Relationships & Family
Managing relationships with friends and family are among the most important things you do. Need some advice? You can find Communication help, crisis support, marriage advice and dating tips in Helium’s Relationships & Family channel.
Teen advice: How to say no to sex
by Jamie Craig
Saying "No" to sex is perhaps one of the most daunting things a teenager will ever have to do. There is of course the social belief that it is always the girls that are "forced" into sexual acts, including sexual intercourse, by teenage males. This is often not the case however, and so this article has been written to cater for both sexes.
1. Prevent it in the first place.
If you like someone but know
vote now: Yes or No - (view results)
Yes
by Lady Mermaid
Parents often are responsible for the behavior of their children as adults. Good parenting is very much
No
by Gary Maclean
As the twig is bent, so will the tree grow. Fortunately for us, our children are not twigs and they will
Family Bonding
- How feng shui affects family harmony
- How to handle criticism of your family dynamic
- A family's role in creating a sense of belonging
- How to create summer fun for your family
- Fostering good family relationships
- How to encourage your adult children to become your friends
- The importance of family time over the ages
Gay Men
- Gay dating site reviews: mypartner.com
- Talking about homosexuality online
- Humorous commentary: Gay partnerships
- How to tell if your boyfriend is gay
- Why the passage of gay marriage in Vermont is considered as groundbreaking
- How Tennesse Williams helped shape the gay rights movement
- Is marriage equality a Civil right or a privilege only for heterosexual couples?
Marital Conflicts
- Why some marital partners resort to tyranny
- Marital issues linked to video games
- Why do mothers interfere with your marriage?
- When your spouse is in the military
- How to forgive the unforgivable
- Accepting differences in marriage
- When you and your spouse disagree...big time
Successful Dating
- How to recover from the wrong approach in dating
- Ways to avoid emotionally unavailable men
- Finding love, losing love, rediscovering love: Working through difficult relationships
- How to romance a Gemini
- Guide for relating successfully
- How to politely decline invitations
- How to rebuff unwanted advances
This year on Groundhog Day, February second, 2008, I turned seventy. You might think that would be cause for distress, but on the contrary,
by Judy Joyce
AGING PARENTS: "Never-Never Land" Children and Feeling the SQUEEZE at Fifty: The Accordian Phenomenon.
Though the terms "aging parents"
by Molly Carter
Infidelity is one of the leading causes of divorce. Upon learning your spouse has cheated, it's common to feel rage, distrust, sorrow,
by Janeen Elite
The Benefits of Having An Only Child And What You Can Do To Avoid Any Pitfalls
The number of families that have only one child is increasing
Writing Assignments
- Communities & Support
- Best books for straight parents of gay and lesbian children
- A look at Florida's gay communities
- A look at Seattle's gay community
- Where gay teens can find safe online support
- Best websites for gay and lesbian shopping
- What are the best gay and lesbian writing conferences?
- Gay & Lesbian Issues
- How to find out if a potential employer is gay friendly
- Where to find information online about gay and lesbian adoption
- Segregation in the LGBT community
- Gay Men
- How Tennesse Williams helped shape the gay rights movement
- Gay dating site reviews: mypartner.com
- Important men in gay history
- Lesbian
- Defining the lesbian continuum
- Analyzing lesbian domestic violence
- Transgender
- The history of transsexualism in the U.S.
- Deciding which box to check: Understanding the transgender issue
- Tips for transgender students seeking campus housing
- Dating an FTM (Female to Male transsexual)
- Relationships & Family (Other)
- Book reviews: Life After Deployment, by Karen M. Pavlicin
- Dating (Other)
- An overview of free dating services in Illinois
- First Dates
- The best places to go on a first date in Huntsville, AL
- Online Dating
- Best dating websites for gay men
- Free geek dating websites
- Geek to geek dating websites
- The Single Life
- The best Asian travel tours for singles
- The best resorts for singles in the French Riviera
- The best resorts for singles in the South Pacific
- The best South American travel tours for singles
- The top Asian online dating sites
- Top vacations for Jewish singles
Difference of opinion? Debate now.
- Communities & Support
- Is there such thing as gaydar?
- Gay & Lesbian Issues
- Should gay public figures stay in the closet?
- Should gays and lesbians be allowed civil unions but not marriage?
- Have gays and lesbians been given too many rights?
- Should homosexuals receive all the rights and benefits of marriage?
- Do we really need more straight people as gay icons?



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