At the beginning of all adventures people experience varying degrees of two emotions - excitement and nervousness. The prospect of a brand new relationship is no different. There are times when you feel excitement in all its various forms and there are times when you feel nervous. Generally the latter emotion revolves around making a good impression, first time experiences as a couple, and occurs during the getting-to-know-each-other phases. Both excitement and nervousness are normal and to be expected in the first stages of developing a relationship. While both individuals experience these and other emotions there are several contributions each person can make to start the relationship on a healthy path.

By Angela Minor

Angela has had the good fortune to participate in several professional careers over the course of her lifetime. She has applied her skills to teaching English, and writing; small business ownership, and writing; sales and marketing, and writing; university graduate level research, and writing. As is evident, writing has been her companion throughout! She is the word nerd who actually takes notes at symposiums and events! And not just on the presented topics. She finds people, settings, interactions and conversations fascinating. The entire visual, auditory, kinesthetic experience is worth noticing and noting.

Angela has traveled the globe soaking in the scenery, culture and customs near and far. She has lived in the bush of Alaska to the Atlantic seaside of Savannah and various places in between. She is currently a full time freelance writer with pieces in various venues on the web and many local and regional publications. When she is not writing, Angela can be found at the latest Broadway show or communing with Mother Earth in The Great Smoky Mountains.