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Advertising and the buyer/seller relationship.
David Lowe Watson
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Marketing theory and practice have focused persistently on exchange between buyers and sellers. Unfortunately, most of the research and too many of the marketing strategies treat buyer-seller exchanges as discrete events, not as ongoing relationships. An example of Complementary buyer/seller Partnering is the relationship Universal Systems developed with Graybar through Graybar’s local branch. Universal is an electrical contracting company and Graybar is a distributor of electrical supplies. In , Gene Dennis, President at Universal Systems realized his company had a problem.
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Buyers can gain be threatening to call that bluff. Acevedo, M., & Krueger, J. I. (). Two egocentric sources of the decision to vote: The voter’s illusion and the belief in personal relevance. The results reveal how the buyer–seller relationship orientation affects sales process adaptation and its effects. The main sources of information in this qualitative inquiry are in-depth, semi-structured interviews with key informants representing a buyer–seller relationship.
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ADVERTISEMENTS: Buyers and sellers in mature industrial markets can turn single transactions into long-term beneficial relationships by a deeper understanding of the complex connection between the two. A “must-do” for the sellers, in particular, is to understand patterns of investment and reward, and effectively manage the process that defines the dynamics of buyer-seller evolution.
The [ ]. In this chapter we discussed various aspects of buyer-seller relationships, starting with the uncertainty situations faced by the buyer, that is, need uncertainty, market uncertainty, and transactional uncertainty. The buyer-seller relationship evolves across five stages: pre-relationship stage, exploratory stage, development stage, stable stage, and final stage.
Define the Buyer/Seller Relationship. First, healthy buyer/seller relationships require clarity in the roles and responsibilities. Think about a project that requires third-party professional services. Perhaps you need an outside team to develop a new software application. Start by defining the roles and responsibilities of the buyer and the.
Establishing a good relationship between the buyer and seller is a most difficult task in the concept of business marketing theory. Making the seller fulfill all your demands and getting the maximum number of buyers is the toughest job both of them have to encounter.
When the quality of the relationship between the buyer and seller moves toward a strategic partnership, the selling strategy gets more involved than even consultative selling. In strategic-partner selling, both parties invest resources and share their expertise with each other to create solutions that jointly grow one another’s businesses.
The concept of strategic relationship marketing is an innovative approach to marketing in the new economy. This book organises these concepts into basic analytical and managerial tools.
The narrow. Thus, within established buyer-seller relationships, the training and development of the salesforce should emphasize relationship management in addition to sales techniques. These general marketing and organizational behavior skills include skills in negotiation and conflict resolution, as well as thorough knowledge of both the customer's.
A relationship marketing approach seeks to maximise the value of all the potential exchanges an organisation could have into the future. The characteristics of relationship marketing include: Focus on the relationship between seller and buyer.
Notes buyer‐seller interdependence is crucial to industrial marketing — industrial firms establish buyer‐seller relationships of the close kind and long term. Examines buyer‐seller nature in industrial markets by considering development as a process through time, it is based on ideas from the IMP Project.
Analyses the process of establishment and development of relationship over time. Seller Buyer Relationship 1. “Three facets of Seller and Buyer in Seller-Buyer Relationship: B2B domain” 1) Charting out the complexities in the seller-buyer relationship 2) Situations when a Buyer gets prejudiced and precipitates a crisis turning into a cold listener, owing to the personality conflicts between seller and buyer 3) Sustaining the seller-buyer relationship through.
Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship How do you turn short-term transactions into long-term relationships. Harvard Business School professor Narakesari Narayandas finds answers in mature industrial markets.
Relationship marketing which is a branch under the business to business marketing can be a way for businesses to form alliances or strategic partnership that can be beneficial for both buyers and sellers. The future of business to business marketing will be fast, cheaper, efficient and technology will be the backbone for the business transactions.
The thesis is aimed to study the relationships between a buyer and a seller as well as the benefits that both sides gain from interaction. The main objective of the thesis is to develop seller-buyer relationships for the case company though deeper understanding of marketing evolution from transaction-based marketing to relationship marketing.
Mahan Khalsa is a world-renowned consultant in business development for Franklin Covey. He graduated with honors in economics from UCLA, and has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business g with Fortune companies, he is an expert in global best practices of business development, and has applied those findings to some of the world's largest and most successful Reviews: The buyer and seller relationship is fundamental in economics.
The providers of goods and the consumers define the terms of economic exchange. Maintaining a good relationship with your customers is extremely important if you're a business. By attempting to understand the terms of the relationship between buyer and.
His book: Marketing 2.O: Bridging the Gap Between Seller and Buyer through Social Media Marketing launched in July of Marketing is a playbook for mid-size businesses and entrepreneurs eager to develop their social media marketing strategy or take it to the next level. Bernie began his career in enterprise software in New s: Purpose: While research in marketing and management has addressed characteristics associated with buyer and seller, relatively little research has been reported on the marketing of relationship benefits and relationship bonding tactics, particularly involving their relationships with a dyadic perspective, it can be surmised that gaps in buyer and seller perceptions.
The relationship between a buyer and supplier can be complex, because each one (Buyer and Supplier) wants to maximize its time, resources and cash investment; these may be competing priorities.
A seller has to maintain relationships with its buyer, and besides putting in place formal business arrangements such as the use of distributors, or sales people, it should also set up informal networks consisting of personal contacts and relationships between supplier’s and the customers’ employees.
An agreement in which a seller hires a broker to market a property creates an agency relationship between the listing agent, buyer, and seller. buyer and broker. broker, buyer, and seller.
broker and seller. Here at Design Wizard, we know the impact a good book can have on your marketing mindset. That’s why we’ve created a list of 15 of the best marketing books for This list gives you a detailed look at what each book is about and tells you exactly why you need to read it .of the relationship which exists between buyers and sellers in industrial markets.
This relationship is often close. It may also be long term and involve a complex pattern of interaction between the two companies. Secondly, we challenge the view of industrial marketing as the manipulation of. Buyer–Seller Interactions. In accordance with a plethora of social interaction research from social psychology (e.g., Neuberg, ) and selected studies in marketing (e.g., Reingen, Gresham, and Kernan, ), judges coded the behaviors of interest from the audiotaped, buyer–seller interactions.(In addition to an audiotape cassette, raters were also supplied with a written transcript of.


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In today’s fast-paced world, creating special dates or moments that are both meaningful and memorable is more important than ever. These occasions are not just about marking a milestone or celebrating an event; they are about connection, reflection, and vulnerability. Being present in these moments, emotionally and mentally, allows for a deeper experience and strengthens relationships. This article explores the roles of vulnerability and presence in creating special dates, providing insights into how we can enrich our experiences and relationships.
The Essence of Vulnerability in Special Dates
Vulnerability is often perceived as a sign of weakness, but in the context of creating special dates, it is a powerful tool for deepening relationships. When we open ourselves up to our loved ones, sharing our fears, hopes, and dreams, we create a space for genuine connection. Special dates become more than just a celebration; they turn into opportunities for meaningful exchanges and personal growth.
Embracing Emotional Openness
One of the key aspects of vulnerability is emotional openness. On special dates, letting down our guard and expressing our true feelings can lead to moments of unexpected intimacy and understanding. Whether it’s acknowledging feelings of love, gratitude, or even uncertainty, these expressions add a layer of authenticity to our interactions.
Creating a Safe Space
For vulnerability to flourish, there needs to be a safe and supportive environment. This means being non-judgmental and receptive to each other’s feelings and experiences. When planning a special date, consider creating an atmosphere that encourages open and honest communication.
The Power of Presence
Being present is more than just physically showing up; it’s about engaging fully with the moment and the person you are with. In the context of special dates, presence enhances the experience, making it more vibrant and memorable.
Mindful engagement involves focusing on the here and now, putting aside distractions, and truly listening to and observing your partner. This level of attentiveness shows that you value the time you spend together and are committed to making the most of it.
Quality Over Quantity
In the pursuit of creating special dates, it’s easy to get caught up in grand gestures or elaborate plans. However, the quality of the time spent together is far more important than the quantity. Simple, thoughtful activities that allow for deep connection can be more impactful than extravagant events.
Balancing Vulnerability and Presence
Creating special dates that balance vulnerability and presence requires thoughtfulness and intention. It’s about finding activities and environments that encourage openness while allowing for genuine engagement.
Planning with Purpose
When planning a special date, consider activities that foster emotional connection. This might mean choosing a quiet, intimate setting over a noisy, crowded one, or selecting an activity that both partners find meaningful.
Communication is Key
Open communication is crucial in balancing vulnerability and presence. Discussing expectations and desires for the special date can ensure that both partners feel heard and valued. This dialogue can also help in addressing any anxieties or insecurities that might arise.
Examples of Vulnerable and Present Moments
To illustrate the concepts of vulnerability and presence, here are some examples of how they can manifest in special dates:
Anniversary Dinner at Home: Instead of dining out, cook a meal together at home. This setting allows for open conversations and shared experiences, creating a cozy and intimate atmosphere.
Stargazing: A night spent under the stars can be a backdrop for deep conversations. Away from the distractions of daily life, partners can share their dreams and fears in a serene environment.
Memory Lane Walk: Take a walk down memory lane, visiting places that hold special significance in your relationship. This activity can spark conversations about shared experiences and future aspirations.
Creating special dates that are enriched with vulnerability and presence can significantly enhance our relationships and personal experiences. By embracing emotional openness and mindful engagement, we forge deeper connections and create moments that are not only memorable but also transformative. In a world where superficial interactions are common, these genuine connections stand out as beacons of authenticity and love.


