When the patriarch or matriarch of the family dies, inheritance situations can get very ugly, very quickly. Siblings fight over who gets the dining room set. One sister wants to sell the car, and the other sister wants to keep…
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Let’s talk about what a shy single can do when a date is coming up. This is a more promising situation than a shy single who is out on the town and trying to meet someone at a bar, a…
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What do men want? It’s an eternal question, and at some level, it cannot be answered. But it’s clear that men are looking for some things in the women whom they date, and they are seeking to avoid other things….
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Office romances are forbidden for a good reason: the breakups can create massive problems for the former couple and all their coworkers who inevitably take sides in the situation. I’ve managed large staffs of people, and I have seen the impact of breakups…
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We have planned a couple of family reunions over the past 8-10 years, and we live by one principle, borrowed from the movie “Field of Dreams.” The principle is: “If you build it, they will come,” or in this case,…
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June 15, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Being concerned with different decorating styles when two people combine households is a minor and frivolous issue, but it can occasionally cause tension and difficulty. Usually, the tension arises because one or both of the partners is a difficult person…
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First dates can be very tense and uncomfortable situations, or they can be the window to wonderful relationships. For a person seeking to find a life-mate, getting that first date “right” is extremely important, and it must be approached with…
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Blind dates are every single person’s worst nightmare – except for the nightmare of remaining single. The truth is that blind dates can evoke anxiety and be a terrible waste of time and money, but occasionally they can be great. …
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February 2, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The key word in the phrase “How to plan an amicable divorce” is “plan.” If you have the opportunity to plan for your separation and divorce, you have a chance of creating a relatively amicable situation. If the divorce is…
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When it comes to baldness (and with so much else related to our appearances), beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In other words, while some women will find it almost impossible to be attracted to a bald man…
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October 28, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
The key word in the phrase “How to plan an amicable divorce” is “plan.” If you have the opportunity to plan for your separation and divorce, you have a chance of creating a relatively amicable situation. If the divorce is…
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