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Proven and time-tested relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and relaxing imagery, soothe angry feelings. There are books and courses that can teach you relaxation techniques, and once you learn them, you can call upon them in any situation.

If you are involved in a relationship where you and your partner are hot-tempered, both of you should learn them. Some easy-to-learn steps you should habitually practice:

1. From your diaphragm, practice breathing deeply. Practice often until it becomes second nature.

2. Use a calming word or phrase as your mantra, such as the word, relax, or the phrase, be easy. While breathing deeply, repeat it over and over.

Food is everything in Italy, it’s what brings the family together to sit a round a table after a long day working or at the beach. Meal times are where extended families will sit for hours discussing life, family matters, Italian politics (always popular) and the world as a whole.

Whenever I go to Italy I love sitting down with my immediate family to eat, the whole process is different to what we do at home in England. There may still be five of us sat around a table but it’s not the same. Meal times are a relaxed affair in Italy, you don’t feel the urge to eat your meal down as quickly as possible so you can rush off to do something else.