10 simple tips to help you keep this year's relationship resolutions.

Every January, millions of us make New Year’s resolutions to stop smoking, to lose weight, to join a gym—and to improve our relationships. Then, halfway though the month (if we make it that far) we break our promise to ourselves and to our partners. To compound the problem, we then wait 11 more months to "try" again. Is it any wonder that there are so many lonely, single men and women at all of those New Year’s Eve parties?

Happy couples know that persistence is one of the primary secrets to a successful relationship. Happy couples don’t give up. If their relationship isn’t working, they get resourceful; they try different ways, techniques and strategies until it begins to work.  read more