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Our most rewarding relationships are based on the following 10 elements of healthy relationships. The real work of maintaining our relationships is to keep each of these areas evolving and working for everyone involved. If each participant does their part by showing up in these 10 areas, while avoiding the unhealthy behaviors of drama, using, or manipulation, relationships become healthy, easily maintained and sustainable.

The most frustrating experience in life is having exactly what you want and still not being able to enjoy it. This is what many couples go through when their sex life reaches a stumbling block. When the red hot magnetic pull that used to make it hard to get through a day at work, or even a full meal, turns into a lukewarm option that could just as easily be replaced with Gilligan’s Island reruns, it can be very disconcerting. You may ask yourself why you feel this way. You may have many worries: does this mean that you’re getting too old? Are you out of touch for the passion that you once felt?

When you first met your sweetheart, chances are that sexual attraction was part of the draw. Sexuality is a wonderful part of our humanness, yet its importance in the success of a relationship is often overlooked or simply avoided. In the months and years leading up to marriage, a couple’s sex life can be hot and steamy, adding a heady level of passion to the relationship. After the honeymoon, couples often find that their sex life diminishes as the rigors of daily schedules take their toll. Once children are added to the mix, a couple’s sex life can diminish into nothingness with the added duties and strains of the childrearing years.

Pick a theme for your barbeque. Eva Ingvarson, a trend expert from Evite says, "Select a theme and carry it through from decorations to food preparations." By the way, "grilling meat" is not a theme.