Essays Infatuation
TEMPORARY PASSION My face felt hot, my mind went numb and I could not speak. My heart beat in flutters and I could feel the warm flow in my veins. I went brain dead. His maleness and, well…his essence seemed…
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Author Archive: G E Barr
The Benefits of being Single
THE BEAUTY OF LIFE WITHOUT A MAN I’m not what could be termed an actual man basher, though they’ve been kicking me down forever. No, the last thing I need is to be tagged as a radical feminist and have…
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Why some Women don’t want Relationships and Prefer to be alone
The Loner I just added some more flowers to my garden. There is now a burst of colour where there was once just dirt and a sprawling old rose bush. Afterward, I went for groceries. I came home to my…
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How to Write a Love Letter
I would begin with symbolic language and an in depth analysis of all of your lover’s non-material assets and expound upon them. Really think about what it is about the person and what first made you feel drawn to them….
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Are Parents Responsible for how their Children Act as Adults – No
ACCOUNTABILITY WITH AGE I don’t think that parents are responsible for how their children act as adults. I think of being adult as age 25. Sorry, I think eighteen is a little too young to throw someone out of the…
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Willingness to become a Step Parent
AN OVERSIMPLIFIED POSITION I’ve never been a step parent. Nor have I ever felt the desire to be. I simply would not want to be a surrogate parent. Why? Because the child/children are not mine. I don’t want someone else’s…
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Does the Ease of Divorce Make it too Popular
August 25, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The ease of divorce does not make it too popular. Rather, it no doubt lowers the incidence of murder and other attrocious crimes. Getting married is too easy and more times than not, people know less about why they want…
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Surviving Abuse Keeping the Light within
The Light Within The light of reason. What a beautiful thing, to have experienced thought without emotional anguish. And I have in my life time, experienced that pure pleasure of thought, just as Kant described. Just as I have experienced…
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Your Silence is Fear Speak out
Speak Carefully One of the aspects of trauma to children is that more and more it’s being covered up, and sometimes there are teachers, lawyers, judges as well as doctors involved. When one grows up, and wants to speak out,…
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Can you Trust the Honesty of Online Dating Site Participants – No
THE CLOSET PERSPECTIVE What if it’s a booger? A booger in a basement with a bad attitude. A booger in a basement with a bad attitude pretending to be a hot and romantic Italian? Or pretending to be a good…
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