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My boy friend and i experienced a terrific marriage but we hardly ever saw each other and we experienced a couple of battle.then i meet up with anyone new that i thought i preferred more but i was Mistaken so i broke up with my boyfriend for tge other male.
We have already been dating for about 1.five a long time. We ended up these types of a powerful couple, totally in adore. Our relationship was very major. He gave me a promise ring and we generally reported we were gonna be with each other eternally. His household beloved me and my family liked him. We ended up truly a great pair, acquiring mutual interests.
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At some point he known as the friendship off. I questioned him to block my selection and social accounts so we wouldn’t have contact . It’s been four months now and I miss out on him day-to-day. I’m madly in like with him . Haven’t heard of him for four months And that i want him back. I can’t get over him being gone from my everyday living. Be sure to aid. What must I do ? Why am I emotion this way.
and he threatened me being with him or else I would have challenges…and so,my ex hated me..nine months handed and I continue to really like him and want him back and I don’t understand how to notify him….he also has told Everyone the worst about me and alongside one another,the made a clique of detest toward me….I am actually unhappy I don’t know what to do…
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How to solve relationship problems without breaking up
SOLVE RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS WITHOUT BREAKING UP
“Nothing works itself out in marriage, knowledge does”
“Courtship and Marriages Should boost your happiness not shut it down”
THE ROOT OF RELATIONSHIP CRISIS
Too many people have become so unfortunate in their courtships (dating life) and marriages. Some are already tired of being in the relationship. Some are looking for solutions to the problems in their marriages. Some have tried all they know to do just for things to work out, yet, it seems the rainbow wouldn’t change colors. Some wants to put an end to the relationship but doesn’t know how to. Some thought sex, money or changing their personality will make things work out. Some wants to know if their in a wrong relationship.
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There are so many questions that both the singles and married ones are asking which time will not permit me to list. And as a matter of fact I can’t list all the questions even though I am given the whole of time because; an attempt to wanna list all the questions is like wanting to count the sands at the seashore. You can see how impossible it is.
Many people experiencing unfair issues in their relationships has knowledge too but having knowledge is not enough, you must have the right knowledge if things must work out for you in your relationship. The first thing we must understand is what relationship is all about. Let me say this even as we continue, lack of the right knowledge not just what you considered to be knowledge but the lack of the right knowledge is the reason for so many crisis in courtships and marriages.
Let’s talk about “Relationship”
Often times when people hear the word relationship what comes to mind is a man and a woman affair. Or let me put it in a better way, people’s minds are easily been channeled to an idealized form of love that could either be platonic or non-platonic form. So whether platonic or non-platonic, the fact remains the same that it is easy for mind to think towards that when it comes to issues that pertains to relationship.
It is an interesting thing to know that relationships talks about an affair which takes place between a man and a woman, love, marriage, courtship (wooing a woman) and alike. But it will not just be interesting but also wise to know that that’s not all there is to relationship. Follow me closely.
Relationship is a wide as the sky, as deep as the ocean and a lengthy as the surface of the earth. Having a narrow understanding and been ignorant of what relationship is all about is the major cause of marital crisis everywhere.
You see, just as life do not just reward those that labour hard, so understanding marriage relationship tips alone doesn’t promise a successful marriage. Life rewards those that understand it principles and takes step to be successful in marriage you will need to understand relationship in full details. Until this happens, there’s no guarantee that many more marriages will not crash.
Seeing relationship from the eyes of marriage alone is like seeing and believing that your two legs are the most important part of your body. There’s a need for me to emphasize on this so for you to know that, there is more to relationship than what just happen between a man and a woman (marriage).
Even some people believes that all what relationship does talk about is sex, giving of money, you must also get me something when I get you one, doing just what I want, we must always be together, we must fight at least once a while, you do what comes to your mind while I also do mine and so on. I think it is high time you stop thinking you have your own personal understanding on what relationship is all about that’s not consistent with time.
