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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

How to get a fast divorce?


By attending a mass divorce fair. Like the mass weddings often organized by religious or social groups, this event will enable couples having problems in their marriage to seek counseling, get a painless divorce, learn to move on after a divorce, and deal with issues like personal finance, child support, and singles vacations. Austria has the same rate of divorce as the United States.

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Thursday, October 11, 2007

Should I date my coworker?

Photo of two lovers in an officeThe topic of office romance is a very relevant one since we spend so much time at work these days. Due to legal issues, most companies have put policies in place so that office romance can hurt you. Despite that women often write How to seduce my boss and men fantasize about seducing their secretaries. Teachers and students too have relationships in universities. However, as Paul Wolfowitz found out, dating your colleagues is risky.

These policies have been written by management and the legal department but that is not how the employees feel. An online survey by CareerBuilder found a significant drop in the number of workers who are keeping an office romance a secret, down from 46 percent in 2005 to 34 percent in 2007. About half of workers say they have dated a co-worker. By the way, if you are single, try our free dating website.

While there is a rationale for dating your coworkers I still have problems with it even if your employer does not ban it or even encourages it. In the workplace, we already find that people have their favorites and that often causes unfair outcomes during promotion and bonuses. Once we know that someone is dating a boss or an assistant, it makes everyone else look at them with a bias that they are not going to be able to take fair decisions.

Plus, once you breakup, it is hard to get any work done. In other words, it is best for everyone that you simply do not date your colleagues.

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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

How to end a bitter relationship?

Did you know that having problems in your relationship could hurt your health to much that you could die from it. Latest research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that "negative close relationships" boosted the risk of coronary events by a third.

"Previous research in this area focused more on philosophy," said Robert De Vogli, a lecturer in social epidemiology at University College London. "It was assumed that if you were married, you were more likely to be healthy. It was well established that social relationships are important for health."

This finding means that if you are in a relationship (if you are single try our free dating website) that is not going so well, you can do one of the two things: Fix it by seeking help from marriage counselors, family members, and friends, or simply end it. There is absolutely no reason to drag it and be miserable. I know many couples do it for the sake of children or due to financial considerations, but this finding shows that you would be better off either fixing it once and for all by making compromises and resolving conflicts or getting a divorce.

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Wednesday, October 03, 2007

I am a white woman dating a black guy


What is wrong with this picture? Absolutely nothing. Actually, this photo of Heidi Klum and Seal is a great example of how interracial relationships can work and there is nothing wrong with checking out a man of a different race.

Not so for one of my readers, who I think has some racial prejudices of her own, and of course, she confirms that her parents are racists. "I met this guy as a family friend and I tried to hold off dating him as he is 20 and I am 25. He is also black but was brought up by a white family so he speaks well and he is practically white! But with these two issues being there I really do find myself heavily attracted to him. I have no problem being in public with him and showing affection but my problem comes in with the family as I am living with them and I am not sure if they would approve of our relationship! My parents stay in another city but one thing they said to me was I must never bring a black guy home. I am afraid that they will not accept this and it would put strain on the relationship! I'm considering telling them as he is really a great guy. It is just he is younger and of different colour. How do I tell them without their freaking out?" she asks.

You are an adult and you have to stand up for your choices now. I don't necessarily recommend picking fights with family members but it appears that your parents are racists.

You have an important decision to make now - How much do you love this man? If you are serious about this man, then you need to stand up for your choice and tell your parents that racism is not right and you do not approve of their thinking. Tell them politely that you love this man and his skin color has no role whatsoever in how you feel about him.

If you think that it is only a casual relationship and not worth spoiling family harmony, it is OK to breakup with him right away. You can simply tell him that you want to end the relationship - telling him that you are breaking up because of his skin color is not appropriate.

In the future, before you want to date a man, you must also think about your choice. Do you want to date someone you like or do you want to date someone that your parents like?

Finally, a 5-year age difference is not relevant. You guys are in the same age bracket; couples today are dating across generations and a couple has tied the knot with a 58-year age gap.

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Monday, October 01, 2007

Couple with 58 year age gap

Age difference between couples is becoming less of an issue and the more interesting part of this change is younger men marrying older women. In Argentina, one couple has carried it to the other extreme. They have an age difference of 58 years. It is understandable why Anna Nicole Smith married a man old enough to be her grandfather but in this particular case, it does not appear that the woman has a huge fortune that he will inherit. Apparently it is all for love.

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