Thursday, January 15

LIFESTYLE

Love Bombing: Are Some People Easy Targets For ‘Love Bombers’?
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RELATIONSHIPS

Love Bombing: Are Some People Easy Targets For ‘Love Bombers’?

If one was single and they were to meet someone who showed a lot of interest in them, they could find that they end up being drawn to them. And what might also play a part here is that one may be physically attracted to them. Through being in this person's presence, one could start to experience a lot of positive feelings. In a way, it could be as if this person is a breath of fresh air; with them being someone who has come into their life to make it better. A Fast Build Up After the first encounter, it might not be long until the other person is acting in a ways or talking about things that wouldn't usually take place or be mentioned for quite some time. It will be clear that the other person doesn't want to take their time and to allow everything to develop organically. It will be lik...
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How To Prevent Teen Relationship Violence — A Parent Guide
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PARENTING

How To Prevent Teen Relationship Violence — A Parent Guide

The ReDefine Parenting Program empowers parents, caregivers, and children to speak up when they hear or see abusive behavior. When Christina Kaviani’s son, 6, doesn’t want to hug a grandparent or friend, Kaviani goes against some parenting methods and doesn’t make him. To her, it’s a matter of consent. As an educator on healthy relationships, consent is at the heart of what she teaches. Kaviani is a professor in the Women’s, Gender and Queer Studies Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo who also works with a nonprofit to guide local parents in teaching their children about consent and healthy relationships. The goal is to create stronger families and prevent relationship violence. “I’m just encountering so many parents that have no idea about how to have these conversations, and they n...
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Are Traditional Heterosexual Romances Sexist?
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DATING

Are Traditional Heterosexual Romances Sexist?

Is traditional heterosexual romance sexist? Despite progress towards greater gender equality, many people remain stubbornly attached to old-fashioned gender roles in romantic relationships between women and men. Conventions around heterosexual romance dictate that men should approach women to initiate romantic interactions, ask women out on dates, pay on dates, make marriage proposals, and that women should take their husband’s surname after marriage. While some might view these conventions as sexist and anachronistic, others find them captivating and romantic. They reflect differentiated gender roles in which men take the lead and women follow. Feminist critiques of such practices argue that they reinforce male dominance over women in intimate relationships. So we set out to find out why ...
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Philosophy Can Help Us Become Better Friends
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ATTRACTION

Philosophy Can Help Us Become Better Friends

Friday essay: how philosophy can help us become better friends. Friends, family, lovers – these are three mainstays in our intimate lives. We typically expect familial relationships to be solid, essentially for life. In our romantic lives, we search for the “one” to be with for life. Friendships seem less important, at least in comparison. It is easy to think about friends as people who come and go with the seasons of life. This could be a massive miscalculation. There is a case to be made that friendship is not the third wheel to these other, more significant relationships. Losing friends can be extremely painful. I was working as an ordained minister in the Anglican Church when I gave up my faith and ran off with a fellow church worker (who is still the love of my life). This had profoun...
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How To Defend Yourself Against Online Romance Scams And Scammers
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DATING

How To Defend Yourself Against Online Romance Scams And Scammers

Online romance scams: Research reveals scammers’ tactics – and how to defend against them. In the Netflix documentary “The Tinder Swindler,” victims exposed notorious con artist Simon Leviev, who posed as a wealthy diamond mogul on the popular dating app Tinder to deceive and scam numerous women out of millions of dollars. Leviev is a flashy example of a dating scammer, but criminal operations also prey on emotionally vulnerable people to gain their trust and exploit them financially. The internet has revolutionized dating, and there has been a surge in U.S. adults using apps to find ideal matches post-pandemic. While these apps offer convenience for connecting with romantic partners, they also open the door to online romance scams. Criminals create both deceptive profiles and urgent scena...
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Self-Help For A Broken Heart Those First Few Weeks
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BREAK UP