MIXED UP TRUTH
Many has diluted knowledge concerning relationships, and that’s why they find some areas of their lives annoying and frustrating many times. Some people do not believe in what is called friendship again even when the bible say “there are friends that stick closer than a Brother” (Prov.18:24), and some do believe there’s no woman or man that is a wife or husband material they say, even when the bible says “He that find a wife or husband find a good thing and obtain favour of the lord. (Prov. 18:22). These set of people shouldn’t be blamed it is their diluted knowledge that should be corrected as far as relationship is concerned.
Just like when you try to mix two colours together that gives you another colour entirely, I could remember we tried that in secondary school. So it is when you have diluted knowledge of anything It will always get you and produce another outcome.
Actually the problem is that it is something difficult for people to admit that the knowledge they are acting on is nothing but a knowledge that will never get them their desired results, because the same knowledge as been diluted. And when we are dealing with issues pertaining to relationship we mustn’t find it so difficult to admit we’re wrong when we are wrong. “To get better in and on anything you must always believe in improvement by giving room to corrections”.
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YOU WILL HATE GETTING MARRIED
Now a time comes when you begin to hate marriage and you no longer will believe there’s any serious relationship or relationship that worth your trust. Don’t be too quick to jump into that kind of conclusion Brother & Sister. “What is making you to hate (marriage) what you should like is lack or absent of the right and exact info you need”.
To many sisters, when you make mention of guys there’s this feeling of hatred that pumps up within them which tells on their faces immediately and also reflect in their voice. This could be because the experience they had over the time or what they hear married wowen say and see them go through. “Nobody hates anything or anybody because of nothing”, but I am telling you right now that no matter what it is that’s making you to develop a kind of hatred to what you should love (Friendship, Courtship & Marriage relationship) needs to be well addressed strategically.
GOAL OF RELATIONSHIP
The goal of relationship is positive and will always remain positive. Relationship should bring you joy, happiness, new ideas, laughter, good memories and not sadness, hatred towards what you should like, fight, curse, regrets and alike. Most especially when dealing with marriage relationships. Even before I tell you the types of relationship that truly exist, you must first believe the goals of relationships are positive. This is what made us talked about a diluted knowledge.
Never believe in diluted knowledge when it comes to relationship, your knowledge must be definite and right. Believe that the good of relationships is positive, first believe that.
FOUNDATIONAL CAUSE OF MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP PROBLEM
The foundational cause of marital crisis and question of the single ladies and guys that are yet to be answered is because they only wants to understand how to be successful martially, forgetting or not even knowing and been aware that the first understanding we need is the whole of relationship life understanding. Like I wrote earlier, “Relationship is more than marriages, who I am dating or courting, sex, having your own family and who to marry.
Let me say this, I know this might be too hard on you or bitter to you, remember that the truth is always bitter “You cannot succeed martially when you do not succeed in relationship”.
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With that statement I just made you should get the picture of what (the relationship) I have being trying to paint clearly. Meaning how serious and urgent we need to attend and pay a serious attention to relationship first as the body, before marriage as just a part of the body. Now there is a need to understand relationship before the types.
THEN WHAT IS RELATIONSHIP?
Relationship is like a fruit tree with many branches. Now we must understand that the branches are not always of the same sizes and that a branch of that same tree could carry more fruits than another. Let me say this before I proceed, we also need to understand that no matter how big and how fruitful a branch of tree may be it can’t survive on its own when it has been cut off. Meaning no matter what you know about courtship and marriage not understanding RELATIONSHIP will still cause you problem.
Everything that was, existed because there was a relationship. Everything we see now, exists because there is a relationship. And everything that will be will be because there will be a relationship. Without relationship there is no life. Too many people believe they are in wrong relationship (as per courtship or marriage) whereas some are not, they only think they are because there is a lack of an understanding, not necessarily about marriage or courtship but about the whole body of relationship.
I will like to also explain relationship from the stand point of a whole body. There are some who has just one leg, some has no hands, but still living, some has no eyes (as important as it is) but they are still living, some has no teeth but still doing fine, that is good and we’re not saying this to ridicule anyone. We’re driving somewhere please, now have you ever seen someone walking, eating, dancing, talking, playing or doing something without a head? The answer is “NO”. that simply means without the head no life in other parts of the body. Little wonder, almost all the methods for a living being to gather data about the world (the five senses) are located around and within the head. As regards to this illustration, the head is relationship meaning marriage is parts of the body that is not head.
