many. The test is, do we remember? Are there strings attached to our gifts? When conditions come with the things we give there is no love, for love is pure and unhindered by self-absorbed goals.

The giving of gifts - or of anything really - makes available to the relationship the favour of potential transformation. Such things transcend spoken communication. These transactions were not sought by the receiver. The receiver is pleasantly surprised.

And so the surprise element in the giving and receiving of something takes the rapport of the relationship into a special realm. Intimacy and trust are nurtured furthermore.

It is wonderful to be the giver. But it can be wonderful to be the receiver, too.

THE BLESSEDNESS OF RECEIVING

God shows us, by the gifts he gives us, that it is not only appropriate to receive, but necessary too. And just as it was so pleasant to give to others, our love is probably more tested by how we receive gifts. Do we allow people to give us things? Or is it the case we prefer to do the giving? In the extreme, people cannot allow themselves to receive gifts. It's a pity because transactions of love are stunted for growth when people won't receive.

It is a blessing to the giver to receive the gift. Simply by accepting someone's gift we accept their love.

Even more so, as the quote mentions, it is both fair and blessed to recall the favour. And perhaps this is why some people don't like receiving gifts; they feel they owe the other person something in return; guilt may be the driver.

Can we receive a compliment by giving an earnest "thank you"? When people compliment us they are giving us a gift. Can we love them back by receiving their love?

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In transactions of giving and receiving, by our love expressed, we, and those we relate with, stand to be transformed. When love drives the giving and receiving wonderful transformations take place.

© 2012 S. J. Wickham.

How Do You Recognize Mr Right?

Many of us have been socialized to believe that there is a Mr. Right out there. A man who would be just right for us and with whom we would fit together like 2 pieces from a puzzle but would you really recognize Mr. Right if he walked in through the door right now? Beyond the emotional connection or jolt that you expect to feel instantaneously... do you have a way of recognizing Mr. Right? Or has Mr. Right walked right past you because the emotional connection did not kick in instantaneously and you had no other way of identifying him? How can you be better equipped to identify Mr. Right?

1. What should he look like? Do you know what your Mr. Right should look like? Should your Mr. Right be tall or short or of medium height... or don't you care about height? Do you care if he is a little overweight or should he be skinny or of average build? Should he wear his hair long or short? Would a bald man ring your emotional bell? What about tattoos and piercings... what is acceptable to you? Take a note pad and write down all that you expect Mr. Right to look like from head to toe. As you write, it will become clear to you what your heart desires him to look like. If you just think without writing then you will only have a vague impression of what you expect him to look like and so you will not be sure if it's him... when he does finally show up in your life. What physical attributes are non-negotiable with you? What must he have in order for him to be Mr. Right for you?

2. What should he be doing with his life? This is a biggy with many women who want a man who can at least carry his monetary weight in the relationship or who can conversely take care of you and the family that you expect to have. Some women are only able to love and respect men who dominate their field of expertise while others don't care too much about what he does as long as he is gainfully employed. What about in his free time... must he be involved in charity work or in sports or in other activities beyond the office? What should your Mr. Right be doing in his career as well as in his free time? Again it is important that you write this down as it will help you focus on what it is that you need and cannot live without in your man.

3. How should he make you feel? Yes, many of us imagine that we want him to make our knees weak and our stomachs queasy... but is that really realistic? What kinds of things must he do in order to be your Mr. Right? How can you begin to prepare yourself so that you can quickly teach him how you want to be treated? The romance novels were wrong... Mr. Right does not instinctively know how to treat you like a queen. You must teach him by your actions and your words but before you do that you must define for yourself what it is that you want him to do.

4. What should his lifestyle be like? We all have some 'must haves 'in the people that we want around us. Does Mr. Right have to be physically active or can you tolerate a dormant couch potato? Do you mind if he takes the occasional drink or gets regularly drunk or must he be a teetotaler? Should faith in God be an integral part of his life or should he just have decent morals? Search your heart and write down exactly what Mr. Right should and should not be involved in.

