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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you a hopium addict?
- Are You A 'Hopium Addict?'If the question alone was enough to make you recoil in horror, it doesn't necessarily mean that the term couldn't possibly apply to you. You may not have heard the term before, but your reaction may be because you are a closet hopium addict.What is the definition of a hopium addict? 'A hopium addict is someone who puts their own emotional needs on hold, whil...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Healing the mid-life love crisis
- All I wanted was to fall in love and live happily ever after. The End.Except it wasn't that simple. At forty-something, I was hardly "on the shelf", but I was the veteran of two divorces. That gave rise to plenty of self doubt. It gave rise to another more sinister, subtle symptom too: I didn't trust the opposite sex not to hurt me again. And guess what? Since the women I was meet...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Catch a cheating husband the easy affordable way
- Many women mistakenly believe they need to hire a private investigator or buy expensive software or surveillance equipment to catch a cheating husband. Once you familiarize yourself with the signs of infidelity, all you really need are your own eyes and ears and your personal knowledge of your mate. The key is knowing what to look for. The information below on how to catch a cheating hus...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Womens cosmic personality quiz: are you a star woman or an earth mother?
- Star Women are visionary leaders, and focused on the future. Earth Mothers are focused on nurturing, caring, and giving. Knowing which of these beautiful images best represents you can lend you a better understanding of your own nature and improve your relationships with others. All women have both Earth Mother and Star Woman attributes, but one is your primary identity. When the si...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you really ready for a relationship?
- So often I hear, I want a boyfriend, I'm married but I'm not happy. I just got divorced and I don't want to make the same mistake again. When will I find someone? It occurred to me recently that in order to be in a relationship that works, it's necessary to be ready to enter one. I know that sounds really simple, but if we look at our national divorce rate, you can see that it is not simple. In fa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ending a relationship gracefully
- Ending a relationship is never easy. When you feel you must end a relationship most people find it challenging as they have feelings towards their partner and do not wish to hurt them.More often than not, breaking up is as hard on the person ending the relationship as it is on the person being broken up with. Realize that a person is breaking up has nothing to do with caring about another p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reading body language in depth
- Body Language can tell you a lot about what is happening in a relationship in so many ways. Is somebody feeling distant, having second thoughts, or are they going to go home rip off all your clothes and make wild, passionate love to you as soon as you close the front door.The clues are in the body language of your partner.Walking:Let's take just walking to a destination for an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What planet is your relationship on?
- If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, what planet is their relationship on?John Gray's bestselling book used a planetary analogy to understand relationships. It proved very popular as a way of understanding and interpreting the behaviour patterns that men and women display.Astrology also uses planets to understand and predict character traits and behaviour patterns. It is an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A friend in need
- Here's the scenario: Julie, a hardworking secretary, lent money to her good friend Ray; $1300 to be exact. Ray had just moved to a new town and claimed that he needed two new suits: one for an upcoming wedding and one to wear on job interviews. Ray lived in a beautiful penthouse. He had a degree in Computer Science and was accustomed to the finer things in life ? designer labels, frequent travel, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Put-downs: the whole story
- What put-downs really areLet me begin by saying what they are not. Put-downs are not "harmless jokes." The test of the difference between a put-down and a joke is this: Would the jokester be happy if someone he respected used that very same so-called joke on him?Put-downs are not "constructive criticism." At a construction site, people are building something. To construct is to build...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to ask for a gratifying sex life
- So your relationship has changed over the years since you said "I do" and sex isn't what it use to be. First you should know that this is normal and common place in the majority of marriages. Knowing that you are not alone does not make you feel any better nor does it get you the satisfying sex life that you once had. You simply can't go through the trials of life without changing....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you relationship ready?
- So, you want to fall in love? You are certainly old enough and moving well along your chosen career path. Many of your friends are either married or in committed relationships. You have grown weary of the singles sceneand the solitary life. Therefore, you must be ready, right?Not necessarily.So what is relationship readiness anyway? Exactly what it says. You are adequately cap...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What went wrong? when relationships go from hot to cold
- Everything was great.We had been dating for 6 months. We shared the same interests, felt very at ease together, had (often) discussed future plans and had even spent some of the holidays together. Our relationship seemed right on track and just right in general.Then, without warning, he said he "needs some time to think and figure things out." He stopped calling and rarely returned m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you (or are you with) a commitment-phobe?
