Author Archive: Todd Daigneault
Todd Daigneault
August 27, 2013
Marriage and Divorce
Unconventionality with your spouse can go a long way to bringing some pizazz into your marriage, to the point of making it smoking hot. Marriages can become very conventional, routine, boring and mundane. After the romancing to win your spouse…
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Todd Daigneault
August 26, 2013
Dating
Never brag on a first date. It activates so many red flags to a prospective partner: foundation-less, braggart behavior…drunk, drugged or delusional thinkings and machinations. Even if it is all true about yourself, why overwhelm somebody you are interested in…
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Todd Daigneault
August 25, 2013
Dating
Sometimes beating around the bush – never saying much when there is chemistry in the air-and the hint of a spark – usually leads to the one you’re interested in going out with somebody else. Why? You never said a…
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Todd Daigneault
August 23, 2013
Marriage and Divorce
It is good to have a healthy dose of jealousy in a marriage. Certainly nothing that could be used as an excuse to break up a marriage…or worse yet, an excuse for domestic violence. It helps to prevent one or…
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Todd Daigneault
August 21, 2013
Dating
The best things to do after a break-up can include taking time to be with family and friends. There is a lot of emotional ‘wounding’ before, during and after a break-up. Time is needed to cope with a wounded psyche,…
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Todd Daigneault
August 21, 2013
Dating
Being overweight can lead to the fear of rejection and/or rejection itself. For all of the strides society has made in eliminating discrimination, weight can be used against somebody. In other words, they are not considered beautiful and attractive. Worse…
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Todd Daigneault
August 21, 2013
Dating
Being rivals for someone’s affection can be very hard. It can be two or more friends vying for the affection of that person…it can be two or more strangers. Whatever the case, it can be very taxing to win that…
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Todd Daigneault
August 17, 2013
LGBT
Homophobia exists for a number of reasons. Fear of one’s own sexual preferences being questioned – fear that they are gay or lesbian being questioned or asked. Some people may be hiding or concealing homosexuality or lesbian lifestyles, feelings or…
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Todd Daigneault
August 16, 2013
Dating
Couples fall out of love for a number of reasons. The top reasons include: lack of communication. Breakdowns in communications can stir up huge problems for couples, even in the most stablest of relationships. If couples aren’t talking, misunderstandings and…
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Todd Daigneault
August 16, 2013
Dating
One of the easiest first steps is never give a prospective partner too much information about yourself. Besides being a potential physical threat to you by them – they can also turn your information against you. Somebody might get vindictive…
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Todd Daigneault
August 15, 2013
Marriage and Divorce
Divorces can take a huge financial, emotional and psychological toll on both former partners. Naturally, a lot of frustration is pent-up and subsequently released-or not. It can be extremely hard to smile, and in many cases smiles are ‘painted’ on. …
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Todd Daigneault
August 9, 2013
Dating
Practice how you speak to prospective romantic partners: stand in front of the mirror and speak as if you were talking to a prospective romantic partner. We are all nervous in the beginning, irregardless of our swagger and supposed strong…
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Todd Daigneault
August 8, 2013
Dating
A father should foremost always teach his son to respect women. This does not necessarily mean treating them specially different. To start with: some basic respect. There is far too much violence against women in society, and the cycle needs…
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Todd Daigneault
August 8, 2013
Dating
There are many good reasons why a father should teach his son to respect women. A very important reason is to make him a better man, husband (or partner) to his spouse or significant other. If he respects women, he…
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Todd Daigneault
July 31, 2013
Dating
Being a victim of stalking is an awful, terrifying, nightmarish thing for anybody to endure, especially for an ex-romantic partner. The thought of anybody monitoring your daily activities, following you around and potentially threatening you or anybody else in your…
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Todd Daigneault
July 29, 2013
Dating
Among the worst things that can be done after a break-up is having an affair right straight away. Invariably, it happens, but can also lead to more problems than it is worth. It might satisfy some thirst for revenge and make…
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Todd Daigneault
July 29, 2013
Dating
The best things to do after a break-up can include taking time to be with family and friends. There is a lot of emotional ‘wounding’ before, during and after a break-up. Time is needed to cope with a wounded psyche,…
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Todd Daigneault
July 29, 2013
Crisis Support
If you discover that your child was molested by his or her schoolteacher, the first thing to do is report it to the police as a sex crime. For that is what is, a sex crime. You have to move…
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Todd Daigneault
July 29, 2013
Marriage and Divorce
A divorce is going to be horrendous, and you know it. With the events leading up to it already tearing apart at your heart and soul, like the gravitational pull of a large planetary body against a smaller one, getting…
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Todd Daigneault
July 27, 2013
Marriage and Divorce
When your wife isn’t talking to you, there can be a variety of reasons. Your wife might be mad at you for snubbing her parents…or your other in-laws. She could be mad at you for checking out the cute cashier…
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Todd Daigneault
July 27, 2013
Marriage and Divorce
One of the worst things you can say to your spouse during an argument include saying you do not love them. Although a lot of hurtful and spiteful things can be said to your spouse in the midst of a…
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Todd Daigneault
July 26, 2013
Marriage and Divorce
In-laws can and do often take sides in spousal disputes. But does it exacerbate an existing marital dispute, if say a mother-in-law comes into the fray defending her son (and therefore her family’s) integrity? Having an overbearing mother-in-law breathing down…
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Todd Daigneault
July 20, 2013
LGBT
Acceptance by you (as a parent) of your son or daughter being gay should be there, without it being asked or demanded of. Even if it is hard to accept, your love for your children should be unconditional. It would…
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Todd Daigneault
July 19, 2013
Family
In a more modern society, fathers and daughters are bonding better, and closer father-daughter ties are being cemented. When it comes to a father passing tips to his teen girl, attributes like honesty, compassion and integrity can certainly be passed…
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Todd Daigneault
July 19, 2013
Dating
When somebody you may be interested in seems to not be too interested, pull back a bit and talk to them more. Talking to them can glean enough information on whether they may be interested or not. You may find…
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Todd Daigneault
July 18, 2013
Dating
When on a date, first lines can be a very polite ‘Hello…How are you today?” It shows interest without getting too deeply involved just quite yet. You can follow up as the conversation and date progresses with discussions on you-without…
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Todd Daigneault
July 18, 2013
Dating
Flirting is a universally accepted practice. People use it like an enhanced form of sign language, to attract members of the opposite sex, to feel good about themselves, to make others in their circle jealous, and generally to have fun…
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Todd Daigneault
July 16, 2013
Dating
Nervousness can easily abound on a first date. Saying the wrong thing can so easily happen when one is nervous on a first date-not knowing what is going to happen, and expecting rejection. Sometimes, in very nervous situations, saying…
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