Relationships are the toughest things to handle in life. If carefully handled, they make our lives beautiful and complete, lest, they become unbearably heavy. A troubled relationship will ruin our morale and make our lives dark. Why is it that way? Can't we live alone by abandoning all the relationships? We can, if we are very high on our spiritual path, like a saint who is free from the worldly possessions. Anyway, as that is not the case with most of us, we can't abandon anyone or any relation, for we cannot live a lonely life. We need everyone in our life to support us, to love us, to care us, to share our pains and to celebrate our happiness. Unfortunately, at times relationships strain, may be due to our carelessness and become a "burden" to our lives. But, how to avoid relationship crisis and how to restore the damaged relations? After a serious contemplation on this subject, I arrived at the following conclusions. I don't say that these are the ultimate ...