If you are now clear on what your Mr. Right must be then you will be able to identify him when he comes into your life. Sometimes Mr. Right maybe sitting right next to you but you are blinded by your vague perceptions of what it is that you really want. Having done your list in the 4 key areas... is Mr. Right already in your life and you didn't know it?

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Getting His Attention - How to Make a Man Fancy You

If your really into him getting his attention is key if you want him to take notice of you. There are subtle things you can do without looking desperate that will arouse his curiosity and make him want to get to know you better. There are certain thing you can do that will get the ball rolling and start you down the path to a new and exciting relationship. What happens after that is anybodys guess but by putting into practice these simple techniques more often than not guys will take notice of you.

Making eye contact is one of the easiest things you can do when you want a guy to notice you. Studies have shown that making eye contact with a guy is a great way to show you may be interested in him. Even if you consider yourself to be the shy type it takes only a fraction of a second to glance his way. Throw a smile in for good measure. Try it the next time you want to get the attention a certain guy but don't be surprised when he walks over and introduces himself.

Sometimes you will have to make the first move with a guy. This can include walking up to him and starting a conversation. Some men are clueless and it's tempting to give up before you've even given him a chance. Making small talk for some women can seem intimidating. Keep it simple and you should not have any problems. Compliment him on his shirt. Mention something about what is going on around you. If all else fails say something about the weather. Usually the guy will respond and then you can take it from there. It's best not to act flirtatious but be confident and smile when approaching him. Remember if he is the least bit interested in you what you talk about won't be as important as the fact that you are having a conversation with him.

How you dress can get a guys attention for sure. But be careful because the message you send out with what you choose to wear may not be what you are trying to convey. Many women think that the sexier they dress the more they will get noticed. And they are right. However if you are not after a one night stand dressing in a more conservative manner might be more beneficial in the long run. You can still accent your positive features and hint at what you have. By not laying it all out on the table you can get a guy to notice you not as a sexual conquest but as someone he might actually like to pursue a relationship with.

Keep in mind that all guys react in different ways. With some guys all it will take is a subtle clue for them to pick up on the fact that you are interested in them. Other times getting his attention will take a bit more work. Don't give up. Some of the best relationships you can have will be with guys that are shy or don't seem as smooth when it comes to the relationship department.

Remember eye contact is important. Smile and strike up a conversation. Be confident but not flirtatious and realize that how you dress will say a lot about what type of relationship you are looking for.

Here is one last sneaky tip that you can use on a guy that will make him very curious. Make sure you know what you are doing before you attempt this. It has been proven to very effective at getting a guys attention.

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You Are Smart, Beautiful, and Sexy

My girlfriend Amanda and I went to lunch at the local IHOP last month to catch up, and so I could get my 'kid fix' (she has a 6 month old daughter); and I asked her: "What do you think made the most difference for you, with the self improvement work you did, to help you attract your man?"

She thought a moment, and then commented that the daily affirmations I gave her impacted her greatly, made the most difference with how she valued herself as a person, and subsequently allowed her to attract a higher quality man, who was more suited to her, than those she chose in the past. She said, "Chris (name changed) is so patient with me and the kids. He helps to center me. He's exactly what I need."

I thought about the affirmations I gave to Amanda and I realized that the year I listened to mine every single day, for 30 days in a row, I earned my first Free Car from Mary Kay - I felt so proud of myself! I agree with Amanda wholeheartedly that listening to positive affirmations on a daily basis had a profound impact on me, and the perception I held about myself, and were a big factor in my attracting Mario.

I remember I used to make my own audio tapes of positive statements about myself and the goals I wanted to reach each year. I recently stumbled upon one when I was cleaning out my basement. It was a lot of fun to listen to that tape again and hear the person I happened to be at the time.

Discovering it reminded me that our lives are a journey to be experienced, not wished away until we reach some magically perfect point in the future. Each year we transform into someone new, just like a butterfly morphs into a beautiful, delicate creature from a plain, lumpy caterpillar.

