The 10 Worst Ways to Break Up With Someone

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10. ON VACATION: Who would you most likely want to be stuck on a deserted island with? Not someone who’s just told you “it’s not working out,” we’re quite sure. Not only have you now wasted your time and money, but you can’t leave the situation easily without added plane fares and stress. If [...]

That’s the beauty of this. It’s real.

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By Ellen McCarthy
The hikes Thierry Chiapello and Sharon Spradling began taking in fall 2006 were not particularly romantic.

They’d met earlier that year at the Pentagon. She was a career Air Force officer specializing in biomedical science. He was the director of the Defense Department’s Explosives Safety Board. Their jobs would require a certain amount of [...]

‘It was just a soul mate in every sense of the word’

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By Ellen McCarthy
The year she turned 30, Rebecca Bloch started dating a nice man. The type who did the right things and was ready to commit, talking of marriage after just a few months together.
The recent law school grad had spent the previous decade in a string of failed relationships. With every new guy she [...]

The Truth About Dating: The year of the cheaters

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Too much emphasis placed on appearance

By Steve Penner
In a recent article published in USA Today, Todd Shackleford, a psychology professor at Florida Atlantic University, who has been studying infidelity for more than 20 years, states that people with low scores on personality tests that measure conscientiousness and high scores on openness to experience also are [...]

Help! My man’s a party-pooper: Can your relationship survive the party season?

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By Hazel Davis
You love a good knees-up – but HE hates socializing and just wants to stay in and read a book. Can your relationship survive the party season?
‘We’re having a Christmas bash at our house,’ says a new friend. ‘Lovely,’ I say, ‘I’ll be there.’ ‘It will be great to finally meet your other [...]

Relationships 101: Blending families

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August 19, 2009
By: Gina Heyen
Source: examiner.com
The effects of divorce linger for both children and parents long after the disintegration of the family unit.  When divorced parents begin dating again they will most likely experience resistance from their children.  Children will not willingly give up the dream of their parents someday reuniting.  They will also experience [...]

‘There’s no stress’: Couple weds at Taco Bell

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The Associated Press
Wedding bells meant Taco Bell for Paul and Caragh Brooks.
Customers inside the fast-food restaurant continued to order tacos and burritos as the couple sat Friday in an orange booth at Taco Bell and exchanged vows.
“It’s appropriate,” groom Paul Brooks said. “It’s an offbeat relationship.”
Employees displayed hot sauce packets labeled with the words “Will [...]