We've got a really sticky subject today. Hi, I'm Joe Cuenco, with Family Resources, and we're going to talk about how to deal with a clingy boyfriend or girlfriend. Well, just how do you cope with a clingy girlfriend, or boyfriend? Well, communication is really the first key. You've got to talk about why is this behavior happening? Have you defined your roles? The interaction time that you want to spend together, or just the quality of the time you want to spend together because that really may be some key areas of friction, or a real imbalance, or misunderstanding. Perhaps it's you. Are you giving her the right amount of attention? or is he giving her the right amount of attention? Is she or he feeling inadequate? or not being involved in your life, so there's really a difference between emotional neediness versus affection, and so some people become clingy because they just don't get enough touch, and that's real important. Affection is a real key, but it doesn't fill some of these fundamental voids, that a person may be having in their background, so you really need to set the parameters for your relationship. How much time is good? You really need to have a dialog, on how you want the relationship to progress, and how much time is appropriate to be spending with one another, and the time that you need apart, because everybody needs time apart. You need time together, because if you spend too much time together, then you might be out of balance. It's important that you come together on the space that you need, the space that you need together, and then maximize that time together, so if you come to agreement on communication. Define your roles, and responsibilities, and come to agreement, and keep that. You're probably not going to have the issues of clinginess or stickiness, from your boyfriend or girlfriend, and be much happier at the end of the day. I'm Joe Cuenco, Family Resources, Relationships for Life.