Author Archive: Barbara Kasey Smith
Barbara Kasey Smith
November 9, 2015
Dating
Why romance is so important in long term relationships…romance is what builds up the mind with fantasies and a desire to return to the one you love. If there’s “no” romance in a marriage, then I would have to say,…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
November 6, 2015
Communication
If a man is in love with you, it certainly isn’t going to be easy to tell him you are in love with someone else. It will immediately tear a hole in his heart and cause him to have an…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
November 4, 2015
Communication
Why we should wait to say “I love you”… *The importance of knowing what real love is: Love is one of the most important factors in our lives and it is of utmost importance when we’re deciding to choose a…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
November 4, 2015
Communication
Why it’s important to listen to the elderly? *Take time to listen to the elderly: Once we become adults and have our own families, we have a tendency “not” to really listen to our parents because we are so busy…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 24, 2015
Dating
Long term relationship or short term relationship? During the course of my life, I liked long term relationships because I felt secure with knowing the person’s general likes and dislikes and a look at the real personality of the person….
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 24, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
Can people with a mental illness successfully marry? This question makes my skin curl up at my finger tips. Why would a person who has been diagnosed with a mental disorder not have a successful marriage? First, I’d like to…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 15, 2015
Dating
Romance and sexuality: What is the best part of the sexual experience? When you have someone you love in your life, it can be the most glorious, fulfilling, and pleasant trip you will ever take in your life. It causes…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 12, 2015
Dating
Can you say, “I love you” too much? In a dating situation or in marriage, I believe one can repeat the words “I love you” too much until it takes the meaning out of it. I’ve watched as people constantly…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 10, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
The question, “Should you dump your husband for another married man?” This is an easy question to answer. If a married man takes his wedding band off to have a relationship with “another woman,” you can bet he’ll do the…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 9, 2015
Dating
Is love really worth it? Love is what makes a person’s heart beat with a never ending joy, happiness, and fulfillment. Without “true love” a person never knows the union two people can share in their lives. Love causes use…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 9, 2015
Dating
When asked the question…Do soul mates really exist? My response to this question is…they sure do exist. I’ve got a soul mate who has lasted now for more than forty years. She has traveled all over the world and when…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 8, 2015
Dating
I do not think a relationship with a cheater can work out if it is on a continual basis. I could probably take into consideration a one time affair, under extreme conditions, but never a continual one. I could only…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 5, 2015
Dating
Why two people fall out of love? Two people can fall out of love for various reasons. When we are in love with someone we cannot take it for grant. There’s a lot of giving and taking in any relationship…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 2, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
Should husbands or wives control the family budget? I cannot respond to this as being the husband or the wife because I believe the person who should hold the purse strings is the person who has the most financial background…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
October 1, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
When asked the question, can a marriage continue without the couple being in love? My answer to this is…I sure hope not! Who would want to live in a marriage and not feel loved or be in love? This would…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 26, 2015
Dating
Would you forgive your friend for sleeping with your man? Friends are “not” suppose to cross the line and get involved with your partner/spouse. If a friend does this, they are not a “true” friend and they have never been….
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 25, 2015
Dating
Can you trust the honesty of online dating site participants? My reply to this is, “How can you trust, fall for a line, become involved, or allow yourself to be drawn in by someone you know absolutely “nothing” about. When…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 19, 2015
Communication
I’m a person who would definitely cut off all contact with a person who repeatedly disrespects me. “No” one should hang around and be disrespected time and time again because this only adds salt into a burning wound. People should…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 18, 2015
Skin and Body
Do egg white face masks really work? *My opinion counts too: When you give yourself an egg white facial mask, it leaves a thin film of the egg whites on your skin, and as you leave it on until it…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 17, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
When asked the question, “Why secretaries are responsible for breaking up so many marriages,” I would have to respond by saying, “It isn’t only the secretaries who are responsible, it is their bosses faults too. I worked in offices for…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 15, 2015
Dating
When is love unhealthy? *Are you living in an unhealthy love affair?: If we get an addiction to love, then it is unhealthy for us. When this happens to people in love, it can cause a person complete havoc with…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 15, 2015
Friends and Peers
What is friendship? Friendship is when two people meet and have lots in common, enjoy the same type likes and dislikes, great conversations of mutual interest, enjoy being in the company of the person, trust and honesty, feeling comfortable to…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 14, 2015
Communication
The power of saying “no” *Are you one of those people who say “no” but want to say “yes?”: This world will always be made up of those “yes” people who say “yes” regardless if they’re dying to say “no.”…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 13, 2015
Dating
Does age matter in a relationship? I would have to say, “Yes,” it does matter in a relationship when there is at least a fifteen years difference in a couple. When you first start dating someone who is older and…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 12, 2015
Family
Preparing children for a working life should be started at an early age and carried out as long as a child lives at home. Parents it is our responsibility to prepare our children for a productive working life, and we…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 8, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
I definitely think a husband and wife, who both work, should share the housework to make a marriage successful. If both people do not share the household chores, there will be resentments, tempers will flare, fusses, equality problems, burnt-out feelings,…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 7, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
When is the right time to start having kids? This question is one that can be answered in several different ways, and I say, “When a man and woman has agreed they want to have a child, then it is…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
September 4, 2015
Crisis Support
Do you ever really know the person you fall in love with and marry? My reply to this question is “no, maybe not” You do not know your spouse’s idiosyncrasies until you are married to them. A (man/woman) is on…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
August 30, 2015
Dating
Is love a feeling, an action, or a choice? I would have to say that love is feelings, actions, and choices because everyone of these words fit into the act of falling in love with a partner. We must first…
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Barbara Kasey Smith
August 30, 2015
Dating
What is true love? True love is what I call unconditional love…a love that has been sealed for a lifetime and regardless of what happens in the life of that person you will continue to love them and respect them…
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