Back when Relationships used to be known as Dating Dames, I used to post links to the games and quizzes they’ve got over at Cosmo online. These quizzes are just for fun, so don’t expect any real serious advice. If you are looking to kill a little time, take a look at one of these…….
*Quiz: Are You Way Too Obsessed With Your Ex?  Some guys (or girls) are hard to forget, but nobody wants to be stalkerish. See how you are doing with this quiz.
*Quiz: Are You Good-Girl Hot or Bad-Girl Hot? The quote with this game is “Are you so …read more

I wrote an article last month called Are You Ready To Move In Together? that addressed the serious issues that should probably be resolved before signing a lease together.  As a follow-up I would like to propose a new set of questions to answer before moving in together that are not related to serious relationship issues, but instead address the issues related to sharing space.  Before you move in together it might be helpful to discover your level of compatibility as roommates.  Your relationship could be perfect, but if you drive each other crazy just because you live under the …read more

In a long distance relationship there are two separate relationships:  the one when you are apart and the one when you are together.  The interactions between you and your long distance partner are entirely different from when you are communicating by phone to when you are communicating face to face.
I want to address the issue of the transition between being apart and being together.  When you are in a long distance relationship you look oh-so-forward to those wonderful weekends that you get to spend in the same place.  For one weekend you think that you will be like normal couples …read more

In this shoddy economy, finances can’t help but rear their ugly head.
So, even though it feels unromantic, I must take note that today Perfectmatch.com announced the release of its Love & Money Assessment – it’s basically a tool to measure financial compatibility.
The tool was developed with its chief relationship expert, Dr. Pepper Schwartz and helps to measure financial habits and find the perfect economic profile of a future mate.
I just took the test, and this is the results it found for me:
Love and Money Assessment Results
Money’s moderately important to you in your choice of a relationship partner. …read more

Myth #1: Similar people are more compatible

There is no evidence that very similar couples are more likely to have lasting, loving relationships, with one exception. If you have very traditional ideas about marriage, family, and gender roles, research suggests you’ll probably be more satisfied with a partner who shares these beliefs.
Myth #2: Compatible couples enjoy each other’s company and don’t fight
All couples have fights. They typically fight about the same things too: money, kids, and sex. Contrary to what most self-help books will tell you, many very happy couples fight all the time.
Myth #3: You can tell within the first …read more