You have the opportunity to reinvent yourself every day to become the person you want to be. Every thought you think about yourself is a choice you make that is within your control. You do not have to rely on the perceptions that your parents, siblings, teachers, or friends placed on you when you were little. You can recreate the belief system you hold about yourself in a very short amount of time.

A belief is just a thought you choose to think over and over, and just because you have a belief does not mean that it is true or even a fact. There are people who believe in UFO's and aliens from other planets. Do they exist? I don't know. It doesn't matter what I think about it - if they believe it, it's true for them.

What does matter is; what do you believe to be true about yourself? Have you ever taken a moment to think about why you think those thoughts about yourself? Could it be someone else told you something repeatedly when you were an impressionable young person; and because they were older and you believed they knew everything because they were an adult, you presumed it must be true, so you chose to start believing the statement to be true for you as well?

I work with a girl who is extremely talented, bright, and capable; yet she thinks she is dumb because her father told her that she would amount to nothing if she didn't acquire a college degree. He also repeatedly told her she was stupid while growing up. Even now, as an adult, he continues to haunt her with degrading phrases of that nature. The interesting thing is; he doesn't have a degree. So, by his logic, does he amount to nothing?

Could it be possible that he doesn't feel good about himself, and he wants his kids to do better than he did, so he sends the message about receiving a college education, but because he wasn't parented well either, he's unable to share that message in a positive and productive way? She's working on finishing her degree now, but not because her dad thinks she should, rather, because it's the right choice for her in this moment. She is still working on changing her thoughts about herself, and she gets better at it every day, with continual practice.

What beliefs do you think you would hold about yourself if you had been perfectly parented? Take a moment and write some down. Do you love yourself? Did anyone ever tell you that you're beautiful? Do you believe that you're smart? Did you get what you wanted as a child or do you tell yourself that you don't deserve to have what you want, because if you did, why didn't you get what you wanted? Do you think that you don't matter?

If you were parented perfectly who would you be most important to? Who would be the most important people to you? Which of your beliefs hold the most significance for you? Rank your list in order of importance to you, and begin your affirmations with the one that feels the most meaningful to you. If you're having trouble, start with a list of beliefs about yourself such as:

• I love myself • I am loved • I am lovable • I am smart • I am talented • I am important • I am worthy • I am beautiful • I am pretty • I am desirable • I am sexy • I believe in myself • I am deserving • I deserve love • I am kind • I am loving • I am giving • I am trusting

If any of the beliefs feel too far away or untrue to you, then you can add qualifying words in front to help bring the statements closer to reality for you. For example, "I am beginning to learn to love myself".

You could make your own affirmation tape with the above statements or a complete list of your own. Or if that feels too challenging, you could start with a simple note on your mirror of just one of the statements. If you are concerned that someone may come into your house and see your note, you could put the note on the inside of a cabinet on a brightly colored piece of paper that feels good to you. Then take another piece of blank paper of the same exact color and cut it into little pieces and tape those pieces up around your house.

When your eye sees the color, your subconscious will make the association to the note written on the same colored paper in your cabinet and it will be as good as reading the words directly. You'll be reminded more often than just when you are in the cabinet and you won't feel embarrassed if someone happens to read your note. Repeated affirmations are just one way to change beliefs you hold about yourself into more positive ones.

In the meantime, get to work on loving yourself as much as possible, so that your man can love you more! (If that's even possible - wink!) Until you get there, lean into my belief in you and your greatness, your beauty and capacity for all possibilities to come true for you. I believe in you. You are loved.

Your man is already out there waiting for you to be ready to allow him into your life; you just have to believe it. Be patient and enjoy your journey. Trust me, he will be worth the wait, and soon you'll be telling the story of who you used to be before you met.

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How to Find Your True Love and Live Your Own "Happily Ever After"

I don't want to get all "dreamy" and say that "happily ever after" means having a life free from troubles just like how they described it in the fairy tales. For me it means spending your life with someone you love and weathering storms that come your way together. There will definitely be bumps on the road but since you have each other, everything is so much better. Life won't be perfect even if you find that one person who gives you butterflies in the stomach but knowing that there is someone by your side, it's not so bad afterall. There are ways on how to find your true love but before you even come down that road, you have to ask yourself first if you are ready. Don't try to find Mr. Right or Mrs. Right for the wrong reasons.