- We hear it all the time. "He just won't make a commitment." "She just wants some space right now." "I'm not sure if I'm ready for a serious relationship."What does having a fear of commitment really mean? Actually, it means basically what it says. For SOME reason you, or someone you are involved with, isn't ready to take this relationship (or any relationship) to the next step.So how...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Relationship spring cleaning by susan sheppard
- History doesn't belong in a relationship that is presentMy friend, Jack Rafferty, the famous Man-Woman Coach, used to say "don't clean the clean" referring of course to relationship. What he meant by that was once you have gotten angry, argued, and "effectively dealt with" something that happened that hurt your feelings, be done with it. Don't keep bringing it up like dirty laundry. Once yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 crucial and surprising steps to build trust in a relationship
- 1. Be predictable.When do seeds of suspicion emerge? When one begins to think, What's up? Why is he doing that? He's never done that before. That is so unlike him. He loses 30 pounds, buys a new wardrobe and comes home late from work. He changes his patterns. His behavior becomes unpredictable. You get the picture? Any movement away from predictable behavior can become suspect and trust can...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Infidelity: spying is not revenge
- Do not use what you find on your cheating spouse as ammunition for revenge. Sure, you may have wonderfully violent fantasies of what you would really like to do to him/her and the other person. This is very normal. But, don't act them out.Using what you find to extract revenge will only lengthen the time of pain and anger. It will undermine your integrity as a person, lower your personal st...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cheating spouse: is spying an invasion of privacy?
- My, how the cheating spouse cries foul when he/she discovers you are spying.Outrage can be intense: "How dare you!! I never thought you would stoop to that! How could you!? How can there be trust in this relationship if you do that? This is none of your business; I don't spy and go behind your back! Now you know why I want to pull away from you. How could I love anyone that would do so...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cheating husband/wife: 6 keys to know if you are ready to handle what you might find when you spy
- When you spy on your suspected cheating spouse, please make sure you consider all the possibilities you might encounter and whether you can handle them.Have you considered the many situations that spying might uncover? Can you imagine the worst thing you might find? Predict what your response will be to the worst-case scenario. Are you ready? Here are some specific questions to ask:1...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cheating spouse: 7 legitimate motives for spying
- Should you spy on your cheating husband or wife? You believe you see signs of a cheating spouse. The need to know whether your spouse is cheating and EXACTLY what kind of cheating is taking place is often strong. There are a number of reasons why the drive to spy is powerful. Here are seven:1. Trust is a big reason, not of your partner, but yourself. Probably for some time you have sensed s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 46 clues your partner is having an affair
- Some of these signs of a cheating spouse are "tongue in cheek" while others are tell tale signs that commonly appear with a cheating husband or cheating wife. There is no copyright. Feel free to forward to those who might be interested. But please don't change anything.Signs of a Cheating Spouse:1) You find birth-control pills in her medicine cabinet, and you've had a vasectomy....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Extramarital affairs: what everyone needs to know and what you can do to help
- Recent statistics suggest that 40% of women (and that number is increasing) and 60% of men at one point indulge in extramarital affairs. Put those numbers together and it is estimated that 80% of the marriages will have one spouse at one point or another involved in marital infidelity.That may seem like a very steep number. However after two decades plus of full time work as a marriage and ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dont avoid conflict and confrontation with your spouse
- "I just let him handle things his way." "We're not very good at resolving problems, so I let it go." "I just hate confrontation!" Listening, talking, communicating, resolving problems, making joint decisions... these are requirements for all couples. Without good communication skills and quality time dedicated to communicating, relationships soon flounder and ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get lucky in your love life
- Whether you are single or married, we all need luck in relationship and romance. It could be for getting a lifetime soul mate or to strengthen you relationship with your current spouse. According to Chinese Feng Shui, the romance corner is at the Southwest corner of your home and this corner belongs to the earth element. Therefore, placing earth element object such as crystals in this corn...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The flames of love
- Suppose you have everything; a good job, good health, good reputation, good relationships and lot of money to spend. But still there is something missing from your life. Guess what? The LOVE. It is not something which you should ignore. Life without love is just like body without soul. Love gives meaning to life as without love life is meaningless. Lucky is the person who gets love and keeps th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Better than help
- One thing that women in abusive relationships and their family and friends frequently request is 'help'; help to change the situation. While I understand, and can relate only too well, to their sentiment, the term 'help' makes me feel uncomfortable.Perhaps I can clarify what I mean with an example. A woman I know believes she has found her big idea and her mission. She is constantly looking...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do men just want mommy?
- Accomplished women are losers in romance claims NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd in her column titled "Men Just Want Mommy." She says powerful men want to marry women who are caretakers like secretaries, assistants, nannies, flight attendants, etc. Are powerful women really at a disadvantage in the marriage market?A University of Michigan study found that men prefer to marry ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Washroom break
- Picture yourself at a bar with some of your buddies. Everybody is having a good time. Suddenly your friend stands up and asks you to go to the washroom with them.Now if you were a female this would be totally normal you would gladly accept and probably talk up a storm in the washroom. But if you were a man being asked by another man you would feel embarrassed, wonder about your friends' sex...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Essense of infidelity
- On one very popular web site there were 260 posts from both sexes commenting about forgiving and forgetting infidelities. I read every one of them. With one exception, the perception conveyed was that one party was an innocent victim of the other's philandering. It seemed to me that everyone was looking at adultery as a cause of marital discord. From my perspective, there are only rare exceptions ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your relationships begin with you
- As a single male in my mid-twenties, I find myself consciously and unconsciously thinking about and searching for that special someone. My goal has always been to be friends with my future wife for at least a year, date for a year, engaged for a year, which includes being married by the time I'm thirty.This goal may seem far-fetched and I admit it is, so I'm open to altering it. I know what...