Self-Help For A Broken Heart Those First Few Weeks

The person you hoped to spend your life with has left you, for whatever reason, and your heart is broken. Initially, that pain and heart-ache is unbearable and you don't know how you're going to get through the next minute, let alone the next day. Obviously, you need to go through a grieving process for the lost relationship, and that will take time. However, you can help yourself through the first acute stages of pain and distress with these simple, natural remedies and healing exercises. Crystal Healing Take a piece of Rose Quartz or Rhodochrosite crystal. Cleanse it in running water, and then keep the crystal with you at all times. You can also hold the crystal and focus on its energy while breathing slowly for a few minutes. Mentally make a connection with the crystal, and ask its ene...
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As Common As Sharing Your Experiences In A conversation Sometimes It’s Best To Just Listen
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As Common As Sharing Your Experiences In A conversation Sometimes It’s Best To Just Listen

‘Oh that happened to me, too!’ Sharing your experiences in conversation is common but sometimes it’s best to just listen. Do you have a friend who responds to almost every anecdote you tell with “Oh my gosh, me too! This reminds me of when that happened to me.” Or perhaps you are that friend. Maybe you instinctively aim to bond with others by talking about experiences you’ve had that feel similar to what your friend has just shared. Pexels/Alex Green, CC BY Do you have a friend who responds to almost every anecdote you tell with “Oh my gosh, me too! This reminds me of when that happened to me.” Or perhaps you are that friend. Maybe you instinctively aim to bond with others by talking about experiences you’ve had that feel similar to what your friend has just shared. In psychology, this...
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Without Making Things Worse — Here Are Four Ways To Have Hard Conversations With Your Friends
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RELATIONSHIPS

Without Making Things Worse — Here Are Four Ways To Have Hard Conversations With Your Friends

Four ways to have hard conversations with your friends – without making things worse. It’s painful to watch someone you care about make what you perceive as bad life choices – we all want what’s best for our loved ones. This can be particularly hard when they are dating someone you don’t think is good, or right for them. Swifties (fans of Taylor Swift) have experienced this recently when Taylor Swift was reported to be dating famed bad boy and “problematic” favourite Matt Healy from the band The 1975. Some fans form parasocial relationships with famous figures like Swift – this is where they feel like they have a close personal relationship with a celebrity and feel invested in them, while the celebrity has no idea who they are. Taylor Swift’s actions are visible for public dissection and ...
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Here’s A Legally Safer Way To Protect Yourself If You’re Sending Intimate Selfie Photos
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DATING

Here’s A Legally Safer Way To Protect Yourself If You’re Sending Intimate Selfie Photos

If you’re sending intimate photos, taking a selfie is legally safer – here’s how to protect yourself. If you’ve considered sending a sexy photo, you’re not alone: research shows that up to 15% of adolescents and 48% of adults have sent sexually explicit texts or images. There’s no shame in sending intimate photos to a partner, but it’s not without risk. If someone betrays your trust and shares them online or with others, it is a form of abuse that can lead to lifelong psychological harm. It may also soon be illegal. New provisions in the UK’s online safety bill currently making its way through parliament will make it a criminal sexual offence to share private, sexual images without consent. They will also make it a crime to “cyberflash” someone – sending an unsolicited nude. If your photo...
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The Sacrifices We’re Willing To Make To Stay Online — Sex Or Social Media?
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SEX-CAPADES

The Sacrifices We’re Willing To Make To Stay Online — Sex Or Social Media?

Sex or social media? The sacrifices we’re willing to make to stay online. Your alarm clock goes off, it’s time to start your day. What’s the first thing you do? What about right before you go to bed? If your answer is scrolling social media, you’re not alone. People are spending increasing amounts of time on social media, with reports from 2023 suggesting an average worldwide usage of two and a half hours a day. With more social media apps and websites coming online, that amount of time is likely to increase. U.S. tech company Meta recently launched Threads, the newest social media platform vying for our time. The app is meant to rival Elon Musk’s Twitter. With 4.8 billion social media users worldwide as of 2023, social media has become a mainstay in everyday life, particularly among young...
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