| Try to talk every day for at least an hour or longer. |
| Use programs that enable you to talk to them |
| Enforce the sense of closeness by asking him to play music for you over Voice Conversation, or using Voice Clips |
| To keep the spice in the relationship, send each other random playful emails at unusual or unexpected times of the day |
| Remember important events, such as a test they’ve been stressing about, and email them a good luck card [plenty of websites allow you to do so for free] |
| Play games together online. |
| Consider making a joint email account if you don’t want anyone else to accidentally read an email your significant other sends you or visa versa |
| Play the Anywhere Anytime Anyhow game, which works great if you both have Blackberries [which allow instant email updates] where one person emails the other person a task and no matter what the person’s doing, they have to complete the task [make the tasks fun!Read more at www.wikihow.com |
I am only mildly annoyed that I chose a paper medium as my wedding invitation Bride and Groom Send Out 8-Bit Wedding Invitations |
 Two betrothed German geeks/gamers just upped the ante when it comes to wedding invitations.
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The pair, who shared their story with Offbeat Bride, programed two versions of a Mario-inspired 8-bit video game as their wedding invitations and sent them out to friends and family. Guests are also challenged to beat the game should they wish to unlock the wedding details. |
Their video game wedding invitations — dubbed Incredible Adventure — also included some remarkable custom packaging (as seen below) and two different versions of the game so would-be guests could play as either the bride or the groom. |
The 8-bit game is also available for download [.exe file] should you wish to try your hand. For the rest of us, you can get the gist from the video below. |
Have You Recession-Proofed Your Marriage? |
| There’s a lot of attention on the economy right now and the difficult times we’re in – and many people are worrying and preoccupied with their finances and economic struggles. |
| Landmark Education Communication Expert David Cunningham offers some tips to empower your relationship when you’re facing tough times. |
| Cunningham leads a course called The Landmark Forum, offered by Landmark Education, an international training and development company that’s had more than 1.2 million people use its programs to cause breakthroughs in their performance, communication, relationships and overall satisfaction in life (http://www.LandmarkEducation.com).
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| 1. Sit down together and get clear about the facts |
| 2. Notice and share what you’ve “added” to the facts. |
| 3. Create solutions together |
| Whatever you do, make time for regular conversations with your partner and keep the lines of communication open.Read more at www.prweb.com |
Is your partner better looking than you? It may be enough if you think so, and research shows that he or she may feel the same about you (Swami, et al., 2009). Participants from Austria (113 men and 143 women) in romantic relationships rated the attractiveness of themselves and their partners on a number of items including overall attractiveness, attractiveness of eyes, voice, hands, legs, etc. Results showed, both men and women in relationships tend to rate their partners as more attractive than themselves across all areas. This was especially true for people in shorter relationships. |
Researchers in the current study thought this was evidence that love is blind because we see our partners are better than they actually are, on average. In essence, we idealize our partners, especially in the early stages of a relationship, and this may help enhance attraction and bonding throughout the course of the relationship. Read more at www.eharmony.com |
What are some of the biggest relationship compromises you have had to make? C is for Cat and Compromise |
Let’s get personal for a minute. One of the first relationship compromises with Santiago was the decision to find my cat, Nona, a new home when we moved in together. Unfortunately, Santi and Nona could not coexist, as he lost the ability to see and breathe normally when she was within 10 feet of him. At first I encouraged heavy doses of Claritin, and then as I got desperate began suggesting experimental methods of allergy medication that may have included hypnosis. I really loved that cat. |
Eventually, I realized I didn’t want to win the battle I was waging, as it would mean either living happily with my cat plus one miserable itchy boyfriend or living with my cat and having no boyfriend. In the end, Nona got a lovely new family, and I cried into the loving arms of my allergy-free boyfriend in the comfort of our new apartment. |
I have been seeing sites like AshleyMadison.com reel in more users who are looking for action outside of their committed relationships. Since these technically fall under the umbrella of OnlineCouples, I am going to acknowledge them and try to understand how they work. Valentine’s Day Disappointment Drives Married Women to Online Dating |
(PRWeb UK/PRWEB ) February 22, 2010 — A UK-based extra-marital dating agency has experienced a surge of female activity over the last week, as thousands of disillusioned wives take to the internet after a dismal Valentine’s Day.
