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February 28, 2007
How to Get Over a Relationship
Back on February 7, I turned 35. Someone famous born on the some day, albeit 150 years before me, was Charles Dickens. I tried reading one of his books for independent study project in high school but cheated and watched a videotape of miniseries based Great Expectations instead. Nevertheless, between the video and some Cliffs Notes, I perused, I feel as if I actually remember Mr. Dickens actual Dickensian prose.
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February 27, 2007
Relationship Forums: Portals to People's Souls
Some days I just want to talk romance. Some days I get up and love is all that consumes me. Days when romance is on my mind, I head for relationship forums and try and talk it out. After all, there’s nothing better to soothe a beating or broken heart than a little commiserating with perfect strangers.
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February 23, 2007
Can Teenage Relationships Last?
I’ve often wondered what would have happened had one of the relationships I had in my teenage years gone the distance. They will always stand as some of the most powerful relationships on record. Was it that the connections were so good? Would I have been happy years later after we’d grown up and become adults? These are some good questions I think every teen needs to ask themselves these days when romance comes around.
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February 21, 2007
Christian Relationships
The Internet is home to some fantastic online dating sites. They cover a wide range of ethnic and interest ranges but one of the strongest areas happens to be Christian dating sites. Not only are there a number of dating sites in the market, but they are also quite varied in what they offer to single Christians looking for love. The question is, which one is right for you?
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February 20, 2007
Divine Romance
I've done much soul searching in the last few weeks. I mean first I turned 35 the day after my late father's birthday and then of course, there was Valentine's Day. If you know anything about my dating life, it peaks in summer, slowly dies off before Christmas and fades into oblivion during the darkest part of winter. Nevertheless, I suppose I have lots of time to meet the one.
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February 19, 2007
The Setup
I am not a fan of the setup. The second a friend knows a friend that I should meet, I know it’s time to worry. Are you a fan of the setup? Have you ever had a successful hookup through friends? Pulling off "the setup" is a difficult job—even for those who know you best. I love my friends to death but I’m way too particular when it comes to who I date. The odds of them finding the right one for me just aren’t in their favor.
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February 17, 2007
Romance MP3s
Okay, so here’s a little secret I’d like to share. On my iPod, I have a special play list devoted to romance MP3s. Shhhhh! Keep it down! Someone may hear you! Yes, it’s true. I’m a 30-year-old man with a soft spot for L O V E! And it’s one of my favorite lists to spin up while driving. I had a bunch of songs that I knew I wanted on there and also spent some time searching the Net for lists. This list needs some serious work, but I thought I’d share a few of them with you, just in case you were looking for a few romantic tunes to plug into your player.
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February 16, 2007
Puppy Love
I had a bad case of puppy love that followed me through most of my high school years. It started in grade nine. I had just turned 13 and went to the movies one night with a buddy from grade school. We had parted ways and went to different high schools abut he was bringing a girl he was seeing and one of her friends to the show. I distinctly remember having received Polo cologne as a present and dumping it on the both of us before we left the house. I think the movie theatre still smells of it to this day, but I digress. What’s important is that it was that night that I was clobbered by puppy love.
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February 13, 2007
Modern Romance
I used to think I wasn't very popular in high school. I had my own bunch of friends on the fringe of the in-group. However, several times when I've visited my hometown, various people have told me, they recognize me as having been in that bunch that all thought it was better than everyone else was. I may say that we weren't such an elite clique but it holds no sway as I normally can't recall my accuser's name or face from back in the day.
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February 12, 2007
A Fine Romance
We met on Lavalife. This was a few years back. I was in my late 20’s, was working as a producer for a TV station and spent my nights and weekends riding my motorcycle with a crew of other race bike owners through the streets of Toronto. She lived in a city two hours away. She was doing grad school for biology and was on the hunt to find a cure for cancer. This is how a fine romance started and became one of the best non-relationships I’ve ever had.
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February 11, 2007
Love Text Messages
Romantic buggy rides down a country lane on a warm, August night are all but a thing of lore these days. We’ve come so far in the past hundred years that our whole idea of romance has changed completely. Romantic poems and heartfelt letters have been replaced by love text messages where words fail to resemble their actual appearance (2 for too, for example) and popular sayings get crunched down to save space. LOL! Does this mean that the face of romance, as we’ve known it for so long, is now dead?
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February 9, 2007
No Means No
Dating sites offer an interesting look into the psychology of both men and women. I can’t tell you how many women complain to me about men who message them over and over, despite the lack of response on their part. Some even complain about guys who they’ve been up front with who still continue to write and send IM requests. Has their instant messaging manners and general dating etiquette gone out the window? Is it that these men are incapable of understanding that no means no? Do they really think that no means that it is suddenly a game that they stand a chance at winning? Or are they convinced that with nothing to lose, you should try anything and everything to get what you want?
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February 7, 2007
Goodbye to Romance
Tomorrow is my birthday and I’ll be 35. There's definitely been a recent shift in my personal paradigm. Many things that I had expected would have occurred by now haven't happened at all. Now, as I did during the holidays in December, I'm taking time to take stock. Again, I'm leaning towards saying goodbye to romance. At least, the pursuit of it, even if it could still be a chance occurrence.
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February 5, 2007
Watching Two Girls Kiss
A friend of mine got married recently. We used to work together years ago in the news business. She was a great person to have on your team. She was deadly smart and had a keen with that kept the office on their toes. We became friends and spent a lot of time outside of work together, talking about life and love. One day she came into work with a story of a new girl she met in a club on the weekend. We went out a couple of weeks later and I met her for the first time. She was tiny Greek girl, with curly black hair and a wide and pretty smile. Together, they made sparks on the dance floor and off. They were writing romance that night—a romance that would bring something new to the table. It was clear that they had chemistry. But it was when I saw these two girls kiss that I realized I was witnessing more than rampant passion.
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February 2, 2007
Communication in Relationships
I can’t believe how some people get themselves into situations where trust becomes an issue. For example, I have a good friend who has been dating and living with the same girl for about a decade now. He lives up in the country and only gets out of the house to go to work and maybe catch a pint with his workmates on a Friday night. He’s basically as good a guy as can be. Yet something has run amok in his relationship that has led to him bailing on me in the 11th hour.
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February 1, 2007
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
I have dreamt about a lot of things over the years. Thoughts of what I’m going to do for my career have always been at the forefront. I’ve dreamt about the places I’ll live, the people I meet. I’ve thought lots about love, too. Despite success in most areas of my life, the one that has lacked the most has been in the area of romance. It’s not that I haven’t had more than my fair share, for I have. It’s that I haven’t found a single person that has given me a kiss to build a dream on.
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