If you’re asking someone to ‘help stop my divorce’, the chances are you feel confused and defeated. So first of all, try to remember who first suggested divorce: Was it you or your partner? Or was it a mutually acceptable idea that just seemed to evolve? If you suggested it, then you’re already in quite […]
read moreThese days more and more people are looking for no-strings attached relationships, and this is the very reason why adult dating sites have become more popular over the years. Previously one would prowl bars and pubs for prospective no-strings-attached dates for a good night out, but with the advent of the internet, this particular method […]
read moreIn life there are rules. In Online Dating, there are Rules. Read them here. 1. Be Honest About Your Dating Status My personal pet peeve: men who lie about being single. Nothing is more infuriating than a man desperate to break in a new kitten. Signs to look for include: – Picture-less profiles: married men […]
read moreI suppose it was somewhat heartening to see that our national parks and forests will be giving free admissions to U.S. veterans today in honor of Armistice Day. But there’s a small, bitter part of me which always finds such gestures to ring rather hollow and to be far from enough. The debt we owe […]
read moreA poem said to have been written by a soldier stationed in Okinawa, Japan. It describes a visit by Santa to a simple home occupied by a solider. TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,HE LIVED ALL ALONE,IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OFPLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEYWITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,AND TO SEE […]
read moreI just heard from my brother in Afghanistan, where he’s an Army National Guard sergeant in artillery. You’d think he would want gifts like CDs or video games — no. He asked for three things: Big Red (the drink, not the gum), pencils, and individually-wrapped candy. Why? Well, the Big Red is something those of […]
read moreThis letter has been shared with me and I wanted to share it with everyone. This is the reality of what our Soldiers are living with in Iraq. They need us more than ever and we as a nation need to be there for them. I will warn you that some of this letter is […]
read moreWhen grief comes to a home, families receive support and comfort, but often a few days or weeks after the funeral service people begin to stay away. This is often when loneliness begins to set in with its full impact. This same type of loneliness can touch each individual whether we have suffered a loss […]
read moreWhether the loss is that of a spouse, child, parent, grandparent or friend, the expressions cited above reveal that no other life experience is as isolating, and painful as bereavement. The fact is, however, that people can have a period of bad mourning or good mourning, depending on the choices they make. Here are 25 […]
read moreThe more you live, the less you die.” –Janis Joplin If you got it today, you don’t want it tomorrow, man. ‘Cos you don’t need it, So as a matter of fact, as we discover all the time, tomorrow never happens, man. It’s all the same f…n’ day, man!” –Janis Joplin, at live performance in […]
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