Author Archive: Shelly Barclay
Shelly Barclay
March 31, 2015
Communication
In this modern age where people have to juggle sending messages to friends, employees, employers and family members before, after or during work, email has become an indispensable tool. E-mail is faster, easier to send and is easily sent to…
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Shelly Barclay
March 28, 2015
Dating
For some people, it can sometimes feel like a romantic relationship is the last thing you need. However, as human beings, we naturally enjoy sex and can sometimes want to avoid emotional involvement, but still have sex. The thing is…
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Shelly Barclay
March 28, 2015
Dating
While there is no predetermined set of sexual instructions for either gender, because everyone is an individual, there are a few techniques that tend to make females aroused, for purely anatomical reasons. Therefore, you can be relatively assured that employing…
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Shelly Barclay
March 16, 2015
Relationships and Family - Other
Picnicking is not something one would typically think of during the winter, particularly in the snow. However, it is possible to picnic in the winter without having a dreadful time freezing and getting wet. The food, of course, should be…
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Shelly Barclay
March 12, 2015
Family
In an ideal situation, multi-child families would be able to give each child their own room. Of course, not all families are able to provide separate accommodations for their children. However, those that can, should. It is highly beneficial for…
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Shelly Barclay
March 12, 2015
Family
Stay at home moms can be among the hardest working people in the world. Their job is often an under-appreciated one and they are often taken for granted. However, there can be more satisfaction in this job than in any…
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Shelly Barclay
March 12, 2015
Family
Just like every person is different, so is every family. What makes a family tick and what makes the individuals within it happy is going to be unique to that family’s particular situation. That being said, there are a few…
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Shelly Barclay
March 6, 2015
Dating
At times, it can be hard to know when a relationship should end. Emotions may keep us from making a decision to end a romantic relationship with someone we feel attached to. It is hard to know if a relationship…
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Shelly Barclay
March 5, 2015
Dating
People sometimes find themselves in relationships where they care about their significant other, but something is just not right. You do not get the feeling of connection or love that you think you should get out of the relationship. If…
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Shelly Barclay
February 17, 2015
Dating
Like all relationships in life, each affair is unique. However, one finds a few common trends among these ‘extracurricular’ relationships. Of course, some of the trends that we will discuss do not necessarily pertain to all affairs. The anatomy of…
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Shelly Barclay
February 8, 2015
Friends and Peers
It would be nice to think that a best friend can always be trusted and in great friendships, they can. However, it is easy to forget that just about everybody was or is somebody’s best friend. In other words, anybody…
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Shelly Barclay
February 6, 2015
Family
A child’s age and maturity should dictate what they know about their parents’ behavior. You can be the most well behaved parent in the world and there will still be things you should not tell your children until they are…
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Shelly Barclay
February 4, 2015
Family
Military families are faced with a number of challenges that most families are not. They are faced with the possibility and reality of deployment, leaving moms essentially single for 6 months or more. They face the challenges of service-related disabilities,…
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Shelly Barclay
February 4, 2015
Family
People who are going through counseling, for whatever reason, need support from the people they love. They need to know they have good reasons to get the counseling they need. More importantly, they need to know that they are not…
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Shelly Barclay
January 30, 2015
Dating
Sometimes it is hard to know at what point in a relationship it is appropriate to start having sex. Some people agonize over it, wondering if the time is right, if they are moving too fast or if they are…
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Shelly Barclay
January 23, 2015
Dating
It is very easy to do the wrong thing when it comes to the opposite sex. Some women do not understand men and some men do not understand women. At least, that is what the say. The reality of it…
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Shelly Barclay
January 12, 2015
Dating
Long-distance relationships can be trying. However, like all other ‘types’ of relationships, they have their benefits too. Also, like all other relationships, the success of a long-distance relationship depends on the level of commitment of both partners as well as…
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Shelly Barclay
January 11, 2015
Communication
Rude behavior is behavior that is dismissive of, or an inconvenience to, other people. What is considered rude behavior often varies from culture to culture or even from home to home. What one person finds rude, may be perfectly acceptable…
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Shelly Barclay
January 10, 2015
Dating
Young love is just what it sounds like. It happens when two young people fall in love with each other (or one falls in love with the other). The term “young love” has come to be synonymous with love that…
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Shelly Barclay
January 10, 2015
Dating
True love comes with its vicissitudes. There are some huge benefits to being in love. However, there are also hardships that come with it. You can either decide to live your life without love or learn to deal with these…
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Shelly Barclay
January 4, 2015
Friends and Peers
Being a deployed soldier is not the most fun job on the planet. Most of them have loved ones at home that they are missing and, let us face it; they are not in the most pleasant environment. So, how…
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Shelly Barclay
December 12, 2014
Dating
Dating a single dad can be quite different from dating a single man with no children. Single dads are busier, they have more ‘baggage’ and they have to be ready to come to the aid of their children at a…
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Shelly Barclay
December 9, 2014
Dating
Some women are unhappy with their sex lives. For one reason or another, sex is just not doing it for them. Other women are perfectly pleased with their sex lives, but are looking for ways to make sex even better….
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Shelly Barclay
December 9, 2014
Dating
Most men in a sexually active relationship want to be sure that they are pleasing their girlfriend in bed (and, hopefully, vice versa). This keeps their girlfriend happy and coming back for more, which makes him happy in turn. The…
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Shelly Barclay
November 30, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Infidelity is a hard pill to swallow for the victim. He/she may feel enraged, horribly hurt, disappointed, jealous, abandoned, hopeless, desperate or any combination of these feelings and much more. It certainly never feels good. These feelings can cause victims…
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Shelly Barclay
October 29, 2014
Dating
Going through a breakup can be very difficult. How difficult depends on many factors, but it has the potential to be nearly as painful as losing a loved one. In fact, psychologically, the two are very similar. In both scenarios,…
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Shelly Barclay
September 20, 2014
Family
The role a father plays in a child’s life is one that is all too often underestimated. So much emphasis is put on a mother’s love that society as a whole forgets that children need a (good) dad in their…
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Shelly Barclay
September 1, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
There are many things about cheating husbands that are painful and infuriating to wives that are their victims. One might think that it is just about the fact that their husband has slept with someone else. However, that is not…
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Shelly Barclay
August 31, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
It is odd how people who have dealt with cheaters often have very similar stories. He/she said he/she was doing this or that when he/she was really out cheating on me. Even odder is the fact that despite how familiar…
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Shelly Barclay
August 31, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
With the advent of the internet and the capability that it gave us to contact anyone with a connection, anywhere in the world, at any time came the blight that is digital infidelity. Digital infidelity is basically when a person…
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