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Sharon*, 37 from Wilshire, joined the site on Monday afternoon. “My Valentine’s Day was a complete washout. I booked a meal for myself and my partner, but he decided he had too much work to get done, and made me cancel the reservations. I want to believe that romance is still alive somewhere. I hope to find someone who can convince me of that.”
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Kate*, 42, is in a similar situation. “With all the paper hearts and teddies adorning shop windows, I was taken aback when my partner managed to forget Valentine’s Day altogether. I guess I joined the website because I am lonely. Despite the fact that I am married, my husband’s lack of interest in me often makes me feel isolated.”
Read more at www.prweb.com |
I’d love to know what people think about online relationships being predestined for successful long distance relationships. Thoughts? Now couples can see each other on multiple surfaces: computer, phone, even their t.v if they do the legwork and plug in all the right cables. Email makes its way faster than the postman, instant messages set the stage for playful banter and text messages keep pockets and purses buzzing. The “long distance” should be replaced with “portable”.
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Even with the screen to screen contact, the long distance factor is still a hardship. One of the main differences between now and 20 years ago, is that couples now are meeting each other from a distance. Does this condition the relationship to deal with the long distance aspect? The success of online dating might answer that question, but it would be interesting to hear from some of our readers. Do online relationships make for stronger long distance relationships?
Read more at www.onlinecouples.com |
Long distance relationships are a changin’. This is a cute little article reminding us of days long ago when corded phones and snail mail were all we had to connect us to our far away loved ones. Can we even consider long-distance relationships long distance anymore? Technology that makes the heart grow fonder |
If you’re over 35, you can totally relate. Don’t deny it. But there’s a whole generation of Romeos and Juliets who don’t know from five-hour phone calls over long-distance wires. They’ve never even used a corded phone. For these youthful — or tech-savvy — paramours, they’d rather whisper their sweet nothings over instant messages, e-mail, Facebook or Skype. |
The phone isn’t a realistic option for Sara Jeffries Clark and her husband, Mike, an independent contractor currently working in Djibouti. Mike’s mobile phone doesn’t work in the coastal African country wedged between Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea. And to talk on a landline, he’d have to wait his turn for one of 10 available phones — and be limited to just 30 minutes. Instead, Mike and Sara use Skype and the chat feature on Gmail, which has video and voice capability, to stay connected. |
As far as data collecting goes, this is pretty sexy. Facebook Analyzes How Relationship Status Impacts Happiness [STATS] |
Facebook ( ) already has a methodology for measuring the overall “happiness” of its users. It basically looks at how many positive words people use in their status updates (for English speaking users). This results in the USA Gross National Happiness Index. |
For this particular study, Facebook looked at the use of positive and negative words in status messages over the course of one week in January. The data team was then able to filter the results based on sex and relationship status (as defined by Facebook). |
The results aren’t entirely unsurprising: People who are in relationships do seem happier than those who are not in relationships. However, there are some important areas of distinction. For instance, the people that seem the most unhappy are those that either don’t disclose their relationship status or those that are in an open relationship. |
Wow. There is about to be a surge in the number of online couples. Launched in September, Thread prides itself on saving users from the long questionnaires and registration processes of other dating sites. Rather, because the free service is based on Facebook Connect, users begin by simply logging in to their Facebook account and answering a few quick questions including their gender, city and relationship status. Once connected, they can easily browse a list of their “friends of friends,” or second-degree Facebook connections, sortable by gender and relationship status. If they see someone who looks promising, they can ask a mutual friend for an introduction or simply send that person a Facebook message. Alternatively, Thread lets users play matchmaker by forwarding promising profiles to their single friends. In the interests of privacy, Thread stresses that nothing users do on the site will be published to Facebook unless they specifically request it. Read more at springwise.com |
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