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November 18, 2009
- It's almost December, and year end is the time when a lot of energy is spent on making resolutions, most of which we don’t manage to keep. So, this year, I propose a different kind of resolution. Will you join me in resolving to create a year of peace? Peace begins inside yourself. When you can remain calm even though things are not going well, or someone is being annoying, or ...
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November 11, 2009
- Re-entering the dating world after many years of coupledom is, well, odd. When you first meet someone, you can feel the mental tape measures being whipped out. You're always wondering how you are measuring up. Simultaneously, you are measuring up the other person. It's like a garment workers' convention.When I was married, meeting new people was less complicated. There was no ...
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November 11, 2009
- Michelle Obama is out to be quite a social evangelist. She is giving dating tips to young women. Her advice is rather regressive. “Cute’s good. But cute only lasts for so long and then it’s, ‘Who are you as a person?’ That’s the advice I would give to women - don’t look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul.”She assumes that all women are gold-diggers ...
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November 4, 2009
- "If our ups and downs in our marriage can help young couples sort of realize that that good marriages take work... it's unfair to project a kind of perfection that doesn't exist." -- First Lady , Michelle Obama, in The New York Times, November 1st, 2009 I was so excited to read the New York Times Magazine story about the First Couple this past Sunday. I can't stop thinking about how ...
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November 4, 2009
- Won't you let me walk you home from school Won't you let me meet you at the pool Maybe Friday I can get tickets for the dance and I'll take you…. Big Star, “Thirteen” Although the ages aren’t the same, I had this song in my head when I read Beverly ...
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October 24, 2009
- In this life, no one wants to be alone.Everybody wants to have someone whom they want to share their lives with. The problem is not about how you plan to find love and friendships. The problem comes when your motives aren't right. I personally don't like when people try to pressure me to date so that they can feel like I have something. For years, I have experienced being bullyied, insulted, ...
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August 27, 2009
- Always and Forever Katie The Rose of Tralee by Annette J Dunleahttp://www.shelfari.com/books/12493453/Always-and-Forever-Katie-The-Rose-of-TraleeDescriptionKatie is a farmers daughter in Tralee. She is best friends with Ronan. As they grow up they fall in fall. On the night Katie enters the Rose of Tralee contest under the apple tree where they carved their names as kids Ronan proposes to his ...
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August 26, 2009
- Check out my guest post on the pros and cons of courtship today vs. courtship in Jane Austen's world. It's a question I pondered constantly while writing my latest novel, RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT. The post is on Stephanie's Written Word as part of her Everything Austen Challenge. Oh yeah, and there's a BIG giveaway: Dutton is providing three copies of RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE ...
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July 3, 2009
- One question arises whenever I pronounce the distinctly un-pithy title of my book for women - ‘The Tao of Dating: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Embracing Your Inner Goddess and Finding the Fulfillment You Deserve‘: “What qualifies you to write this book?” Well, nothing really. See, I actually don’t want you to just listen to me and accept everything I say - the whole point of the ...
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June 14, 2009
- I spent some time with a friend yesterday who is going through the middle-aged dating ritual. I'd helped her with her online dating ad a while back, and she was scared about this entire process.Who can blame her?I've been through this process myself, and I thought I'd repost this essay for her, which is an essay built from a blog I posted here well over a year ago. My friend has not had good ...
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