It is not often I would quote an American psychotherapist, being a typical Brit I believe group hugging should be reserved for dogs, horses and occasionally small children. However I came across this quote by Dr Wayne W Dyer: “Be miserable or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.” Dr Dyer [...]
Continue reading...17. July 2008
It is shattering when you go through a divorce, even if you are fully aware you were not happy in the relationship. When you have history with someone and they no longer want or need you it hurts, you feel as though your life is broken. Pieces of your life are littering the floor, the [...]
Continue reading...25. June 2008
Long distance relationships can work and give you so many opportunities to show your romantic side. Dating online often leads to long distance relationships and it may be some time before you are both able to bring your lives together. It is quite easy to get into a routine, even when dating long distance. You [...]
Continue reading...23. June 2008
Anyone that says you should always sit down and quietly discuss your concerns with your partner is either emotionally dead, physically dead, eternally single or an American psychologist. For those of us that are alive and kicking arguments do happen in relationships, however it is necessary to understand the rules of arguing. A constructive shouting [...]
Continue reading...10. June 2008
We all hear the horror stories of young women forced into loveless arranged marriages by their families and unfortunately this does happen but that is only one aspect of arranged marriage, albeit a very unpleasant aspect. When I came to the Middle East almost 3 years ago, with my 40 year old independent career women [...]
Continue reading...8. June 2008
Ladies you know when we are having a girly day out and meet someone we know and say “you’ve had your hair cut, it makes you look 10 years younger” we can actually mean what we are saying or we can mean “bloody hell woman you look like an old hag”?! We know the difference [...]
Continue reading...6. June 2008
Today I rejected a profile for my website because it stated the man was “happily married” but looking for a fun girl for an affair and my site doesn’t cater for adultery. However it got me thinking about the issue of affairs and what makes people think they are ok. I couldn’t help but wonder [...]
Continue reading...3. June 2008
Divorce often leaves us in a social vacuum, we no longer have the social circle we once had as singles and it is difficult to socialise with our married friends as we usually share these with our ex. Divorce also often leaves us with diminished confidence and the years of marriage have blunted our dating [...]
Continue reading...28. May 2008
After my last post I wanted to make it clear that I do not follow the view that men are cheating scumbags and women are angelic victims. For a start cheating men are having an affair with a woman, be they married or single. Where is the sisterhood, why would a woman ever consider doing [...]
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19. July 2008
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