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Dating
02/21/2012
My Daughter is Dating a Guy 21 Years her Senior As a father, what do you say to a daughter who is dating a guy more than two decades older than she is? More >>

Tags: DatingMorals, Ethics, ValuesRelationshipsTraditional values
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02/21/2012
My Daughter is Dating a Guy 21 Years her Senior ..."Should I have a conversation with my 29 year old daughter regarding her relationship with a 50 year old man?" More >>

Tags: DatingFather figureMotherhood-FatherhoodRelationshipsTraditional values
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02/14/2012
What Does Character Have to Do with Romance? Cynthia was immediately attracted to Harry's good looks, easy smile and charm. She thought, "This is the guy for me." A few dates, and she was smitten. A few more dates and everything fell apart. Harry lied to her, had an affair with her best friend, and borrowed money from her, which he did not pay back. What went wrong? More >>

Tags: Character, Courage, ConscienceCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDatingMorals, Ethics, ValuesrelationshipSelfishromance.comValues
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01/30/2012
A Better Way To Date Most of my clients are single and want to get married. For years I've listened as men and women have expressed their frustrations with not being able to find "The One." When I ask them what they believe is the cause of their problem, most give the standard answer, "I guess I'm just too picky." More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingHealthrelationshipRelationshipsUnhappiness
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01/23/2012
What's the Problem with the Dating Rules of the 1950's? This is a response to an opinion article by Marianne Brennan on the Clare Booth Luce website regarding reviving the dating process. Marianne wrote: "Reviving the dating process doesn't mean regressing to the 1950's"... More >>

Tags: DatingRaising Boys to MenReal MenRelationshipsVirginity
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01/20/2012
Highlighting Throughout My boyfriend recently gave me your book "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" and I was pissed. I immediately flipped through it and ripped it apart, stating it didn't apply to me or us. More >>

Tags: DatingRelationshipsThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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01/18/2012
Women Who Love Prisoners There's an increasing population of women who want to date, have sex with or marry death row prisoners. Some women actually find that sexy. So I did some research in trying to understand more about why a woman would be turned on by that. More >>

Tags: DatingMorals, Ethics, ValuesRelationshipsSocial Issues
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01/16/2012
Why Do New Year's Resolutions Typically Fail? Since my youngest turned 3, we've added "going to the movies" to our list of favorite family pastimes. So just in time for the holidays, when many more families reconnect by watching, renting or buying movies, here is my ranking of the children's movies I saw in theatres with my kids this past year. More >>

Tags: CommitmentDatingHolidaysMarriageNew Year's ResolutionsPersonal ResponsibilitySelfishromance.com
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01/11/2012
Disappointed With My Date ..."I'm a woman in my mid-40's, just returning to dating after 12 years of not dating. I'm currently in a relationship 7 months old. When is it okay to express disappointment - or is it ever okay?" More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingDisappointmentRelationships
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01/11/2012
Disappointed With My Date After 12 years of not dating, Abigail has re-entered the scene, but is not sure when she should express disappointment with her date. More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingDisappointmentRelationships
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