Ask a handful of guys about what makes them feel close in a relationship and they'll immediately point to sexual intimacy. But sex is not the whole picture. All men have a variety of needs within a relationship beyond sex.

Learning to cope with loss is difficult, but adjusting to the loss of your mom stands alone as one of the most painful challenges you encounter in your life experience. Mental Health America defines grieving as the physical, emotional and psychological demonstration of your loss.

Large lakes may not be the first thing people think about when they think of Texas, but there are several large man-made lakes within the Lone Star State. Most of them are located in the eastern part of the state between Dallas and Houston. However, some straddle the border between Texas and other states.

As a parent, you have vowed to take care of your children until they have reached adulthood and sometimes beyond. Part of this includes planning for if the unthinkable happens, and you are no longer alive to fulfill this vow.

An affair damages the trust in a relationship, and some marriages don’t survive the disclosure of an affair. If your wife is willing to reconcile with you, you must change your behavior and avoid the conditions that made the affair possible.

Most tweens enjoy playing games, laughing hard and being silly. Adults planning party games for a group of 10-year-olds should keep in mind that kids work together better if they know what is coming and transition smoothly from one game to the next.

Technology in today’s world offers a plethora of ways to communicate effectively so that every member of a family can keep in touch. From text messaging, Skype, webcams, Facebook, Twitter and emails, the facilitation of communication has never been more available.

Whether you’re working with your own daughters or a group of girls, it’s important for a young person to feel she belongs to a group. Team-building exercises for girls help participants learn more about themselves and one another, build trust and learn to cooperate in different ways.

Drop a can of soup on your foot or whack your toe into a wall—before you know it, you've got a throbbing, swollen, broken toe. Do you have to suffer through a black-and-blue toe, or can you treat it? A broken toe is painful, so don't suffer through it. See your doctor for a diagnosis.

Unchecked loneliness, whether caused by a fear of social activity, a lack of friends or a recently ended relationship, can easily lead to depression and anxiety.

Archaebacteria are part of the prokaryotic organism family, which means they are tiny, single-celled organisms. According to the State University of New York, they are plentiful in water, air and on objects. There are three different types of archaebacteria, and all make their home in extreme environments.

Sea glass is sought by serious collectors as well as vacationers looking for a pleasant beach pastime. It's fun to imagine its origins...perhaps it's a bottle shard a lovesick seaman tossed overboard stuffed with a note he penned to his betrothed.