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.