Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts

Thursday, December 29, 2011

We must have friends


It is a known fact that women are good at making friends easily. They can build up relations faster than males as they do not hesitate and are more than happy to have a large number of friends. Women do not take long to make friends even when they pass their teens. They are more open and talkative and thus have no difficulty in enlarging their circle of friends.

When it comes to males, it seems they are more reserved and not much interested in developing a friendship circle. Generally, men have difficulty in developing male friends, it is only their school and college friends they are friendly with, and it is occasionally they meet them. They seem to enjoy life less when it comes to spending time with male friends.

All people should create a circle of friends and not wait for their old school or college friends to come and spend some time with them. It is also important to make friends where they are working. It is necessary to spend some time with your friends. It makes you feel fresh and lively as you have a different kind of enjoyment with your friends. This kind of enjoyment is important for a healthy relationship with people because when free from stress, a person gets a change from the regular routine and may also listening to his or her friends to get some insight regarding the worth of a relationship.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

12 tips for happiness


Marriage is not for the faint-hearted. It takes hard work and commitment. This year, make sure you keep your relationship in tip-top condition. Here are 12 tips to help you make your marriage over:

  1. Always show respect and kindness towards each other. It's normal to have disagreements, but try not to use unkind words towards each other.
  1. Learn to communicate effectively and allow your partner to have different views without taking offence or making offensive remarks. Be gentle and tolerant with each other.
  1. Ensure that you set goals together and plan ahead – this includes a budget.
  1. Newlyweds need to learn to balance their time so that each has individual time as well as couple time.
  1. A new baby can really disrupt a relationship. Don't be afraid to ask for help from family or friends, or find a babysitter so that each person has personal time, and there is space in your schedule for couple time together. And don't forget that in the chaos a new baby brings, it is okay to have an untidy house.
  1. Do things together as much as possible. Each partner must have a life, but they must also spend a lot of it with their partner.
  1. Don't allow your marriage to become boring. Make sure you have fun time alone together, without children, family or friends. Don't take each other for granted. Give each other fun surprises. If you have fun outside the bedroom you are more likely to have fun inside the bedroom.
  1. Laugh often. Share jokes and recall funny situations. Laughter is a great connector and it's hard to stay angry when you're laughing.

  1. Share chores. This can become a problem when chores and child care are allocated according to tradition, and one person carries more of the load and resents it. The couple needs to negotiate so that both contribute fairly and equally.
  1. Stay faithful by expressing your needs and concerns to each other directly. Be open and honest, and put energy into your marriage. Solve problems in the marriage, not outside it.
  1. Children leaving the nest? One or both of you retiring? Look at it as an opportunity to rekindle your relationship and set new joint dreams and targets.
  1. Marriage counselling is recommended as soon as problems occur. The earlier these problems are addressed the easier it is to sort them out. Even if your partner refuses to go, it's important to go on your own to help you to cope.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

12 Rules for a Happy Marriage


  1. Never be both angry at the same time
  2. Never yell at each other, unless the house is on fire
  3. Remember, it takes two to make an argument – the one who is wrong will be doing most of the talking
  4. Yield to the wishes of the other – as an exercise in self-discipline, if you can’t think of a better reason
  5. If you have a choice between making yourself or your mate look good, choose your mate
  6. If you feel you must criticize, do it lovingly
  7. Never bring up a mistake of the past
  8. Neglect the world rather than each other
  9. Never let the day end without saying at least one complimentary thing to your mate
  10. Never meet without an affectionate greeting
  11. When you have made a mistake, talk it out and ask for forgiveness
  12. Never go to bed angry

Ann Landers