Monogamy isn’t for everyone. In fact, in this generation is more accepting of polygamist-type or open relationships than before. There is polygamy, polyamory, threesomes, open marriages, polygny, swinging, wife swapping and even trinogamy. Social factors play a large role in the monogamous creatures we have become. Is monogamy a way of the past? This topic lit my thoughts on fire after I read this incredible article.
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Jul 2010
Category: Relationship Advice, Relationships
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Jun 2010
Remember when marriage vows actually meant something? Couples actually would adhere to “I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.” The phrase, all the days of my life seem to actually mean, “until we come to a major hurdle in our marriage.”
Category: Relationship Advice, Relationships
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May 2010
Being single can be tough for some. Seeing your friends in relationships, or getting married, experiencing love and being wanted by someone for more than one night can take a toll on someone’s ego. Before my current relationship I was single for a long time. I tend to blame that period of my busy schedule and caught up in “life.” The other day I read some of my old journals and realized how miserable I was.
Category: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
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May 2010
He is a Republican, she is a Democrat. He likes brand names and she likes second hand. He is an introvert and she is outgoing. Dating someone opposite of you in every way can work, but will it last?
Category: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice, Relationships
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28
Mar 2010
No matter how you look at it, rejection sucks. Getting turned down for a great job, being told you are just not right for this position/part/role and the hardest, I’m just not that into you, is awful. Being rejected can take a serious toll on one’s emotions, but it doesn’t always have to. If you have a fear of rejection, there are few ways to cope before and after the “incident.”
Category: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
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Feb 2010
There is such a negative connotation when it comes to in-laws. Although I’m not married, I can understand the feeling of dread when thinking about your partner or spouse’s parents. I consider myself lucky with my boyfriend’s parents. They are supportive, helpful with just a small dose of overbearing, nothing I can’t handle, but I may be the exception. Most cringe at the thought of meeting or “getting to know” your partner’s parents, for good reason. What do you do when your in-laws involve themselves in your relationship?
Category: Relationship Advice, Tips and Tricks
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Feb 2010
We can all agree that budding relationships are delicate and must be treated with care. As your relationship progresses, the bonds grow much stronger and it takes a lot more than “I’m just not that into you,” to break them. Some call the ultimate bond marriage, which can be shaken, but rarely broken. Two of my close friends’ lives made me realize that there are two sure fire ways to end your relationship.
Category: Relationship Advice, Relationships
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Jan 2010
Let’s face it, when your partner physically changes throughout the course of your relationship, it can be positive or negative. Here, I’d like to focus on negative changes, the most familiar of which being weight gain.
Category: Relationship Advice, Tips and Tricks
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11
Jan 2010
Romeo and Juliet, Elizabeth Bennett and Darcy, and now, Edward and Bella–all couples in fiction that personify love. I’m late to jump on the Twilight train, but after I finished the first two books of the saga in four days, there was clearly something keeping me hooked–and that something was romance. The first book dived head-first into Bella and Edward’s love. Although the books were written for a younger audience, anyone who gives the series a chance will appreciate the love story. Their relationship got me thinking, if people want to fall madly in love, we should take some dating advice from Edward and Bella.
Category: Dating Advice, Relationship Advice
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05
Jan 2010
I just finished a book by one of my guilty pleasure authors, Jane Green, that got me thinking about the balance between changing for the benefit of a relationship and maintaining one’s individuality. Green writes whimsical love stories that always have a happy ending. I enjoy her books because I get to escape into a surreal world in London where passion and love reignite the protagonists’ zest for life. In A Second Chance, Holly changed everything about herself to “fit” perfectly with her husband’s ideal image of a wife. After 14 years of marriages, Holly realizes she had never been happy with the relationship and she doesn’t like who she had become. She knew she wasn’t a great match for her husband in the beginning, but she gave in to the comfort and ease of marrying him. I won’t spoil the end, but let’s just say it spurred my curiosity about why some people change their identity to conform to their mate’s image of an ideal partner.
Category: Relationship Advice, Relationships
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