For thousands of years, sexual abstinence (and the resulting frustration) has been thought to boost performance and aggression. Both Muhammed Ali and Mike Tyson supposedly swore off sex in the weeks leading up to fights. And there’s that infamous scene in Rocky when Mick tells Rock to “lay off that pet shop dame” because “women weaken legs”.
For years, over a decade, I found myself in an on-again, off-again situationship. In the off times, I’d always evaluate the relationship and ask myself ‘How did we end up speaking again?’ To the young, naive mind, it seemed like his tactics were so slick and smooth that they were hard to decipher.
Approaching someone you like is not an easy task for everyone, because many of us get intimated by the idea of showing any kind of emotion, and fearing rejection.
It’s easy to get caught up in a discussion about someone else’s relationship. Celebrity gossip aside, even digesting the latest juicy infidelity details or relationship problems concerning people in your inner circle may seem like a harmless pass time, but it can actually effect your own perceptions of romance, psychologists claim.
From talking about quality over quantity to nutting out superannuation, finance expert Vanessa Stoykov reveals how to get your kids interested in their monetary future – not just spending it.
Nobody likes to feel they've been lied to in any scenario, whether it's a partner who isn't being straight with you or a stranger trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
Eli J. Finkel, a professor at Northwestern University and the author of "The All-or-Nothing Marriage," explains three different ways you can strengthen your relationship.
The British company named Shreddies has launched a flatulence-filtering line of discreet pants and clothes that are available in black and grey and can be used in the car, office or at home.
Today most marriages everywhere fail. In fact global studies suggest that while 60 per cent of all marriages end in divorce, 20 per cent of all marriages are lifeless.
When Naomi got an internship with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), she was obviously excited. That was an opportunity most people would die for.
