Relationship

In the past, experts advised dividing your age by two and adding seven to get the minimum acceptable age of a partner. Now, they say that this formula is outdated. Each individual couple is unique, so that the age difference can vary. We found stories of people with firsthand experience of relationships where one partner is significantly older than the other.

Tina Turner has just passed away at age 83 after battling a long illness and the whole world is mourning her. Her life was full of struggles, which she transformed into heartfelt melodies that touched the hearts of millions of people. Her first husband influenced her life so much that she thought she’d never get to experience true love. When all hope was lost, she met someone that would not only change her perception of marriage but also became her savior. Let’s find out together the story of the icon’s life, how she spent her final years, and discover the legacy she leaves behind.

Big love may seem like something that only happens in the movies, but these people appear to have found the secret to a happy marriage. We don’t need rose-colored glasses to see just how in love and strong these couples are, despite the hardships many of them have been through. And the crazy thing is, our romantic soulmate might have been by our side the whole time as a close friend who becomes much more.

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn’s anniversary falls precisely on Valentine’s Day, and this year, they’re celebrating 40 blissful years together. Of course, it takes way more than a notable date to make a relationship work, and we can definitely take a few pages out of Goldie and Kurt’s playbook of love.

The Big Bang Theory fans remember Jim Parsons’ on-screen character Sheldon, as a quirky, super-smart, obnoxious, and not-so-romantic guy who, despite all of his shortcomings, manages to find a soulmate. The happy ending of the series offers hope to all of those folks out there who often feel misunderstood. But Jim Parsons’ off-screen love life is equally hopeful and deserving of attention.

If you are out of ideas on how to make your partner happier and more delighted, using the following hacks can make your relationship stronger. These strategies were taken from couples on the internet who gave some advice on how they strengthened their relationship, and it could easily be used in your everyday life without much effort.

Sometimes, watching television can have a negative influence on people, especially children. But there’s also a good side of it that adults can benefit from. According to several studies, watching TV can be a healthy way to save a collapsing relationship.

Research shows that simple habits like staying in contact during the day and going to bed at the same time can help your relationship flourish. Although that may seem obvious, many therapists and psychologists tell us how important these little actions actually are for creating closeness and trust. Find a way that works for your relationship dynamic and start practicing these habits.

From a young age, most of us have heard that we should find the right person. However, this has been proven somewhat wrong according to a study. Now we understand why we should shift our focus from finding “the one” to actually working on a relationship.

People say that a mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. But what if, as time goes by, you become more and more like her? Over the years, a mother’s relationship with her children can grow to become something very different than what it was at first. As she grows older, children grow wiser, and after a while, in most cases, the roles are reversed. For example, think about something your mother always used to tell you. That’s probably something you tell her very often now.

According to research, telling “white lies” can actually help build trust in a relationship. Scientists say that people would very often prefer you to have good intentions and lie, rather than to hear you tell the truth for its own sake. This means that when you want to protect your partner’s feelings or in some other way benefit them, you are allowed to tell a lie and not feel guilty about it.

Everyone wants their relationship to work, but sometimes we need to take drastic measures, say we’ve had enough, and move on. But to know which signs are red flags can be difficult. After all, we do not want to simply give up when there could be a good thing going. Still, in some cases it’s better to close the book.

At the beginning of any relationship, people tend to think that it’s going to last forever. Later, to our regret or happiness, real life puts everything in its place. However, there are universal ways to find out whether your relationship is going to be everlasting or not.

We all probably have some doubts regarding our relationship from time to time. But how can we actually understand that our relationship is worth working on? How can we know that this very person is just what we need? Try to read these simple statements and ask yourself, “Do we follow these rules?”

Any relationship is a risk, and we’d all like to understand at the very beginning how strong and happy it will be. But it’s impossible to predict this in the early stages. Still, there are many signs that show if a relationship will remain harmonious and last a long time. Gleb Tsipursky, Ph.D. is a co-founder of a noncommercial organization that deals with the propaganda of rational thinking and offers a wise approach to making decisions, and he has outlined them to help others.

Dating resembles a roller coaster experience. At times, it’s enjoyable, occasionally uncomfortable, yet the outcome remains uncertain until you give it a shot. Fortunately, if something awkward happens in your relationship, you can still craft an amusing tweet from it!

According to researchers, an age difference that is bigger than 10 years increases the chances of divorce by 39%. Despite this fact, love doesn’t seem to care about age gaps, and many people have healthy and fulfilling relationships with partners considerably older or younger than them. One such example is supermodel Heidi Klum and her husband, Tom Kaulitz, who is more than 16 years her junior.

There are a few reasons why any relationship is hard to maintain, and one of them is a lack of conflict management. Many people get into fights and disagreements and are afraid to sit down and resolve everything in a friendly manner. Also, we usually have high expectations that are very often not managed well. However, there are people out there that don’t let any problems stand in their way of keeping their relationships alive and strong.

Sometimes men want to keep a relationship private, especially at the beginning. But before you assume this is negatively motivated, know that things aren’t always as they seem. Among the reasons why they like to keep their relationships more private could be a concern for friends and family and the need to make everyone happy. Bright Side compiled 10 reasons why men may want to keep a relationship a secret in order to show readers that understanding is the key to communication.

Though the “after-the-honeymoon” phase of a relationship has nothing to do with what’s depicted in romantic books and movies, getting to know your partner’s sense of humor and quirks is an unbeatable experience. All because love hides in small things like in trying to get you out of bed with the help of potato chips or in leaving pasta messages on the dining room table.

If you instantly fall in love without really knowing a person, if you can’t stop thinking about someone, if your mood depends entirely on whether your love interest called you today, then you are prone to unhealthy emotional dependence. It is usually a trait of people who don’t have enough love for themselves and feel the need to seek it from the outside. It turns into a vicious circle of toxic relationships, but, fortunately, there is a way out of it.

For children, having a stepmother or stepfather may be a challenge. After all, it’s not easy to accept a stranger as a family member. Of course, much depends on whether the new spouse of the parent will open their heart to the child. The heroes of this article succeeded in this and were rewarded with reciprocal love.

What seems quirky in a relationship can sometimes turn out to be something much darker. In this story, one of our readers uncovered a chilling secret after finding a note from her boyfriend’s ex, warning her about his journal. Once she saw the twisted details in his “diary,” she began questioning everything she thought she knew about him.

When people get married, they hope for many years of happiness, but not everyone manages to keep a warm relationship. Couples who continue to love and support each other years later have their own time-tested ways to keep the fire burning in the family hearth. And they are happy to share these simple but important secrets with us.