The Crown Jewels!

Be with someone who knows what they have when they have you!

Venus vs Mars...

Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed. Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished.

~ John Gray

The king of hearts...

The best man to love you

Is a man who has suffered

The pain of a broken heart.

A man who’s heart

Has been broken will know

How to appreciate love

...When he finds it again.

WILL & JADA RUMORS...

INTOUCH MAGAZINE EXCLUSIVE...

Although Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are still publicly pretending that their "marriage is intact," In Touch has the shocking behind-the-scenes story of their major marriage trouble. For months, an insider says, Will had been harboring suspicions that Jada had grown “uncomfortably close” to her HawthoRNe co-star and their friend Marc Anthony, who was still married to superstar Jennifer Lopez. “Will expressed worry to some close to him that there was more than just on-set chemistry between Jada and Marc,” the insider tells In Touch. So when Jada told Will she needed space and moved from their Malibu mansion into their Hidden Hills estate — and began spending more time traveling without the family — Will grew increasingly paranoid. In early August, he decided to confront his gnawing doubts about Jada and made a surprise visit to his wife. And, sadly, his suspicions were seemingly confirmed. “He left crying,” the insider confides to In Touch. "He was very upset. He said Marc was with Jada."

Now, TMZ.com is also reporting that Will and Jada "are having significant problems in their marriage" and that separation is "definitely a possibility."

For more details about Jada and Marc's relationship, the Smiths' secret separation, and J. Lo's involvement, pick up this week's issue of In Touch Weekly.

http://www.intouchweekly.com/2011/08/in_touch_weekly_exclusive_will_and_jada_pinkett_smith_separate.php

The chase...

Finding the one...

Online dating success story! Actress Essence Atkins and husband Jaime Mendez are expecting their first child on Christmas Day. The couple met via Match.com and were married in Pasadena, Calif. in September 2009.

There's a baby on the way for Essence Atkins.

The Are We There Yet? star, 39, and husband Jaime Mendez expect their first child on Christmas Day, they confirm to PEOPLE.

"Our gratitude is overwhelming to have found each other and adding a baby to our happy home is truly a dream come true," the couple tells PEOPLE. "We are both elated and humbled by this amazing gift.”

Atkins and Mendez, a sales/marketing executive and entrepreneur, met via Match.com and were married in Pasadena, Calif. in September 2009.


http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20516871,00.html

RHOA Marriage Break-up! Lisa Wu-Hartwell and husband divorce...

Another Real Housewife is going back on the market.

Lisa Wu-Hartwell, who starred on the first two seasons of Real Housewives of Atlanta, has separated from husband, former NFL pro Ed Hartwell.

Wu-Hartwell confirmed the news on Twitter on Saturday -- and slammed talk that the split was prompted by the couple's financial difficulties. (In 2009, after the couple defaulted on their mortgage, their suburban Atlanta mansion was sold in a foreclosure sale.)

"Sadly. We are separated but would NEVER be over money," she wrote. "That is so far from the truth. Wish people could respect people's privacy during times like these."

The couple tied the knot in 2005 and have a 3-year-old son, Ed. Jr. It was the second marriage for Wu, who has two older sons with ex-husband, R&B singer Keith Sweat.

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/real-housewives-of-atlantas-lisa-wu-hartwell-splits-from-husband-2011228

I may have found the key to a happy marriage...

The divorce rate in America is more than 50%, which means one in two couples will break up. Why it is so high? What is the real reason behind divorce? I think maybe divorce results when a spouse puts himself or herself as the center. Randy Pausch, author of “The Last Lecture” said he he knew he was ready for marriage when he was able to put the needs of someone else before his own. A friend who recently married may have said it best of all…

“When you honor your wife, she will sense that nothing and no one in the world is more important to you. She won't have to wonder if she's number one--she'll know.”

The key to a happy marriage:  Honor your spouse and put their needs before your own... I think that sums it up!

How do you know you've found "the one"?

 Is she the one?

You know that you’ve found the one

When you listen to the vows

 …It’s all there

Do you want to be with her for better or for worse?

Through sickness and in health?

Until death do you part?

If the answer is yes … I mean truly yes

Then you know with no hesitation and no reservation

 …You’ve found the one.

I'm in the BEST relationship of my life!

There are many relationships in our lives, but the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you that you love… then that’s fabulous!

Can you relate?

" I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching their highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. In romance I have been a victim of my own optimism."
— Elizabeth Gilbert