You need a positive outlook to have a successful relationship. Compassion & kindness meditation help by generating changes in the brain linked to an increase in positive social behaviors like generosity.

In this week's blog we looked at how to find a relationship when you’re older. The writers have a wide view of what older dating means, but the advice applies at any age.

Recently a reader asked about finding relationships when you are older. An advantage to being a mature person and knowing yourself through your accumulated experiences is that you can assess what it is that you want. There are a number of things to carefully consider when embarking upon meeting someone.

Usually communication is touted as the most important thing in a relationship, but here Phil and Maude explore the idea that in successful relationships, respect is more important than communication. With respect comes acceptance, acknowledgment, appreciation and autonomy.

Many couples are in contented, long-term relationships, but you wouldn’t think so from what you read. So look past the external messages so frequently pushed in the media, into your heart. Can you imagine a peaceful relationship?

Being all in, being present, is important for your relationship. When you bring your full attention to your partner, both of you benefit immensely. This kind of presence with each other creates an unbreakable bond.

Just a little change in thought or deed can have big consequences. Throw things up in the air every now and then, and let them come down differently, lest they become habits that can lead to less connection, creating distance between partners.

We all want to be loved; for that to happen, we must be able to accept it when it arrives. If you can’t do that, you’ll never feel truly loved, and you cannot truly give love, until you come to terms with accepting it.

We try to honor our birthdays and anniversaries by getting away and reflecting on what has been created and what is to come. Lovely as these getaways are, there's a sense that they are not special acknowledgments of our relationship, because we do that every day

Being snippy is something that all of us have been at some time or another, and we've all seen the damage it can do in a relationship. Why is this behavior so prevalent and what can we do about it?