It's one of life's great ironies that the supposedly romantic days of Valentines and Christmas time are the most likely events to cause lovers to split up, on-in-three couples who do separate in the west citing for divorce in January and February. That's mostly to do with money and the expected boredom of the year to come but the pressure is on for the man to perform and the woman to expect on romantic present giving days like Valentines and often the pressure valve for couples to judge the past year - turning the tap tighter if it was bad or release steam if he performed. Valentines Day it self, of course, is just one big commercial piece of nonsense that costs more ...  Read the complete review

I honestly believe I could write a book about relationships! My first serious relationship was when I was 16 - pretty young and it was very full on! After that broke up (or rather it just seemed to dissolve) I decided to take 'time off' from relationships. Well, I suppose that didn't go to plan exactly because by the time I was 17 (almost 18) I ended up in a 3 month relationship with a guy who was 22 and lived near me - my ex had been further away/long distance and if I dated others they hadn't lived so near by. To be honest I truly think this relationship was a rebound, but it was a lovely relationship and my 22yr old boyfriend was so lovely! He ...  Read the complete review

Really a relationship is like a house. No more, and no less. Doesn't matter what side of the road your building your house on, a house is a house. (I suppose you can rent a flat, or even be part of a shared flat, its fun for a while, but arguably most people in flats, would prefer a house). Well to build a house, you first need to eye your plot, (your potential partner). Good places are bars, nightclubs, through mutual friends and recently even the internet. So always keep your eyes open for an investment oppurtunity. Next step, is to make sure of a few things: you have to have plans and agreement (they like you too), and to thoroughly ...  Read the complete review

~ Relationships- Long Distance for me ~ This is a tricky topic for a lot of people who are currently in a long distance relationship and a very hard one for me altogether but I know there are others out there like me who am dealing with the pros and cons of this kind of relationship so it makes me feel a lot better. Even though now my boyfriend has moved back to the UK the last year he has been living thousands of miles away. My long distance relationship from here to Canada. Now a lot of long distance relationships are still in the same country but i've never experienced this before. I've always been used to having a relationship where my boyfriend is ...  Read the complete review

I've been in the same situation many times before; lying on the sofa in unstylish but comfortable clothes, eating ice-cream and chocolate and feeling sorry for myself. Maybe I'd cry and wonder why, or maybe I'll go out and have a rebound fling. Yes, you guessed it, I had split up with another boyfriend. I used to just think it was just one of those things that the relationship broke up, and I'd just move on to the next relationship, learning nothing, and eventually making and allowing the same mistakes to happen, and yet again I'd end up in the same situation, feeling sorry for myself.But I become bored with it, I was an adult and I needed an adult long-term ...  Read the complete review