January 2, 2009
Hot Cutie: A Cure For What Ails You
It can be a rough world out there, especially if you're alone. We're social animals; we need companionship and recognition to be whole. Now, of course, one shouldn't be utterly dependent on one's romantic relationships, but even the most self-sufficient, independent people tend to lighten up when they're spending time with a hot cutie. So, even if you're the type that thinks you're too busy for a relationship, it might be time to slow down for a second, check out some dating personals and see if you can't take a moment in time for a little fun.
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September 19, 2008
Finding a Sweet, Beautiful Woman
It really shouldn't be so hard to find a sweet, beautiful woman. There are a lot of awesome, warm-hearted women in the world, but there are also a lot of people that simply aren't worth your time. It can be discouraging when you hit it off with someone that turns out to have a mean streak, but the important thing is to just keep looking. Dating personals can really help with the search.
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July 23, 2008
Varied Interpersonal Relationships
When someone says they're "in a rut" they usually mean that they haven't been on a date in a while or that they're generally having a hard time hooking up, but when it comes to interpersonal relationships there are all kinds of different ways to get bogged down. It's disturbing to realize how much of our lives are determined by convention. Being either gay or lesbian isn't such a big taboo anymore, at least it isn't necessarily so, but people tend to understand it as an orientation that's supposed to determine people's identities, hence all the stereotypes that we have in our culture. One good way to be able to explore all of your desires is to meet people through a bisexual dating site.
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June 13, 2008
The Original Online Romance Story
A lot of people still have their doubts about online dating for all kinds of reasons. Some people feel it reflects badly on them for having to find love through a dating service, other people feel that it lacks the proper romance of a first chance meeting. Honestly, though, I think people avoid it because they don't think that meeting online makes for a good story. Personally, I think the idea of meeting someone through a matchmaking site is as good a romance story as any other. A really great romance story should take on a life of its own whatever its beginnings, even if they may seem inauspicious.
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May 9, 2008
Building Relationships: Finding a Good Foundation
Building relationships isn't easy. That's why it's so important to make sure that you get off to a good start. There is more to good relationships than simply a passing attraction, however intense it might be at first. Long-term compatibility is really the important factor to think about when deciding who you're going to spend your precious time with, and this is something that a good matchmaking site can help with.
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March 21, 2008
The Pitfalls Of Free Relationship Advice
From time to time, especially when it comes to romance, we all need advice. The problem is that when you don't want it, everyone's got free relationship advice for you, but when you really need it you couldn't pay anyone to actually say anything useful. A lot of matchmaking sites also provide plenty of tidbits about how to kick things off, but really the best advice they have is to choose wisely. It's fair advice, and the sites help you do that, but people usually need better advice a little farther down the road.
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March 12, 2008
Relationships For Dummies
When I title a blog, "relationships for dummies," I hope I don't disappoint a lot of people hoping to find a source of relationships suited to dummies. I used this title because I think they should write one of those "for dummies" books for relationships. Honestly, when it comes to relationships, I'm a dummy. Sure, I can find a matchmaking site to help me get started, but what do I do about the fact that I get everything wrong from that moment on?
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February 20, 2008
What Makes That Magic Match?
It's so hard to predict which two people will hit it off that sometimes I wonder if there is really any rhyme or reason to the whole thing. When you, for example, hire a new employee you look for someone with the right attitude, the right skills and certain qualities that you think make them suitable for the position, but imagine doing that for romantic relationships? You can meet someone who, on paper, seems to be exactly what you're looking for and yet you barely connect with them. That magic match is hard to find and harder to predict. That said, given how many relationships seem to go downhill after the first few months, I think that matchmaking systems might be a little more reliable than our initial inclinations.
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February 15, 2008
Dealing With Betrayal In Relationships
When you discover betrayal in relationships it is surely a sign that they are over and that it's time to break up with someone. It's a hard thing to do and I know people tend to advocate forgiveness, but if you can't count on someone, it's either a sign that they don't know you well enough to know what you expect from them or they don't care enough to respect you. In either case, it's a pretty serious sign of incompatibility and you should probably think about finding someone with whom you are compatible. Matchmaking sites are a really good way to look for that special someone who can really compliment your personality and with whom you can hook up with for the long haul.
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January 25, 2008
The Perpetual Search For Good Relationships
There are countless ways to meet people, whether through friends, following a particular music scene in your hometown, joining clubs or looking through dating personals. But, in spite of all the different ways we coming in contact with new people, it still seems hard find that one person who's right for you. The search for good relationships, or ideally that one good one, can be a long, painstaking process.
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January 23, 2008
Avoiding Communication Problems In Relationships
Online dating personals are a really good way to put you in contact with all kinds of fun, interesting and attractive people. There are a lot of things to look out for when meeting new people, but potential communication problems in relationships are really one of the most important things to avoid.
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January 21, 2008
What To Do About Cheating In Relationships?
I don't know if I have an unreasonably low tolerance for cheating in relationships or not, but I tend to think that if your partner is cheating then the relationship has reached the breaking point and it is high time to end things and start putting yourself out there on the dating personals without looking back.
