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AUGUST 2004

 
 
 
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Dating As an Adult: The first 6 months
 

Dr. Tina B. Tessina
 

About Tina
BOOKS

Am I Dating a Married Man?


"How can you tell if you are dating a married man?  Maybe he is just
noncommittal?"

Dr. Tina answers the question from Texas' Bessy, age 40 and together with her beau for 4 Months.  Could you tell if you were dating Married?  MORE
 

Relationships:  6 months to Wedding
TOP
The
Whalings
About
Single Directions
 

10 Most Incredible Mistakes
Smart Singles Make
2005


Dating? Wondering why you never seem to make a go at a long-term relationship or the dating pool resembles a parched wasteland with no viable thirst quenchers in sight?  Andy's singles group put together their top 10 list of most incredible mistakes smart single's make when dating that often kill the relationship.. More..

 

Romance
TOP
Michael Webb
About
Books

GIFTS THAT
MAKE HER GO GA-GA!


It really isn't that difficult to shop for women. Most of them love flowers, chocolate and perfume. You really can't go wrong by buying one of those for your wife or girlfriend. But is it what she really wants?
 MORE
 

Sexuality
TOP
Larry
James
About
Books

15 Hot Ideas for
Phenomenal sexual Intimacy!

 

Part of the problem is men see sex as a physical activity and women see it as an emotional activity. Perhaps this opinion explains why over 30% of women by the age of thirty report never experiencing an orgasm with any man in her life.  If you're interested in becoming a legend in your lover's mind, these fifteen ideas will get you going in the right direction.  MORE
 

marriage

TOP

 
 

Marriage
on its knees

 

I have seen hundreds of couples where husbands have the same complaints: 'She used to think I was funny and be so warm and so nurturing and now she looks at me like I'm silly and everything is a negotiation. I still love her, but I don't think she likes me.'
 

marriage...Take Two: 2nd & beyond

TOP

Dr. Susan Perry
About
Books

Vacationing with the Relatives:
I LIKE TO VISIT; HE LIKES TO GOLF.


Who is Right?  Should a wife be able to force her husband to visit with relatives and friends or should he be able to do what he wants?  No doubt if you are married, you've run into this problem a number of times.  So what do you do when golf, (or another's preferred activities) gets in the way?   More
 

parenting: Ages 0-24 years

TOP

 
 


11 suggestions
 for Halloween safety


It's that silly, spooky time of year again, when our streets and doorsteps are haunted by the most outlandish looking creatures, with candy and mischief on their minds. Halloween means fun for children but parents may want to remember these safety tips to keep excited little 'scaries' and their older brothers and sisters safe, and prevent trick-or-treating from delivering a real scare.  More
  

couples' finance

TOP

Nancy Langdon Jones
About
Books

Tips for Tapping Home Equity


Jeanne Hogarth, program manager for consumer education and research at the Federal Reserve Board, notes that a home equity line of credit is different from a home equity loan. "A line of credit is a form of revolving credit -- like a credit card -- with your home as collateral. A home equity loan, on the other hand, is for a fixed amount of money, paid back over a fixed term, much like your primary mortgage." MORE

 

family law

TOP

Steve Mindel
About
 

Terminating mother's parental rights
against her will after a divorc
e


Since the divorce, my mother-in-law has moved to Colorado, but she has done what she can to stay in contact with her daughter via phone calls, letters, pictures, and offers to visit her or have her come visit. Now they've served her with legal papers to terminate her parental rights so that the new wife can adopt the daughter as her legal child... More

 

couples' health

TOP

Dr. Jason Cheng
About
 


The French Formula for Staying Slim


Isn’t it ironic that with our constant obsession with weight has allowed us to become the heaviest of all industrialized nation, with obesity now among the top five causes of morbidity in our country? From counting carbs to calories, our endorsement of numerous diet plans, programs, and medical therapy  clearly has not returned a healthy investment. Perhaps, the answers we look for lie merely an ocean away.

Includes Sub Areas:
healthy habits
| sexual health | cosmetic surgery | eastern medicine
 

couples' fitness

TOP

Chris Murray
About
 

Kettlebells--America's latest fitness trend


Kettlebell training originated in 18th century Eurasia as a tool to train Olympic hopefuls arriving in the United States
with Pavel Tsatsouline, a former Spetsnaz, (Russian Special Forces) after the end of the Cold War. MORE

love tactics

TOP

Tom
Mc Knight
About
Books


WHAT A WOMAN REALLY WANTS
 

I promised you that we would follow up last year’s What A Man Really Wants with an article to balance the score.  After all, we imagined as we wrote it, many women would wonder why we should consider it so important to cater to the almighty male, telling women how to make their man truly happy in his relationship with her, while ignoring the needs of the female. More...
 

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