How to be satisfied with one man for the rest of your life?

It is not uncommon to find the initial love and warmth fading off soon after the honeymoon. Wondering how your mom and aunts could live with one man all their lives?  You too could do that...

1. Make sure he makes you laugh

2. Looks don't matter, as long as he listens to you

3. If you discover, after six months or a year, that he's wonderful but you keep picking fights with him, keep the guy but go into therapy.

4. Ask yourself the following questions: Which TV heroine do you most identify with - the Heena girl or Sushmita Sen. Would you rather spend the next year sailing around the world or buying and decorating a cute little house? Which men on the street attract you - the ones wearing little bicycle shorts or the ones carrying babies in backpacks? If you picked Henna girl, the cute house, and the babies, chances are you're ready to settle down.

5. Get busy. Become vice president of something. Have a baby, or three. Weed the back yard. And the front yard. Find that you barely have time to talk to, much less sleep with, the man you have - never mind any possible new candidates.

6. During the rocky patch, price a divorce. Decide it's cheaper and easier to go to Kathmandu, or any other place that's equally romantic, remote, and restorative.

7. Have lots of sex. Not just in Kathmandui. Have sex even when you can't stand him.

8. Every so often, spot him talking to another woman and recognize that, to someone who doesn't know his insecurities or Internet addictions, he looks pretty damn good. Picture him leaving you for her, having a romantic wedding on the beach, raising a new crop of adorable children, while you sit home alone haranguing him to send the support check. This kind of masochistic exercise can actually be good for your relationship.

9. Every so often, do some flirting of your own. Picture yourself leaving your husband for this man, then informing him that you don't cook at all during the week and need your feet rubbed when you have your period. Feel exhausted at just the thought of breaking in someone new.

10. Lose the capacity to believe that sex with another man could transform your life.

11. Grow old in his arms, content, with no regrets

10 Habits of a Loving Couple

Romance is a way to express your love, the icing on the cake. But don't wait for special occasions to express your love. Make sure that you nurture your loving relationship by practicing these basic habits in your day-to-day life. These may seem very basic, but how many do you do? Don't despair... it's never too late to adopt good, loving habits.

The 10 habits:

1. Say "I Love You" at least once a day. Your partner does need to hear the words.

2. Kiss good-bye and hello. Throw in a hug while you're at it.

3. "Date" your partner for the rest of your lives. Treat your partner even better than when you were dating... Remember that you are sweethearts ~ * open the door with a smile * straighten his tie * hold out a chair * hold hands when you're walking together.

4. Don't sweat the small stuff. You can let his bad habits bother you to distraction... or you can accept them, and work around them. Does he leave the cap off the toothpaste? Buy separate tubes... Does he leave clothes lying around? Ignore them, or pick them up, remembering just how much he does for you in other ways. Or, make it easier for your partner to satisfy you... buy several clothes hampers and keep them handy:-)

5. Concentrate on the positive. Instead of thinking about the ways that he lets you down, think of all the positive things about your partner that drew you to them in the first place.

6. Take a breather when you're mad. Don't try to talk when either of you are angry. Take a few minutes to walk around the block, lay down, just get away from each other so you can regroup. A short break will allow you both to stay on track and discuss what's bothering you instead of accidentally making personal insults that you will regret later.

7. Don't use your partner's secrets or weaknesses against them... ever! What may seem insignificant, trivial, or cute to you may be serious to your partner. Recognize what is important to your partner, and don't discuss it with your friends, mother, his family, anyone! And certainly don't throw the words back at them in an argument. A loving relationship is one of the most intimate and trusting that anyone can have.

8. Think about your partner first. If both of you do this, then you can't help but win! Say 'yes' to your partner as often as possible... go to that sports event with him, get him out on that golf course because he loves golf, make life easier for your partner, and hopefully they will do the same for you!

9. RESPECT your partner. Don't badmouth your partner to anyone! When you talk about your partner, let your respect and love shine through.

10. Find a way to regroup together every day. Discover what works well for you both... eat a meal together, meet for happy hour drinks, just lay in bed in the dark, take a walk around the block, etc. You can even mix things up and vary your routine. If one of you is travelling, call home at night just to hear their voice. The point is to spend time together daily, just talking or breathing the same air, feeling connected. Remember... the more you put into your relationship, the more you gain! Make love and romance a part of your daily life!

AIDS

The term AIDS applies to the most advanced stages of HIV infection. Official criteria for the definition of AIDS are developed by the CDC in Atlanta, Ga., which is responsible for tracking the spread of AIDS in the United States.

In 1993, CDC revised its definition of AIDS to include all HIV-infected people who have fewer than 200 CD4+ T cells. (Healthy adults usually have CD4+ T-cell counts of 1,000 or more.) In addition, the definition includes 26 clinical conditions that affect people with advanced HIV disease. Most AIDS-defining conditions are opportunistic infections, which rarely cause harm in healthy individuals. In people with AIDS, however, these infections are often severe and sometimes fatal because the immune system is so ravaged by HIV that the body cannot fight off certain bacteria, viruses and other microbes.

Opportunistic infections common in people with AIDS cause such symptoms as coughing, shortness of breath, seizures, mental symptoms such as confusion and forgetfulness, severe and persistent diarrhea, fever, vision loss, severe headaches, weight loss, extreme fatigue, nausea, vomiting, lack of coordination, coma, abdominal cramps, or difficult or painful swallowing.

Although children with AIDS are susceptible to the same opportunistic infections as adults with the disease, they also experience severe forms of the bacterial infections to which children are especially prone, such as conjunctivitis (pink eye), ear infections and tonsillitis.

People with AIDS are particularly prone to developing various cancers, especially those caused by viruses such as Kaposi's sarcoma and cervical cancer, or cancers of the immune system known as lymphomas. These cancers are usually more aggressive and difficult to treat in people with AIDS. Hallmarks of Kaposi's sarcoma in light-skinned people are round brown, reddish or purple spots that develop in the skin or in the mouth. In dark-skinned people, the spots are more pigmented.

During the course of HIV infection, most people experience a gradual decline in the number of CD4+ T cells, although some individuals may have abrupt and dramatic drops in their CD4+ T-cell counts. A person with CD4+ T cells above 200 may experience some of the early symptoms of HIV disease. Others may have no symptoms even though their CD4+ T-cell count is below 200.

Many people are so debilitated by the symptoms of AIDS that they are unable to hold steady employment or do household chores. Other people with AIDS may experience phases of intense life-threatening illness followed by phases of normal functioning.

A small number of people (less than 50) initially infected with HIV 10 or more years ago have not developed symptoms of AIDS. Scientists are trying to determine what factors may account for their lack of progression to AIDS, such as particular characteristics of their immune systems, or whether they were infected with a less aggressive strain of the virus or if their genetic make-up may protect them from the effects of HIV. Scientists hope that understanding the body’s natural method of control may lead to ideas for protective HIV vaccines and use of vaccines to prevent disease progression