When you have busy work lives, children and extracurricular activities, it's easy for romance to fall by the wayside in your relationship. A weekend getaway to a spa would be a rejuvenating way for you and your sweetheart to get back on the romantic track.

According to the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, a measure of the stressfulness of major life events, the death of a spouse is the most stressful and traumatic experience that a person can endure.

You might want your boyfriend to stop smoking because you're fed up with him smelling like the bottom of an ashtray, or perhaps you want him to quit because you're concerned about his health. It's almost impossible to make people do something they don't want to do.

No matter how young or old, men can be hard to figure out when it comes to their feelings. If you have been dating or spending time with a man you have feelings for, it's important to know or get a sense of how he feels about you to avoid wasting your time.

Whether as a relaxation technique or as part of foreplay, a sensual massage is a great way to increase intimacy in a relationship. You don't need to be an expert masseur to give your woman a pleasurable, sensual massage. Relax, take your time and remember the main goal is for her to enjoy herself.

Much like physical abuse, verbal abuse can have long-term health consequences for the victim. Verbal abuse can contribute to low self-esteem, anxiety or depression.

Getting over a guy you still love takes time. After a breakup, it’s common to experience the same five stages of grief -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance -- as people experience after a loved one dies. This isn’t a process that you can rush.

Perhaps your boyfriend has always had difficulty with expressing physical affection, or perhaps you have noticed that he has shown less and less physical affection over the past few weeks or months.

Narcissistic relationships are among the most devastating of all broken relationships. Narcissists are generally charming, intelligent and highly manipulative. Breaking up with a narcissist means coming to terms with the fact that the person you loved was not the person you were actually with.

You have every right to be upset after a breakup, notes the Villanova University Counseling Center website. Denial, grief and guilt are some of the emotions that can be experienced after a breakup, as well as jealousy and anger. Susan Elliott, author of "Getting Past Your Breakup,"

If you know a woman whose husband is cheating for her, it may have taken you some time to decide it is in her best interests to tell her. It's difficult to feel you are doing the right thing when you know it will lead to hurt, says Mark D. White in the article "

Developing your sense of self-confidence in a relationship may be difficult if you have a low sense of self-esteem or have been hurt in previous relationships.