An article by our own Dino Flammia had a list of topics that therapists say couples should discuss in order to avoid relational difficulties. It featured a script to make the talking less uncomfortable, but I found their suggestions pretty awkward, so I decided to get relational therapist Liz Mandel's opinion on how to broach uncomfortable topics with your significant other.
You check up on your body with a yearly physical, you check up on your car with every oil change, but how often do you check up on your romantic relationship?
The issue of money can destroy a serious relationship - even marriage - and it has. Many times, it's because the topic isn't discussed until it's too late.
I guess 11-year-olds are not only using smartphones now, but they're also dating each other and then breaking up with each other with these smartphones. Twitter user Madi Nickens posted a series of photos of her sister's text conversation with her now ex-'boyfriend'.
There are benefits to being in a relationship, but you may have to pay for them. A new survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education and YourTango.com found that 70 percent of people spent an extra $600 a year while in a relationship.