Neighbours who are loudmouth can be the bane of any community and, if living next door to you, they can become at once irritating and exasperating. Left unchecked these types of neighbours will eventually destroy the enjoyment and peace of…
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June 25, 2015 Friends and Peers
To deal with a friend’s anger one initially needs to ascertain exactly what has fuelled this emotion in the first place. Is it an issue, which you as their friend, have caused, or has it resulted from a problem they…
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The saying “no-one is an island” is true. Despite how much we crave for our own space there are times when we need to communicate with others, to avoid the loneliness. With aging parents loneliness can become an increasing problem,…
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Everyone grew up hopefully loving and respecting our parents. Similarly we all love our children. But these are totally different emotional environments. However, due to the aging of population and medical advances, these two situations are converging in more and more…
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You have between four and eight minutes to make an impression and the clock is about to start ticking. You look at the lady sitting at the table, or the man approaching it, and wonder how you can make a…
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In every paper we read and on every programme we watch or listen to, abuse is a regular occurrence. Hardly a day goes by without the local or national news containing a tragic item of abuse. Abuse takes many forms…
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You are single again, with the marriage or relationship over, and ready to pick up the pieces and build a new life. You are looking to find that perfect relationship. There are only one or two small problems, the child/children….
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If you are an introvert like me, the idea of speed dating, or at least the thought of the first visit, can be quite daunting, and no doubt some of the ladies feel the same way. I guess one of…
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“He’s how much younger than you?” “The years don’t matter,” you smile at you friends and parents, “just look at the benefits!” Many women date younger men and a lot of these ladies are of the opinion that the benefits…
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Mobile phones are to some a lifesaver and an essential tool that they could not conceivably be without. To others they are intrusive, irritating and, in many cases, socially and morally unacceptable. This is particularly true in the case of…
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There is a tendency for most people to believe that tantrums are the domain of children, but this is an inaccurate perception. Temper tantrums often continue into adult life, and few adults are immune from them to a lesser or…
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April 11, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
He is late home from work again. You have called the office and he is not there. The mobile is not being answered either. This is the first in a long list of signs. Previously, as you put his clothing…
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You are sitting opposite your blind date, straining with difficulty to keep the smile in place and the conversation lively and interesting, whilst at the same time wondering how you can bow out gracefully from what has become a bad…
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Speed dating comes to the Internet in a big way, and one of the most popular speed dating event organisers comes in the guise of 8minutedating.com. Unlike other online dating sites, 8minutedating.com does not allow connection between members on the…
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Understanding constant pain and the resultant thoughts of suicide within those who are subjected to a pain filled existence every hour of the waking day, and often during the night as well, is a condition and frame of mind that…
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On first entering the site, Plentyoffish.com does not appear to be very welcoming. The appearance is drab when compared with other dating sites, with few graphics and photos to attract the eye. Nevertheless, it has certain benefits as well as…
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Today there is a proliferation of online dating sites on the Internet. However, as happens with many situations like this, as the number of these sites expand, so does the potential for scams and online dating is far from immune…
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Any search on the Internet for online dating organisations will almost always find perfectmatch.com close to the top of the results. Similarly, you will also find a number of positive reviews of the site. However, almost equal in rankings will…
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Unfortunately, despite the many honest and reputable sites offering helpt to people looking for a relationship by using the Internet, there are many others that are frankly a fraud or “scam.” The problem is that, to the person emotionally committed…
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Despite the fact you have passed the midday sun on your journey through life, and have entered into the senior zone, this does not mean that you should stop looking for love and relationships. Similarly, being of a senior age…
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One of the nice touches to enrolling on an online dating website is the ability to be able to see images of the other members and, in addition the opportunity of being able to upload photographs of yourself. However, it…
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A mirror into the soul is how some would describe our eyes. But they are so much more than that, which is why eye contact is such an important part of everyone’s body language. Without saying a word our eyes,…
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Self-employment is unlike other forms of employment in two specific ways. Firstly, if you get it wrong there is no-one else to blame except YOU! Secondly, if you get it seriously wrong, it is not only you who suffers. You…
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As an integral part of dress strategy for ladies, the leg type has an important impact. This is relevant whether one wears a dress, top and skirt, trousers and top or suit. For the longer leg, a shorter dress has…
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The name Chemistry.com is meant to signify the connection between two people, often referred to as the “chemistry” that makes a relationship works. As an online dating site, chemnistry.com is trying to build a chemistry between their members, but is…
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Tonight you have a date and the clock is ticking round to the appointed time. As you sit in your lounge watching television, you cast an eye at the clock. There are ten minutes to go and yet you still…
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February 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Cancer, mental health difficulties, Alzheimer’s and serious heart conditions, which can result in strokes; all of these are chronic illnesses. When such chronic illnesses are visited upon a spouse in a marriage it can cause a level of marital stress…
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As a teenager you know that, at some time or other, you are going to be spoken to by your mother and father about a lot of things than may happen in your life, especially those that could be dangerous…
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Said to be one of the biggest and most popular online dating sites, eharmony.com’s home page can be a little disconcerting at first glance because at the top right hand side of the screen there are two tabs, one for…
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One of the most popular online dating sites is www.date.com, founded in 1997 it has a reputed membership of around 8 million worldwide. The site professes to be one of the premier free online dating sites, using the slogan “every…
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