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You keep your weekend plans open to be with your new love. You envision what it will be like to grow old together. The sky is bluer, the neighbors are friendlier and life, in general, is just grand. Then suddenly your new love has work…
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One of the basic freedoms that people enjoy and expect is freedom of choice. Granted, our choices will always have certain limitations based on our socioeconomic status, but within those confines, we do have the right to choose everything…
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There are as many reasons behind substance abuse addiction as there are different types of people who are addicts. Some addicts trace the beginning of their addiction to adolescent insecurities and succumbing to peer pressure. Others…
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When we think about the person we want as a partner, we often imagine that person will be someone who not only shares common interests, values or personality traits, but someone who just gets us in a way that doesn’t have to be explained.…
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Today’s 20 and 30 somethings are more apt to choose to stay single than any previous generation.  Running a household, even a small one, used to be a two person job.  All of the cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, keeping up with repairs,…
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We all have a tendency to think too much about what other people think of us. When in reality those very people we’re worrying about, are also worried about what we think of them! Which means other people are probably not thinking about us…
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Many relationships evolve over time. You and your partner may experience periods of distance as you each develop in your own lives and as a couple. However, if you start to have that sinking feeling that something isn’t quite right, here…
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Maintaining a healthy body weight is harder today than ever before. An increase in processed food options, coupled with a busier lifestyle, reduces our access to healthy foods and promotes unhealthy eating. We live in a culture that often…
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Generally, people strive for routine and predictability in life. Day to day variations in a schedule, for example, traffic congestion or unexpected visitors, do not break the patterns we establish. Even larger interruptions to our routine,…
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It seems simple enough- if you can dazzle your love interest by giving them what they’ve always desired- naturally they will fall in love with you, right? Not so fast. While giving your crush everything they always dreamed of may seem like…
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