Respect is very integral in a successful relationship. If you don’t feel that you are being given due respect, you are more likely to hold a grudge against your partner, which will not help matters in the long run. The first step towards winning the respect of your partner is to respect yourself. If you don’t have self-respect, there is no way in which anyone, let alone your partner, is going to respect you. You have to hold your own and make sure you show that you have a mind of your own. An independent mind never fails to attract people and you can see the respect in your partner’s eyes the moment you think in a more confident way.

Compromise and adjustments are necessary in a relationship, but to a certain extent only. If you keep sacrificing yourself without any rhyme or reason, there is no doubt that after a period of time, you’ll end up feeling like a doormat. Your partner will take you for granted, and that is the worst that can happen to a relationship. If you feel your dignity is being compromised, bring up the issue immediately and talk it out with your partner. A frank discussion can set to rest your apprehensions and sort out the matter appreciatively. You can also try to investigate why your partner does not respect you. Is it because of any financial reason? Is there any other issue?

Work on your confidence and thinking to get your due respect in a relationship. Similarly, make sure you respect your partner too. There are multiple reasons why you fell in love. Rediscover them and soon you’ll find that you have hit the refresh button in your relationship! Good luck!

“Don’t follow your dreams; chase them.” - Richard Dumb

Chasing your dreams is not easy. There are many obstacles that you need to leap over. There may be the occasional surges of depression and negative thinking. If you are determined to reach that summit, you will have to make sure that you don’t get distracted or lose sight of your goals. Following a dream is like being on a mission. You cannot afford to look away or indulge yourself in anything that is not beneficial to your mission. Things can go wrong in an instant, and one can never say if they can be repaired again.

Having the intensity to chase your dreams call for will power. Will power is something that can take you beyond the threshold of your own abilities. You have to keep pushing yourself to achieve what you want to. The road to success is never a walk in the park. You may have to make sacrifices on the way, or compromise with your comforts. But the joy of achieving your dream will ease out all the pains that you have suffered on the way. It’s always a better idea to try and go after your dream rather than lament what you could have done. Would you like to share your dream with us? Maybe with each other’s support, we may be better equipped to walk the tough path.

After a pup called Max, my niece Rachael wants a kitten! She has been reading extensively about every feline matter, and now she wants to have a member of the feline species in her own home. Obviously the task fell on me to try and get a kitten for her. I have been really busy lately, so that enterprise has been put on hold for the time being. But with this kitten thing coming up on me, I realized that people are divided when it comes to their liking for the cat and the dog!

Some people, like me, would hopelessly root for the dog. There are others who don’t like the canines much. They are fond of cats. I think there is a psychological reason behind it. I can’t remember who told me, but there was someone who enlightened me on a probable reason for this some years back. People who like dogs are attention seeking individuals, while people who prefer cats are attention giving individuals. I don’t know if there is any sense in this, but it somehow fits with the idea.

Dogs are actually very giving. They are never selfish and will always put you before themselves. I can say that for sure because my pet dog Kong is like that. He waits for me to serve him food and goes hungry unless I’m back home. Cats, I have heard, love to be pampered all the time. They want you to do things for them, while they roll around in glory. I have never had a cat, so I can’t actually say it’s true. What do you think? Do you like cats or dogs?