All relationships go over bumps in the road. The trick is knowing how to deal with them when they arise. One of the most common bumps that a relationship might have to jostle across is when one half of the couple OK, usually the male half forgets an important date, like a birthday or an anniversary. This can be a devastating development for the other half, but by learning to understand this situation, a couple can share many happy days to come.
Many of the problems couples have arise because they were raised in two different families and come into their partnership with different background and beliefs. The most likely reason for a partner to forget an anniversary or another important date is because they came from a home where special occasions were not all that important. But heres where it gets complicated: women tend to think if a man forgets something special like an anniversary, it means he doesnt care. So in that case, it is a strong possibility that somebody is going to feel hurt — and often hurt leads to angry words. However, from the other point of view, they did not do anything to purposely cause hurt. They just didnt see it as anything more than...