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I Just Found Out She’s Been Cheating On Me

June 2, 2011
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This post is a response to an email received a few days ago. It’s dedicated to anyone going through a major crisis in their relationship.
While I may not understand its huge impact on your life; I write from experience having gone through difficult relationships and also counselling people struggling to be in control of their emotions after betrayal.
The Free Online Dictionary defines a cheat as someone who is unfaithful to his or her partner. There is a conscious attempt to lead astray, deceive and most times desert loved ones.
The whole episode is quite frustrating because the act of cheating isn’t [...]

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The Benefits Of Socialising

November 25, 2010
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Do you spend so much time sitting on the sofa interacting with people online through the use of social media (facebook, skype, twitter) or are you a party animal who likes to party hard!!(I’m just being nosy lol!!)
The Daily Mail published a survey carried out for an online casino; stating millions of Britons have given up on actual socialising in favour of ‘sofalising.’ It claims the average Briton spends 4.6 hours a week talking to friends online compared with six hours in person.
While I’m a bit cautious about the statistics and research, this post doesn’t distinguish what way or manner [...]

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30 Tips For Dealing With Control Freaks

September 28, 2010
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Have you come across or experienced the wrath of control freaks?
Oh my!!!
They rear their ugly heads in our relationships, families, jobs……..

The big question is:
Who is a Control Freak?
Dr Les Parrott III in his book ‘The Control Freak’ defines Control Freaks as people who care more than you do about something and won’t stop at being pushy to get their way. They could be pushy, manipulative, self-centred, or power hungry people who always want to have their way. Control Freaks come in all forms, shapes and sizes. They could be militant dictators, prime ministers, bosses, colleagues, spouses, boss, parents……
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Relationships: With Head, Heart And Hand

September 21, 2010
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This is a guest post written by a friend and constant contributor to The Life Skills Magazine; Evan Hadkins. Evan is the writer of Living Authentically, a blog  which is for passionate, eclectic, intuitive types who believe that the world is too complex to be put in a box and wouldn’t have it any other way.  He has a free report (on living with authenticity called It’s Not About Success) and a free newsletter on personality and relationships.
With Heart: listening
Our relationships, for most of us most of the time, are probably the major influence  on our emotional lives.  They are probably also the place where [...]

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Men Have Feelings Too!!

September 10, 2010
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Please Note: This post wasn’t published to generate controversies or appear one-sided. It’s dedicated to all the men struggling to find a voice as they go through so much emotional hurt, frustrations, anxiety etc. after a broken relationship, divorce, job loss, bankruptcy……
Women face similar challenges and some argue a lot more and I promise it would also be addressed on this blog. 
It’s a common practice for men to hide their feelings because we are ‘macho’; but after listening to James O’Brien’s Show today(LBC 97.3), prompted by an article in the papers: ‘Divorced men given shelter in pioneering Swiss project’(Daily Mail), [...]

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