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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Zen and romance
- The art of romance and the art of Zen are actually very similar. By romance we mean the feeling of love, happiness, joy and delight in just waking up in the morning. We mean being able to be excited about our day, our lives and the people we meet along the way. This is usually the way we feel when we are with or have met someone we particularly care for who cares for us that way as well.Whe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - My fairy tale is gone
- Dear Candace,My girlfriend and I recently split up. I called her a few days ago and she said that it was over and that she did not want to discuss it with me anymore, that I had gotten on her nerves to the point where she didn't see any point in communicating with me, ever. I told her I was completely devastated and depressed. She said, "I know, but that happens to people everyday and ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I have a secret to share
- Dear Candace,I have been through a lot over the last 3 years. I have divorced, suffered from cancer, and started a new relationship with someone I care a great deal about. One of my problems is that I have been trained professionally to be a very secretive person. I have kept things and told lies to this person because of my secretiveness. Needless to say, it has created problems in this re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you paralysed by the fear of future regrets?
- Edith Piaf remains an icon and her best loved song, "Non, je ne regrette rien", remains an anthem in part because of the issues that so many of us have with regret. If the emotionally vulnerable Parisian sparrow could live free from regrets then maybe the rest us can also.Women who are just starting out on their journey of recovery from abuse are often stymied by the spectre of future regre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Am i doing the right thing?
- Dear Candace,My fiancé and I just broke up, and I need to know if this was the right thing to do or not. I love him more than anything else in the whole world. We were planning on being married in April. I just felt like he put himself above me in his priorities. He would make plans with me and then go play golf instead, or he would simply forget to call because something m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fear of a broken heart
- Dear Candace,I am in the process of getting divorced and have met a very wonderful man who touches my soul. I am scared of a relationship because of a fear of not being perfect, and my main fear is that of a broken heart. I am wondering how this relationship will work out and how I should handle it so that no feelings will be hurt. I want to be with this man. Will I be? Will it be a forever...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The friend who taught me
- Knowing her day can be dreadfully tiresome when she mounts her soapbox, there's much to like and enjoy about her life so far.When she describes the understandings of her existence and its climactic moments, I compare with other ordinary people as they go through their day, terrified of what may come their way. In my opinion we all take for granted the health of our kids, and our daily gifts...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Coping with a new culture: problems and solutions
- Coping with a new culture has never been the easiest job of one's life, for, not only that you miss your friends and family in the new place, you also miss your very own culture. And culture, as the social anthropologists say, is exactly what we do in our life. Going by this definition, you tend to miss everything, everything that you have done since the time you have taken birth, everything that ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Confession of the egoists!
- Hamlet has given this generation an awfully amazing and defensive quote "to be or not to be". This article is not at all a serious philosophical one but the humor in life has given birth to a new philosophy.From the age of sweet sixteen girls and boys start searching their soul mates and are in chaos of discovering the hidden one. Whole by whorl?. thanks heaven they aren't searchi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Noon (a love story)
- Noon (A Short Love story, dedicated to my wife Rosa)Marina, raised and born in Huancayo, Peru. Young and beautiful fell in love with Winston, a handsome man, but not of her culture, rather he was quite the opposite in that he was a gringo, as she called him, and she an Inca, as he called her; but love flowed, and it was as should be, love at first sight, and a lasting love. And because ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Romantic tips ? gift giving
- I believe that we have all heard of the standard romantic gifts. Chocolate, flowers, and jewelry, but there is something to be said for the man who thinks out side the box when gift giving holidays roll around.I had the absolute best birthday this past year. You see, my husband has a difficult time picking out gifts for me and he has been known to give me things like a vacuum cleaner for Ch...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Romantic tips - keeping romance alive
- You've been in a relationship for quite some time and you notice that the romance that was so abundant in the early days is fading fast. You know that you've got to act fast because your relationship is heading for disaster. What can you do to bring back that romantic flare?It all starts with one simple step! Start putting your partner first in all things that you do. This is one of the mos...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Travel to find a russian bride
- Do you agree that the best lessons are lessons given to you by other people who have already made some mistakes so that you wouldn't repeat them? We are going to have a detailed observation of a certain man's trip. When coming to Russia he managed to make a lot of mistakes and he can hardly calm down with the idea of getting wiser and more experienced. But you can avoid all this bad stuff! Just im...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Getting more from dating, romantic relationships, and marriage
- Romantic relationships happen because of the hopes and dreams a couple has for a happy life together. The relationship will continue to be pleasant and rewarding as long as the hopes and dreams are kept alive by staying concerned with what is good about the relationship.This article suggests ways for staying aware of what makes your romantic relationship worthwhile.Don't Expect Too M...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Passion or purpose?