Read the following tips below on how to find love:

1.) Set Standards but Realize That Nobody is Created Perfect

Women are notorious (sorry, ladies) for creating a list and actually adhering to it like some kind of a holy book. While it is perfectly OK to set your standards, make sure you are not looking for a man that only exists in the movies or in romance novels. I admit that it's often difficult to clearly know the difference between being realistic and settling but ask yourself this question- are you everything that a man is looking for? I'm sorry to burst your bubble but every person has flaws and I'm not just referring to physical flaws. If you want to find true love, open your eyes and start looking at things on a different perspective. Once you've learned how to accept and love people for who they are and not for who you want them to become, you'll feel liberated and you will be much happier. Focus on the positive traits of the person instead of finding what's wrong with them all the time.

If you keep looking for your perfect mate, you will never find true love. Afterall, true love means seeing an imperfect person perfectly. It's all about seeing what's on the inside and most importantly valuing things that matter the most.

2.) Know Your Internal Blocks

What's keeping you from finding your true love? Whatever it is (still hung up on your ex, sky-high standards, insecurities, painful past, etc.) that's preventing you from being happy with someone, you have to work on it. If you want to find somebody so they can fix your issues for you then you are off to a horrible start. Don't jump into a relationship with emotional baggage. It's not only unfair to that other person but it's totally unhealthy for both parties involved.

If you want to find your true love, the first thing you have to do is get rid of all the clutter in your life. Clear your head and love yourself more. When you love yourself and you have a positive outlook towards life, this will definitely show and yes, you are going to attract more people.

3.) Take Responsibility on How to Find Your True Love

Some people like to leave matters to destiny and accept things as they are. They always say that love will find its way to you. And if it never comes? I say find it! You have to take responsibility of your life and the choices you make. Sure there are things that are out of our control but we have the power to make a choice and turn our life around. Mr. Right or Mrs. Right won't just come knocking on your door, that will never happen. If you want to meet someone then do something about it. Don't just sit at home and keep praying that the man or woman of your dreams would fall on your lap from heaven.

How to Get Your Ex Back

It's unfortunate that sometimes even the very best relationships go sour, but, even if we cannot see it, at first, there is always a reason.

There are actually countless reasons why good relationships turn bad and end up with a break-up. You might have endured meaningless arguments or you might have simply found that your ex stopped communicating with you completely and then pulled away, leaving you in the dark about what was happening.

People who are hurting and unsure of where their partner is at in the relationship often end up doing the exact opposite of the things they should be doing to bring their ex back to them.

This is because men will tend to do the things that seem logical to a man and women will tend to try the tactics that they would want to see. It is a big lesson to learn that men and women think differently. Applying male logic to the problem of winning back a female is usually counterproductive as is the reverse i.e. applying female logic to the process of winning back a male.

The really sad part about this is that, despite their best intentions, in these situations, both men and women tend to do things that will actually turn off and push away the person they really want to bring back into their lives and without even knowing they're doing it.

This means they're often doing the complete opposite of what they should be doing to bring back their ex and make that person a part of their lives again, yet they're totally unaware of it. Think about it. Is what you're doing right now to get your ex back working for you? Or is it just driving that person further away from you, making you feel even worse than you already do?

Let's look at some of the things men and women think about during relationships and how they view the actions of their partner. These insights can often bring about a much deeper understanding of what might have gone wrong within the relationship and bring a deeper knowledge of what to do when good relationships go wrong.

Men and Women are Biologically Different
You may think that this is stating the obvious, but apart from the obvious differences, there are vital hormonal and other biological differences that set us apart.

For example, did you know that in order for men to decrease their stress levels, they'll often look for ways to increase testosterone? This means they'll watch the news when they get home from a long day, seeking to find ways to spark their own "fix it" mode. This means they may enjoy grappling with other people's problems because it sparks a need within them to try and solve the problems of the world. That may be what he is thinking about even though he might be stationary on the sofa. He will be unavailable for real-world problems while he is getting his own stress levels sorted out.

When their testosterone levels are raised, they'll feel much better about the world and seek to remedy their own problems only after they've calmed down enough after a hard day at work, where they've spent the day trying to show their loved ones how much of a good provider they can be.

Unfortunately, women have the completely opposite biologically drives, which can cause problems within a relationship. For example, when a woman has increased testosterone levels within her body, it can actually increase her stress levels, causing her to want to fight about trivial matters that her partner can't possibly understand.

In order to reduce stress levels, women will find ways to generate the hormone oxytocin. Curiously, oxytocin is known in non-scientific circles as the "cuddle hormone" and it's been linked strongly to maternal behavior as well as being the bonding hormone that makes a woman want to bond more strongly with a partner.

Now, for women to create oxytocin, they need to feel loved, cherished and appreciated. When they tend to feel as though their partner is withdrawing from them, for any reason, this actually causes the hormone testosterone to flood their system instead which raises their stress levels and can tend to make them defensive.

For a man to experience a decrease of testosterone, conversely, he experiences a similar reaction where his own stress levels increase and this makes him defensive too.

So, this is just the beginning of the insight into what's happening in your partners mind and how you can win them back. Visit our website to learn more.

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What Is Love? Ten Tips for Falling In Love, Enhanced Through Relationship Counseling

What are the ways to fall in love and stay in love? Couples counseling can help two people enjoy a healthy relationship. Start today with these ten direct and established things you can do now, or this week, to improve the dynamics of your intimate relationship. Isn't it time you started feeling passionate about your partner to help your relationship?

1. Show your love and appreciation. You show your partner you care when you demonstrate that you adore and cherish them. Gifts? Small remembrances? Doing a small job for them? Don't assume they remember from a few years a go what you said or did. Be creative, thoughtful, and bold for increased sexual intimacy.

2. Live in the moment, be present. Let your soul soar with what makes you happy, and laugh, enjoy pleasure, don't take time for granted. Make more time to enjoy your vibrant energy through doing what you love, and then enjoy the moments of quiet, profound peace inside afterwards. Many call this mindfulness. Enhance your marriage, and remember you can also be more present with your self, as an adult. Individual and marital therapy can show you how.

3. Enjoy memories. Without believing you have to live in the past, reflect on the fun, joyful memories that have been created. Our feelings are connected with our thoughts, so when you remember the good times, the feelings can be recreated in our mind and body that we had with the experience.

4. Think about the future and offer your dreams. When you have a purpose that you love, don't you have more energy? Set some goals, dreams, and hopes up so you can both work towards them. This can keep you from feeling stuck, unmotivated, and bland. Your heart, what you love, is a powerful motivator!

5. Love your partner for who THEY are. In the passionate stages of intimacy, didn't we all believe the high energy would never stop? Then the differences began to emerge, and our romantic image of the other fades a bit. Remember to make a list of the many things (start with 50 and try for 100!) that are wonderful, great, and lovable in your mate, then show the list to them!

6. Try new things. We tend to love new adventures and experiences because we all love to expand our knowledge, skills, and capabilities. Confront the ruts that couples can get in to by learning something new. What about unusual classes, experiences, or trips?

7. Remember to have FUN. How do you like to laugh together? Can you find the humor in comedy clubs, funny books you read together, or new experiences? We all tend to get too serious as the years go on. What lightens you up? In couples counseling, learn how increasing the oxygen in your body can lead to better sex.

8. Find projects to work on together. When you become a team around some shared values, you can increase sexual intimacy and a bond that is very powerful. Work together on an important goal, and you will see the greatness in each other. Do you like helping your community, political movements, or the well-being of pets?

9. Don't forget what really matters. The well being of your self, and the health of your intimate relationship, is what is important. The little voice inside us all may want us to go for instant gratification, yet try to remember what you found important as you age. What does long-term loyalty mean to you and your family? Look for ways that give you excitement right now AND caring, loving people in your life.

10. Be of service, and your heart will grow. It may seem weird that the person you have the most fights with can also be the one you love the most. Uncover ways, through relationship counseling, where you give to, care, and serve your intimate partner, instead of asking them to prop you up the way a parent would. They are not your parent, and you are not a child, so learn ways to love your partner by giving caring attention TO THEM for who they are. As you give more, the more you love being the best person you can be, without drawing attention to your self. Living life, being in love, becomes the way you ARE, rather than love being something you HAVE to get from outside your self, as your heart becomes more self fulfilling, by loving well. You fall in love with a more truthful, realistic, alive, in the moment kind of love!

How to Communicate Effectively in a Relationship

Effective communication is very necessary in any relationship that is kin in growing stronger and stronger. Most relationship problems can be solved through effective communication in the relationship. I have read several posts on relationship communication but I think this particular one worth your time to read because you will learn something new.

When you talk of effective communication in relationship, you are talking about communicating in a standard that is very understanding between you and your partner. Most partners have gone on divorce simply because they failed to communicate with each other effectively. More than 60% of the world relationship break up is caused by lack of effective communication in the relationship. Hope your relationship does not fall into this categories of 60%, but if it is, you don't have to worry, because it can be fix after reading this post. Let look at very simple ways you and your partner can help build effective communication in your relationship:

Always listen to each other talk: one good way to communicate effectively in your relationship is to listen to your partner talk too. Most partners especially men; hardly listen to their female partners. This could be as a result of pride or they just lack the skills. Listening is also part of effective communication because it is only when you listen that you can hear and understand and then do the what. If your partner is talking to you, try as much as possible to listen to him/her. Nobody knows it all, everybody still learn one new thing or the other. So, learn to listen. Partners should form this skill as a habit; the skill of listening to each other. This can also be done by allowing or agreeing that each of you talk while the other listens. This should also be done one after the other. One advantage of this important skill is that it can help minimize misunderstanding in the relationship.

Learn to study your each other: most partners have quarrelled unnecessarily because they failed to study each other very well. This may be as a result of laziness or nonchalant attitude on the side of the partners. When you study your partner, you get to know what he/she likes and what turns him/her on any time and any day. The act of studying your partner takes time but can be done quickly by requesting that your partner takes a time out for vacation or something similar. This is to enable you both to ask each other questions relating to things each of you love and enjoy doing. This advice is for those partners who didn't know each other very well before going into the relationship.

Do not crucify your partner because of the way they felt over something: this is one big mistake lots of people make in relationship. You don't have to crucify your partner because he/she felt somehow over something. Take for instance, your partner was hurt emotionally because you did something which to you seemed very ordinary, and he/she complains to you that your action(s) hurt him/her emotionally. You don't have to nail him/her because he/she felt that way, all you have to do is calm him/her down, explain to him/her why you did that and explain to your partner that you saw it ordinary. You don't have to crucify your partner because he/she felt that way and you didn't. Remember that humans are very much different in the way they react to things. Now, if you are used to crucifying your partner each time something like this happens, he/she will then start looking for somewhere else to pure out the hurt feelings and you know it is not too good sharing any relationship problem outside the relationship. This is a very important way of building effective communication.

Partners should initiate separate and special time for communicating seriously: now, this does not mean that partners should not communicate with each other all the time but the essence of this is to fill in all the gaps the normal communication didn't fill. Take for instance, you and your partner have agreed to always make use of weekends to talk things out. I also recommend that such special days should be in lovely places where you and your partner can express love to the fullness.

Partner should give each other the opportunity to talk to when he/she requests for it: many partners are usually busy especially men. This has led to many partners suffering in silence: they don't have whom to share their pains and happiness with. Their partners are always busy. You should try never to be like those partners who are always busy and never ready to hear their partner out. Once your partner tells you that he/she wants to talk with you, please, abandon all you are doing and listen to him/her.

I hope these steps are very much helpful and apply them, you will see how the communication rate in your relationship will grow. Remember that communication is also expression and it is very important in any relationship.

