Tuesday, April 7

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This Ain’t Love At All
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This Ain’t Love At All

These 3 words can mean so much to many people. They can make the heart flutter and cause a person to smile without know it. The 3 words that can change a life is "I love you". Men and women say this to each other often when in a relationship. They help us to recall times when we felt love and knew we were loved. Those special moments like being propose to or hearing them for the first time from someone you really care about. Nothing else can really compare to that. Yet sadly what so many experience is not really love at all. It is some that is here today and gone tomorrow. Words spoken in a time of passion to get what one wants but leaves when the morning comes. One person may feel like this love is real while the other person only wants what saying I love you will give them right now. Lov...
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Downward Dating – What It Is And Why It’s Harmful
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Downward Dating – What It Is And Why It’s Harmful

Are you dating people that you cannot afford to be with? I don't just mean fiscally, I mean mentally, emotionally, socially, educationally, spiritually and or economically. When you choose someone new to date, are you on an equal playing field? Dating on an unequal playing field is a source of frustration and can become out-and-out upsetting. I have coined the phrase "Downward dating." Downward facing dog is a traditional yoga pose that Stretches and strengthens the whole body while relaxing the mind. Unlike downward dating which only eats away at your sanity and puts you in a pile of confusion. In the end, you wind up blaming yourself for the relationships demise. As with many of life's choices there is no one to blame and many lessons to learn. The way your dates treat you and the oppo...
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Ways to Bring Back The Romance in Your Love Life
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Ways to Bring Back The Romance in Your Love Life

Finding a love is rather simple for many. However, keeping that love is the real and ultimate test of truth. Intimacy in a relationship bubbles from romance, and it take the effort of both the partner to keep the romance alive. For some people, the fear of falling out of love begins when they note a lack of romance. Unfortunately what they fail to do is put in a little effort and bring back the romance into their love life. Appreciating each other's character is a key element. You and your partner may have several things that you like and have in common. You can always point out things you do not like in your partner, or simply accept the flaw and move on with them. Nobody is born perfect isn't it? Make sure you are not focusing on fishing out the wrongs in your partner but on the positi...
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From A Great First Date To Lasting Love!
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From A Great First Date To Lasting Love!

Dating Tips: From A Great First Date To Lasting Love! Oh, the importance of first impressions! First dates can be incredibly nerve-wracking. You’re meeting someone for the first time, and you want to make a good impression! Equally, navigating what happens next is just as tricky. Do you go for a kiss? Do you ask if they want to come back to yours? Dating someone new is exhilarating, but it fills you with exhausting questions. How do you make your way through the first few months? Is it too soon to take the next step? Do they like me as much as I like them? We’ve compiled a list of what we think are the best ideas to help you find your way through the first year of dating, and provide ideas for keeping the fire burning as you see your future lying ahead of you! Preparing For A Great Firs...
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Win The Ladies Over With These 5 Online Dating Profile Tips
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Win The Ladies Over With These 5 Online Dating Profile Tips

5 Online Dating Profile Tips to Win the Ladies Over. Whether you’re new to the world of online dating or you’ve been in the game for a while, making a profile is tough. How do you explain what you’re looking for without using cliches? Should you be yourself or play it cool with a few suave pickup lines? And should you really mention that your friends say you look like George Clooney? Don’t worry. We’ll cover all that and more. Here are five online dating profile tips guaranteed to win the ladies over. 5 Online Dating Profile Tips 1. Just Say No to Selfies It’s true that selfies are a huge part of our culture. And on Facebook and Instagram, selfies are fine. But not on your dating profile. You don’t have to run to a studio for professional photographs, but you do want to show that you c...
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Relationships: Are There Four People In Every Relationship?
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Relationships: Are There Four People In Every Relationship?

There are people out there that are in an open relationship and then there are people out there that aren't. When it comes to a relationship that is monogamous, it could be said that there will only be two people involved. Unlike the other type of relationship, each person will only need to think about one other person. If they were not in this type of relationship, they would both have far more people to think about. A Very Different Dynamic Each person would have an attachment to the other and they would both have an attachment to other people. Due to what is going on, a lot of their time could be spent on this area of their life. Conversely, both of them might not have a strong emotional connection to each other or to the other people in their life. Thus, while both of them will sha...
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To Lead To Fewer Future Disagreements Think Objectively About Romantic Conflicts
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To Lead To Fewer Future Disagreements Think Objectively About Romantic Conflicts

RELATIONSHIPS & DATING Lindsey Rodriguez, University of South Florida The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Consciously channeling the perspective of a neutral third party can defuse romantic conflict and prevent future disputes, according to a study of 716 Americans my colleagues and I published in the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. We surveyed men and women across the U.S. who were living at home with their romantic partner in May 2020 – at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. We asked them to identify a recent disagreement with their partner. Then we randomly assigned them to briefly write about that recent relationship conflict. We asked half the participants to write about the disagreement from thei...
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Really? The Wacky World Of Meeting Women On The Internet
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Really? The Wacky World Of Meeting Women On The Internet

I rejoined Match.com a few days ago. I've belonged to Match 4-5 times since the early 2000's. I rejoined because they have the largest database of potential partners. Before I came back to Match, I was on a couple of smaller "niche" dating sites, but they just didn't have enough members to be effective in what is essentially a numbers game. At this point, I've recently only "dated" one person I've met on a dating site. I was more interested in her than she was in me, and we wound up friends, but she woke me up, lightly cracking me open to realize how much I want a partner in my life. But since I can't yet speak to the dating part on internet dating this time around, this article is going to focus on meeting people. It will also be focused on a man's perspective but I hope it will be useful...
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It’s Not Exactly Science But ‘Love Languages’ Might Help You Understand Your Partner
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It’s Not Exactly Science But ‘Love Languages’ Might Help You Understand Your Partner

‘Love languages’ might help you understand your partner – but it’s not exactly science. If you’ve ever flipped through the pages of a women’s lifestyle magazine, there’s a good chance you’ve stumbled onto a quiz promising to answer the question “what is your love language?”. Or if social media is more your speed, there’s no shortage of tweets, memes, GIFs and TikToks bringing the concept of “love languages” into the mainstream. This theory originated from a book published in 1992, The Five Love Languages, written by American author and pastor Gary Chapman. Chapman began to notice trends in couples he was counseling, perceiving they were misunderstanding each other’s needs. The five love languages he subsequently proposed are words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of servi...
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The Friends-With-Benefits Trap – What To Do When A Man Only Wants You For Sex
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The Friends-With-Benefits Trap – What To Do When A Man Only Wants You For Sex

Are you currently involved in a "friends with benefits" relationship? Was it fun at first but now you're finding it harder and harder to keep the sex separate from your feelings of love? Are you driving yourself crazy because you are falling more and more in love but he doesn't feel the same way? It can be very difficult for a woman to stay involved in a friends with benefits situation. But getting out, can be even harder. The Problem With One-Night Stands It all seemed like a great idea in the beginning. You were already friends with him and this was a way to have a casual relationship without the need to go out and try to meet someone. One night stands can be fun once in a while, but it can be a lot of work to always have to be on the look-out for a new guy. At least with this friends ...
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