November 26, 2013 Crisis Support
Loss is hard to swallow. At some time in our lives we come across situations which are hard to handle. Grief is a very difficult thing to discuss with friends and family, since everyone involved in the life of the…
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November 25, 2013 Crisis Support
In a lifetime which spans over half a century, and which has suffered the loss of too many people to count, the writer of this article has found within herself beliefs which help to cope with the death of loved…
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November 25, 2013 Crisis Support
One of the most common questions a person asks when they lose a loved one is How long will this feeling last? It’s a natural reaction. Placed in this situation which poses many psychological questions, people don’t know how to…
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November 25, 2013 Crisis Support
There are many different outlooks on how people should approach death from an emotional level. Whatever background someone comes from, it is always going to be a shock to lose someone who was loved. What mourning does is help the…
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November 25, 2013 Crisis Support
Looking after a sick loved one is really hard. It’s one stage in your life where the only way you can cope with the practicalities is to put their needs before your own. You have a lifetime ahead. They don’t….
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November 25, 2013 Crisis Support
When you have been married for a while, you get to know your spouse’s ways. You know what they like to eat, how they like to dress, and usually the way that they think. Volatile emotions can be unpredictable and…
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After a relationship is over, it’s difficult to fill the void that is left. This is described as post-relationship emptiness, and it’s that feeling of being incomplete. While people are capable of surviving the loss of that relationship, at the…
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The elderly are one of the most vulnerable groups of people in the dating game. Although their senior age may give them a sense of knowing what life is all about, unfortunately, changing trends may be the traps which they…
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Old flames have a habit of dying. They are part and parcel of your life, and someone that you remember though not in your life any more in a romantic way. Many people try to rekindle those old flames and…
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November 16, 2013 Communication
Husbands and wives live together for a long time. In the course of married life, they won’t always agree. In fact, argument can be a good way to vent and let out any resentments or feelings of anger, though many…
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November 9, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
The common reasons used by people who commit adultery are in fact justification for the act of unfaithfulness most of the time. They are excuses for infidelity. There’s no getting around it, because no matter what the reasons, at the end of…
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November 5, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Often people see divorce as the only option when things go wrong in a marriage although there are so many ways to avoid it. Before you can make the decision about whether it’s time to discuss divorce, do think of…
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October 31, 2013 Friends and Peers
When you see the packing boxes being taken out of the removal van in your street, it’s time to welcome people who are moving in. It’s a traumatic time when you move house, and although they need their privacy respected,…
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October 28, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Child custody battles. It’s a no win situation. The marriage is finished, though the ties that a couple made by making children are permanent ones, and at the end of a relationship, deciding upon what is effectively seen by many…
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October 28, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
When a marriage ends, of course it is sad, and whilst most end up in the divorce courts, ways of minimizing the effects of that divorce on the disruption of the couple and the children have been devised where mediators…
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October 26, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Ending a marriage isn’t something which should be taken lightly. A decision of this magnitude needs thinking through because it affects two or more people. When children are involved, it also means that their lives will be disrupted by the…
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October 24, 2013 Relationships and Family - Other
There comes a time in family life when roles are reversed. Parents who have brought up children and who have gone through the best part of their lives may find themselves in a situation where they need extra vigilance from…
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Sometimes people worry that their families are falling apart but in truth families never really do. The individuals that make up that family may have chosen different routes in their lives, and distance and time may have gotten in the…
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Over the last five decades, life has been changing for the average family. The traditional roles of mother and father have altered dramatically since the end of World War 2. The reasons are diverse, but all contribute to changes within…
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If you are looking after an elderly person who wets the bed, it can be as embarrassing a problem for them as it is an onerous one for you. There are several things that you can do to assist, but…
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When you invite people into your home, you also invite them into that private place which is usually confined to family members and privacy becomes invaded. It causes a great dilemma. How far can you go to protect your privacy…
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Rowdy guests can be extremely wearing. No matter whether the guest is a child or an adult, while they are visiting your home, some kind of balance has to be achieved. Dealing with the rowdy guest poses all kinds of…
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One of the rules of good housekeeping comes into play when it comes to receiving unexpected guests. The larder should always be stocked with those items which make a spontaneous meal easy to prepare. Unexpected guests may visit for any…
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One of the things that you need to understand is that when you marry, you take on links with the family of your loved one. You can’t choose them, and they form a very important part of your partner’s life….
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Blended families often have a tough time of it. It’s never the intention to make life difficult, but when parents, for example, take on children from another marriage, they will have already formed their own ideas and ideals about how…
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Everyone faces a situation at some point during the dating game when they really don’t want to go through another date with someone they feel uncomfortable with. They can see how keen the other party is and no one wants…
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Does your teen step away from their computer or television to socialize with the family, or do they simply eat at the screen and spend every hour they can behind that screen? Often parents miss the warning signs of their…
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As you get older, you begin to realize the limitations of getting older. While you are young, these limitations are not so obvious. Age matters more than one may imagine in romantic relationships because of the aging process itself. To…
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October 10, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
It always takes two to tango, and when your marriage is going through times of conflict, it’s wise to remember that there are two sides to every argument. People often forget, in their own anger, that the other partner is…
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October 7, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
A happy marriage has many benefits for both husband and wife, since they learn to depend upon each other and find a comfort level within the marriage which allows them to be more relaxed about their lives. Happy people will…
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