by India Bonham

Balance Between Your Relationship & Career

Blogger Dan Schawbel’s interview with author and relationship expert Brenda Della Casa has lots of good stuff in it on the topic of keeping a balance between your career goals and your love relationship. It’s a good read with a realistic and modern perspective. Check out this nugget which is the result of interviewing scads of individuals in, as well as out of, relationships: “I have found that the couples who have the most successful relationships are those who are able to communicate their needs to their partner while empathizing with them at the same time.” Empathize –- that’s a word that isn’t used enough these days, don’t you think? Brenda further adds that love relationships are much more than romance and date nights and are really more “about working together as a team to build a better life together and sacrificing for long-term goals while finding ways to celebrate the here and now.”

Another good nugget is Brenda Della Casa pointing out the fact that both genders are really looking for ultimately the same things in the end. Even though both camps may well go about it differently, they both possess the same goals: desiring to be appreciated, loved, respected AND romanced!

Would you like to know my favorite of her five tips on finding that special person? When someone tells you who they are, believe them. What Brenda is saying here is, pay attention to what someone says and go ahead and believe them on it; accept it. If someone doesn’t want kids or to live where you really want to, then take it at face value and don’t assume you are going to change their views. If what you have uncovered about them does not work for you, you will need to evaluate how important the issue is. Just remember: if you are at odds with it, it’s not going to get any easier later! You may want to move on and find someone else that is a better match for you. For more, plus the other four tips, you will just have to check out the full article yourself! The full blog post, How to Build Your Brand While Being in a Relationship can be found here on Schawbel’s Personal Branding Blog.

Sleeping Positions of Couples Interpreted (Beyond Just Spooning)

Okay, this is mostly for fun since many of us have personal preferences by way of sleep positions that might not be accurately “analyzed” but nonetheless, I think you should check it out as it’s kind of interesting! Illustrations are included on both pages of the article. Found on the online Canadian women’s magazine, Divine.Ca.

Sex quiz: myths, bizarre facts & taboos

See how you do while attempting to separate fact from fiction with this quiz from Live Science by Heather Whipps. Go to livescience.com.