Who controls the relationship?
By Alan Goldsher

Sure, we all like to think of the early stages of a relationship being all good and easy-cuddling on the couch and basking in the glow of your 32” Magnavox with your new sweetie, heading out together to meet friends for drinks...

Finding a Soul Mate: Realistic Goal or a Lofty Expectation?
By The Love Council for iVillage

Statistics show that most people are waiting until they're older to get married.

5 women every Guy's gotta date
By Jonathan Small

Before settling down, these are the gals every man should date. Why? For the connection you two feel, of course, but also for the relationship lessons each one will teach you.

Are you better off single?
By Dawn Yanek

Attention, unmarried people of America: You can splurge on a fancy new wristwatch without having to explain yourself. You can stay out till 3 a.m. without having to phone home. You can leave the toilet seat up.

Cute ways to get close
By Maggie Kim

It’s the end of your first date and suddenly, your date’s personal space seems like a no-fly zone.

You met online. Do you say so?
By Kimberly Dawn Neumann

So that profile you winked at is now your sweetie. Do you tell the world how you hooked up—or keep it a secret?

I wanted to find out what couples who met online and stayed together had in common, and what made them different from those who eventually split up.

Make the Holidays More Romantic
15 ways to nurture your relationship during this busy season.
MSN Lifestyle / Relationships / Love & Romance

With all the craziness of the holiday season -- from shopping to decorating to baking -- it's easy to put romance on the back burner. Instead, try one -- or more! -- of these ideas to add some festive fun to your relationship.

The Dirty Dozen: 12 Relationship Red Flags to Watch For
by Michael Shnayerson, for Tango at iVillage
MSN Lifestyle / Relationships / Dating

"He's smart. Sexy. Fun. Sweet. The total package. But there's just one little, uh, problem..."

Suddenly Single -

Want to impress the ladies with your great taste in home décor and more? Skip the leather couch and silk boxers and buy these bachelor essentials.

You met online. Will it last?
By Andrea Baker, Ph.D.

I wanted to find out what couples who met online and stayed together had in common, and what made them different from those who eventually split up. What I learned is that whether a relationship succeeded was determined by what I call the POST factors:
Place
Obstacles
Self-Presentation
Timing

Dating: Play the Field
Learn to date smarter and enjoy playing the field.
By Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas
LHJ.com

1. Conquer your fears
2. Define your ideal date
3. Describe yourself
4. Meet your match
5. Go on a date
6. Keep dating

First date.   Coffee or lunch; meet at a cafe or restaurant; keep it short (one to two hours).
Second date.  Lunch, brunch, or after work hours meeting at a restaurant or bar; keep it short again (less than three hours).
Third date.  Brunch, after work hours, or dinner; still in a public place; and still keeping it fairly short (three hours or less).

Single again?
Seven survival strategies you must know!
By Rachel King for Lifetimetv.com
Going solo is hard -- and the pressure can feel especially intense immediately following the breakup. Your relationship may have just ended, but already your mother is nagging you to go out with her periodontist.

Astrology can help in the romance department.  You can find out the level of "chemistry" between 2 zodiac signs. 

You can also find out the personality type of an astro-sign.  If you do a birth chart--you are able to find out even more detailed information about a person.  The natal chart report will be more specific than a general sun sign--most "daily horoscopes" use the sun sign--so they are general to each month's zodiac sign.  The natal chart is specific to a person at the time of their birth.  To get a natal sign report, you will need the person's birth name, birth city and birth time.  What these signs reveal is an overall look at a person--very similar to a Myers-Briggs test.

Susan Miller Astrology is a very good source for information.  If you go at it with an open mind, you could learn so much about yourself and those around you.  You might even find out about a person's ticks or why they do what they do.

She has a detailed "Astro Love Signs" section.  You input your sign and the other person's sign and get back a detailed description of the level of chemistry between the two.  Also do it in reverse, their sign and your sign.  That way you get 2 sets of descriptions.

She also provides a very detailed "Monthly Astro-Scope"--which usually runs about 5-6 pages.  I have personally found her Pisces montly astro-scope to be about 96% on target.

Another great source of information about a person is the "Chinese Zodiac"--it's based on birth years, not birth months.  It cycles every 60 years--because each sign has 1 of 5 elements.  Thus you could have been born on the "year of the horse" and be a "fire" element.  With that in mind--the 12 sings=12 years and with the 5 elements (12x5=60) each cycle renews in 60 years.