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…not your typical love site, but taking a more rounded perspective on the topic -- based on personal experiences as well as that of friends, and life...

The proposal...

October 24th 2007 08:02
wedding rings bands

I guess there are many ways to propose – from the usual romantic to some left-field ideas like adventurous, humorous or just plain unusual, you just need to tap into the creative left reserve of your brain. Just make sure your soon-to-be wife or husband is on the same wavelength as you, and would be wow-ed by your efforts.


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Who does the asking?

October 22nd 2007 09:28
plane in heart love cloud

*It* is going well…and you’ve realised you can’t spend the rest of your lives without each other. It is THE time to ask but who does the asking? Traditionally, the would-be groom asked the would-be bride’s father for permission before asking the would-be bride. However, times have changed, and majority do not particularly go through those traditions.


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Oh...crystal-ball...

October 8th 2007 08:50
John William Waterhouse Crystal Ball
John William Waterhouse, Crystal Ball - Wikimedia Commons

Good dates have been had. Great deep and meaningful conversations have happened


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The *three little words*...

October 4th 2007 22:55
lips mouth

No not, ‘did you fart?’…BUT the words ‘I love you’.
Who says it first? How prepared should the person saying it be?
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gender symbols male female signs

Typically singles would like to be coupled-up. The idea of a good constant companion and someone to grow grey with, along with the white picket fence has been the picture perfect scenario exploited to the max by corporations selling from insurance to food. So why isn’t singlehood celebrated as such?

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Can the bar be too HIGH?

September 13th 2007 03:11
animated black-white horse jumping jumper

Past relationships can shape how we feel and what we look for in future relationships. Good or bad, past relationships imprint on our minds (and hearts) with various thoughts and feelings. While it may not be obvious, it probably is tucked away in some part of our brain - all ready to be drawn out when a similar experience/feeling presents itself.

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Ticking the Boxes

September 11th 2007 04:00
ticking-boxes looking-for-partner

Most of us were taught to have goals and objectives ever since we could make our own decisions. Usually starting as goals and objectives relating to studies and career, these then transitioned to goals relating to personal life – i.e. marital status, lifestyle, assets, etc.

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Pet peeves & relationships = ?

July 11th 2007 08:57
colourful tacks nails pins


Can pet peeves and relationships go together?
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To Tell or NOT to tell?

July 9th 2007 10:07
colourful mask dilemma agony decision

In a close-knit group of friends, it’s always a challenge to manage the friendships/relationships all around when there’s a break-up or falling-out between two friends in the group.

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What kind of friend...?

June 28th 2007 00:55
graffiti colourful people paper cutouts


Friends... the extension of one's family. The all important link to social networks for one's sanity -- weaving one into the social fabric so that one is considered *normal* as one has friends, because otherwise...one is a recluse or even a social outcast.
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