Hurt, betrayed, stabbed, dumped, supported, shared and cared. These are some words that describe the health of a relationship. Relationships are what life is all about. They come in all forms and shades. Starting from family to romance and intimacy, from professional to social and from emotional to spiritual, relationships abound.

They are the core of our existence. In many ways the quality of our relationships will define the quality of our life. Just pick up a routine day. Record your conversations.

They are all about how you related with other people that day-your parents, your children, your boss, your team, your colleagues, your neighbours, your public servants and so on. If these interactions were healthy and positive, your day will end up making you feel good about yourself and life. If these interactions were negative you could end up having aches, pains and feeling wretched. That is why handling, managing, enabling relationship is the number one task in the job description of being human.

Our education system teaches us the most difficult academic subjects. It does not cover the most important of all, i.e., managing relationships. These are left to chance or life experiences. That is why they are such a toss of the coin. You may learn or you may not learn.

You may know or not know. You may be lucky or unlucky. Too much is left to chance. These days there are........

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