The world is full of people who are very outgoing and friendly. It is also full of people who are extremely shy. Sometimes, these people wish that they were able to be as social and easy-going as they see others…
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May 21, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
If you are married to someone who is passive aggressive, you may be spending a good portion of your time in confusion and bewilderment. There are some people who won’t even realize that they are married to someone who is…
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May 20, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Infidelity is possibly the single most heartbreaking and devastating thing that can occur within the sanctity of a marriage. Not every marriage that has to face a situation of infidelity is doomed to end, however. There are many marriages that…
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May 20, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
There aren’t many people who marry with the intent to ever break their marriage vows by having an affair, but it does happen. In fact, if your marriage has been hit by this train wreck, you are far from alone….
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May 20, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Being unfaithful, or “affair challenged” as one therapist has so aptly put it, is as grave a disease to the heart and mind as any physical disease is to the body. Breaking promises and vows that should be held sacred…
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May 20, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Having an affair is never just about one person and it can never just affect one person. Whether your spouse knows about your affair or not, their life is being affected by it. How unfair it would be to never…
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May 16, 2014 Friends and Peers
Good friends are hard to find. Most people really only have a few truly good friends in a lifetime, but there are also people who have a circle of people that they would consider to be friends, even if they…
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May 16, 2014 Friends and Peers
If you are trying to meet new people and develop more relationships in your life, you aren’t going to be able to do it if you aren’t willing to get out there and socialize. The first step in meeting new…
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May 13, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce is rarely easy and it is made even more difficult if there is real property owned within the confines of the marriage. Homes and land must be distributed in some equitable manner, which can be a challenge. Decisions that…
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May 12, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce is not anyone’s idea of a good time. It is not why any couple gets married. There are no two people who make the commitments of marriage just so that they can experience a divorce. Thus, there was once…
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May 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
When you and your soon-to-be ex are in the middle of your divorce, it might seem as if life is just one big battle after another. This need not be the case at all if you are willing to learn…
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May 11, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Divorce statistics are very high today and they are on the rise. Yearly, we see an increase in the number of marriages that come to a crashing halt when the two parties decide that they simply cannot make things work…
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Family can be one of life’s greatest blessings when they are supportive and caring. There are times, however, that your relatives may cross the line of caring to enter the zone of meddling. This is not a blessing, it usually…
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May 4, 2014 Style and Beauty - Other
Dressing like a queen on a pauper’s budget is not only possible, but can be fun! Look at it as a challenge and set aside a time and a plan for your pauper to queen day! Inviting a girlfriend to…
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As poor a reputation as many in-laws have gotten, they don’t all deserve it. Your in-laws don’t have to be outlaws! Sometimes, we go into these relationships expecting the worst and that is just what we get, but it need…
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May 3, 2014 Style and Beauty - Other
Real beauty, that is to say, the kind that lasts for more than a fleeting glance, is most definitely the type that radiates from the inside. Just ask a man or a woman who has married one of the outer…
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April 30, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
The rate at which families today are splitting up is staggering. Children are being separated from one parent or the other and there is an enormous price being paid by them as individuals, as well as by society as a…
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April 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Most people have heard the horror stories of women living in third world countries who don’t bear sons for their partners. The media has been able to bring to our attention the horrors of their plights. They are treated as…
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April 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Marriage is an exciting and wonderful opportunity for two people to come together and share a home, a life, and a family. No longer are they alone, but part of a beautiful partnership that can produce great things. However, marriage…
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April 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Whenever two people make the decision to discontinue their single lives and combine them together into a marriage, there are going to be things that each person individually brings into the relationship. Since people have been raised in different homes,…
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April 28, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Aaahhhh, the splendor of newlywed bliss…You and the man of your dreams have just returned from the honeymoon and you enter your new home to find that it’s all about flowers and candles and romance. He has thoughtfully arranged for…
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April 26, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
We all dream of the celestial newlywed bliss that we see on movies and hear about from other couples, but there are times that it simply doesn’t happen. Maybe you leaped into the marriage too fast or maybe you just…
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There are many different types of abuse, but no matter what form abuse takes, it is always demeaning, degrading, and devastating to the victim. While physical abuse can be much more obvious to see the signs and effects of, the…
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Being an abuse survivor is often challenging, as is being married to one. For most, if not all, who were abused during childhood, there are many effects that linger on far into adulthood, many times for the rest of their…
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There is no doubt that sexual abuse is a terrible thing to go through, at any age, any gender, by any person. It is a destructive force that will come in and wreak havoc on the very soul of the…
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Honoring a mother who has done very little to earn even respect is a challenge, to say the least. A mother who has been abusive to you is one that you probably harbor anger and resentment towards. Maybe you haven’t…
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When a member of one’s family is suffering with a mental illness, the whole family is suffering right alongside him or her. Mental illness is a terrible disease and unfortunately, it is one that is rarely understood by those who…
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Depression, whether temporary or longstanding, is a terrible thing to have to deal with. When a person is coping with feelings of depression, the people who are close to them will be feeling the effects of this emotional trouble, as…
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When it comes to love, there are no hard and fast rules that will work for every person or for every situation. Although there are several “classes” or “leagues” of people in this world, the playing field can level out…
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Anniversaries are special days and when a couple begins to celebrate theirs is a decision that is totally up to them. Some people don’t celebrate an anniversary until they’ve shared a year as husband and wife, while others seem to…
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