1MA in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, School of Educational Science and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2Assistant professor of Psychology, School of Educational Science and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Background: Sexual relationship plays a decisive role in human’s health and it seems that sexual education can enhance the quality of sexual relationship. Aim: Investigating the effectiveness of sexual education focused on cognitive schemas, on the improvement of sexual functioning of female married students. Methods: This research was carried out semi-experimentally and a pretest-posttest designed control group was used. A total of 28 persons were selected and put into two groups. Sexual education was offered to the experimental group for eight 90-minute sessions. In both groups, the degree of sexual functioning was measured and registered before and after intervention using women’s sexual functioning index questionnaire (FSFI), and was analyzed with SPSS version 16 and t-test. Results: T-test results showed significant relationship between the two groups in the overall scores of sexual functioning, sexual desire components, psychological arousal, moisture, orgasm and sexual satisfaction, in a way that in all cases the scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group (p<0.001). However, t-test reported no significant difference between the two groups in terms of sexual pain component Conclusion: The present research demonstrated that sex education with focuse on cognitive schemas was an effective method for improving sexual functioning, and therefore, it is proposed that this matter should be taken into consideration by clinical therapists for enhancing the quality of couples’ relationships.
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OK, and so I came across this person online and I gave him my wide variety. When I asked him exactly what he was interested in, all the guy said ended up being a friendship. The guy currently knew I was type of into him, therefore I informed him which was okay and that I won’t get across any traces. Today he foretells me personally every evening until we go to sleep.
He explained however make time in my situation, and he mentioned the guy did not have time for a gf. He stated he was excited about satisfying me. He desires pay attention to my problems. They have told their companion about myself, and then he thinks Im amusing. In addition he said the guy desired dad and friends to like him, but he was not worried about their buddies liking myself.
I am not saying sure if I’m however into the buddy zone or perhaps not. We meet the next day and I am undecided just how to act.
-Sarah S. (Georgia)
Oh, Sarah, the way I believe your own discomfort. Guys is very confusing often. Below are a few things to think of, that might place situations into viewpoint for your family. Firstly, any time you met him on a black lesbian dating website, demonstrably the man is looking for some type of romance, normally, the reason why the heck would the guy get on there to begin with? 2nd, if he is about cellphone to you each night (plus it appears like the talks are pretty extreme), he demonstrably believes you may have an excellent individuality and likes speaking to you.
You say you’re meeting him the next day? What is the nature of meet up? Will you dinner? Java? If that’s the case, it sounds to me like you are getting on which i enjoy phone a quasi-date. This simply means he really wants to fulfill you face to face observe how it goes. By saying the guy doesn’t always have time for a relationship, and insisting he could be just contemplating getting pals, he is giving himself a straightforward away. In this way, if they aren’t physically attracted to you or doesn’t feel any biochemistry, he can back out without experiencing guilty.
Guys never show they value impressing your father and remain up later regarding the telephone with you when they merely thinking about getting buddies. It may sound in my experience like he could be certainly intrigued but wants to get involved in it safe.
Listed here is my guidance: Go out with the man and keep an open mind. See where the evening goes. Watch their gestures, specially his sight. You are a good girl, and I also have actually comprehensive self-confidence you will have a far better thought of where you stand before the evening has ended. It doesn’t matter what, though, USUALLY DO NOT sleep with him or go back to his location. Enjoy and start to become safe. Register with me after the date and tell me the way it moved. Together, we could figure this out.
All the best!


It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit
You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don’t have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success - none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here.


“I needed a real man who could be rough in bed, someone who was willing to give me the pain that I wanted.”
Adam had left me for another girl. That didn’t matter anymore.
I was an awkward sight to see. Boyish brown hair, light brown eyes, a figure that was kind of lopsided and the only thing working for me was my ass. It was a booty that men loved.
I watched my neighbor guy every day, and he didn’t even know it. He didn’t know my name and I wondered if he even knew that I existed.
Then, my friend Tamara, talked me into going across the street to meet him.
I raced across the street to keep up with Tamara.
“I’m Tamara, and this is my friend Jill. Jill lives right across the street.” “That’s great, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Mickel, and this is my friend Rocky. We have a party going on tonight if you two are interested in coming over.”
Later, at the party: “Come on, let me show you something,” Mickel motioned to Jill. She entered the house with me, and I led her up the stairs. I opened my bedroom door, and she followed me instead of hanging back. Going to the closet, I opened it. Her eyes opened up wide.
This man was more than just a dream. He was real, and to look into his closet was turning me on. He had so many toys, but the one thing I couldn’t understand was the long pole.
Hold onto something while you read this one. It’s all good and HEA.


“Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate can not drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
When it comes to love, actions often speak louder than words. Some individuals have a hard time expressing their love with words so here are some "word optional" ways to express your love by James Comestock, Professor of Communications at Butler University in Indianapolis.
1. Small weekly gifts "count" more than rare, splashy ones.
The underlying love message: "I'm committed to you."
2. Frequent touching speaks louder than words.
The underlying love message: "We're connected."
3. Doing slightly complicated things for your loved one brings you closer.
The underlying love message: "I'm willing to put forth special effort for you."
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Some love stories gets knitted into your whole life and marks the entire history of one’s being. And yet you never recognize it even existed until it hits you suddenly. Today is one such day in my life.
I am a 30 year old guy, sitting at my wedding reception with a beautiful girl and I just cannot stop thinking about my very first love. Let me tell you, I am not the one to use the “L” word lightly. I have always hesitated away from this word, deeming it to be non-existential thing. Life has proved me otherwise; twice. This is about the very first time.About someone who came into my life at an age where love was not a complicated word. Where I- love- you and I- love- ice- cream, had same depth of feelings. I remember hanging around with her all the time, sharing my toys, my cookies. I liked her smile. I think I told her that couple of times and she just laughed. I am pretty sure she liked me too. She would always save the best piece of cake for me and bring my favorite toys to play along. I did not know I loved her. It felt just nice to hang around her. I remember how her eyes used to twinkle with that innocent smile. We used to hold hands all the time; A very awkward confession at this current stage of life. I don’t remember saying” I love you” explicitly but she did mentioned later, that I used to say that to her a lot.
I grew little older and we became best friends. We would do all sorts of things together. I remember getting jealous when she used to play with others. But she would always pick me over others. My dad used to say “You two are just inseparable”. I should have known that she loved me. But like all the good things in life, I never recognized her. The brute teenage phase of life came and things just fell apart. I can’t say whose fault was it. I guess it was the age itself. We wanted different things. She silently stepped back from my life while I got engrossed in other things. We stayed in touch after I moved away for college. But it was not like earlier. I missed her less. We would still see each other over holidays or just call occasionally, but I think I had moved on from my part. I got my dream job, she congratulated me and then we talked even lesser, met even lesser. I did not think she missed me too. She was busy in her hectic life. Somewhere in the corner of my heart I had this guilt, but I got over it really quickly. You see, love was non existential for me.
Then I met another girl, and fell in love. For first time I said it out loud. Can you imagine it? I said it to someone whom I had met three years back and never to the one who was always around me. She was still happy for me and came to my wedding. But now as I look at her sitting at my wedding reception, sharing my wedding cake with some other man, I feel uncomfortable. I don’t feel infuriated because that would be unfair. She was not infuriated when I left her or lost touch with her. She did not tried to push her way into my life but instead just moved on with her life. Then why do I feel this sudden need to tell her that I loved her. It was an impulse with which I got up and walked towards her. I looked at her and she smiled at me. Her eyes still filled with that twinkling magic .I fumbled for words. How do you say something like that at a time like this .But before I could say anything she raised the piece of cake towards me.
“I saved you the best dear” Her face glowed with her smile. I took that piece of cake and finally said
“I love you mom”