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The Importance Of Being Vulnerable In Love

We women are expert doers and givers. If you don't think so, look at your life and think of all the things you do for others. I bet you're there for your girlfriends and family whenever there's a problem. I know I am, I want to help and I want to be needed.

But your giving nature can become a problem when you are trying to create a loving relationship with a man. If being a giver is the way you relate to the world then most likely being vulnerable is hard and you don't "receive" well from others.

This can cause frustration and heartbreak in your romantic relationships that you might not even be aware of it. It's the main barriers that keep you from connecting deeply with a man. Being vulnerable is what attracts a man to you and gives him permission to open up himself.

When a man woos you, there's an important aspect of his pursuit. He wants to take care of your needs and do things for you. Men need to feel that they're important to you, that they are have something to offer you that you can't do for yourself. If you have a problem being vulnerable it will show up in many ways.

Here are a few:

• You don't take compliments well, you deflect them away. For example, a man says that you are looking particularly pretty. Your response is to get embarrassed and reply that you don't really... or you could look better if (fill in the blank).
• You have a hard time letting your date take the lead when you go out. You can't help but suggest where you should go or what you should do. You make the decisions and begin to take charge of your "social life" together.
• You have a hard time showing vulnerability: You hide how you're feeling with a man and pretend that things are fine when they're not.

These are just a few examples of how you may be too much of a giver in relationships. This is a hard trait to change because it requires that you give up the control you're used to having in other areas of your life.

Being vulnerable is letting a man give to you. It may be a surprise for you to learn that your giving nature is a way you control the people around you. When you give, you are the one who decides when and how much! When you can accept what a man offers you, you're no longer in the driver's seat, you are at the mercy of what they chose to do for you.

If you're with a man who wants to do for you, and you can't accept his efforts because it's just too scary, you need to admit to yourself that you are out of balance and you need to make some changes. You need to work at being vulnerable.

When you learn that being vulnerable is a gift you give a man, it will change your life and all your relationships for the better.

Should You Try to Move On When You Still Love a Woman?

It's pretty hard to just forget about someone that you actually feel like you loved, isn't it? When you are still having those kinds of feelings about a woman you used to be in a relationship with, it can make you feel all kinds of conflicting emotions. And for the most part, it's not really good to feel that way. Should you move on if you still love a woman or is there a good reason for you to keep feeling that way about her?

Of course, the conventional wisdom is to say that you should move on and that you need to move on and in a lot of situations that would be something that I would totally agree with. However, there are also plenty of situations where I don't think that moving on is the best advice that you can get. Meaning, I do think that there are plenty of times when a guy feels like he still loves a woman and he could have a chance to be able to express that love if he is able to find a way to get her to open up and admit that she still feels that way as well.

When couples break up or are going through a rough time, it's hard for both people to just let go of any strong feelings that they have for one another. That usually means that if you are feeling like you still have those feelings, then there is a good chance that she does as well. If that is the case, then working things out can actually be a much better solution than to just try to move on and forget about her.

Here is some advice that you can use to work things out with her if you still feel that love:

1) You need to make sure that she still feels that way about you.

This can be hard to do, but if you really know her, then you should be able to get a good idea if she is still carrying feelings for you by paying attention to her body language and some of the things that she says when you talk to her. As long as you still get the impression that she is carrying some adoration for you, then you really may want to consider working things out rather than just moving on.

2) Sometimes love is not enough and if that is the case, then you have to really do the work to show her that you want to patch things up with her.

There are issues that come up between couples that you need to deal with no matter how much you may feel like you love her. One of the common mistakes that couples make is to assume that love will magically take care of everything and that is not always the case. If there are issues that need to be dealt with, then you do have to put in the work to handle them.

3) She probably needs to feel a little more attracted to you.

A good way to kind of entice a woman to want to work things out with you is to amplify the amount of attraction that she feels for you. If there really is still love there and you are able to tweak the attraction that she feels for you, you should be able to work things out with her and if you can, then you will be able to express your love for her the way that you want to.