- I hate moderation. I hate doing things moderately. I hate having to be controlled, mature, and disciplined. I don't want to moderate how much I eat or drink. I don't want to be moderate with sex, or playing, or vacations. I don't want to moderate what I say for fear it will offend. I don't want to do what's "good for me."I DO want to have a second piece of pie because it tastes good. Someti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Buying underwear for the woman in your life - the golden rules
- There are two golden rules for choosing underwear for the woman in your life: ignore them at your peril!1) Make sure you get the right size?This is relatively easy - all you have to do is have a look at the label inside a bra that she often wears and note the size (numbers and letters, eg 36C) and do the same for a pair of knickers. Just don't let her catch you rummagin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fight, flight, or loving action
- Fight or flight - our automatic response to danger. When fear is present, adrenaline pours into our system to prepare us to fight or flee - from the tiger, the bear, the lava from the volcano?.Fight or flight - today we automatically respond this way to the present dangers, the deep fears that come up in relationships: rejection and engulfment - fears of loss of other and loss of self....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How can i get my partner to change?
- How much energy do you spend trying to get what you want from your partner? Think about it for a moment - how much of your thinking time is spent on what to say to your partner to get him or her to be the way you want him or her to be?Many of us spend a lot of time thinking about how to get what we want from our partner - how to get our partner to open up, be more caring, see us, love us, p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Should i give up me to not lose you?
- How far can you afford to bend your values to preserve your relationship? How far can you go in giving yourself up to avoid losing your partner? How much of yourself can you afford to sacrifice to not lose someone you love? How do we find the balance between maintaining our integrity and bending our values?Most relationships require us to bend to a certain extent, but how much can we bend w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real friends
- About a year ago, I was talking to a friend of mine on the telephone. He had just experienced a big success in his career and wanted to brag. We had a great time cheering and laughing over his big moment. Then as we were wrapping up our phone call, he apologized for gloating to me. I blew it off telling him, "Don't apologize! Real friends are people that you can cry with during the bad times and g...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How not to compromise with your partner
- Do you ever disagree with your spouse? Or your boyfriend or girlfriend? Of course not ? she/he/it is perfect, right?You can imagine my shock when my friend confided in me that he and his wife often fought over tiny things."You're kidding.""Yes, we fight over the tiniest, most unimportant things," he confirmed."Well, why don't you just let her have her way then?""...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Looking for love in all the wrong places? - how to fine tune your relationship radar
- I don't think a week goes by that I don't get a letter or e-mail from someone asking for help in making better choices in relationships.It usually goes something like this: "I keep picking jerks to date! I try to pick different types of people _ they might even look completely different from the last person I dated _ but they end up acting the same and treating me the same. How do I stop do...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Universal laws for couples
- The Law of Connection: Spouses are either growing closer or growing apart. You don't get to stand still in relationships for very long. So we need to know two things: What does it take to continue to feel connected to my spouse? And what does it take for my spouse to continue to feel connected to me?The Law of Nagging: I've rarely seen a situation where one person was being accused of naggi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Finding a life partner
- Dear Candace,I'm 35 years old and ready to open my heart to a true partner. I have honored myself in the past by leaving relationships that weren't right, yet I wonder if my idea of how I think it is supposed to be is preventing me from creating what I truly want. I don't want to settle. I met a man recently and was very excited after our first date, but on our 2nd date, he seemed more exci...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to quickly turn platonic friends into lovers using the new 5-step jealousy technique
- I'm going to get straight to the point. If you want to exit the platonic zone, you need to focus on two things.Number one, it can be done. And number two, you must make her jealous. Making a woman jealous is an art. It is one of the quickest and easiest ways to build instant sexual value. If you have any moral hold ups or any mental roadblocks that will prevent you from making her jealous, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to tell if someone you meet in an online profile or advert is married/partnered or a troll - 3
- Liar, Liar! Pants On Fire!Today, you'll learn about 2 yellow-flag indications the person on the other end of your online chat is possibly a troll (married, partnered or undesirable)...1. Statute Of Contact LimitationsBeware, beware of anyone putting conditions on when and where you can contact them.For example - "Sorry, but I don't have a land-line, only a cell-pho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to tell if someone you meet in an online profile or advert is married/partnered or a troll - 2
- Troll Detection Made EasyDue to their overwhelming lack of social skills, the gay man's 'trolls' aren't that hard to detect if you know what to look for.The majority of them are usually oblivious to anyone or anything but themselves, and thus behave in a way that makes you shudder with embarrassment.A classic example is someone who sends you naked pictures of themselves withou...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to tell if someone you meet in an online profile or advert is married/partnered or a troll - 1
- Subtitle ? A Troll? What the **** is that and why should I give a hoot?First, let's get clear on our terms.For the purpose of this article, "Troll" has two meanings.1. The traditional online meaning (if there is such a thing) is someone who posts messages to a forum or chatroom just to stir up a fight, or to bait someone.For example, you could have some 15-yea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why men cheat
- "Big, little or short or tall, Wish I could have kept 'em all, I loved 'em every one" - T.G. Sheperd, I Loved 'Em Every OneI thumbed through the New York City Yellow pages under "Escort Services". There were twenty-five pages! "Escort" is just the way businesses get around saying "prostitutes". Clearly, the world's oldest profession is alive and well here in the Big Apple. I eve...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are women really superior to men?
- While doing my search for this idea, I came across something interesting on the web. At a hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where a family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and serious.Surveying the worried faces, the doctor said, "I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news. The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplan...