July 27, 2013 Friends and Peers
When a close colleague is fired, it’s upsetting. You may have become accustomed to their smiling face in the workplace, or you may even feel that what happened wasn’t justified. It may also increase your workload because a missing member…
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Experiencing a busybody can be very upsetting. These are people who want to know your business, and thrive on the lives of other people. Without being rude to that person, there are ways this invasion can be dealt with politely….
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It’s not everyone who was born into a family where expectations from parents were enormous, though it’s common that parents want what’s best for a child and may see things differently to their offspring. There are ways to live up…
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People are never intentionally thoughtless, though thoughtlessness comes into play when a loss occurs simply because they are stumped for what to say. It’s difficult to approach someone who has lost someone near and dear to them, though many do,…
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If you have ever been given the cold shoulder by people you visit, what they are offering you is a free lesson in how to get rid of an unwanted guest. It’s a scenario which happens every day to some…
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The past only becomes “baggage” when you allow it to. Eliminating it is actually easier than people imagine. Emotional, psychological and physical baggage that remain after a relationship has finished can be tackled. The sad thing is that many people…
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When people consider forming a blended family, they also have to face the trust problems which will be associated with that formation. For whatever reason, each of the members of that family will have experienced situations where their trust has…
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Wanting to be loved is a natural human feeling. As people get older and step out of childhood into their teen years, the urge to become part of a relationship is very strong. Hormonal changes are taking place within a…
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Protecting an aging parent without make them feel less independent is a balancing act. They are at a stage in their life where they have to accept limitations. It’s not easy to accept that you are no longer capable of…
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People never want to hear words that put blame elsewhere. What happens in a relationship is that one party can care more than the other, and when those words “It’s not you, it’s me” hit the scene, it’s like a red flag…
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Imagine the horror of a wife who is pregnant finding out that her husband is dead. The process of grief is a very hard one to face, though young women who lose their partner face conflicting feelings. Their hormones are…
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July 20, 2013 Friends and Peers
The characteristics of a good person are hard to define. There are many that think they are good, though if you delve below the surface, are they really ? The aspects that gather together to make a person a better…
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July 20, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Moving forward after a messy divorce is hard. There are no quick fixes. However, when you have self-esteem issues which arise because of that divorce, then there is something that you can do to help cure them. The frame of…
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July 20, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is difficult at the best of times. When two people decide to live under the same roof, what happens is that you join two lots of habits together, two individuals who then become one couple. Problems arise when one…
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Often the ex is the personal regret of your life. Whether they are a negative or positive experience doesn’t make any difference to the regret factor. If they were bad to you, they are a regret simply because of how…
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At fifty years old, a woman could have grandchildren to look after. She could have obligations to her husband. She could even be at the stage in marriage when love becomes a little ragged at the edges. One thing that…
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July 20, 2013 Friends and Peers
If you have ever had friends that don’t give anything back, then you will probably know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of nothing. You may have given to a friendship on the assumption that whatever…
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July 20, 2013 Friends and Peers
Friendships are an important aspect of everyone’s life. These are the relationships which enrich and fill people’s lives with meaning, worth and a sense of wellbeing. They are the liaison between you and the world you live in and help…
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July 19, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
It is easy to see why so many votes would be on the side of falling in love “immediately” and the writer concurs with this view for a very good reason. “Falling” in love and “being” in love are two…
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When you walk down the aisle and make your promises, you probably already know your future spouse’s family. Though how well do you know them? From the moment that you know you will marry, it’s important to get to know…
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Teenagers who run away from home may have many different reasons for their actions, though a parent who recognizes that there are problems before these problems become too enormous, is likely to curb that potential runaway situation. Parents worry about their…
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When someone sees an opportunity to offer advice, often this is given without a thought for consequence. For example, is the advice actually wanted? Is it useful and constructive? Would the person to whom advice is being given ask for…
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We all go through a state of nervous doubt when approaching new relationships. Every relationship you ever have in a lifetime is a new experience, though there are strategies that work, and this is what the article is all about….
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It is interesting to see studies on role reversal that show that different groupings can be defined within the parameters of those who participate. Role reversal, in simple terms, means that a parent swaps traditional placement with a child, or that the…
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At some stage in life, the dilemma of caring for the elderly parent raises its head. Elderly people suffer through illness and infirmity, and need the help of their children as much as those children needed their parental guidance while…
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Every day of the week, a child somewhere is being incorporated into a new family. With the trend of divorce increases and single parent status being acceptable, children are the innocents who have to be incorporated into new family structures…
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Blended families are becoming something that society is accustomed to, with the rate of divorce so high these days that many children in the same class at school are from mixed backgrounds, living with people that are not their natural…
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One of the biggest dilemmas for stepparents is that it isn’t always easy to strike any kind of equality between the way you feel about those children and those who are your natural kids. Your own kids have been with…
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It’s strange how the relationships between siblings can be so difficult sometimes. One would imagine that, with the same background and the same parents, siblings would always have something in common, though the reality is often that’s all they appear to…
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Relationships are complex things, though have you ever thought that being unhappy in a relationship could actually make your partner unhappy too? Although they may not have said anything to show you that they are unhappy out of care for…
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