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Things I’d Like to Tell My Boyfriend Right Now

“I guess you don’t know how to treat a real woman when you have one”. “Commitment is about staying when things get tough, not fleeing at the first chance you’ve had”. “You don’t get into a...

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The Problem With Loving a Boy

The problem with falling in love with a boy is that even if he is old enough for you, he really isn’t. Boys are boys and they want their freedom and fun. And why shouldn’t they, it’s absolutely normal....

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Love, Dating and Relationship Books

For the past few years I’ve been reading a lot about relationships, love, dating and psychology. I’ve come across some great advice which has become part of my understanding and the way I communicate...

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I’m on my knees

Metaphorically and literally. I am so down to earth, I use my knees to control you and you use your power to control me.    

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Men’s Versus Women’s Emotional Needs

The primary love needs of men and women are different. They think they give and give, when in fact they give what they wish to receive. Both are disappointed. What men need in order to feel great and...

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Blast From the Past 2: The Platonic Love

Name: The First Love Significance: Taking over a year to get over; my best friend up to this day Period of interaction: October 2006 to present day Story: This is the story that has shaped me to a huge...

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Blast from the Past 3: The Rebound Cheater

Name: The Cheater with the Hot Body Significance: Rebound after first big heartbreak, first Facebook relationship status, cheated on, because I wasn’t financially attractive Period of Interaction:...

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Blast from the Past 4: The One That Got Away

Name: The Game Changer Significance: Sex, passion, struggle, fights and everything else that makes you addicted to another human being. Period of Interaction: 1998 – until today Story: I knew this guy...

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Love Contemplation No. 32 Breaking the Patterns

Blame: Blaming a partner for anything they have done, or you think they’ve done, is a really bad move. Blame usually happens on a psychological level. When a partner does something in a way that is...

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Love Contemplation No. 33 The Gifts He Really Needs

The art of gift giving is as old as humankind, but do we really know what to give one another so the gift does make a difference. I believe that the best gifts are not the material ones. And these...

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Love Contemplation No. 36 Things I understand about men, but wish I didn’t...

Now and again I come across blog posts which list number of things a certain woman/girl doesn’t understand about men. What I find surprising each time is that they list the exact same things that...

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Love Contemplation No. 37 Love, then and now

When I was growing up I was reading classic English novels and daydreaming of the day that I’d meet the perfect partner. Someone who’d love to be with me and who would accept my quirky sides and never...

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Writing Love Advice and Being Skeptical About it

As part of my freelance writing job I’ve been writing dating and relationship articles for the past month. All of them have to be full of practical advice, but I have to use keywords which makes it...

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Blog Every Day in May, Day 1:The Story of My Life

I was born on the hottest day in 1987. I grew up longing to become somebody and be different. I have always had friends that I could count on. I fell in love for the first time when I was 13. And the...

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Blog Every Day in May, Day 6: My fears

The title is pretty self-explanatory so I guess I don’t have to mention any rules. This isn’t a topic I’d usually write about, because I think my fears are quite obvious from the way I write and the...

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Letter day 2

Dear M, I felt so happy when you told me I was your best friend forever. This confession made my day. Of course I wanted you to say I am the love of your life, but how could you say something that you...

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After 26 years, 15 jobs and 7 first kisses – These are the rules I live by...

Life is (Photo credit: nyoin) Or try to at least. I know how this looks like…like I’ve had too many years being lonely, not dating and having too much work, but it’s not true. It’s just that it sort of...

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After 26 years, 15 jobs and 7 first kisses – These are the rules I live by...

‘The Tempest/Bride of the Wind’, oil on canvas painting by Oskar Kokoschka, a self-portrait expressing his unrequited love for Alma Mahler (widow of composer Gustav Mahler), 1913 (Photo credit:...

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Things I Accept and Don’t Accept About Men

I accept a man’s need to be among other guys, be it once a week or 3 times a week. Every person needs it, a man in a happy relationship needs it to. I do not accept a man acting like a pig when he...

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Real Men Don’t Cheat…Wheey, Great News! All Cheaters Are Imaginary!

There is a Facebook page called Real Men Don’t Cheat, Lie to or Abuse Woman (singular, not plural, because…well nobody can explain why). Every time it pops up I think: So if real men don’t cheat, that...

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