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January 18, 2008
How Beautiful Love Can Be
We've all experienced it, so we know it to be true, but I'm going to go ahead and say it one more time. Love is hard. I know I'm not revealing any kind of big secret, but it's important sometimes to sit back and think about how beautiful love can be if one puts the effort that's required into making it work. My father used to say, "It's better to love someone than to be in love with them. Better for both of you." These days I think that I understand what he means. There is a difference between being in love with someone and loving them, as funny as that may sound. It's not that sugary feeling that one gets, that feeling that's like eating a box of chocolates, that makes love last. It's effort. Whether you've just met someone through dating personals or have been with them for years, the only way to make a relationship last longer than the end of today is to put in some hard work.
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January 17, 2008
What Makes A Healthy Relationship?
With all the emphasis we place on having relationships and all the tools, like matchmaking sites, for meeting new people, it seems like sometimes we forget to think about what it is that we want from a healthy relationship.
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The Loss of Trust In Symbiotic Relationships
I hope I'm not about to sour anyone's mood. I don't think anyone should give up on the possibility of truly symbiotic relationships and I do think that if you're having a hard time finding someone right for you, that it's important to keep checking the dating personals until you find someone you're really happy with. At the same time, sometimes it's important to remember that lots of people go through hard times and that keeping yourself in a positive frame of mind is difficult.
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December 17, 2007
Missing That Touch Of Romance?
I live in a big city, I go out a lot, I even check out dating personals sites, but my life could still use a little touch of romance. It's not that I don't meet a lot of cool girls, it's just that there always seems to be something missing. I guess these things happen to everyone, but I'm still worried I'm being too picky or that I'm just really bad at connecting with people.
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December 7, 2007
The Most Beautiful Girls Have Secrets Too
Honesty is a big deal to me these days. For me, it is imperative, especially when I'm dating. It doesn't matter if it's when seeking adult singles online, or meeting some stranger from out of town, it's so important to know what it is that you're getting into. Even the most beautiful girls can put me off if they're not completely honest with me from the very beginning.
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November 28, 2007
Hard Time Finding Positive Relationships?
Even though dating personals are making it easier than ever to find people with similar tastes and shared goals, positive relationships are still hard to come by and the dating scene can be discouraging. Given how hard it is to find someone with whom you're compatible, it's no wonder so many people feel stuck in bad relationships.
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October 23, 2007
The Funny Side Of Relationship Breakup Advice
We've all had those moments where we knew it was over but didn't quite know what to do about it. It's a hard thing to do well, and under the best possible circumstances it would be stressful, so we tend to put if off while asking our friends for relationship breakup advice. I still don't know what to tell people, but the last time I was wondering what to do, a friend of mine came up with and idea to solve the problem once and for all... and to make some cash. Her plan was for a breakup-brokerage, a company that would provide a whole range of services, but would focus mostly on helping people at the end of a relationship get back all the stuff they'd left at each other's apartments. Gone would be the days of standing awkwardly in doorways with a box of junk. It would be like the dark side of dating personals.
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September 19, 2007
Leaving High School Relationships In The Past
Ah, Facebook. You allow me to look and judge people who I haven't seen in nearly a decade, without having to humiliate myself by going to a high school reunion. There are a couple of recurring patterns that I've noticed. 1) Most of the people I knew when I was 17 stuck to the same general area and if they moved far away from their hometown, rest assured they don't have a Facebook entry. 2) There's a surprising number of relationships (well, two) that actually lasted from high school and are still kicking today. At the time of my first couple of high school relationships, I always kept myself buoyant by telling myself that my girlfriend and I are gonna buck the puppy love trend and make it last (yeah right). Filling out my profile on Facebook or a dating personals site, I wonder if my past self thought I'd still be single at the age I am now. I also wonder, can teen relationships last?
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September 12, 2007
When All Trust Is Gone, And Gone For Good
I'm not going to blow anybody's mind when I say this, but trust has got to be one of the most basic foundations of a decent relationship. Trust can elevate a good time to a rock solid bond. Let's face it, no one wants to devote a huge amount of time and energy for someone who can't be entrusted to do the simplest things. Not that baseless faith is anything to be happy about either. When all trust is gone, we have to ask ourselves, "Is this worthwhile? Can this guy/gal be there for me when the going gets tough?"
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August 22, 2007
The Key to a Self Help Relationship
I'm warning you right off the bat that this is not going to be your typical dating blog entry. I'm sure the idea behind a self help relationship is to write about matchmaking or share thoughts on maintaining healthy relationships, not ending them. However, it's difficult to pretend I'm the relationship guru you hope to find at the reigns of a dating blog as I'm approaching the end of a relationship in my own life. Still, I think you can learn something from my current situation before you start filling out those dating personals ads.