Dating (courtship) is any other parts of the body that is not head. Friendship is any other parts of the body that is not head and so on.
Every other parts of the body aside the head are also good and important to the body but the head remains to be the topmost, foremost and the leading part of the body” and you can also say “the hesd is the leading part to the body”.
That’s why most ladies do not joke with their heads (their faces and hair do) because it is the leading part of the body. So also relationship is the first thing you should understand.
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DEFINITION OF RELATIONSHIP
Relationship can be defined as what made you to be where you are, as what makes life to be at the level it is right now and what will make life to be where it will be tomorrow. Relationship talks about two or more people or things coming together to fulfill a purpose, or carry out an assignment. While on this note we can define relationship to be the condition of being related. Relationship is life.
TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS
There are three (3) types of relationships. Every other kinds of relationships aside this three are derivative of this three; meaning they comes from either of this three.
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The first type of Relationship is;
- Divine Relationship (Relationship with God)
The second type of Relationship is;
- Human Relationship (Relationship between persons)
The third type of Relationship is:
- Manipulatory Relationship (Satanic/devilish relationship)
I will start with the least in order of their arrangement.
Manipulatory talks of or pertaining to manipulation. In science, the word manipulation means something different. The word manipulation is advantageous to their study. But in the real life sense manipulation means distort, deviate, go astray, aberration and so on.
Manipulation means to manage or influence a person or people and things skillfully & strategically, especially in an unfair manner that could lead to mistrust (not to trust again), hopelessness, frustration, psychological, injury, emotional trauma, being hateful, being rigid, affectionless (incapable of empathy), being bitter often times and many more.
You know what, by the time you stayed too long under the influence and management of manipulation (Satan) without a break through, coming out and overcoming this influence in your journey in life, a time will come when nothing really make sense in life, when boredom becomes the only language you speak and the only feeling you experience, when your dating (courtship life) and marriage life becomes so annoying, to an extent you will feel and think being single as a man and a woman is better off than to sign a life contract of marriage with someone.
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''What God want with you is what you need with people and what Satan want with you,that is relationship'' and the more reason why you need this understanding.
MANIPULATION – MANIPULATOR – SATAN.
An aberrated truth (Diluted Knowledge) is manipulation. And the availability of manipulation is the availability of the manipulator. When the manipulator which is the devil is around then you must know that lie is around, deceit is available, diluted knowledge is available. Satan owns deceit,deceit owns Satan. Let me just tell you how Satan had deceived so many people in any kinds of relationships (marriage relationship, courtship relationship, friendship relationship) John 8:44, Genesis 3:13
Satan knows how to destroy any good and interesting relationship of any kind by adding to the truth you had a lie. Read this carefully, Satan will bring information as, there is nobody that is good, and nobody can be perfect. Adam and Eve loosed their original state when diluted knowledge came in (Genesis 3); when God says the possibility exist”, Satan will make you say No when to say Yes, you can’t get through it, you can’t overcome this particular situation and Satan will bring examples related to your predicament that had no solutions, even when God is showing you another of same situation that is resolved, Satan will want you to always accept an unfortunate, trying position or condition and a tight spot.
SATAN, COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE
Now that you know the aim of Satan randomly, let’s know how he manipulates courtships and marriages. I don’t really wanna dwell much on this but I have to while I explain better in volume 2.
It is Satan that makes you think marriage is both good and bad, that you shouldn’t honour your spouse, that you can beat your wife so she can fear you, that you do what you want once in a while without giving regard to your husband opinion or reaching agreement with him, that taking issues lightly with your spouse means you are dull, that you don’t need a God fearing person to be your marriage adviser, that your in-law are not part of your family, that you don’t need God when it comes to marital issues, that your brain is all that is needed, that opposite sex could still be your best friend in marriage, that as a man you are the dictator, that you should not believe some of what you’re reading right now.
