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All About Relationships
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. Sometimes, I do want to have hot sweaty sex at night and again in the morning because it tastes good. I want to run to the roller coaster at Disneyland . . . keep reading
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 Much -- Don't expect a perfect relationship. That happens only in fairy tales. If you expect everything to be wonderful, it makes your relationship . . . keep reading
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 imagine you are playing the computer game called "Taking pleasure from you trip to Russia". Come on! Let's start. As you know . . . keep reading
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 most romantic things that you can do for your partner. Examples: 1. Your partner is sick and has decided to take the day off from work to . . . keep reading
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 Christmas. However, he really did a great job this year. You see, my children and my husband kept asking me what I wanted. I told them all that . . . keep reading
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 they loved each other so much they would hurry home to meet each other after work each and every day of their lives, simply to be in each other's . . . keep reading
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 searching for an onion which won't be left by the end of spiraling session. I have plenty of real stories with me of some of my friends who wish to . . . keep reading
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 you are used to... foods, customs, attitudes, languages... every little thing. The problem multiplies if the new culture belongs to a different . . . keep reading
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 it's 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. Most of us grew patience when our kids were infants and woke us up at two in the morning, as this has never stopped for my friend. My friend . . . keep reading
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 relationship? Thank you. ~ Maggie "Greetings and blessings to you precious one. You ask how to have this relationship without any feelings . . . keep reading
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 more important came up. I love him and miss him very much, but I feel like maybe it's best for us to be apart until he can change this selfish aspect of his . . . keep reading
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 regret. Curiously, that regret isn't generally about wasting their time, love and energy on an emotional Neanderthal. Instead it's about their . . . keep reading
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 relationship. I know that this is wrong, but when you are trained this way, it is a hard habit to break. Please give me some insight as to how . . . keep reading
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 you need to act like an adult for once." I just don't understand what happened. I am so hurt and confused and lonely. I bought her flowers . . . keep reading
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. When we are with someone we care for and who cares for us there is a heightened sense of being beautiful, valuable and seeing the other that . . . keep reading
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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 . . . keep reading
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 . . . keep reading
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Assuming Personal Responsibility in Relationships
Stephen Covey in 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families says that responsibility is really the " ability to choose our response." We don't have to respond to stimuli and triggers the same way we have always done. We do have a choice. It may take some practice and a real commitment on our part to let go . . . keep reading
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1. Time together is time during which the complete focus is on each other. That means no TV, no newspaper, no kids. I know, I know, that's hard in our over-busy culture. But stop and consider for a moment: Can you think of many things that are really more important? "So what do we do with this time . . . keep reading
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