Going on a first date is scary enough without adding lies to the confusion. Just as you want to meet a genuine person, that potential date does too. The dangers of telling lies on a first date are multiple. Supposing…
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January 8, 2014 Crisis Support
An elderly friend who has lost their partner in life won’t get over that loss quickly nor should they be expected to. Not only have they probably had more time with their partner than their younger counterparts, but they will…
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January 8, 2014 Crisis Support
Often people worry too much about how to dress for a funeral, although there are commonsense unspoken rules which govern what you wear. The person who is dead may have known you well and would of course understand if you…
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January 8, 2014 Crisis Support
The process of mourning doesn’t happen all on its own. Sometimes it’s necessary to step back and ask the obvious, before the process can start. Loss of someone that you love is beyond comprehension to most, and when it happens…
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January 8, 2014 Crisis Support
Although there are many lessons learned through life, grief and loss have a few lessons to teach that life may not otherwise allow the individual. It’s important to recognize that humanity needs these negative experiences as well as positive ones…
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Francois de la Rochefoucauld came up with a very apt quotation when he stated that “When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.” This is the main reason that people who hate…
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Boys are always a little shy when it comes to getting a girlfriend and this is normal. Because girls go through puberty quite early, they are generally more worldly and boys can feel a little overwhelmed by the thought of…
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One of the main dilemmas which face young people is being in the right place at the right time. If you don’t go to those kinds of places where that ideal boyfriend may be found, you are unlikely to find…
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The birth of the Internet brought people together from all parts of the world. Sitting behind their screens in homes worldwide are people who seek friendship, companionship and that love which seems to have remained elusive. Who are these people?…
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December 27, 2013 Communication
If you have a miscommunication issue with your wife, chances are that you are on different wavelengths. It’s a common communication problem between men and women. They think differently. They approach life differently, and the differences between them will get…
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December 22, 2013 Crisis Support
The flowers that you buy for a funeral say a lot about who you are, though they need to say a whole lot more than that. After all, this is a very sensitive time for everyone concerned, and it’s strange…
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December 20, 2013 Crisis Support
Nothing brings people together like disaster. When a parent is dying, all the family squabbles should be put aside and the priority become the care of that parent. It’s a time when brothers and sisters can pool resources to ensure…
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December 19, 2013 Friends and Peers
Negative co-workers can get you down if you allow them to. As most people spend a lot of their time at work, being surrounded by negative people can have the psychological effect of making you negative. To counter this, it…
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December 17, 2013 Friends and Peers
Life moves on at such a pace that sometimes people don’t find it easy to make time for old friends, but they should. These are important people, and often the roots of your life are formed by the relationships which…
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December 17, 2013 Friends and Peers
If you think about it very carefully, making friends when you are depressed means that the people you get to know see you at your worst. As a relationship develops, they get to see the other side of you, but…
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December 16, 2013 Friends and Peers
Building and decorating a snowman can be something that parents and children do together. The winter time brings opportunity for families to get together and enjoy the seasonal offering of snow from the heavens above. The basic components of a…
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December 15, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When considering divorce, often those involved do not realize that reverting to a maiden name can be incorporated into the final divorce proceedings, and miss this opportunity, where a judge will offer for the change to be initiated and the…
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December 12, 2013 Communication
One of the ways in which people make friends is by attracting them in the first place. People love positive characters who leave a great personal impact from day one. The problem is that many people looking to make friends…
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December 12, 2013 Communication
Sometimes life has you speechless. There are times within the lives of everyone where words don’t cut it and you are left feeling like you can’t say anything because you are too moved to think up the words. A situation…
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December 11, 2013 Communication
Toastmasters While Toastmasters began in America, they also have a major role in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The purpose of Toastmasters is to teach people to develop their public speaking skills. Those faced with having to speak in public…
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Children go through so many learning processes. They will experience new people, new abilities, the growing pains that children experience, and their first steps out into the world. These are exciting times, and also a little frightening for children. The…
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When the family becomes an unstable unit, the child suffers. One of the most important things that a child needs during the learning process is stability. It’s very easy to say that kids are resilient and get over things which…
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A caregiver can feel very cut off from the world. Their day to day routine centers around the needs of someone else. It’s the nature of the job that caregivers tend to put their own needs on the back shelf…
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The world is becoming so much smaller with the advent of cheap travel and the integration of many races and cultures into society. During the course of a lifetime, the chances are that the individual will face the dilemma of…
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Knowing how to deal with those guests who turn up unannounced with their pets is essential. People are not always receptive to the wishes of others, and turning up on your doorstep with their beloved pet may be someone’s idea…
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Often people are thoughtless and put you in the embarrassing situation of having to turn them away. It’s not an easy task, especially if the person who intrudes is a friend, though there are solutions which can be used to…
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There are many ways to cater for guests without pushing the boat out financially. In the present financial climate, people understand that there isn’t excess money to be spent, and this article gives ways in which you can have a…
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How a child will react to becoming part of a blended family depends on many things. Their age can be a factor which affects their attitude, trust and acceptance, though it need not impede the successful integration if issues are…
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It’s an uphill struggle sometimes, balancing making your own family happy and keeping your aging parents happy, but it is a possibility and may be more simple than you might imagine. These are the people who gave up years of…
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Being on a first date poses all kinds of dilemmas. What do you talk about? How much should you tell a stranger about yourself? How do you get to know this stranger without putting them off? It varies considerably for…
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