Remember you read about the goal of relationship, that the goal is positive and will always be positive. The goal of relationship is not to make you regret starting the relationship. But no one will not regret any kind of relationship when the manipulator is the manager – when the truth about relationship has been diluted and misshapen.
Human Relationship is that relationship that talks about the relationship which only exists between two or more people and groups. Human relationship is the most complex of all the three types of relationships. And it is the most confusing of all, reason been that, it is not clear to obscurity due to the multiple parts it has, unlike the other two.
Human existence comprises of relationships whether or not you understand relationship you cannot live without being in one. It will be bitter not to have your understanding darken but enlightened because it will be the determinant of how fair and unfair life becomes to you.
KINDS OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIP
There are five (5) kinds of human relationship that makes human relationship meaningful and interesting
- Family (extended blood) relationship
- Courtship/Marriage relationship
- Friendship relationship
- Business/Career relationship
- Casual (by chance) relationship
Almost everybody finds themselves in all of this five relationships while some will at least find themselves in three or two out of it all. The truth is, we need relationship to live. It is what makes things happen.
I will be explaining the five relationships in concise so as to not get you confused. It will be well divided into parts to give more details to provide a more in depth analysis of the five relationships in the “Volume 2”. Most especially the courtship and marriage relationships
Family relationship in this regard talks of lineage - descent in a line from a common progenitor. Either knowingly or unknowingly each and everyone has his or her own descending line of offspring - bloodline - the abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
Some has mark of recognition on their faces or other parts of their bodies so as to know the family they belong. This strategy was really effective unlike today, due to the level of civilization.
This is where we have our grandfathers, great grandfather, grandmother, great grandmother, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, cousin, grand uncle, grand aunt, grand nieces, and grand nephew e.t.c.
As said earlier, I will explain in details in “Volume 2” because some people can wait to just understand in depth what courtship is all about, how to get it right, how to solve courtship problem, how to be happy and make marriage work and many more alike.
Courtship is as important as the marriage itself. Courtship is the period typically between two individuals (a man and a woman) with the aim of assessing the other’s suitability, understanding the other’s language of character and attitude and blending of the same before signing of a life contract of marriage.
Courtship is the room of preparation. It is where you get yourself adequately prepared for marriage. Let me say this, “Most of what happen in your courtship, in most of what will happen in your marriage”. You need to understand courtship. Volume two will explain better.
Marriage as generally known is to be a union between a man and a woman with their children. That is true but that is not all there is to marriage. To take a husband or a wife shouldn’t be by force or error (Unwanted pregnancy) but legally or formally. The word “TAKE” doesn’t just mean without seeking counsel or been authoritative, it also means to “DECIDE”. So it is the duty of both parties (A man & a woman) to decide they want to marry themselves formally.
Marriage is so powerful because one marriage is a generation on it own once children is involved. “Marriage remains to be a trap to the unprepared while it is the promise land to the prepared”. Oh, this is powerful, getting married to the wrong person for you will definitely makes you hate everything that makes you to be happy. Meaning marriage affects every other areas of your life either porsitively or negatively. Volume 2 will explain better on the causes of marital crisis, expected problems and the solutions.
Friendship relationship is that relationship that talks about mutual affection between people. Friendship has all to do with mutual fondness, typically one exclusive of sexual or family associations or connection. There’s a need to be careful when dealing with RELATIONSHIP. There is a kind of friend called “Friend with benefits”, originally this is an idiomatic expression meaning, a friend with whom one has a casual sexual relationship with. Now you could see how aberrated the truth about relationship has become. There is nothing as that under or about relationship “friend with benefits”, it is the work of the Manipulator the devil, Satan.
Friend is a person who you know well and knows you well, who you like a lot and likes you a lot, who you hate his enemy and hates yours too, who you can trust and can trust you, who advices you and you advice and many mutual likenesses. We will dig deeper in volume two.