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August 1, 2007
In Praise Of Rebound Relationships
Let's face facts - being dumped sucks. Actually, an end to a relationship sucks in general, and not just for the dumped. Piles of books and articles have been written about this painful little inevitability, and I'd be beating a dead horse if I was to go into the same ol' "getting over the relationship" spiel. However, I think one of the key methods of getting over a relationship isn't mentioned enough - I'm talking rebound relationships. Yes, there's nothing like bouncing from one intense emotional experience and into the arms of someone waiting in the wings. Sarcasm aside, people automatically judge rebound relationships as being risky business, but I disagree. If you're looking to get the taste of a bad relationship out of your mouth, why not wash those hurt feelings away and have a good time while you're at it?
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July 6, 2007
Falling Into a Platonic Relationship
Chris Rock had a stand-up bit from a few years ago, where he stated that the men accidentally gain platonic relationships. According to Rock, women picked up male platonic friends all the time without any chemistry or baggage. On the other hand, guys wound up in platonic relationships because the courtship they had going with a woman took a wrong turn somehow, and they ended up in the "friendzone". I think that's a gigantic generalization (not that Rock would deny that - it was just comedy bit and not some speech given at a marital counselor convention) but the fact remains that platonic relationships arise from a wide variety of factors including school work, meeting friends online, and yes, failed courtships. What's important is the friendship itself, not necessarily how it came into being. But are platonic friendships between a man and a woman strong enough when romance has been removed?
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May 11, 2007
Leaving behind bad relationships
There's nothing like getting out of a bad relationship; it's like escaping from Shawshank. Everybody's had 'em, and whenever a new paramour enters one's life, there's the inevitable "bad relationship" chat where you both recount horror stories. These emotional train wrecks are pretty amusing to relate with the distance of time and hindsight, but they're certainly not very much fun to go through. From the first initial fights, growing tension, and the final confrontation when one or both partners announces "I don't love you", bad relationships are a delight to leave behind. Getting over these trials is the first step to getting back into the swing of things and finding a better partner, and the freedom to talk about these unpleasant episodes with friends and new lovers is positively emancipating.
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May 9, 2007
Can this relationship be saved in time?
If you're anything like me, you probably engage in the biggest spectator sport in the modern world - watching celebrities date and break up, usually in a spectacular fashion. Some people (namely people like me) will pay attention to some of the bigger relationship train wrecks only, and only when things get really out of hand. Other people may actually have some emotional investment in these celebrity dating episodes, hoping against hope that Brad Pitt really will take Jennifer Aniston back. When you're getting some voyeuristic thrills however, it's not really a question of "can this relationship be saved" -it's more like "will this relationship remain interesting to us non-celebs?" Celebrities seem to get over being dumped by chasing after another insanely bad relationship, so it's a never-ending cycle of tabloid entertainment for all.
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April 10, 2007
The Ultimate Relationship Question
Are you in love with me?I think this has to be the most powerful relationship question you can ask. Not to be confused with ‘do you love me?’ which is the same as asking if someone cares for you, this question, above all else, drives to the root of relationships. Being in love with someone is something extraordinary. It’s being in love that builds castles on clouds, makes impossible treks seem possible and tells those fighting for it that it is worth dying for.
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March 16, 2007
Abusive Relationships
I suppose when most people think of an abusive relationship they would think of physical violence. Those situations are, of course, terrible and thankfully I have never been involved in one of those. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to watch someone I cared about trapped in a situation like that. However, often a mentally abusive relationship can be just as painful and it can be so hard to recover from it.
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March 14, 2007
Letting Go of a Relationship
Sometimes it can be really hard to know when it’s time to let go. People can tell you all they want—that you need to get out, dump them or move on. I have one friend in particular who sees everything as black and white. Everything for her is simple. Her sentences to me start “All you have to do is…” I would imagine if I could turn my feelings on and off the way she suggests that life would in fact be far less complicated.
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March 6, 2007
Relationship Addiction
I used to be a relationship addict. I definitely thought whenever I was feeling down that what was lacking in my life was a romantic relationship. Any time, I managed to be romantically involved, there was always a sense of desperation to hold onto the romance, no matter, how badly suited I was for my partner, or the other person was to me.
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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 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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January 29, 2007
Dishonesty in Relationships
How many lies does it take to destroy a relationship? Three lies? Four lies? Or is one enough? Some might say it depends on the lie. A little white lie may not carry weight, but a more serious untruth could bring down the rickety house of cards your relationship is built on. I’ve recently been spending time contemplating dishonesty in relationships and how it affects my life and the relationships around me. Have you spent any time thinking about it?
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January 26, 2007
Understanding Open Relationships... Or Not
At one time, there was a boy. He dreamt of wondrous things that he heard tell of. One tale, a favorite of his, involved growing older and discovering something called an open relationship. It sounded like everything a person should aspire to. It involved love… lots of love… or at least love as his young mind imagined it. As he grew in age, he was lucky enough to find relationships and he applied the principals of open relationships to them, much to the chagrin of the girls he was dating. Then something snapped.
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January 24, 2007
Anger in a Relationship
I relieved when I took a trip to my mom's house this weekend with the famous couple I mention quite often. I worried that my friend was too direct while her boyfriend was too passive-aggressive. I didn't always think I could cope with her acting out every time she didn't get her own way. I realize that although her live-in partner isn't mostly rather agreeable, he will in fact draw a line when he feels she's going too far.
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