Very excited to present second article from our guest Blogger Neeti Verma. If you have a writer in you,and looking for a platform to get a feedback on your writing, this could a great opportunity. Get in touch.
I dedicate this article to my mum who once said this in one of our general conversations. I understood a fraction of it, I was not married then!
I understand now what she meant. She meant the abundant love a child has in her. Maybe thats the only longing feeling she has inside. She can be upset, sad, but only for a while. She doesn’t remember these feelings for long and instantly becomes loving and she loves people whom she starts identifying.
When a baby is born, the reasons why we adore her is because she is sweet and cute and the most important one, because she is ours. But we start loving them with all our soul with each passing day when they show us what it is like showering that unconditional love. I truly love my nephews and nieces, even though I was distant from them. It was their love for me which I gave them back.
Ever since my girl is born, I have seen her giving me that unconditional love…she didn’t ask me anything other than food. She was loving me with her radiant smile, she was loving me without expecting anything from me. She didn’t expect I would give her a good future, healthy food, fancy clothes, jewelry, or a great will!
I may not afford many things which I want to give her, and, the most wonderful part was, she loves without expecting the same abundant love from me! This sometimes shakes me, specially when I am down and don’t feel like smiling, she makes sure she smiles at me, she makes sure she loves me when am least lovable, ugly, impatient and angry. It feels a blessing, a boon, a treasure to experience it.
Why she is always happy with all of us, why she has no complaints from anyone?!
Am I so good that she has nothing to demand from me, am I so nice that she is never upset on me?
The introspection with her makes me feel COMPLETE….it gives me a reason to live and be joyful always! A reason to be around her so she can remain like this forever!
My mum was right we don’t love a child, it’s the child’s love which ensures we love them back.
A child gives their love and smile to everyone, and that make them loved…loved by ALL!
A very Happy Holi to all our readers!!!


Today was Brandon's 31st birthday! We had a great day! Brandon loves to cook so he cooked breakfast and dinner for our family and friends. I wish I would have took some pictures but we were too busy with little ones every where! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband! Kooper has the best dad! Happy birthday B...we love you!


A smart and passionate woman can learn from her mistakes.
In this article, we will explore the benefits of being a good listener.
This is a good time to be talking about your own personal relationship to being smart, but if you’re a man, listen with an open mind.
Listen as a man listens, listen as a woman listens, and listen as both listen.
Asking questions and making the right decision is the foundation of a good relationship.
It’s an important thing to do.
But it’s also a mistake to assume you can control your own responses.
Let’s explore that.1.
Listen with an Open Mind1.
What is listening?2.
What are you listening for?3.
When you listen, is there a time you feel guilty about not being able to listen more deeply?4.
How do you know when you’re listening?5.
Do you feel a little guilty when you do not listen enough?6.
What makes a good listening partner?7.
Are there any other kinds of listening you might find helpful?8.
What do you do when you don’t feel comfortable listening?9.
What can you do to increase your ability to listen to your partner?10.
What’s the best thing you can do to get your partner to listen better?11.
What about when your partner is not listening?12.
What does listening look like?13.
How does listening work for me?14.
How can I make my partner listen better, too?1.
Why does listening matter?
When it comes to listening, it’s about knowing when you are listening.
Listen to your inner voice and let it guide your decisions.
If you’re like me, this means listening to yourself when you need to.2.
Is there a place where you feel bad about listening?3, 4, 5.
When it comes time to listen, what do you want to hear?6, 7, 8, 9.
What kinds of questions do you need your partner or listener to ask you?10, 11.
What kind of person do you like listening to?12, 13.
When do you think listening is good?14, 15.
What motivates you to listen?16.
When does listening feel good?17.
What has been your experience of listening?18.
When can you listen to others and if so, what kind?19.
What was your experience listening to someone who is not a good person?20.
What could you do differently?21.
What else could you listen for?22.
What did you learn about yourself?23.
What advice would you give to a person listening?24.
What type of person is listening to you?25.
What were the main things that you liked about yourself when listening?26.
How would you describe your relationship with your partner listening?27.
What types of problems do you have when you listen?28.
What qualities are important in a good partner listening partner, and how can you find them?29.
What would you say to a potential partner listening to a relationship you have?30.
What you would say to someone listening to their partner, but not the other way around?31.
How did you listen when you were younger and how did you get there?32.
How could you be a good or a bad listener?33.
What role does listening play in relationships?34.
What experiences have you had in listening to people?35.
What happens when you stop listening?36.
How should you approach a partner listening question?37.
What should you listen out for when you can’t listen?38.
What tips would you offer to a partner who’s not listening or you are not listening to at the same time?39.
How are you a good and a bad listening partner if you aren’t listening?40.
How will you change your relationship if you stop being a listening partner or you listen less?41.
What skills can you learn to listen effectively?2, 4:How does listening affect my life?1, 2: What makes you want or need to listen at a certain moment?3: How does it affect your life?4: What can be done to change your life if you are a good, loving and good listener?5: What skills do you learn that you can apply to your life or to others?6: What does your life look like if you listen more?7: What kind can you be if you can be good at listening?8: What is the best kind of listener?9: What should I expect when I hear you?
10: What do I look for in a listener?11: What are the common mistakes that can be made in listening?
How do I listen?
It’s easy to be overwhelmed and lost at the beginning of listening.
But, if you take the time to think about it, you can start to find ways to make listening easier.
Here are a few tips for how to become more effective and productive at listening.1


The covenant of marriage is one of the most important promises that two people will ever make to one another in their lifetime, and at Our Savior’s we want to get your relationship started surrounded by the love of God, family and friends.
Ideally, a marriage relationship reflects the love that God has shown through the ages and uniquely revealed in Jesus. Martin Luther called marriage “a school for character”; as Hosea 1:19-20 states, a marriage calls forth such virtues as integrity, justice, tenderness, and love—through the joys and sorrows of whatever life may bring. At a Christian wedding service, the couple is not left to their own efforts to fulfill these promises, but is publicly receiving God’s blessing and support, as well as the affirmation of family, friends, and the Holy Christian Church.
If you are interested in Our Savior’s as the site for your wedding ceremony, know we have a place for you here!


It’s not what you’re thinking…
We are getting down to business and talking about the intimate relationship between women and their makeup!
Every month your friends at CTGirlcott will be sharing some questions that we would love your input on. The goal, for you to get together with your gal pals and talk about our monthly questions, then share your insight with us!
These are conversations that will bring us closer, open up discussion about why we use makeup and what impact it has on us and others.
Share your comments below or share them on our social media networks!
Tweet your responses to @CTGirlcott using hashtag #GirlCottMUS
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Here’s what we’re talking about this month:
- How do you think the concept of Valentine’s Day affects how women feel about themselves and their bodies?
- How did you feel on Valentine’s Day empowered or pressured? Did your relationship status make a difference?
- Valentine’s day is about showing love to others, what are some things you love about yourself or your body?
We didn’t say these questions would be easy! Tell us the highlights from your conversation!
Learn a little more about CTGirlcott’s Make-Up Sex HERE


I feel the word, or two words if you would like to refer it, is another overused meaningless word. I feel that young people in society like to refer to someone as their “best friend” for the sake of thinking they have a friend that is that close to them. I used to think I had a best friend, but not so much anymore. A best friend to me, is someone who you can share everything with. Someone who you can tell all your secrets to and you just know they will keep it, no doubt in your mind. Someone who won’t judge you. Someone who will always be there for you. I reflect back on my friends and the experiences we have shared, but I see no “best friend” there; just many close friends. I think for a best friend relationship to develop, there must be mutual understanding. I don’t believe a best friend relationship can form in a matter of few years, but over very many years, which you have been able to develop a strong base through hard and good times. I just hope one day I will find someone like that, someone who will make me understand what it means to truly have a best friend.


