Real friends give us energy, joy, and vitality while being in a room with people you don't connect with does just the opposite. We never want to appear to be deliberately rude and uncaring but fi you have to ride that line to protect your own needs is that okay?

The saying 'you can't push a string' comes to mind and nudging or prodding can sure get irritating. There is always another way. Knowing that a lot of our future health is in our hands can be very empowering.

It never hurts to re-evaluate important decisions, to make sure you're making them for the right reasons, and with marriage in particular that can be hard.

Love languages aren't always a match so we can sometimes feel like we're not exactly in sync. We are continually evolving, learning about ourselves and our partners and that can enhance a relationship so much.

You're working hard at your job, going beyond the assignment, thinking proactively and yet each time that promotions list comes around you're not on it. It's a frustrating situation but what can you do about it? A lot, actually.

Even our closest friends will annoy us from time to time -- especially when we feel like we know them better than they seem to know themselves. So is it a good thing to be really honest with someone in the name of saving them time and energy?

Lawyers in court never ask a question they don't already know the answer to and the same should be true for proposals. If you don't 100% know for certain the answer is going to be yes, don't ask. There's no magic in the act of asking if you have not discussed plans for the future -- but there will be fear and panic.

Men have a lot of their ego wrapped up in their work which is tough to separate. And, of course, in his eyes he's doing all of this for his family so it's easy to see how differing perspectives can lead to a stalemate in this discussion.

It might sound extreme but you know in your heart of hearts you've wanted to fast forward to January just so you could get some rest. So how do you escape from the stress of a holiday that's supposed to be joyous without ruining it for everyone else?

If gift giving is their love language this will be extra difficult. Encouraging them to spend meaningful amounts of time with the kids is always a good place to start. Older folks and young kids make for good company and they go together like a wink and a smile.