Author Archive: Victoria Tiegert
Victoria Tiegert
August 3, 2014
Hair
Controlling frizzy hair can be a battle for many people, especially women who were “blessed” to be born with naturally curly hair. I know, I am one of these blessed people myself. While other people are continuously telling us that…
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Victoria Tiegert
August 2, 2014
Crisis Support
Grieving is one of the most difficult processes of the human experience. The loss that a person feels leaves them with feelings of disconnection, as well as emotions that range from sadness to intense anger. They may be having regrets…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 31, 2014
Crisis Support
There are many types of people in this world, both healthy and unhealthy. There are also many types of relationships and it doesn’t necessarily take two “bad” people to form an unhealthy relationship. In fact, it doesn’t even take one….
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Victoria Tiegert
July 31, 2014
Crisis Support
Sexual harrassment is a huge problem, especially in the workplace. It is a distraction, not just to the people dealing directly with it, but also to others who are witnessing it. It can make a person so uncomfortable that they…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 29, 2014
Dating
There are some men who never marry. It is not for the lack of female attention or interest, either. They make a conscious decision to spend their entire lives single. Some people might assume that these are the “party boys”…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 29, 2014
Dating
Historically, it was a given that practically every man and every woman would marry at some point in their lives. Today, however, that is not always the case and more people than ever before are making the decision to stay…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 29, 2014
Dating
There was a time when a woman was simply expected to marry and those who didn’t were referred to as “old spinsters”. It was assumed by the general public that there was something wrong with them, that they were odd…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 29, 2014
Dating
Years ago, I became the stereotypical “bitter single girl” after my second marriage shattered abruptly. I had found out that the man I loved with all my heart, who I thought was my best friend in the world, had a…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 28, 2014
Dating
Emotional infidelity is a form of extramarital affair, minus the physical intimacy. It is by far as damaging to your committed relationship with your spouse as a full-blown affair is; sometimes it is much worse and harder to get out…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 27, 2014
Dating
Online dating has become one of the cornerstones of socializing for many people in this day and age. If you are a young woman looking for an older man to date, there are plenty to choose from at various online…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 24, 2014
Dating
The leaves are turning, the pumpkins are being transformed into jack-o-lanterns, and the candy corn is appearing on the store shelves. These are the signals that Halloween, that dark and gloomy last night of October, is right around the frightful…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 24, 2014
Dating
What a myth we have been fed that has told us that women are not as interested in sex as their male counterparts are! Being a woman who has never experienced such a thing at all, this is a laughable…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 21, 2014
Dating
Have you gotten tired of the local bar scene as your primary source of finding dates? Have you finally figured out the people that you meet there are there because they actually like it there? If you aren’t the typical…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 20, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Nobody goes into a marriage thinking that it’s going to be unhealthy, and therefore, unhappy. We go in with big dreams and goals that we plan on making come true with this amazing person that we’ve fallen head over heels…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 19, 2014
Communication
Marriage is not always a walk in the park, so to speak. There are times that things get very difficult. There are times that are stressful and even unhappy. And, there are times that a spouse may lose interest in…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 19, 2014
Communication
Almost every relationship will go through periods of time that are lacking in the fire and passion that new love is known to have. These times don’t necessarily mean that your partner is no longer interested in you or in…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 18, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
When a husband cheats, a wife experiences a devastation that is unable to be explained in words. No one who has not been so incredibly betrayed by a person whom they love can even begin to understand the feelings that…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 17, 2014
Communication
There are some people who are prone to starting and fueling the fires of rumors. Maybe they don’t really intend to be telling lies, maybe they aren’t intentionally saying things to sully the reputations of others, but it doesn’t matter…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 16, 2014
Communication
Since the beginning of marriage, there have been husbands and wives who are dealing with in-laws and often, they are dealing with problems that arise in the in-law relationships that the marriage has brought into their lives. By far, the…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 16, 2014
Communication
When we are in a marriage, or any other relationship that is important to us, we use communication in many ways and in various forms. How we choose to communicate and what we are saying when we do have the…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 15, 2014
Communication
Men seem to believe that women are a strange and unpredictable breed, but I’m not quite sure why that is. For the most part, we all seem to want the same things. We want to feel the same things, hear…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 15, 2014
Communication
Being a wife of a man who is far from the most sensitive man in the world, there are many things that I wish he knew about me. However, as we’ve gotten closer and closer, I have realized that there…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 14, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
In the workplace, you are often working very closely with your co-workers and even with your boss to accomplish the needs of the company. There are often times that the business relationships that you have can easily turn into more…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 14, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Just taking a look at the current divorce statistics will tell you one very important thing. Marriage vows are outdated, as unfortunate as that fact is. It is not the opinion of this writer that they should be; it is…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 14, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
When you have a sister, the odds are that you are close and care about her a great deal. You may have squabbled and fought like crazy as kids, but in most sibling relationships, adulthood brings a very different relationship….
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Victoria Tiegert
July 11, 2014
Friends and Peers
Most of us don’t choose who our neighbors are. Most of us don’t even know the neighbors that we are getting when we move into a new place. We find a home that we like and we move. It’s simple…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 10, 2014
Friends and Peers
When you have neighbors that are in close proximity and have a propensity for being loud, it is disturbing to your life. You may be having a peaceful day, enjoying itme in your own yard, when all of a sudden,…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 7, 2014
Friends and Peers
Most of us know at least a couple of people that have the habit of seeing the world and situations in a very negative light. Negative people can be very difficult to deal with. They seem to want to crush…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 4, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Divorce is an emotionally devastating time for most people. You have spent a significant amount of time together, building love and a life together, possibly even a family. To have something come crashing in to tear that all apart is…
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Victoria Tiegert
July 4, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Case Study: Geoff and Lillian Geoff and Lillian met in 1992, both having been recently divorced. They shared a mutual group of friends, well-intentioned, who told them they’d be perfect for each other. Of course, none of the friends understood…
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