Happy Valentine’s day every one!!!!

Despite all of the progress made when it comes to gay visibility in recent years, ranging from out actors like Neil Patrick Harris and T.R. Knight to hit television shows like Brothers & Sisters and Ugly Betty, gay men still have to look pretty darn hard to find images of themselves as romantic couples in the traditional media.

That was why it was such big news when The New York Times started including gay couples as part of their wedding announcement section and why it mattered so much when Brothers & Sisters’ Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) was allowed to have an actual love life that included physical affection.

But even with that progress, its doubtful that on this day devoted to love there will be too many television stories, newspaper articles or much else that reflect the lives of gay men as couples.

So to help celebrate Valentine’s Day

A good overview of the “5 love Languages” some thing i work a lot with the couples that i see.

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Everyone wants to have a Happy Valentine’s Day, so make a slight shift on the traditionally male/female themed Valentine’s moments and put a same-sex twist on them. Here are a few ways to enjoy Valentine’s with your same-sex sweetie, and put a little spin on the theme to make it a Gay Valentine’s Day.

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Happiness Quiz: Test Your Emotional Intelligence Quotient

Often people spend much of their time at the mercy of their emotions.  They feel rejected and spiral into loneliness and despair or they feel slighted and become stuck in thoughts of anger and retaliation.  If you often feel trapped in negative emotions and would like to transform them, try the following mindfulness exercise. 

Have you heard the phrase

Happiness Quiz: Test Your Emotional Intelligence Quotient

There is more to Happiness than most of us realize. It is not just a a fleeting feeling that we need to chase after.

The bottom line is that, in order to remain in rapport, you and your partner