I just spent so much time with all my friends. It was amazing.
If you say “old sport” three times in front of your mirror Gatsby will appear and awkwardly hit on your wife
there is nothing romantic about
- not knowing you’re beautiful
- loving someone until they learn to love themselves
please stop romanticizing low self esteem.
it’s one thing to love a person who happens to have low self esteem
it’s another thing to frame low self esteem as a desirable trait.
I shudder to think of all the angsty teenage girls this post would piss the fuck off


February 14 is Valentine’s Day – the day to show your partner or loved ones how you feel. Express your feelings with personalised photo gifts!
We have put together a few gift ideas for romantic moments. Many ideas are not just for your partner, but also make for great gifts for Grandma & Grandpa or for your BFF.
Tip: at Pixum you can save on photo gifts when ordering before Valentine’s Day. You can save up to £10! Get your discounts here »


Discerning Reader Editorial Review
Reviewed 01/22/2010 by Tim Challies.
Recommended. Read it to better understand why we cannot define marriage apart from God.
At the end of her bestselling book Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe. Four years later she returns to tell their story. Having fallen in love with this Brazilian man, Gilbert began to build a life with him. But before long the Department of Homeland Security intervened, deporting Felipe for spending too much time in the United States despite not being a citizen. The only solution, the only way to gain his citizenship, was for the two of them to marry. Yet both of them, scarred from prior divorces, had no desire at all to marry. In fact, they had both sworn off marriage, vowing to remain together, but unfettered by that age-old institution.
“…I was not convinced that I knew very much more than ever about the realities of institutionalized companionship.” says Gilbert. “I had failed at marriage and thus I was terrified of marriage, but I’m not sure this made me an expert on marriage; this only made me an expert on failure and terror, and those particular fields are already crowded with experts. Yet destiny had intervened and was demanding marriage from me, and I’d learned enough from life’s experiences to understand that destiny’s interventions can sometimes be read as invitations for us to address and even surmount our biggest fears.” Yet the reality was that if she wanted to live her life with Felipe, she would have to marry him. “Within one year—like it or not, ready or not—I had to get married. That being the case, it seemed imperative that I focus my attention on unraveling the history of monogamous Western marriage in order to better understand my inherited assumptions, the shape of my family’s narrative, and my culturally specific catalogue of anxieties.”
This book, half travelogue and half sociology, follows her as she and Felipe travel through Asia while they wait for the U.S. government to grant him permission to enter America and get married. As she travels she researches marriage, trying to get to the bottom of what it is and why it is so fundamental to humanity. Committed is, then, a book about marriage. In its own way it is pro-marriage, I suppose, though only if we grant quite a wide understanding of what marriage is.
What is most fascinating about the book is that Gilbert seeks to understand marriage without any reference to God. As Christians we believe that God is the one who created marriage, that he is the one who defined marriage (as between one man and one woman, til death do them part) and that he is the one who has made it the only legitimate context for sex and procreation. And in all things, marriage is to be a display of selfless love, of full-life commitment, a reflection of Christ’s love for his people. Thus marriage simply cannot be defined without God because marriage is all about God.
Yet Gilbert determines that marriage is a social institution and one that arises by necessity even though it tends to be far more beneficial to men than to women and even though it brings about as much unhappiness as it brings joy. She shows a complete inability to properly understand the biblical position on marriage, misinterpreting Paul and then looking at the early history of monasticism to declare that Christianity has always been anti-marriage (at least until modern times, though even then it advocates only its own interpretation of marriage). “Or consider Saint Paul himself,” she says, “who wrote in his famous letter to the Corinthians, ‘It is not good for a man to touch a woman.’ Never, ever, under any circumstances, Saint Paul believed, was it good for a man to touch a woman—not even his own wife.” Did she not read about creation where God told man to “be fruitful and multiply?” Did she not read Song of Solomon, for goodness’ sake? If it is not good for a man to touch a woman (as her simplistic interpretation claims) than that couple is in big trouble!
Gilbert rightly identifies the trouble that comes when marriage is made into an ultimate thing. “Marriage becomes hard work once you have poured the entirety of your life’s expectations for happiness into the hands of one mere person. Keeping that going is hard work.” This gets her thinking and eventually she realizes “For the first time in my life, it occurred to me that perhaps I was asking too much of love. Or, at least, perhaps I was asking too much of marriage. Perhaps I was loading a far heavier cargo of expectation onto the creaky old boat of matrimony than that strange vessel had ever been built to accommodate in the first place.” Yet, though marriage is not to be an ultimate thing, neither is it to exist only to serve our own purposes. It is possible to err in both regards. When she does advocate for marriage, she does so by saying that marriage should be delayed until people are at least 30 and until both husband and wife (or husband and husband or…) are firmly established in life and career. Thus marriage becomes much less than sacrificial, much less than selfless; instead it becomes a means to further my own ends by taking care of my need for intimacy even though I do not wish to alter my life any more than necessary. Marriage becomes all about me.
Along the way she completely separates sex and marriage. That is an interesting oversight in a book about marriage. As soon as we separate sex from marriage we have made both of them less than they ought to be. She says that “the singular fantasy of human intimacy” is this: “that one plus one will somehow, someday, equal one.” Here she speaks in biblical language of the two becoming “one flesh” and yet she does so in reference only to marriage, not to sex.
In some ways Gilbert reminds me of Donald Miller–someone who is still fussing about issues that he should have come to terms with years ago. It may be cute when a twenty-year-old wonders whether she should marry and how it will change her life–when she goes on a quest to understand marriage. But by the time she is thirty-seven she really should have come to terms with it. It’s not quite so cute anymore.
Probably the most interesting part of reading this book is to watch Gilbert feeling around in the dark, bumping, stumbling, fumbling, as she tries to get to the bottom of marriage. She grapples all around the outside of it, writing about love and sex and infatuation and commitment and parenthood–and yet she completely, utterly misses the point of it all. “We invented marriage. Couples invented marriage.” But no, they did not. Without God she cannot understand marriage precisely because marriage is all about God. The closer she gets, the further she seems.


The single “MELANCHOLIC MAGNIFICENCE” is about love, great love between two people and where both, at a stage in the relationship, feel that they do not reach each other. New things are discovered, resolutions and insights happen and both seek strength in themselves and in each other. They search in love, pain and longing. The single consists of two compositions: “MELANCHOLIC MAGNIFICENCE” and “HOPE”.
The music is available on : Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play/You Tube, Amazon, Pandora, Deezer, Tidal, Napster, iHeartRadio, ClaroMusica, Saavn, Anghami, KKBox, MediaNet.
I hope you will enjoy it!
Liz Bäckström/ZB Music


All too often, after the temperature associated with the vacation period fades to truth, couples allow intercourse fall towards the base of the concern list, hoping the spark will naturally stay alive and spontaneously. Unfortuitously, that is usually perhaps maybe not the case—even if you’re in your 20s or 30s.
“Couples need to comprehend that spontaneous sex is a misconception. Also at the start of a relationship, there might be some preparation included before intercourse happens—like on a night out together night,”says relationship and sex specialist Eliza Boquin, MA, LMFT.
The fact is, in the event that you don’t make intercourse important in your relationship, your sex-life can accidentally fall because of the wayside. Therefore, listed here are 9 methods to make yes sex constantly stays at the top of your to-do list.
Prioritize Enjoyment Over Intercourse
Remember that there’s a big distinction between the 2.


Get involved in setting rules and boundaries to your child’s mobile habits. Let Tittle for Parents help you
communicate with your child!
– Educate your children on the importance of moderation
– Encourage your children to put their phones down
– Get their undivided attention during family time
– Bond with your children through increased communication


Love is in the air and Valentine’s Day is here! We know that you don’t want your loved ones to feel left out, but don’t you want them to also feel extra special? Skip the stale chocolates and check out how Fiverr can help you upgrade your Valentine’s game! Take a look at these great Gig ideas for gifting this year for a Valentine’s Day to remember. And don’t worry about the timing, that’s what extra fast delivery is for!
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Tell them how you feel and get a little help finding the right words with a unique poem made just for you by Jallenshaw.
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Show your love with a fun and heartfelt graphic by Ceeworks that you can send to those who you want to know are special to you or share on social media.Whatever your love loves, and whatever message you want to send with a Valentine’s gift, Fiverr can help make it happen! And remember, if you don’t find the perfect gift, you can always ask a seller for a custom order to make sure that your Valentine’s Day will be picture-perfect! Have any fun ideas to make this Valentine’s Day extra special? Let us know below!


a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner.
Ben and I have been together for six months today. Six whole months of this beautiful blossoming relationship we've got going on. I'm so lucky to have him. He has supported me through everything and has made me feel beautiful and loved every single day. Never have I ever felt as happy and whole as I do right now, and that's all thanks to him.
Benjamin, you make my bad days better and the good ones incredible and I love you more than you will ever know.


Some days you just really want the two people who denied you.
You want your mother and father.
You want to be able to look at them and tell them to love you and to never abandon you again.
Today is one of those days.
The past week has been one long one of those days.


