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Crisis? What midlife crisis?

Are you at the stage of life where you're developing an itch? Where you realise your hourglass is half empty and you no lobger have youth on your side? This is the time to tread very carefully.

25 romance wreckers

Here are 25 early signs that a new relationship is heading for disaster.

The sexless affair

You don't need to jump into bed with someone to be unfaithful… sometimes an extra-marital relationship starts out completely innocently.

Threatened by fantasies?

Many questions about sexual normality have to do with sexual fantasies. Should you be worried about your partner's fantasies?

Is your spouse cheating on you?

Many women - and men – say that infidelity is the one thing they will not tolerate from their spouses. Until it happens, that is. So how do you tell if your spouse is unfaithful?

Caught cheating

There is no easy way out of this situation at all. In fact, there isn't really a way out at all.

Marital distress occurs when a married couple or serious, committed, unmarried couple experiences emotional or physical conflicts or problems that threaten to end the relationship. It is normal for couples to experience difficulties and argue from time to time. However, when these problems cause the couple to become profoundly disappointed and unhappy with their relationship, it is called marital distress.