Author Archive: Todd Daigneault
Todd Daigneault
March 25, 2015
Dating
There are many romantic things for couples to do on a rainy day. If it is cool or chilly outside, cuddling and snuggling under a warm blanket is the perfect thing for a couple to do, while watching a movie,…
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Todd Daigneault
March 25, 2015
Dating
As a man who has dated enough women, and seen enough relationships with everybody else, I’d say both “yes” and “no”. Sometimes women look for the tall and handsome, virile man-who comes across as being a perpetual winner. But also…
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Todd Daigneault
March 19, 2015
Dating
So you are languishing over your breakup after he or she walked out on you-or you walked out. Who really knows? It’s so infinitely confusing in the beginning: he said, she said. Yes, you have been traumatized and you may…
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Todd Daigneault
March 14, 2015
Friends and Peers
Men and women have been just friends for many, many years. Taking the sexual element helps to build up good friendships between the sexes, and in a lot of cases builds a stronger and more intimate bond than just necessarily…
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Todd Daigneault
March 7, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
What can kill a marriage includes a breakdown in communications. In relationships, married partners can sometimes stop talking to each other so much that they end up leading totally separate lives. It is natural, in many marriages, that there is…
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Todd Daigneault
March 6, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
Spice and variety are the keys to revitalizing a boring sex life. You don’t have to be a swinger and allow your significant other to seduce the boxboy at Safeway while you seduce the cashier! The thing to do: is…
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Todd Daigneault
March 5, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
For men and women, there are a number of benefits of remaining child-free. Number one: no grief and angst over possible fertility issues. Many couples have problems conceiving their children, and end up spending thousands to tens of thousands of…
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Todd Daigneault
March 4, 2015
Dating
Relax…take a deep breath and just have fun. After all, the first date is really just to see if there is enough chemistry to build upon a relationship. A first date is also about parameters, possible expectations. Nothing much really happens,…
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Todd Daigneault
March 3, 2015
Dating
Being afraid to love can originate from a variety of conflicting emotions: fear, mistrust, apprehension. Many people-be they men or women- have come from bad, broken and even emotionally, physically and sexually abusive relationships. In that case, fear to love is…
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Todd Daigneault
February 22, 2015
Dating
Relationships die for a variety of reasons. A huge reason can be a lack of love, affection and attentiveness. After awhile, too much familiarity, and changing dynamics in a relationship can actually kill it. Although it is natural for love to…
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Todd Daigneault
February 14, 2015
Dating
Teens, historically, were and still are pressured by peers, friends, acquaintances, and those directly seeking to have sex with them from early teens on. Young teen-age hood is when hormones are going to start bouncing all over the place like…
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Todd Daigneault
February 12, 2015
LGBT
It is terrible that there still is hostility towards gay people. In some ways it’s like racism. It took centuries for blacks, who were brought to America in chains to rise from being considered property, inferior and even non-humans to…
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Todd Daigneault
February 5, 2015
Family
Some cases yes, some cases no…In a lot of cases, it teaches a young Timothy or Darla a bit of a work ethic to do chores and be paid a modicum of money to mow the lawn, clean the garage,…
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Todd Daigneault
February 4, 2015
Family
Cuddling in front of a nice warm fireplace when you are snowed in with your significant other is a perfect activity. Sometimes couples are so overwhelmed with raising kids, work and other family pressures don’t take the time to cuddle…
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Todd Daigneault
February 2, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
After the trauma of the divorce, the inevitable annihilation of the relationship, and the division of your assets to you and your former partner comes not only you and your former partner to pick up the pieces, but your children…
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Todd Daigneault
January 25, 2015
Crisis Support
The effects of emotional abuse in a relationship can be as devastating as physical and sexual abuse. Calling a partner down causes huge losses of self-esteem. Tell anybody long enough that they are worthless, stupid, ugly and ultimately they may…
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Todd Daigneault
January 24, 2015
Crisis Support
The fear of death grips us all-from childhood throughout adulthood. This author feared going to sleep as a child, anticipating death during sleep. The fear continued into young adulthood-disappearing somewhat as middle years dawned. We will all die, at some point…
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Todd Daigneault
January 19, 2015
Family
As a parent, it starts by not picking up after them in their bedroom, the living room, kitchen, garage…where ever they can congregate and therefore make messes in your house. Constantly picking up after them only teaches them to be…
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Todd Daigneault
January 17, 2015
Dating
A good idea is just to look at photo albums of your romance over the years and reminiscing about the past. In our hectic, fast-paced world, sometimes we move so fast and so furious forward, we forget about the tender…
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Todd Daigneault
January 14, 2015
Dating
There are many benefits. Dating somebody who doesn’t necessarily share the same historical passions in your life can be exciting, electric, nuclear, quantum…and just plain vivacious. Discovering their passions; and you theirs can be very exciting and titillating. Basically, you see…
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Todd Daigneault
January 10, 2015
Dating
As a dater, don’t become overwhelmed with extreme nervousness and high expectations. It may take awhile for it to develop into something more serious. Even if the chemistry is good, suddenly kissing, touching, fondling or caressing the woman of your dreams…
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Todd Daigneault
January 8, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
One of the important things to keep in mind is if your relationship with your cheating spouse is worth maintaining after the affair. After all, sometimes the damage is irreparable and the trust is totally gone. An affair can sometimes…
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Todd Daigneault
December 19, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
The concept of the wife staying home to raise the kids is now mostly gone. It is a woman’s choice whether she has to stay home or not to raise her children. Through maternity leave, she has the paid ability to stay…
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Todd Daigneault
December 19, 2014
Dating
You can go through online and telephone dating sites, which usually means that you are just a face in a crowd. Writing a good bio definitely helps. You can be matched together through friends and acquaintances, which means a ‘parachute’…
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Todd Daigneault
December 18, 2014
Crisis Support
If you do nothing, the pattern of physical abuse may escalate dramatically. But even if it doesn’t, imagine how your wife would feel if you said or did nothing. Ultimately, it may even damage your relationship with your wife. But…
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Todd Daigneault
December 17, 2014
Crisis Support
Abuse of women by some men may be through a variety of reasons. But it usually grinds down to control, domination-through any means possible, Remember, abuse is not always physical. It can be emotional and psychological, such as remarks about…
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Todd Daigneault
December 17, 2014
Crisis Support
Signs of abuse can be subtle and overwhelming at the same time. Abused people, in relationships, can act very agreeing to their abusing partners and suddenly lash out at you. In abusive relationships, there is a loss of self-esteem, self-worth…
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Todd Daigneault
December 14, 2014
Dating
One of the reasons for this jealousy is insecurity. A man may be paired with a very beautiful woman and feel that he is not quite handsome enough to be with her. The male may feel that she’ll dump him…
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Todd Daigneault
December 12, 2014
Dating
Jealousy is so commonplace in relationships-that it could account for just about every relationship. It is so common in our society, for it is such a natural emotion. Love can be such an intoxicating emotion, almost a form of delirium,…
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Todd Daigneault
December 10, 2014
Dating
Love is such an intoxicating emotion-filling people with an intense high-through endorphens, and other positive biochemical changes. These emotions are brought on by the lower parts of the brain (reptilian), and more evolved centers of the brain. Love is what…
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