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Peace and Quiet

What do men want out of life? For most men the answer is simple – they want a quiet life. Men don’t cope well with emotional upheavals. They detest drama and arguments. They yearn for a peaceful existence, untroubled by upsets and quarrels.   Aren’t Read More
posted Saturday, March 21, 2009 11:55 AM by Faith New Zealand| 1 Comments
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Got Along Without You....

I was sweating away at the gym this morning when a song caught my attention. It was a remake of an old standard, the words of which go:               Got along without you before I met you Read More
posted Friday, January 23, 2009 7:59 AM by Faith New Zealand| 3 Comments
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My Best Fiend

NO, that’s not a typo! I often get calls about “friendships” that sound more like “fiendships.” They usually start out something like this…   Your new “friend” begins by paying you a lot of compliments. Naturally, you find this very flattering. Read More
posted Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:40 AM by Faith New Zealand| 1 Comments
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The Weather Forecast

Emotions are like the weather. There's the big picture ie the overall emotional climate; and there's the small picture, ie the day to day forecast that changes, sometimes moment by moment. When someone rings and asks "how is s/he feeling right now?" they Read More
posted Friday, December 19, 2008 7:25 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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What Do Men Want?

Contrary to popular belief, it seems that what men want from sex is intimacy and closeness: http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/5204908/men-want-intimacy-closeness-study/ So forget the bedroom gymnastics, and work on the things that help to foster Read More
posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:15 AM by Faith New Zealand| 5 Comments
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How To Avoid Being The Rebound Relationship

You’ve met a new “prospect.” You really like them. But they are not long out of another relationship. How can you avoid being the “rebound”?   The best clues come from what they are saying, because unconsciously they will reveal quite a lot about Read More
posted Thursday, November 27, 2008 7:12 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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Cheating Chat

Recently I was listening to a talkback radio broadcast on the subject of internet chatting. The question was, “Is it cheating to flirt with someone on the internet?” The responses did not surprise me. The majority of the women who phoned in answered with Read More
posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:58 AM by Faith New Zealand| 8 Comments
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Friends

“Fate makes our relatives, choice makes our friends.” Jacques Delill   Have you made good choices? Do you have friendships that no longer bring you joy and comfort? Don’t feel guilty if this is the case, because those who are growing often outgrow Read More
posted Friday, November 07, 2008 7:52 AM by Faith New Zealand| 4 Comments
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Red

It’s official – red is the colour of love! A recent study has found that men rate a woman more highly if she is dressed in red than in any other colour:   http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/5108771/woman-red-drives-men-crazy-study-finds/   Read More
posted Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:55 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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Love at First Sight....

We’ve all seen the movie/read the book/watched the mini series. They look at each other across a crowded room and they just “know” that they have met The One, the Soul Mate, the Life Partner. You shouldn’t settle for less. Right? Wrong!   It doesn’t Read More
posted Friday, October 24, 2008 8:19 AM by Faith New Zealand| 6 Comments
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Don't Get Taken For Granted

If you’ve ever studied psychology you will know about pigeon programming experiments. The birds are placed in cages and trained to peck at bars for food rewards. Different strategies are tested to see what causes the birds to work hardest. What scientists Read More
posted Saturday, October 18, 2008 9:08 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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Are You In The Red or the Black?

Stephen Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, talks about the fact that relationships have “Emotional Bank Accounts.” We make deposits, and we make withdrawals. When an emotional bank account goes into overdraft, the relationship Read More
posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:24 AM by Faith New Zealand| 2 Comments
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Working to Rule

In the trade union movement, they use a tactic called “working to rule.” Instead of going on strike, the workers with a grievance show up to work, but they “work to rule.” What this means is that they carry out their instructions exactly. They do nothing Read More
posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:37 AM by Faith New Zealand| 3 Comments
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Dealing With Ex's

The specter of an Ex can cause the most mild mannered person to start growing Claws and Fangs. Unfortunately, once you’re past your teenage years, most new relationships come with complications in the form of Ex’s. Some of these Ex’s will go away, some Read More
posted Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:07 AM by Faith New Zealand| 0 Comments
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The Truth Will Set You Free

Your Beloved broke up with you. So what? Now what?   Does this seem like a heartless comment? Well, one of my mother’s Famous Phrases goes like this: “Sometimes you’ve got to be cruel to be kind.”   There is heaps of good advice around Read More
posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008 8:39 AM by Faith New Zealand| 3 Comments
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