What is a relationship deal breaker? Relationship deal breakers are things that someone isn't willing to tolerate in the relationship; something that they can't live with, something that they don't want to live with, and/or something that makes it fe...
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Faith and Romance: How Your Relationship Can Benefit From Including God
While recently taking a walk on a beautiful, tree-lined path in my neighborhood, I ran into a dear friend – a 79-year-old Italian native, Catholic woman, who for years and years has heard the trials and tribulations of my love life. We got to talki...
Unconditional Love And True Love: Are they The Same Thing?
Everyone longs to find true love, right? What is true love? Is it the same thing as unconditional love? In this week's Love Essentially column, published in Chicago Tribune Pioneer Press, I write about unconditional love in romantic relationships...
Love Over 50: Love Never Felt So Good
You know that song, "Love Never felt so good?" by Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake? That's what came to mind when I was just about to turn 50 and writing this article! I remember so clearly that love over 50 was amazing! Why? Because at the time...
Love Letters: The Key To a Happy Romantic Relationship?
Maybe it's because I'm a romance novelist and relationship writer, but I am a sucker for love letters. So, when one of my readers sent me a love letter he was planning to give his wife of 25 years, I decided I needed to write about it. Choosing a ...