On February 14, our Church is putting on a dinner for our church family and our community. It’s our way to say, “we love you with the love of Jesus.” So, we invite everyone, married couples, un-married couples, families, singles, young and old.
Come, we will love to have you.
Dress Code: Dress Well
Time: 6:00 PM
Everyone is Invited
Everything is free


Even when Michael and the others tell her very unconvincing lies, she believes them. She tells Michael exactly how to contact the Good Place committee even though he's not allowed to.
She admits she is happy to have them around. When it's revealed that they were lying, she tries to shake her fist but ends up waving instead. Despite being hurt by it, she still gives them a warm goodbye, glad to have met them.


First and foremost, I would have started sooner. When it finally came down to tracking down a profile subject, I had to go to several places and spend hours of my time chasing dead leads. I also probably would have gone for the most interesting place first (which is where I ended up in the end) rather than chasing things that I thought other people would find interesting.
I also wish I would have spent more time talking to him about his immediate family. I got hung up on his brother and sister and never really probed about his relationship with his parents or the relationship of his immediate family. I also wish I would have asked more about the stressful or painful aspects of his time at Thompson’s to flesh out his character a bit more.
I probably should have made it clear to him that I was interested in these things and he would have made an attempt to talk to me about it, because he turned out to be a more open guy than I first assumed.
In the future, I would hope to explore the more compelling aspects of my subject’s life, rather than focusing on their personal philosophy. Also, to gather more biographical information.


Life is a constant drama 😱
Either your girlfriend breaks up with you, or you get in a fight with a friend, or something dramatic occurs.
What do you usually do when this happens? Right, you take screen captures of every piece of conversation you’ve had and you share them with someone that understands you.
Say no more.
We got you. Let us be your drama partner.
Share your drama with the DRAMAAA.com community and you’ll feel less alone.


Marriage Counseling For Your Marriage
Living by your responsibilities is a hard thing to do in a marriage. It is everybody’s fantasy to accomplish and keep up a supporting and deep rooted marriage with their affection one. But in some cases you should manage distinctive conditions that may test your marriage pledges and persistence in remaining submitted in your marriage. Throughout the times of living respectively you some way or another get yourself worn out, depleted and continually griping relationship. In the present era, separation, revocation and all methods for partition has turned into a noteworthy issue in the society. Failures in marriage has diverse contrary impacts in your life. A awful marriage makes a pessimistic situation for you and to the general population you work and live with. In the long run, awful marriage may influence your mental health.
Although you have started watching negative change in your marriage it is still never a dead end. Today, there are a ton of routes for you to spare your falling flat marriage. One of those is marriage counseling or marriage therapy. When you began encountering intermittent battle and yelling unquestionably you and your accomplice is confronting something serious. Sometimes when left unattended, little battles deteriorate coming about to separation. But, without a doubt, you will never need to have your marriage ended. So, before it begins to deteriorate you should discuss having a marriage counseling with your partner.
Marriage Counseling does enable you to reestablish your marriage as well as encourages you beat your own issues. Having a reasonable believing is imperative to keep up great rapport. Fortunately, marriage counseling causes you to accomplish it.
A number of counselor will enable you to settle your marriage problems. But obviously, you can just have best outcome in the event that you pick the best one. Because of that, you should first pursuit and get educated with a rundown of therapist. Search for specialist that is accessible and is fantastic in doing their jobs. Luckily, the city offers an assortment of instructor that will beyond any doubt enable you to settle your necessities and conjugal issues. From the various rundown of counselors, you can discover an adviser that you and your accomplice will be open to working with. Marriage instructor can be costly, and on the off chance that you are somebody who has budgetary issues, fuss not on account of there are as yet number of expert counselor that can offer you less expensive deals
Basically, settling a falling marriage is not that all costly and vitality depleting it just expects you to be hovered and dedicated. Before it is past the point of no return for you and your accomplice to spare your marriage, you ought to recall forget that there are still things that you can do like Marriage counseling.


We are a loving church family who care and support each other through life's ups and downs. We seek to grow in our faith by building a close relationship with Jesus Christ and with one another. We practice our faith through inspiring worship, loving relationships, gift based spirituality, empowering discipleship and need oriented outreach. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, come join us, and explore together with us the ways God can touch your life with his love and grace.
Pastor Dennis and Pastor Drahus at the Sunday School Fall Kick-Off


Honor a friend or family member
What better way to show your love and appreciation of a friend or family member than with a gift that remembers them every day for generations to come.
Your gift will celebrate your friend or loved one by protecting the water, wildlife, and working farms and ranches of the Bitterroot Valley.
When you make a memorial gift, or gift to honor people who are special to you (or just because you care), we will send a personalized card to their family (in the case of a memorial gift) or the person you are honoring, letting them know you have made a contribution in their honor. We will not share the donation amount.
We will also send you a personalized thank you letter acknowledging your gift.
If you have any questions, feel free to call Gavin Ricklefs, Executive Director, at 406.375.0956 or email him at .


My parents divorced when I was just 5. My dad moved out and met someone who I eventually considered a second mother to me and my younger sister Serena. At the age of around 15 my father and step mother moved to a house near Windsor. It was called Oak Tree house and was a modern detached four bedroom family home in Berkshire.
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When Love is a Travesty
Today’s thoughts on #BlackHistoryMonth
When my mother fell in love and decided to marry my father her parents called it a travesty.
How do I know this? Because my grandmother told me the story when I was 10 years old.
You see, my father passed away when I was 3. (more to come on the trauma my father experienced as a black man that eventually led to his death) This meant that some of the ‘stain’ in my mother’s life had also passed away and she would be welcomed back home …. and her parents would learn…


