April 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
You never, never tell your spouse he/she is getting on your nerves. Such a cruel and thoughtless outburst could cause your already shaky relationship to get worse. There are many other ways to solve the problem peacefully, with no feathers…
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April 25, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The kids are gone, and nights are quiet and peaceful throughout your house. No more must you lie awake nights waiting for for the kids to come home from the dance, those special dates and worrisome overnighters. Now that you…
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Being snowed in can be an awful time for parents. Not only are they confined at home, but being trapped with a bunch of noisy, active kids, can result in frustration for both parents and kids. However, there are ways…
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Deciding whether to date someone who has cheated in the past shouldn’t always be an absolute negative choice. Of course, if the past incidents involved the break-up of a marriage or family, your best bet is to steer clear of…
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When someone turns down your offer of a first date, it can be a very unhappy experience. If it happens when you’re in your vulnerable teens, the rejection can be devastating to your ego and feelings of self worth. How…
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You see it all with the fun dating relationships on reality TV. The Kardashians and the Jersey Shore characters are definitely not shy, and are always out there enjoying the dating scene. Meanwhile, you’re sitting at home alone with your…
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Going on a blind date can bring with it considerable anxiety. Whether you met online or through friends, you can’t help but worry how it will go. Will be the beginning of a new relationship or a night of total…
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The moment you’ve been hoping for has arrived! Your boyfriend has invited you to meet his folks. While you welcome the significant opportunity, you may have many doubts and anxieties about how to behave at that critical meeting. The invitation…
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As your relationship continues, sometimes the original warm affection you felt for each other at the beginning starts to cool off. When you can read the signs of that decline, you’ll have to decide whether it’s time to do something…
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There are many ways to reveal a crush on a fellow college student. With smart strategy, you should be able to make the crush mutual. Here are some methods of winning your objective: 1. Plan frequent “accidental” encounters with that…
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Dating in college isn’t that much different than dating anywhere else. Possibly, you can expect students to be a bit safer to date than the average biker, rock musician or street gang member. However, if you’re a young woman student,…
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March 26, 2014 Friends and Peers
If I’d ever tell my late mother that I was about to interfere in a friend’s unhealthy relationship, she’d say, “Don’t stick your nose in where it doesn’t belong!” If such situations should happen today, and I were to consider…
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March 21, 2014 Relationships and Family - Other
Successfully surviving a live-in relationship includes sharing everything. That arrangement requires more than just the original physical attraction. There must be an honest commitment to each other, and ability to find mutual agreement on each of the everyday elements of…
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March 21, 2014 Relationships and Family - Other
If you’re 15, telling your parents that you’re moving in with your boyfriend could cause some significant problems, possibly resulting in your being locked in your room day and night for at least the next three years. If you’re 55,…
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Family scavenger hunts can be loads of fun, and ideas for staging one are almost limitless. Choices for location and items to be hidden depend on the ages of participants. For example, if there are young kids involved in the…
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Everyone knows the old adage: a family that plays together, stays together. When created with patience and understanding, the same happy thought can apply when a family cooks together. How can you do it with a delicious mixture of creativity…
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Forget the gloomy clouds and rain outside. Let’s get together and have some fun. When families are confined to the house on rainy days, both parents and children are often frustrated. With restless kids running around, it rarely helps for…
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The first instinct may be to grab an unwanted guest by the scruff of the neck and toss him out into the street. However, before you do that, there’s one burning question. How does a guest, presumably wanted in the…
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The most likely unexpected, uninvited and often unwanted house guests are those who arrive as companions of invited guests. For instance, a friend or relative will bring along a boy- or girlfriend, thinking you will accept the uninvited person, often…
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When hosts of dinners, events, celebrations and parties provide unlimited alcoholic drinks for guests, they should expect to deal with those who over-indulge or become belligerent. If your event is a very large one, and it involves many people, you…
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Old age slows you down, makes walking unsteady, and the danger of falling becomes a reality. After a lifetime of physical independence, something as simple as using the bathroom becomes a potentially dangerous ordeal. There are easy bathroom modifications that…
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With all the anxiety and preparations associated with the holiday season, it may often seem impossible to avoid family meltdowns. Maybe it’s sitting in the airport for hours waiting for the delayed flight to grandmother’s house, or shorting out the entire…
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The best way to build and keep a close relationship with elderly family members is to be with them as often as possible, both in person and by messages. Of course, you have your own life, family and responsibilities. However,…
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February 28, 2014 Crisis Support
The premise here implies that there are both male and female victims of rape. However, except in all-male prison attack situations and male-against-child rape cases, statistics indicate that more than 96 percent of adult rape victims are women. With that…
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Summer romance can be found almost anywhere you choose for your vacation, whether at a community fair in the nearby city park, or as far away as Parisian sidewalk cafe. If your vacation destination is limited to your home area,…
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Falling in love is intimidating because it’s such a purely emotional step by the affected person. You decide to give yourself unconditionally to another person, but can you ever be sure the love will be returned with the same commitment?…
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Seduction is the oldest and most natural action for mammals since life began on Earth some umpteen million years ago. The overwhelming urge to reproduce as the result of the sex act is the key to the survival of the…
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“‘Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all,” so wrote Alfred Lord Tennyson. Most teenagers who’ve just ended a loving relationship would consider Al’s words totally wrong. However, if you would seek out and…
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Being in love can be a very rich, otherworldly experience. However, in the real world, not having enough money to celebrate your love richly may be very limiting. That little fact shouldn’t discourage you from enjoying valuable times together that…
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Relationship texting can be a lot of fun, and doing it will open many doors to old friends, new people and all kinds of experiences. As with everything else about relationships, there are definite things you should do, as well…
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