I Am Single and Lonely

By Eden Julia Gibsons If you feel you are 'single and lonely' these steps will get you out of this rut. A lot of people write this to me ... First of all, yes, in an ideal world we would all be in a fantastic relationship, surrounded by a few true friends and completely fulfilled in our own professional life (whatever form that may take). The reality is very different; believe it or not, in my experience I have noticed that very few people are truly fulfilled and, if they are, such fulfillment comes from within: some of the happiest people I have found had nothing, no close family even, but essentially were completely at peace with who they were and their path in life.OK, let's clarify this. In order to be successful in your personal life and achieve happiness,...

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TIME For Love

by Steve WickhamTHE PURPOSE OF LIFE is to learn how to love, and life is the learning ground toward that end. Time is the biggest barrier to love. Somehow we must reinvent our perception of time in order that we would endear ourselves to love.We need T.I.M.E. for love.TENDERNESS is the ideal input to love, whether it's romantic, compassionate, friendly, or passionate love. It melts empty love, breaking the ice, enabling the early vestiges of intimacy. Another name for tenderness is gentleness or meekness, and certainly patience - these all abide blissfully in time.People who pose no threat to the other person find there is no barrier to trust.INTIMACY is a transaction between two, and trust is the product. Little do we realise, tenderness finds us there. The wonderful...

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Dating violence common among teens in the ER

BY GENEVRA PITTMAN, REUTERS"The violence that is perpetrated on girls is much more severe," agreed Dr. Brian Wagers, an emergency medicine doctor who studies dating violence at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. "The injuries sustained on girls are much more severe, much more frequent."Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Dating+violence+common+among+teens+Study/5836598/story.html#ixzz1g3XKcWy3More than half of teens and young adults treated at an inner-city emergency room said they had experienced dating violence, either as a victim or a perpetrator, in a new study.The abuse includes both physical and sexual violence, from hitting and kicking to forced sex.Both girls and boys reported high rates of partner violence, but girls were much more likely to fear...

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Before Your Divorce is Final

Whether you should refrain from dating before your divorce is final is both a strategic and moral question. The answer depends on how your state views fault in divorce, on how long you and your spouse have been separated, on what your lawyer thinks about dating during divorce, and finally on how you feel about dating while you're still married.Even if your state pays attention to fault in divorce, the longer you've been separated from your spouse, the less likely that your having a relationship with someone else is going to have a big impact on the issues of your divorce. Judges typically are concerned about affairs that they think caused the divorce. It's just hard to attach too much blame to an affair that began several months after separation.Peter was getting impatient. At my...

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Take our relationship poll

Tell us what you think. By Sarah BruningWhich is more important to you right now?Being successful in my chosen careerFinding a long-term relationshipVoteView ResultsShare ThisPolldaddy.comWhich would you rather have?A really hot one-night standAn emotionally fulfilling long-term relationshipVoteView ResultsShare ThisPolldaddy.comMy idea of a successful night out is...meshing my boyfriend/girlfriend with my friendsspending quality time with just my significant otherhooking up with a hot strangerVoteView ResultsShare ThisPolldaddy.comHave you ever cheated on a partner?YesNon/aVoteView ResultsShare ThisPolldaddy.comWhat’s been your...

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