Can someone tell me how the boy next door meme came about? (Seriously no kappa). Gachi Muchi pretty well by now from the stream and the emotes and all that stuff.
How do you feel when you can tell your school day crush that he was your childhood crush? I met up with my long lost schoolmate after like 30+ years recently.He was my primary school classmate.
To me, he was the best looking guy in class. During that time, I didn't know I had a crush on him until we left our school to move on to secondary. We went to different school, but as my secondary school was near his home, I frequent his home often just to see him. I even stayed on for dinner with his family at times. I didn't know I had a crush on him until much later and I am still not sure why I keep wanting to see him back then.Fast forward, present day. He didn't change much.
His signature hairstyle, boy-next-door look and smile are still what I remembered, except much older. He is straight by the way and married.We had a great time catching up with each other and from our conversation, I found him to be very open and non-judgmental.
Somewhere during our conversation, he told me that one of his friend from his uni intro his partner to him and I took the opportunity and came out to him.I am not usually the type who would just come out to people, but I am glad I did as I just want to be honest with him, as he me. We talked quite a fair bit about our personal lives and stuff and incidents and people of yesteryear.I am sure we will keep in touch and hopeful build upon our friendship as we had lost touch for so many years. Met this young guy the next morning I arrived in Taipei. He msg me on Jack'd and we met and we fucked.
Decided to give him my underwear since I thought his underwear were really ugly. After that we did not managed to meet and I thought that was it.It wasn't until my trip was about to come to an end that I chatted with him again. So I decided to spent my last nite with him and fly off the next evening.I met him at Xi Men Ding and he was still as cute as the first day I saw him. Instead of bringing me to his place, he lead me to a boutique hotel nearby. The small room had everything one need for a good time and even a small tub. We both took a bath in the small tub.
Passion took over and we kissed and kissed and made passionate love. Even though I was having sex almost everyday, I was really turned on my the hot young bod before me and I was really into the session. After the hot passion, we lay in bed chatting and more kissing. That nite, we hug as we slept.The next morning, I woke up with a raging hard on and more sex ensured. Then we head for breakfast. After breakfast we rested a bit and I gave him my Calvin Klein underwear as a gift to remember our times together. We checked out of the hotel and went for lunch before heading to his house nearby to leave my backpack.We went to watch a critically acclaimed Taiwanese movie called 'You are the apple of my eyes'(那些年, 我們一起追過的女孩).
Boy Next Door Pictures
During the show, we hold hands and at times, we kissed. After the show, we went back to get my backpack. During those time, we stole kisses when we think no one was watching, hold hands, etc.
I felt like a school boy again going out on a date.Well, all good things have to come to an end and I had to bid farewell to my cute Taiwanese boy. As the bus drove off from the bus terminal, I felt a void developed in my heart. I can feel that he really liked me and I too had never felt mushy inside for a long time.He text me saying he like me and I replied. 'Thanks for liking me' (謝謝你喜歡我) (As in the movie we watched).As I was fumbling through my backpack looking for my spare phone battery, I found a note from the boy saying he had enjoyed the day with him and he left me a gift; the blue shorts he wore during our time together. I did mentioned that I wanted to get a similar shorts but we never found the time to shop for one. I was touched. The short fits me too.I've been to Taiwan many times and I can say, I usually treat such trip as a fuck and forget, but somehow, this boy makes it hard for me to forget.
Shit, am I really getting old and mushy.The plane landed in Sg but the memories still lingers on of the time I spent with this boy. Hadn't had the mood to blog these days. Thanks to those whom had sent me greetings for my 49th Birthday, which had passed recently.Ya, approaching the big 50 next year. Surprisingly, I felt much better and healthier.
Must be the placenta and propolis supplements that I've been taking. Hmm, have never been that health conscious before, it's good to take care of oneself as one ages and it helps when one feels better.Late 2010 and 2011 is a year of new experiences.
Been trying lots of stuff which I had never had the nerve to try. But what the hack, I am not getting younger and there is no harm experiencing it. I can only say, there are no regrets and I am enjoying it to the max.Relationship wise, nothing fruitful yet. Maybe I wasn't even trying hard enough. Sex was always great. Been dabbing my hands in some SM stuff, interestingly, I was rather turn-on, maybe because it was new but the thought of dominating someone totally and owning them sounds exciting.
(evil grin) Hehehe.The last few week was crazy, been having sex non-stop just after my birthday right up till yesterday. About one and a half week of non-stop fun. Whoa, I've never been so sexed up before. Luckily, it ended on a high note. The last bottom I had gave me such a nice blowjob and I fucked him up so good the he soiled my bedding. Well, shit happens but I am not angry with him.
It was a really good session.Well, life's been good and I am working my butt out in losing weight and getting bigger chest and back.Here's toward the Big 50.
Someone text me to tell me that he is dating someone 15years older than him and asked me if age is a problem?For someone who had been with many guys whom are younger than me. I don't see it as much of a problem. Love is love, you love someone for who they are, it just so happens that their age is younger or older than you. The love you have between each other is not going to diminish or increase just because he is older or younger than you are.Having said that, the next thing is how compatible are both of you? Do you click with each other? Do you have common interest? Do you talk it out if you have disagreements?My young bf is 26year younger than me and we have been together for the past 6 to 7 years and still going strong.In the beginning, my younger bf were conscientious when introducing friends around his age to me.
He is worried of what others might say or ask. That I can understand, so sometimes I will join him with his friends and sometimes I don't, just so that I don't make it difficult for him. But over the few years we have been together, his friends starts to get use to seeing me around. He eventually came out to his very close friends about our relationship and his straight friends though surprised but accepted him for who he is.Sometimes, young people are very conscious about their image and social standings.
For me, I don't bother with how others view me. I live the life I want and I don't owe anyone a living and neither do they, so I am bot at all bothered by how people sees me, as I don't live my life on other's expectations. I hope that young people understand this too.
Don't live your life on what others expect of you. Live your life how you want as long as you don't hurt or harm people. Always choose to live a happy life.So, is age a problem in a relationship. I can't only says that, if you think it's a problem then you have a problem, but if you don't think it's a problem then it's hardly a problem. It's between you and the person you love, whatever problem you might have, I am sure you will find a solution for it.
Our relationship is coming to 4 years. My good friend in Taiwan is celebrating his 11th years with his bf. It's rare for gay couples to have relationship that long but it does happen.For my friend who is in his 11th years, I must say, the Taiwanese are the most open minded in thinking than many Singaporeans, including myself.
I met my Taiwanese friends in Bangkok back in 2000 while I was working there and he was there nursing a heartache as he had just broken off a 4 year relationship.We did not meet again until 2003 when I went Bangkok with my then ex. We met by chance while I was going up to take the train at Saladang, while he was walking down.
Boy Next Door Gachi Movie
My ex noticed that he was staring at me and told me and I took a glance and thought he looked familiar but can't recall his name. I searched my phone and called him and he answered that he is now in Bangkok and we just pass each other. I invited him to join us and we enjoyed our little get away holiday.Our friendship bonded during that trip and we became close friends after that.
I would visit him in Taipei the next year with my ex and he introduced his then new boy friend to us. Back in 2004, he was only dating this guy and he had said they would try out the relationship and now, fast forward today, they are celebrating their 11th Anniversary.My Taiwanese friend had, during his 11 year relationship been in 2 multiple partners relationship.
One was with another couple about 4 years ago. Although that relationship lasted about a year plus. They are still friends. They broke off because one of the other couple was a tad too childish and selfish.The last time I met my Taiwanese friend was a few months ago and also in Bangkok with my current bf and he brought along another guy whom had agreed to be the 3rd person in his current relationship with the agreement from my friend's boyfriend.
We had a great time together enjoying good food, massages, and shopping.We can tell that the new bf really love my friend from all the little action he did and I am really happy for my friend to find someone like him. My friend is not a hunk but he is certainly the most intelligent, charming and talented person one can have as a friend. I am always amaze by the fact that he is able to manage a relationship with multiple partners and that he is able to talk and make sense whenever there is any dispute or argument and he is the best person I would go to to get answers for relationship issues.Its really not easy to be in a relationship for gay couple, and its even harder to have a relationship that can last more than 11 year. The difficulty level multiplies when you have a 3 or 4 person relationship. It's not impossible but possible and my Taiwanese friend is proof that it is possible. Kudos to him.As for me, I am very happy to be with my current bf of about 4 years although we might have a 26 year age gap.
So, basically, nothing is really impossible for a relationship to work, its just whether you want to make it work or not. It's 2015 and how time flies.Have not been posting as I have been busy with work over the past few years, though not terribly busy, but busy none the less.New Year, Chinese New Year came and went and its Chap Goh Meh (15th and last day of the Chinese New Year). To me Chinese New Year is the same every year, I am not a very festive person so I usually don't organise anything in my house. But I was invited to attend a few parties to celebrate the Chinese New Year.Well, 2014 was a good year where I get to travel and does some great work overseas. It had never dawned upon me that my work would take me overseas. But by some stroke of luck, I was asked to work oversea twice. So 2014 was actually a great year for me with lots of opportunities and work.
Thus it is something to be thankful for.What was good had also it's bad. My health was slightly affected last year after being lazy and inactive. My 2 oversea work trip although was good opportunity but it came with a price; A sprain back and some breathing problem, luckily it was very minor and I recovered from it, fortunately, since I had purchase travel insurance, I was able to claim for both the medical treatments.Last year was also a year where I traveled to Bangkok, Hong Kong for holidays with my boy.
Come April and it would be our third year together. How time really flies. Everything with us is rather routine and we each busy with our own work but the best part of it was that he has been staying with me for the past 1 year plus.I am getting use to him sleeping next to me and hearing him breath and sometimes snores. So when I travel or when he is not around, I sort of not use to sleeping alone without him next to me.Life is such, when you are so used to being alone, you need to get use to people sleeping next to you, but if you are attached for some time, you may not get use to not having someone sleeping next you.I can still hear his breathing next to me as I am typing.:)Cherish what you have, when you have.Good nite.
I'm stumped by the fact that a Taiwanese guy whom I've not met in person is in love with me for 7 years. I found that out only today after linking up with him just yesterday after a few years absent. He had sent me a message and I added him to my social network app.Years ago, he had sent me a message on my other social network app online and we chatted briefly on MSN, he was 19 then and I thought he was a tad too young. Nonetheless, we maintained an on and off chat and I shared with him advices and listened to him on his problems. It didn't take long for him to profess his love for me, which I kindly turned down.
The reason I told him that we are too far apart and that he is still young and should concentrate on his studies. I also consciously decided to avoid him and cut down our conversation as I realised that he is serious about his love for me. Eventually, we did not chat online and things dwindled down.Little that I know that after so many years, he still feels the same for me. I thought he would had found someone else and move on, but no. I told him the same reasons I told him years ago and that I'll feel bad if he had wasted all this time waiting for something that may not happened, but he is adamant.
Nothing I can say can't change his mind.He even told me that he had not had sex with anyone and that he was waiting for me and looking forward to meet me in the future. I was skeptical and asked him how he deals with his urges and he says for the past years, he used the pics I gave him to Jo. (OMG, unbelievable)I asked him how he would feels if someone had said the same things he said to me, to him? I told him that I felt pressurised from what he said and also that the thought that someone had love me for 7 years without even meeting is:1. Very Romantic2. Very CreepyAnyway, I am taking everything with a pinch of salt and see how things progresses. He is a nice kid and I had spoken with him over the phone and he comes across as genuine as he can be and I still the same vibes I get from him after all these years.To an extreme, I even told him that I am not the boyfriend material as I am too much of a playboy and his answer to me is that he don't mind who I am and only want me to allow him to love me.
(His msg:'我不管你多不專一, 我只要你讓我愛你就好')Still the thought that such devotion for a skeptical person like me stumped me. I am never a person who are at a lost for words but I sure am now. So in the mean time, I just take it in and smile.Posted 24 April 2012 - 06:42 PM on BW. Life as a kept boy is never all rosy and nice. I was a kept boy at age 22. He was a successful boss with glamorous lifestyle, double my age.
