Author Archive: Sam E. Jones
Sam E. Jones
November 10, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
When trying to decide if you’ve married the wrong person it’s best to wait until a time when you are not upset with something your spouse has said or done recently, because this is likely to influence your thinking in…
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Sam E. Jones
November 10, 2014
Dating
Since a first date can be a make or break situation from either side’s perspective, it’s important that both parties make an effort to converse with the other; having said that, it’s also important that both people be willing to…
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Sam E. Jones
November 6, 2014
Dating
It’s a story you hear over and over, women lamenting over their relationship history; how they always seem to pick the wrong guy, and never seem to learn from their mistakes. You have to ask yourself, why? And does it…
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Sam E. Jones
November 5, 2014
Dating
Despite the claims of advertisers, online dating sites are very seldom the means by which people find true romance. While it’s true that some people do meet someone special on some of the dating sites out there, the truth is,…
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Sam E. Jones
October 30, 2014
Dating
When I was growing up, my father told me that girls were different and kind of special so you had to put up with their moods, and you could never hit them. Ever. That was that. Later, when I got…
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Sam E. Jones
October 28, 2014
Dating
When you’re forty you may realize you don’t have as much time left on this earth as you once had, but you’re not as apt to care; because when you’re forty and dating, you’ve got your own life going on…
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Sam E. Jones
September 30, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
You hear a lot about women who have a less than helpful mother-in-law, step-monster comes to mind; and how it puts a strain on a marriage; what you hear a lot less about is how it puts a strain on…
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Sam E. Jones
September 28, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Let’s face it, a man’s home is not his castle, or even anything close. If it’s anyone’s castle, it’s the woman’s, because she’s the one that winds up making most of the decisions about the things that go on in…
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Sam E. Jones
September 28, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
The biggest myth about marriage is that it takes a lot of work if you want things to work out well. This is just not true; if you have the kind of marriage that most everyone wants, than the things…
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Sam E. Jones
September 27, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Sometimes, because people are so inside of their relationships, they can’t see them for what they truly are; for example, sometimes people can’t tell if the person they see every day still loves them because they see them every day….
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Sam E. Jones
September 27, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
It’s something that happens slowly; something you may not even notice in yourself; something you may notice in your spouse; it’s letting yourself go after getting married. It’s easy to do, because once you get married, you don’t need to…
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Sam E. Jones
September 22, 2014
Dating
One of the hallmarks of a great date is when both people have a really good time. And for most men to say they had a great date and not have it mean it wound up in sex, means a…
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Sam E. Jones
September 19, 2014
Communication
You can’t know with certainty if someone is lying, whether a man or woman, but there are some signs that people give, especially men that can help you decide for yourself if you think a man is lying to you….
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Sam E. Jones
September 18, 2014
Dating
Traditionally, Dear John letters have been written by someone as a means of ending a relationship. Though its name implies that these are letters written from women to men, Dear John letters can be written by either gender. Regardless of…
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Sam E. Jones
September 12, 2014
Dating
It’s one of those things that men know when they see it, but find hard to describe, and find even harder to explain to the woman who does it. How is it that a woman can do one simple thing…
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Sam E. Jones
September 4, 2014
Communication
It’s something that can start as an innocuous little white lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings, or to avoid embarrassment; but can end, as something that takes over your life. Lying, that little thing that everyone does to hide, twist…
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Sam E. Jones
September 1, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
The first thing any man should do if he suspects his wife might be cheating on him, is to decide if he really wants to know, or if he does find out the truth and she is, what would he…
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Sam E. Jones
September 1, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
One of the things sociologists have discovered about people is that we as a species are afraid of change; so much so that we will sometimes go to extreme lengths to support the status quo, even if it’s killing us….
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Sam E. Jones
August 21, 2014
Communication
The thing with love letters, is when you sit down to write one, you are all full of emotion, and you have a million things you want to say to this other person in your letter, but figuring out how…
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Sam E. Jones
August 17, 2014
Family
There is a deep need inside of people to know who they truly are inside, and many people spend a large part of their lives searching for the answer; one way people go about this search is to look towards…
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Sam E. Jones
August 10, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Everyone who gets married hopes that their union will be long and happy, but not everyone takes the steps necessary to build a healthy marriage to help them get there. Below are some tips on how to build a healthy…
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Sam E. Jones
August 10, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
It happens to a lot of people. You have your group of friends, some of them really close friends, then you find yourself one day falling in love with someone, getting married, moving on with your life the way people…
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Sam E. Jones
August 10, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
The problem with people is that they are emotional beings. Were it not for emotions, everyone would argue logically and no one would ever get hurt. It’s emotions that cause arguments to escalate into verbal sparring and then to progress…
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Sam E. Jones
August 9, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Sometimes it’s a tough thing being married. You may love your wife or husband, and feel that you’ve got a good life going on, and yet, you somehow find yourself crushing on or falling for someone else. What gives, you…
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Sam E. Jones
August 9, 2014
Clothes
For the most part, men don’t give a lot of thought to the type or style of jacket they wear in the fall; especially if they are married. This is because men, as a general rule, don’t really care what…
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Sam E. Jones
August 6, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Husbands want the same thing from wives they’ve always wanted: love, honor, respect, friendship, TLC and sex on a regular basis. It’s not that complicated. It’s only in the interpretation of these desires that things sometimes get confused. For example,…
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Sam E. Jones
August 6, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
There are two main things that contribute to a healthy relationship with in-laws. One is that you are always kind, respectful and polite to and with them, no matter what happens. The other is that you stand up for yourself…
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Sam E. Jones
August 5, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Wives want from husbands, what they’ve always wanted; love, loyalty and friendship. They want intimacy and joy and a bond so strong that nothing can break it. They want happiness and tears and memories and someone to love them as they grow…
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Sam E. Jones
August 4, 2014
Dating
In this new era of hookups and casual entanglements, when it seems hardly anyone wants to commit to anything longer than one dance, the idea of a first high school date seems almost quaint. Yet, for all the hype and…
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Sam E. Jones
August 4, 2014
Dating
When it comes to dating, the first one is almost always the most difficult, because most first dates happen with someone you don’t know, which leaves a lot of room for awkward pauses in the conversation. But, as someone who…
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