How does one begin a meaningful conversation? In this day and age when people hardly speak orally {as it is all through text, or email} is it any wonder why people are so nervous? There is so much mistrust between…
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Fear is the barrier that keeps many people single – and ultimately alone. This could be for a number of reasons. However one of the most common reasons is the fact that a person may have been hurt badly in a…
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Surviving a break-up is about ‘moving on’. It’s about being able to look to the future with conviction and hope. But before any of you are able to do that you must first go through, what many people would call, a ‘grieving’…
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Learning to take responsibility for our own behaviour begins within the home. It is as children that we are taught, within the home, at an early age, how to be ‘responsible’ for our own actions. The foundations for that ‘responsibility’…
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March 4, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
Everything is possible in life. With this being the case, then falling out of love with either your wife or husband can and does happen. There are many reasons as to why a husband and wife should fall out of…
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It takes a lot of faith, perseverance, dedication, determination and above all, love, to make a long-term relationship work. This is particularly so when the two people involved are so far away. Relationships, at the best of times, are fraught…
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The ability to be able to listen to each other will help any relationship grow. Indeed when couples do nothing but shout in order to be heard, that does nothing but cause consternation and frustration. Obviously this eventually leads to…
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It is the duty of every right-thinking son and daughter to tend to the needs of their elderly parents if they need our help. Whether they need financial help or not, it is our duty to provide for them, as…
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The strained relationship between mother and daughter becomes more evident as the daughter gradually gets older. In teenage years especially, there is often a conflict between daughter and mother – with the both of them seeing each other as rivals. If the father…
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All too often the realities of love hit home with despairing regularity. When a couple first meet they cannot get enough of each other. Indeed, they love the fact that they love what they see within their partners. This then,…
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It is the duty of every right-thinking son and daughter to tend to the needs of their elderly parents if they need our help. Whether they need financial help or not, it is our duty to provide for them, as…
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You can pick your friends, but you cannot pick your family. This well-known saying has been going round for years, and it is so true. To say that blood is thicker than water is to not look at the ‘bigger…
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January 14, 2014 Marriage and Divorce
A husband, wife, or both parties, automatically know when their relationship/marriage is coming – or has come – to its natural end. Little things that couples used to love about each other – and which attracted couples to each other…
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One of the worst times of anyone’s life, to begin a new relationship, is if they have just recently ended one. Rebound relationships very rarely work for a number of reasons. One of the main reasons is that you may…
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December 30, 2013 Communication
The pen is mightier than the sword. And it is true. Weapons may wound the body, but words wound even more. If one looks back through history, change within society – for the good or bad – came about because of…
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December 26, 2013 Communication
Generally it is to the mother that we go running too for comfort. It is the mother who reads to us at night when we are children. And it is the mother who takes us out. My own father never…
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December 24, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
There are many signs that a partner is deceiving another, and all create a damaging psychological barrier to the relationship overall. A change, or shift in attitude toward you from your partner, is just one of the major signs to…
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December 2, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Unless a couple work on their marriage from the get go, then the marriage is doomed to fail, and will not last forever. Marriages can last forever, if both couples are willing to sacrifice a lot. And it is very hard work…
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November 27, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
There are many danger signs that one should watch out for in a marriage. Indeed many articles written on this subject always state the ‘man’, is ‘he’ cheating? Is ‘he’ doing this or doing that? However, just as many women…
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Dating can be a minefield. And the pitfalls can be many. The trick is how to avoid them in order to have a successful date. The problem with the pitfalls within dating is that there are so many of them…
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November 16, 2013 Communication
Secrets can be the bane of many a relationship/marriage break-up. Yet it does not have to be like that. When a couple marry it does not therefore stand that they ‘own’ that person, mind, body and soul. No one has…
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November 13, 2013 Communication
Communicating with negative people can be mentally draining. And it can often take an immense amount of effort and energy. The fact of the matter is, that the effect this can have on your mental health can be devastating. Negative…
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November 12, 2013 Communication
End it. Pure and simple. The biggest mistake of all in trying to win back an ex-partner, is by actually becoming ‘friends’. When a relationship has broken down, especially so if that relationship has lasted for a good number of…
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November 9, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
A curious, yet crucial aspect to relationships has arisen during the 21st century. This is in reference to the ‘virtual relationships’ that have slowly progressed to such a level that they have become as important – if not more important…
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November 1, 2013 Friends and Peers
It is very rare that ex-lovers can be friends. The problem with this is the fact that both parties have to be able to put up with the pretense – the pretense that they can just forget that they had…
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October 11, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
Listening, hearing what the other is saying and either agreeing – or being open-minded to it. Understanding of your partner’s feelings, likes and dislikes. Compromising between each other, and not taking each other for granted. These are the things that will…
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October 5, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
It just worked for us and it felt right. I earned the money, and my wife dealt with the family budget. That was the way it always was and there where no problems with that. Wives, to my mind, are…
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The biggest barrier that one can face when looking for a soul mate is that of low self-confidence. Chronic shyness and the ability to ‘trust’ are also barriers that one must be able to overcome. Indeed, if someone has been badly hurt at some…
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Jealousy is definitely a sign of love. One has to look at it like this. If their partner did not feel any jealousy at all, then one could be forgiven that they are not loved, or indeed, cared about. Within…
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Learn to love yourself. because if one cannot love themselves then how can they expect anyone else to love them? Love begins with the person who wants to be loved. If one constantly brings themselves down, time and again in…
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