I met him while working in town and his company was next to my ex company. To my family, he was my godfather. I was young, confused about my sexuality and his lifestyle was glamorous and exciting. I wasn't in the gay circle until I met him. I stayed at his place and we are seen everywhere together and he pays for everything whenever we are out. Sex was great, he was the older bottom and I the younger top. It was him and only him that I did the 'helicopter'.It was about a year into our 'relationship' that I got a call from one of his fuck buddy; It was another young guy.
It was then that I realised that he had been doing things behind my back. That guy on the phone even ask me if I want to have sex with him, which I refused. I was young, naive and I just knew that he was very nice to me and I didn't even thought that I was in a 'relationship' with him, because we never talked about such thing. I was with him because he was nice to me. I thought I was bi then, Sounds familiar rite?Things when downhill from thereon and I realised that he became a different person whenever he was drunk.
One of the evening, during one of our verbal fights and his drunken stupor, he smashed my head with a glass ashtray and I fainted. It was then I realised that I can't be with such a person. I ran out of the house and he chased after me.
The neighbours called the police and because of not to caused any problem, I followed him back. I was really traumatised and was fearful of my life because I was not in control of my own life. I finally found an excuse to move back with my parent by saying I was going for further studies.He called me up to talk and I told him to meet me in a crowded place to prevent him from getting violent. During our talk, he threaten to out me to my parents. At that moment, I can only tell him that I've told my parents that he is gay and that he had abused me. He was shocked and surprised that I had told my parents and I told him that if he were to come to my place to find trouble with me, we will call the police. Of course, I lied.
After that incident, I dropped out of the scene and avoided any places that he might go.So, for those who thinks that life as a kept boy is all fun and roses, I would tell you from personal experience that it's not. It was good while it lasted but you have no control of your life and actions. You lose your self dignity and people will still remember you were someone's kept boy even after many years had passed.I've never told anyone about this pass of mine and I struggled whether to post this in BW, but I thought I should share my past in the hope that those young and naive guys don't follow my footstep and end up somewhere you don't want to.You have many choices to choose and you decide the life you live.
So, be wise and grounded but most importantly be true to yourself and be happy.Posted 30 April 2012 - 04:54 PM on BW. I recently celebrated my 51st birthday and I chose not to have a big celebration, just a simple dinner with my boy, (we just celebrated our 1st year together) and 2 of my close friends.What does a 51yo uncle need? I don't need anything more because I already have everything. Not kidding, I already have it all.I may not be the riches person to be able to buy everything, but I amenrich with experiences and there is nothing else in the world I wouldneed because I am already happy and contented with what I alreadyhave.I have a comfortable home,I have good job,I have good friends,I have love from my familyI have love from my boyfriendI have good health, so far so good, nothing major issues.Contentment is the key to happiness. A young guy wrote to me after reading my blog.
He asked me 'How has gay life been for me and what advice can I give to a 25yo boy like him?' Here is my reply to him.Everyone will have a path that will be different, regardless str8 or gay.Here are some food for thoughts:-1. Live A Life of No Regrets - I know its not easy when you are face with many choices, but a life with no regrets is when you live it for yourself and not for others and not based on what others say.Whatever choices we make in life there will be consequences. The goodconsequences will enrich us and help us grow, the bad consequences maydestroy us and also hurt others. Choose your choices wisely.
Don't do things that you may regret for the rest of your life.2. Do Good Deeds - Do good and help people when you can because the person you helped might return your help when you need it the most one day. But not do good and expecting something out of it. Just do good without expectations and without wanting any returns and not because u hv to but because you want to.3. Open Your Mind - We sometimes have a certain ways of doing things and sometimes we do not want change to come and upset our comfortable life.
Do try to open your mind to new things and new ideas, etc. Only when we free our mind will we be able to experience new things and grow from the experiences.4. Open Your Heart - Be real and genuine to people around you, treat people with respect and don't take people for granted. When you open up your heart to people, those who can see your good qualities and don't mind your bad qualities are those people you can call them friends.
Even when you had been played out by your so call friends, dun be mad at them, because it is their lost not your lost.5. Protect yourself - Do no harm to others, but you must also learn to protect yourself.
Be it emotionally or physically. Learn from your failures as it will help you to be stronger. Protect yourself implies that you must know when to put up your guard and when to let it down and these are things which will come from good and bad experiences learned.6. Look Inwards - Happy or sad it's just a state of mind. No one other than yourself can get yourself out of feeling down or bad.
All it takes is for you to change your mindset. You will succeed in affecting change only when you want it bad enough.7.
Think Positively - Not everyday can be a happy day. So when things gets you down, don't take it out on others or on yourself. Because tomorrow will be another day. Yesterday has gone. Your positivity will attracts positive things.8.
Manage Your Expectations - When you do something, always manage your expectations. If good things happens, its because of the effort you put in. Even if good things didn't happen, it's ok too.
Just do better next time. The bigger the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Sometimes, its not the end result but the process that helps you to grow.9. Manage your Emotions - We all have feelings, things which happened can affect us, but if you look at it from different perspectives, you will be surprised how it can help you see things in a different light and maybe even understand things better.10. Learn from Experience - The more things we experience, the better we are when we do it the next time round and the wiser we will become with each experience learned.11. Embrace Challenges - Don't run away from it or avoid it, embrace it. Sometimes, these challenges are there so that we can learn about our strengths and weaknesses.
Once we had overcome the challenges, we can conquer our weakness. Even if we fail, it means we need to look at our weaknesses and put in more effort to be better next time round.12.
What Defines You - You are defined by who you are as a person and not by material things or your physical outlook. People like you because of your personality, character and all those internal traits, not your physical appearance nor your financial status. But that does not mean you neglect your external appearance, although they are of secondary importance.13. Treat Yourself Well - Treat others good but also treat yourself better.
I am not asking you to be selfish or self centered. What I am saying is don't be too hard on yourself when we fail sometimes, because failure is part and parcel of life. You owe it to yourself to treat yourself better and pick yourself up when you are down and move on from the failure.14. Be Thankful and Count Your Blessing - Life have lots of ups and downs, there will be people whom will cross path which will change your life and or unpleasant things happened, but it helped you to grow to be a better person or effect you enough to be stronger and wiser.
Always be thankful to those who helped you grow and always count your blessing that you are safe and healthy. It has been almost close to 10 month with my boy. We are still going strong and thing are looking good that we will be celebrating our 1st anniversary together come August.I must really be a luck guy to be blessed and I am counting my blessing. I am not the most romantic guy, but he gets the little things I do and appreciate me for that.
That, I am thankful.I am not the type that will say mushy stuff or text mushy stuff but I show him that I care in making sure that things that needs to be taken care of or done will be taken care of and done. No need for sweet words just to sound sweet.I had told him that I am blessed and he gets what I mean and he tells me that he felt safe and secure when he is with me. Although in the beginning, he did come off as a tag too sticky, he had understand and knows that I do need my space and will leave me to do my things when I have to.What more can I asked for? I am happy and contented and I count my blessings that I am blessed and life is great! I had just passed my 50th birthday few days ago and I can say that life have been good to me.
Work life have been good and most importantly, love life is just as good. This 50 year old uncle is still able to attract guys half my age. Am I lucky or what? He he he.We met on Growlr. It was he who text me. I rarely meet up with guys from gay apps. I prefers to go sauna as it would be more direct.
If I like someone in the sauna, just pull them into the room and fuck the shit out of them and then part ways. Less complicated.After I ended my fourth relationship three years ago, I am just so jaded to get into another. That said, I do miss having someone around and would occasionally long for some good company, but I have no intention to stat a relationship or lead people on. So when I meet people up, I would prefer that its No String Attached (NSA) fun and are weary with people who are looking for more than just fun.When I meet up with people from gay apps, I usually never have any expectations, because you never know how truthful these people are with their pics and stats. So I would arrange to meet for coffee first to see if we are each others' type. If we like what we see, we can proceed further, but if we don't like what we see, we can always tell each other that we can't proceed further.We met and he was exactly who he is on the apps. Fallout 4 visible weapons part 2. I am a sucker for young sunshine guys and he is exactly the type I like.
So after our drink, I asked him to follow me home. He later that he told me that when I asked him to go back with me, he had a hard on all the throughout journey from the interchange to my place. Hehehe, young guys are so full of energy.Although he was from the country up north, he looks fit even though he did not go through NS. He did make an effort to workout in the gym. When I peel off his shirt I can see that he was rather hairy. I hardly see lean young guys that are hairy. I am loving it!
He has a nice set of trails running from his abs to his groin. It is such a turn on for me. I am a sucker for guy with nice butt and most importantly I am super turn on by guys with fine hair on their butts.
He has the nicest butt with the nicest fine hair on it. Many Japs has hairy legs and butts but it is rare to find that on Chinese guys.
The last person that had nice hairy butt was my 2nd ex-bf; and now, him. I was really turned on, so I did my best to perform in bed and he did not disappoint me either, we were very compatible. I had a great time and from the looks on his face, he too.:)After sex, he went on to talk about his past. I listen in earnest.
I realised how smart and mature he is for someone his age, he is just 23. He stayed over that nite and chatted till the wee hours. It's always nice to share my bed with another warm body, more so when he is someone I like. He hugged me to sleep the whole night so I didn't really sleep as I am still getting use to having someone sleeping next to me.
But I am not complaining and are enjoying the extra company.We had sex again in the morning, but it was purely driven by the attraction we had for each other. We had to make it a quickie as he had to get to work. After he left, I realised that he had left his watch behind.After that night, he keeps texting me saying that he misses me. I am not a guy who likes to spend time texting as I feel it is a waste of time.
I rather call and chat and relate a message, but somehow, young guys love to text. At one stage, I had to ask him to stop the to and fro texting. Oh well, I just need to learn to accept that this is part and parcel of being with a younger guy and this is how they communicate nowadays.I wasn't expecting much and didn't want to just jump into anything in haste, but somehow this cute guy is wasting no time in wanting to meet me and letting me know he misses me. So I arranged for dinner the next week after we first met. I also took the opportunity to return his watch to him.
That night, he stayed over at my place again and over the next few weeks, our meetings became more frequent.Since he started work in Sg just over a year, he says that he does not have many friends and prefer to spend most of his time with me. I told him that I wanted him to put more focus on his career since as he is new on the job. I also told him that work has to be his priorities and not a relationship. Without work, he can't even stay in Sg.It's has been a month plus since then and I am growing fond of him and he is still crazy about me. He just love to hug, kiss, cuddle and of course have sex with me.
I am glad that I am still able to match this young guy's energy level in bed, but for sure, his recovery is much faster than me and can get hard really fast even after we just had sex. He love to see my expression when I am enjoying myself with him and I love to hear and see his expression when I make wild passionate love to him.I am not rushing and are taking my time and see how things would go after the 'honeymoon' period is over, but in the mean time, I am a lucky man and life have been good to me. I just have to count my blessing with every passing day.He is sleeping next to me as I am typing out this.:). How do you feel when you can tell your school day crush that he was your childhood crush? I met up with my long lost schoolmate after like 30+ years recently.He was my primary school classmate.
To me, he was the best looking guy in class. During that time, I didn't know I had a crush on him until we left our school to move on to secondary. We went to different school, but as my secondary school was near his home, I frequent his home often just to see him. I even stayed on for dinner with his family at times.
I didn't know I had a crush on him until much later and I am still not sure why I keep wanting to see him back then.Fast forward, present day. He didn't change much. His signature hairstyle, boy-next-door look and smile are still what I remembered, except much older. He is straight by the way and married.We had a great time catching up with each other and from our conversation, I found him to be very open and non-judgmental. Somewhere during our conversation, he told me that one of his friend from his uni intro his partner to him and I took the opportunity and came out to him.I am not usually the type who would just come out to people, but I am glad I did as I just want to be honest with him, as he me.
We talked quite a fair bit about our personal lives and stuff and incidents and people of yesteryear.I am sure we will keep in touch and hopeful build upon our friendship as we had lost touch for so many years.


