The only person who encouraged me was my aunt, who thinks the world of me (has great respect and admiration for me) and has always...

When I told my family I wanted to be a professional musician, I faced a barrage of criticism (intense attack of negative comments) from...

When the couple is ready to make a commitment, the man proposes to the woman – he asks her to marry him. If the marriage is good, then we...

It’s possible for one person to have feelings for another person – this expression is an indirect way to describe romantic feelings – but...

When you move to a new city, it can be hard to make friends. You’ll probably have a number of casual acquaintances – people who you know...

If it was a mutual divorce/separation – that means the ex-husband and ex-wife agreed to separate without fighting – then they will...

Perhaps the parents went through a bitter divorce – that means a separation in which there were bad/angry feelings between the husband...

Your parents and siblings (brothers and sisters) are your immediate family – and your extended family related to you by a long series of...