Author Archive: Melissa D. Ing
Melissa D. Ing
October 10, 2015
Dating
Some people should come with a warning label, “Commitment phobia, please avoid”. It would be far simpler than dealing with our fears of commitment in a relationship. Fear of commitment is a complicated thing; the commitment phobias are complicated people…
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Melissa D. Ing
October 9, 2015
Skin and Body
Skin is our largest organ, and having the right tools to care for our skin is of paramount importance. Today there are more skin care products than ever before and even more confusion amongst consumers. Caring for our skin need…
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Melissa D. Ing
October 7, 2015
Skin and Body
Nothing gives a woman’s age away more than her hands. Our hands are in motion constantly; cooking, cleaning, gardening, working and caring for others. In an average day, a woman’s hands can be exposed to hundreds of irritants. To get…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 28, 2015
Friends and Peers
Dealing with a broken friendship is never easy, especially if the end came unexpectedly. For women especially, girlfriends often become more important than men and even family; after all you can pick your friends! When a friendship does come to…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 28, 2015
Friends and Peers
We all have baggage, and sadly it can’t be seen on the outside. When we embark on new friendships any unresolved issues from current or past friendships travel with us. When we internalize friendship hurts instead of addressing them the…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 23, 2015
Friends and Peers
Passive-aggressive friendships involve behaviours that are controlling, manipulative, and emotionally destructive, and are not really friendships at all. You, like me, will probably find yourself embroiled in this type of friendship’ at some point and removing yourself completely is the…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 22, 2015
Friends and Peers
Someone once wrote, True friends are rarer than fine jewels’ and in our fast paced frenzied, instant intimacy society, this certainly seems to be true. To have a friend, we must be a friend, and that means adhering to common…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 19, 2015
Friends and Peers
Only recently have we stopped to define what makes a friendship healthy. Our endless self help industry has us questioning everything and everyone in our lives, including our friends. In my childhood, teens, and twenties, I didn’t much question my…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 18, 2015
Communication
Manipulators I have known, in fact I’ve played with the best. Manipulative people are the ones who seek to bend you to their will, or to their agenda (if they even know what that agenda is!) They exist in the…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 17, 2015
Dating
Are you an adrenaline junkie? Adrenaline junkies love the bad boys and everything they represent. Having your heart broken by the bad boys, leads us to wonder how life might be with a nice guy. Training your heart to love…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 15, 2015
LGBT
Gay marriage or same sex marriage has been legal in Canada since 2005. Recognized by the Supreme Court, the Federal Court, the Senate, Human Resources Commission and individual provincial governments, it has never been easier for same gender couples to…
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Melissa D. Ing
September 4, 2015
Dating
The 1970’s saw Psychologists usher in the phrase co-dependent’ to describe any romantic relationship where both parties were pathologically dependant on one another for survival. The anatomy of the co-dependent relationship typically involves one party taking the role of being…
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Melissa D. Ing
August 20, 2015
Friends and Peers
The four most important characteristics of a good person are respect, honesty, true friendship and love for their fellow man/woman. People who consistently display these characteristics are good people and they are pleasant to be around and have in our…
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Melissa D. Ing
July 5, 2015
Dating
Author Steve Harvey wrote a book, ‘Act like a lady, think like a man’, and this certainly applies to any woman seeking to get a boyfriend back. Break ups are terrible, often ill timed, unexpected with no real explanations as…
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Melissa D. Ing
July 1, 2015
Dating
I can get your man to come back results in 3 hours or less, I have never failed’. Sound familiar? Psychic and love spell scams have gone hi-tech via the Internet, by unscrupulous people who prey on people’s heartbreak while…
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Melissa D. Ing
June 12, 2015
Dating
We all want someone special in our lives; someone to hold us, love us and ultimately someone to have a committed relationship with. Dating someone new can be a wonderful and scary time, as two people begin getting to know…
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Melissa D. Ing
June 2, 2015
Communication
We all get angry, and in the heat of the moment find ourselves doing and saying things that we normally wouldn’t. Depending on whom you have had an argument, will often have a direct correlation on how long it will…
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Melissa D. Ing
May 24, 2015
Communication
Many of you have witnessed an adult tantrum, and in all likelihood you may have had one yourself. While watching an adult lose it, even if only for a few minutes can be shocking, humorous or a combination; they…
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Melissa D. Ing
May 1, 2015
Dating
Almost everyone at some point in their lives will experience depression; when it creeps into your dating life it can have devastating effects. For some, depression can be an incredibly isolating and embarrassing experience, and the temptation to keep it…
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Melissa D. Ing
May 1, 2015
Skin and Body
Each year millions of women go under the knife to receive breast augmentation surgery. Women globally, feel tremendous pressure to have bigger breasts and the cosmetic surgery industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. Getting bigger breasts without surgery is possible;…
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Melissa D. Ing
March 3, 2015
Makeup
In a world where cosmetic companies direct campaigns at blue eyed blondes, green eyed women are often left floundering. Real green eyes are extremely rare; less than 5% of the population are truly green eyed except for Iceland, where 89%…
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Melissa D. Ing
March 3, 2015
Makeup
Today’s woman is bombarded by cosmetic choices from every angle, with cosmetic makers screaming at us that their products are good for our skin. Drug stores with cosmetic counters have become supersized, cosmetic mail order campaigns compete for our attention,…
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Melissa D. Ing
February 4, 2015
Style and Beauty - Other
The old saying of beauty being found on the inside may indeed be true but most women want to look and feel their best at any age. Styles and trends come and go, our lifestyles change along with our beauty…
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Melissa D. Ing
January 22, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
A virtual relationship took over my life for the early part of 2007. When I say took over my life, I mean it, and it was a waste of my time! Don’t do it, you will live to regret it,…
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Melissa D. Ing
January 2, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
Dating after a divorce can initially be tricky, especially regarding the feelings and temperament of your ex spouse. From prior experience I can tell you that depending on how your marriage broke down and how the divorce proceedings were handled…
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Melissa D. Ing
December 18, 2014
Crisis Support
I remember the feel of the porcelain sink under my cold clammy hands, remember raising my head hoping it would stop the nausea and seeing my face so grey it just had to belong to someone else. I was worried…
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Melissa D. Ing
December 17, 2014
Crisis Support
A toxic relationship poisons the mind and creates emotional damage. When we ingest a toxic substance physically we purge ourselves with medication; when we become toxic from someone else’s negative thoughts and behaviours and get more pain than pleasure from…
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Melissa D. Ing
December 7, 2014
Dating
Make sure the guy you want to date is already single! It doesn’t matter how attractive he is, how great his personality is; or how great you believe the two of you could be together, if he’s taken. Any guy,…
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Melissa D. Ing
November 24, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
The ink is dry, the final decree of your divorce has been issued and now you should feel free to move on with your new life; if only it weren’t for dealing with mixed emotions for your ex spouse. Many…
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Melissa D. Ing
October 14, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Even after a divorce that involved no children, and no mutual property, one still has to periodically communicate with the ex. Communicating with your ex is never easy; after all if your marriage ended amid shouting matches that involved verbal…
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