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Learn How to Get a Man to Want You!

Whether you are still looking for the man that you want to want you or have found him and want to make him want you more - it's pretty easy to learn how to get a man to want you! If you take this advice and put it into action, you'll leave him wanting, begging and pleading for more of you!

Take a look at the best things you can do to get a man to want YOU:

1. Give Him Some Attention - But Not Too Much

Let's face it - men don't like when women throw themselves at them - at least when they are looking for someone for the long run. If you want to learn how to get a man to want you - you need to start by letting him know that you exist and/or that you just may have the slightest bit of interest in him.

How is this done? It depends on the situation, but think of it in a "cat and mouse" kind of way. If he stops to talk to you, engage in conversation but then abruptly say you have to get going because of some made-up reason. This will get his wheels turning and at least get him thinking about you.

2. Looks For Ways to Touch Slyly Touch Him

Depending on how well you know the man that you are trying to get to want you, this may or may not be difficult. When I say, find a way to touch him - it does not mean make a sexual pass at him. That will probably have him running the other way.

If you meet this guy for coffee or to study, nonchalantly drop something on the floor and when you bend down to get it - lightly brush your should against his leg. The key is to frame the touch to look like an accident. After a few "touches", you will have him going crazy and it will surely make him want YOU more!

3. Make Eye Contact

If you really want to get a man to want you, eye contact is key. They say that eyes are the windows to the soul - and it's obviously true. Making consistent eye contact with a person during conversation does multiple things to a man. First off, he will see that you are really listening to what he has to say. This is a major "turn on" for men because they are used to casual conversations with little meaning.

The second thing making eye contact will do is strengthen the emotional bond between the two of you. Once you are able to look someone in the eye, you have passed the "comfort" barrier. The bottom line is - remember to look him in the eye if you want the man to want you!

These tips are valuable for those of you that wish to learn how to get a man to want you. You can also use these tips in relationships where you already know that your boyfriend or husband wants you! These can be used to just add a little extra spark to those types of relationships!

How To Make A Man Fall In Love With You - Law Of Attraction In the Opposite Sex

Do you want the love of your life to notice you? Here's how you can make it happen.

First, you need to show your true self. Some people tend to act differently in front of the person they like because they are worrying about rejection. People who are insecure feel that if others know who they really are, they will not be loved and cared for. This is not true. The more you become different from yourself, the more people will not like you because they do not see the reality. You cannot hide who you really are therefore you should show people, especially the one you like, your true self.

Second, gather information. This does not mean that you should become a stalker. You do not have to be one especially if you and the guy have common friends. Use your connection to ask around about him. Gather useful information such as his hobbies, the music he likes and so on. The information will help you in starting a meaningful conversation with him once you get the chance. Of course, you should also get information about his current relationship status to know whether or not you stand a chance of winning his heart.

Third, get connected with him. If you have mutual friends, ask them to introduce him to you. You can tell one or two friends about your feelings for the guy in order to have a reliable back up in times of need. Once you and the guy finally have a decent conversation, strategize and make a way to get his contact details such as his mobile phone number or e-mail. You can also add him to your SNS accounts.

Fourth, let him be the man. Although we are living in the modern world where it is okay for women to be aggressive, make it a point to not become too aggressive. Most men do not like girls who make the first move because they believe it is something that should be rightfully done by men. When he tries to comfort you or help you in difficult situations, allow him to do so. He will definitely feel good if he feels that he is of help for you.

Fifth, play hard-to-get. If you notice that he is starting to like you and he is starting to make his move, try to be a little aloof. Do not totally avoid him because he may think you do not like him. Just give him a little space and chance to really pursue you. Make him realize that you are worth pursuing for. The man will treasure you more if he spent much effort in winning your heart.

Sixth, make efforts in making yourself attractive. Do not be a hypocrite and think that outward appearance does not matter in a relationship. It does no matter how much people tell you that it doesn't. Always make sure that you look decent and presentable. Always keep a proper hygiene too because body odor and bad breath are a great turn off for men.