Do you find yourself playing referee whenever the kids start fighting over who gets to hold the remote, who gets to pick where Sunday’s family dinner will be, who gets to choose what video game to play first? Perhaps declaring a week for each kid can help.
Each kid can be that week’s decision maker. The following week, the next kid plays decision maker. Each one gets his turn calling the shots, while helping teach the other kid patience.
Be there to guide them at first and explain how “It’s my turn, it’s my week!” works. It might get a bit …read more

Every date should be a chance for couples to celebrate each other’s presence in their lives. Or if you look at dates from the point of view of two individuals just starting out, each date should be a chance to get to know the other person a little better.
There are lots of ways you can go about dating but going to the movies is one of the more popular ways. But how do you settle on which movie to watch? Let me enumerate some sample scenarios:
Guy wants to impress the girl, agrees to her pick.
Girl wants the guy to …read more

No one has to choose between a career and a personal relationship. It’d be too unfair me thinks. But how will you go about solving relationship problems that occur due to your partner’s career AND career problems due to your relationship with your partner?
Yes, it’s a bit of a dilemma that some of you may have gone through.
Hmmm. That gives me an idea.
Why don’t you “experienced” people give out tips on how to handle this sort of situation. I’m sure your friends and/or family have asked you the same question. How did you go about it?
Personally, I reckon one …read more

I’m not referring to you going into a relationship with a co-worker, rather, I’m talking about dealing with work schedules that don’t seem to jive and how they affect relationships.
For some, it’s an easy answer — you’ll see each other on the weekends. But what these people may have overlooked is the possibility of other couples having more than one job AND if one or both are still living with their parents [in the Philippines, it's quite common for single individuals to co-habit with immediate families and only separate when they marry].
I, for one, am holding two jobs right now. …read more