Whether our marriage is a month old or decades old, we can all use continual encouragement. So, in this post, I simply want to pass along an encouraging word for our marriages from Tim Keller’s book, The Meaning of Marriage. Listen to his answer to the question, “What do I do when my ‘feelings of love seem to dry up’?”:
“You do the acts of love, despite your lack of feeling. You may not feel tender, sympathetic, and eager to please, but in your actions you must be tender, understanding, forgiving, and helpful….
“....Many people hear this and say, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t give love if I don’t feel it! I can’t fake it. That’s too mechanical for me.’ I can understand that reaction, but Paul doesn’t simply call us to a naked action; he also commands us to think as we act. ‘Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.’
“This means we must say to ourselves something like this: ‘Well, when Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think, “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.” No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us---denying him, abandoning him and betraying him---and in the greatest act of love in history, he stayed. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely. That is why I am going to love my spouse.’ Speak to your heart like that, and then fulfill the promises you made on your wedding day.” (The Meaning of Marriage; pp. 104, & 108-109)
“‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”--Eph 5:31-33
Chuck Cook is the pastor of Grace Bible Church - Rolla.


I am not a big valentines day fanatic, although I sometimes pretend that I am. It's a good day though, we give and we get nice fluffy feelings:
My husband gets me flowers (lovely flowers), I cook a nice restaurant-like meal (not that I am a great cook but I try), my daughter (the eldest) makes heart shaped cards just for mommy.. her new thing is that valentines day is for girls only.. Uh?!


We wanted to offer families opportunities to grow stronger together by being together. During these adventure days spend time with your family with camp activities, food, and games for the whole family to enjoy.
DATES: September 13, September 20, September 27, October 4
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A friend of mine is always smiling and being optimistic, on the worst-case scenario he always likes to say phrases like: "That's nothing" "It'll get better" "Bad weather never lasts" and stuff like that.
A couple of days ago we found out our neighbour returned home from his job out of town and found his wife and a man having sex inside his bed. He shot them both and then killed himself.
When we were talking about it in front of their house, my friend said: "Meh. It could have been worse".
When I heard him, I was kind of upset about how insensitive he was and, kind of annoyed I replied: "Come on man, how could have been any worse than that?"
He just shrugged and said: "Well,


Divorce can be an emotional and confusing time for you. You may feel overwhelmed with concern about your children. If you have young children you are probably wondering how to best talk with them about child custody. Being upfront and proactive about this issue will ensure that your children stay well-adjusted throughout the process. Following these five points will help foster communication with your children about you and your partner's custody arrangements.
Take action quickly. Your children likely already know more than you realize about the situation. For them, not knowing what's going on can be much worse than the truth. As soon as you know for sure, pick a good time to talk them them. Make sure to set aside plenty of quiet, uninterrupted time.
Form a united front. If at all possible, your children need to hear about the divorce and custody plans from both of you, preferably at the same time. Not only will this give comfort to your children, but will reduce the temptation for one parent to belittle the absent parent.
Stay positive. If your children can see that you have a positive attitude about this, they will too. Be as honest as you can without disparaging your partner. Your children need to be able to continue to see both parents as positive role models, no matter what the final custody arrangements are.
Keep it simple. Tell them the truth, but don't overwhelm them with too much information that they can't process. You are the best judge, depending on their age, for how much they need to know. Be firm about the arrangements, but don't overlook their feelings and needs.
Make sure they know you both will still love them no matter what. It may be obvious to you, but in divorce children sometimes get the idea that if you can fall out of love with your partner, it could happen to them too.
Your children will no doubt be affected by this decision you have both made. It is now your responsibility to make sure that your divorce impacts your children as little as possible. While divorce is a trying time, it can be made much better with good, open communication with your children. Your children can and will survive this upheaval of their lives if you put a priority on following the above steps to assure a less traumatic impact on them, as well as you.
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9 March 2015
When I sued a product manufacturer after a disfiguring accident, I never expected to actually go to court. I assumed that the case would eventually be settled, like most personal injury cases are. To my surprise, they wouldn't budge, and we ended up having to go all the way to court. I was pretty nervous about testifying, but I had a great attorney that prepared me well, and everything went smoothly. In the end, the jury saw things my way. I realized that I probably wasn't the only person to ever experience an unexpected day in court, and that's how I got the idea to start this blog. If you're looking for tips to help you prepare or wondering what to expect when you go to court for a lawsuit, this blog contains important information for you.