What Makes a Man Sexy
What Makes A Man Sexy? Some believe that Fabio is the epitome of sexy, but I don’t think Fabio is sexy at all. The man who demands sexual attention really turns me off. Fabio is just too much. What makes…
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Author Archive: Vicki Phipps
What Makes a Woman Sexy
What makes a woman sexy depends on her sex appeal which tends to draw men in. Still, there’s something to be said about what’s left to the imagination, and being classy can be even more sexy than what is exposed…
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Why Women go Back to Husbands who Cheat
March 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Why women go back or never leave the husband who cheats is a mystery to those who don’t know how it feels to be betrayed that way. Still, chances are that if you are married, you’ll be cheated on some…
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Signs that your Spouse is being Unfaithful
March 17, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The signs that a spouse is being unfaithful are sometimes harder for women to see because we women tend to be a bit naive when it comes to love. At least, I was. Men, on the other hand, seem to…
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Weighing the Benefits of Staying Married and Divorcing
March 16, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
When a marriage goes sour, it’s not uncommon to consider the option of divorce. Sometimes it seems easier than the effort involved with trying to salvage a relationship that’s left you worn out. Even so, it’s good to know what…
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Divorce the Dangers of Winning at all Costs
March 16, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
It’s been said that the experience of divorce creates the same stress as grieving a death. Even if you want the divorce, you must grieve for the loss of your dreams and the promise that wasn’t kept. When you face…
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Fostering Good Family Relationships
Fostering good family relationships benefit our lives, and it’s exactly why we strive to find what it takes to keep connected. When we fail to foster good relationships, the law must step in through divorce, child custody battles or the…
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Tips for Supporting your Parent in the Loss of a Spouse
When my dad’s second wife died suddenly and too young, it seemed he gave up on love. After he and my mom got divorced, Patricia became the new love of his life that he thought he’d never find, so when…
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Falling in Love with your best Friend how to Handle it
How do you handle it when you’ve fallen in love with a guy who’s been the best friend of your life? It happened to me, so I should know, but it took me some time to realize something I didn’t…
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Speaking without Thought
February 27, 2015 Communication
“He’s so lucky,” John said as a guy and his voluptuous blonde wife walked by. After that, John paused and watched until the couple were out of sight. In the meantime, John’s wife, who happened to be standing by his…
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Does Marriage Counseling Work
February 23, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The key to successful marriage counseling will be a high degree of love, commitment and motivation between the couple. Both husband and wife must agree to put in 100 percent. Beyond this high degree of ability between the couple, the…
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How to Cope with a Jealous Partner
February 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Coping with a jealous partner will be a sensitive issue within a relationship, as jealousy tends to revolve around issues with self esteem. Certain deep seeded fears can create abandonment issues too, if not resolved before adulthood. Depending on the…
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How Marriage cannot be Defined by Religion
February 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage can’t be defined by religion, due to the fact that the institution of marriage is involved with the law. It’s a confusing legal aspect which takes religion away from the very thing people tend to do in a church…
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Remembering the Spouse you Chose in the first Place
February 20, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Remembering the spouse you chose in the first place can be the saving grace that keeps you from making big marital mistakes. More often than not, the biggest mistakes married people make include, looking through a new but negative view…
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Questions to ask yourself when you are considering Divorce
February 10, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
If you are considering divorce, answer these questions before you go through with it. Before you make mistakes, make sure you’re ready and prepared for what you find out there. 1. Do you truly want a divorce, or are you…
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Bad Habits that can Ruin your Marriage
February 5, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Whatever we habitually do can become the bad habits that ruin the relationship between husbands and wives, the most significant relationship in our lives. The reason this is true is probably due to the fact that no one knows us…
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How to Debate without getting into a Fight
January 24, 2015 Communication
Debates are great ways to look through two views to resolve an issue. People who debate bridge the gap between diverse human beings, but people who fight need to prove they are right through a self righteous view. Since what…
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Tips for Making Successful Small Talk to Strangers
January 21, 2015 Communication
Small talk is never easy, so it’s probably not wise to talk to strangers at all. Small talk isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and by the way, no one appreciates it when a total stranger asks, “How are…
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Friendship Issues Advice
January 20, 2015 Friends and Peers
What is Friendship? A quote by an author unknown to me expresses best what friendship means to me. “Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring…
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How to Spot an Online Dating Site Scam
There’s nothing like meeting a real, living human being when you’re dating. Still, sometimes our circumstances don’t allow for that. There appear to be a lot of single people out there, so dating online saves so much time. Between the…
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Clever Ways to say i Love you
If the words,”I love you,” have become too routine, and you need a better way to say the same thing for Valentine’s Day, you’re in luck because I have a few for you. The best part is that some of…
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Venting Stress can too much Complaining Hurt a Relationship – Yes
January 13, 2015 Communication
My daughter tends to use me as her venting machine so that she can process her frustration through me. I understand completely. After all, I’m a safe venting machine, because you see, she knows that she can complain to me…
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Class Reunions Torture or Punishment
January 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
My 35th high school reunion is coming up soon, so I find that I’m reflecting back to the class of 74 more than ever before. As I recall, our class motto used to be, “SPIRIT AND PRIDE FOREVER MORE: SENIOR…
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Teens and Life Lessons from Friendships
January 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
A teens life lessons from friendships are like no other lessons in life. As a matter of fact, my only claims to fame happened when I was a teen growing up in Wichita Falls, home of the famous Dr. Phil,…
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Friendship Issues Advice
January 4, 2015 Friends and Peers
Do you have a long list of friends, and so many that you don’t have time to spend with all of them? It could be that your list exceeds the reality of what a real friend is meant be. Too…
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Should you Interfere in a Friends Unhealthy Relationship
January 3, 2015 Friends and Peers
When a friend is living within an unhealthy relationship, you’ll most likely become that friend’s listening ear and when that friend has been a friend for years, it’s hard not to interfere when they vent their frustrations, anger and fear….
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Dealing with Mixed Emotions for your ex Spouse
January 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Mixed emotions can get you into trouble, believe me. Eight months after my divorce, I made the mstake of pretending not to know what I already knew, but chose to forget. In my desperate way, I tried to recreate what…
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After a Divorce when to Start Dating again
January 2, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
The divorce may be final, but are you ready to start dating again? Maybe so, but maybe not. Before you set yourself up for failure, read this list , Signs that you are ready to date: An entire day goes…
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The Impact of Speed Dating on Traditional Courtship
In today’s age of high speed technology, we human beings have grown too accustomed to immediate results. This need for immediate gratification has affected the way we relate to our fellow humans too, and there is no better example I…
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After a Divorce Letting your Child be a Child
November 14, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce can be a confusing time in any adult’s life, but imagine what it’s like in the mind of a child. Even so, in the midst of pain and strife, it’s easy to forget that a child needs to be…
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