In deciding whether you should be friends with someone before you start dating, it will often depend on the circumstances and whether you already know this person or not. Becoming friends with someone that you do not know personally or…
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Love and the pattern of relationships will often be fashioned on a person’s upbringing and the family life they experienced. While a person may have come from a loving home with parents who respected each other, shared responsibilities and managed…
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June 23, 2015 Friends and Peers
Families are the most important thing in a person’s life, but friendship is also important. Some even consider friends as part of the family, and sometimes there are certain things we can discus with our friends that we cannot talk…
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Every couple needs time alone to renew and rekindle the romance. Time is precious these days, and something we do not seem to have a lot of. While babysitters may not be readily available, or at least one that you…
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The benefits of teamwork for the family are feelings of encouragement that anything can be accomplished when working together. Having a shared purpose and working towards the same goal creates feelings of harmony that decisions were made as a team….
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Living alone after a breakup with someone can be devastating, however, depending on the circumstance; it can also be a welcoming change. Regardless of the reasons for the breakup, it takes some getting used to when trying to make a…
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Being stood up is humiliating and embarrassing for the person who sits waiting on a date, wondering what went wrong and why their date did not show. It is a sorry way to back out of an engagement, and fits…
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My purse is a filing cabinet. Need a safety pin? Got it! Screw driver? Got that too! Not very feminine, but functional. Having children, you never know what you might need. But honestly, I do wish I could find the…
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Many elements can cause hair to become dry, dull and lifeless. Knowing how to prevent hair from looking this way will not only make a person feel better, it will promote healthier hair. During the summertime, hair gets more exposure…
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Storage is the number one complaint of many, especially those who have large families. When the change of seasons arrives and summer clothes are not an option for wearing outside anymore, knowing what to do with all these articles of…
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It is so easy to fall in love when you are young. Just the idea of having someone that wants to be with you, who thinks you are attractive and wants to spend time with you is the best feeling…
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Many women compare their bodies to those of others that they see in magazines, on television and in the movies. It is as if these slim, tanned and flawless women have set the standards on how women must look in…
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Time is precious, especially in the morning, and it can cause everyone to be late or get off to a bad start. There is nothing worse than starting the day with being rushed and exasperated, feeling like you have done a…
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It is hard enough when someone you love dies. Learning to deal with it and learning a life lesson from it is even harder. How do you learn a life’s lesson when a loved one dies? It is not the…
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Some people think the definition of being unfaithful is when his or her partner engages in a sexual relationship with someone else. But there are other forms of being unfaithful to your partner that does not involve sexual relationships at…
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Choosing the perfect foundation color is not an easy task for most women. Contrary to popular belief, dabbing a little on the underside of your wrist is not the proper way to check for color. There are many varieties and…
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There is nothing in life more important than having family happiness, a perfect union where everyone respects each other, pulls together, and works as a team. It is a blessing when everyone is in tune and shows compassion, love and…
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Meeting a woman whom you are interested in and pursuing a relationship through dating and getting to know each other is challenging when finding out she has kids. However, it does not mean the relationship cannot work. There are many…
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Lust can divide two people who love each other, and when one partner lust after others, it can cause problems of an otherwise happy relationship. When a couple first meet, the attraction is often one of lust, however, once the…
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April 14, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friends who are possessive are almost as bad as a jealous boyfriend, and friends who are demanding can totally wear you out! Having a friend for a very long time and knowing that you can always count on them is…
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April 13, 2015 Friends and Peers
Making a Family out of Friends True friends are a rare find, and when having that special friend in your life, it is hard to imagine ever being without them. Most of our treasured friends have shared all the pains…
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April 9, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
When couples have a disagreement, it often ends up becoming a blame game. The need for blame tends to overshadow the solution in resolving the real reason for the argument. Instead of trying to reach a compromise, the only thing…
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Lying causes pain in so many ways, and can have a damaging long-term effect on a relationship. Usually, when a person tells a lie, it leads to another, and soon it becomes a habit. However, eventually the truth comes out,…
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Communication in a relationship is one of the most important factors people can share, and it is essential in any type of relationship, whether between partners, friends, family or children. One of the best ways to get to know each…
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There are many situations in life when we have to “bite our tongues” so to speak, to keep from saying what we really think. The saying “you might as well say it as to think it” does not always hold…
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March 14, 2015 Friends and Peers
Close friends who surround us and are involved in our lives often, from time to time, feel the need to offer advice, whether we solicit it or not. Generally, because we often confide in them, they misconstrue this to mean…
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March 7, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
While sharing a relationship with someone that you care about, and knowing that him or her have a past that may be more than what you expected, it is often hard to know how to come to terms with your…
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March 7, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Laugh a lot. It puts a twinkle in your eyes! When you can look at a person and see the personality that pours out from within, it really doesn’t matter how old they are. You don’t see age when you…
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The concept of a Dear John letter originated long ago when men in the military would leave to serve their country and their wife or girlfriend would remain until their return. However, through loneliness, these women often did not remain…
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February 25, 2015 Friends and Peers
It is often difficult to be in love with someone and at the same time not care for his or her acquaintances. It is a dilemma that makes it hard to know what to do when you do not like…
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