Women And Men
My once happy mother is now depressed and defeated
My dad died two years ago and my mother's mother came to live with her. My grandmother is very controlling and abusive. I've seen my mom change from a happy person to a defeated nothing - I can't stand to see her like this. Advice: It is always hard to give an older person advice. Most of the time, if that advice hasn't been asked for, the person...
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What is the basis of a truly happy marriage? Romance? Communication? True love? It certainly isn't money, right? Most people would agree that money isn't what makes a good marriage but, according to marriage counselors, it is certainly a big factor in making a bad one. The British relationship counseling service Relate found, in a 1998 survey,...
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It was a lazy Sunday afternoon. The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Birds chirped back and forth as if they were sharing the happenings of the last week with one another. Out of the kitchen window, one could see a mother washing the family car as two neighbourhood boys sat nearby on the curb and lazily tossed small chips of gravel back and...
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You're engaged. The date is set. The biggest, happiest day of your life is just a few months away. Bliss becomes burden as you feel the pressure of wedding planning. Your gown, formalwear, dates, deposits. Banquet hall or caterer? Band or DJ? Where to honeymoon? Who's in the bridal party? Flower selection, budget decisions, guest list. After...
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Standard posed pictures are pretty, but you can make your wedding album into a real page-turner by sprinkling it with some unique images. Try a little something different for your wedding photos. Almost any photographer will know to capture a picture of the ring exchange or the cake-cutting ceremony. But you can set your photographic memories...
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Can you imagine what your life would be like if you couldn't communicate? That means no tone of voice, no body language or facial expressions, no words, no alphabet. Nothing. Effective skills in communication are necessary to maintain and increase the quality of our lives. If we can't communicate effectively, we will be led in a direction we don't...
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My husband of twelve years is becoming very distant, non-communicative and unaffectionate towards myself and our children. There is very little communication between us. I feel I give to him all the time and he takes and doesn't give back. There is no romance anymore, and sex just feels like another chore to me. I feel we are headed for a breakup....
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