Business and career relationship is somehow wide and should be explicit - well detailed. But in this volume, it will be concised. As far as the earth is concerned, Businesses and careers are so important and human being or let me put it straight to you that we can’t do without business, career and everything that pertains to it. That’s why it falls under human relationships because it is human being that need to do business.
Business is the activity that involves making one’s living, making money, putting physical effort or mental effort into something in order to get something in return. Career is said to be an occupation or profession undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress. There is more to business in volume 2. It is business/career that makes many people sleeps late at night, and wakes up early in the morning to catch up with one or two people or things. There is a way business and a career works and how it must be handled before you could enjoy it benefits. “Volume 2 will explain better”
CASUAL (BY CHANCE) RELATIONSHIP
Casual relationships are those relations that often occur between two or more unknown people. Casual relationships are nearest in meaning to a friendship relationship. This kind of relationship happens every day, not necessarily with you but around you. It is relationship that is not dependable neither reliable. It is temporally.
They only seriousness in this relationship is when it as to do with buying & selling aside that, it is a relationship of fun, gist, general discussion. Although, it is possible for one to learn one or two thins during the discussion but majorly it is for fun.
For example, bus discussion (not everybody in the bus know themselves personally but that doesn’t mean they cannot discuss before they all gets to their different bus stops. This relationship happens in the market also. It also happen when going to somewhere you have lost your directions, you can ask someone or people you see to direct you and when that happens casual relationship just took place.
DIVINE RELATIONSHIP (RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD)
“What God wants with you is what you need with human and it is what Satan wants with you (Relationship).
Not understanding this relationship (Relationship with God) and having this relationship will makes every other relationships annoying, frustrating & you can’t get other relationship right.
The first relationship a man/woman should understand is the divine relationship. When you don’t have a serious and meaningful relationship with God, no other relationship will work no matter the tips or laws of any relationship you know and working with, minus God in your relationship will always equal to failure, regrets, tears, agony, blame, problems and untimely destruction.
Too many people, most especially youth believe in their heads knowledge, they think and say God do not understand relationship, that God is in heaven and they are on earth it is these same people looking for how to make things work out in their relationship (courtships and marriages) when you don’t have serious relationship with God no tips or laws will work for you. The tips and laws you are looking for and receiving are not bad in themselves but relationships is more than just the tips and laws. Relationships are spiritual and you need spirit to relate with spirits. God is a spirit and Satan is a spirit, that’s why they need relationship with you because they already know you need one of them to survive in your relationship in life.
God had arranged and purposed how he can have fellowship with you at all time. He want that relationship with you, reason why he created man and woman. God wants a genuine relationship with you and knows you need what he wants with you on earth also, that was why he said without him (God) you can’t do anything, meaning you can't get any other relationship right.
Remember that God is the originator of marriage (Gen 2:26, 3:13) that was why he said you can’t get is right with any other human being like yourself unless he (God) shows you how you can get it right.
Any relationship that is not giving God glory will give those in it problem. You can’t just continue to sin against God (not having a serious relationship with him) and expect your relationship life to be fine. “God had wired us that anytime an area of our life is not giving him glory should give us problem”.
It is only after you are genuinely serious with God that courtship and marriage tips, laws, advices will work. Remember that the manipulator Satan will tell you not to believe this nor take is serious.
God has given man the greatest gift and that is the gift of Holy Spirit that will teach you everything (John 14:26). When you give your life to Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour from confusion and aberrated truth (diluted knowledge) then you ask for Holy Spirit to come and teach you all things including how to succeed martially. God will send the Holy Spirit to you. This is the first knowledge you need. In the volume two, we will talk more about courtship and marriage.


I miss u so much and how we used to be.
I miss calling u mine and u calling me urs.
I miss getting your texts that came from out of the blue.
I miss the way you tickle me.
I miss everything that ever was, or wasn’t even there.
I miss how everything with u just felt so right.
I miss you making fun of me being short, but the truth is you’re just tall.
I miss being happy and knowing each day would be fine.
I miss you.


You never wanted me to succeed
You always thought I was not good enough
The questions and doubts you threw at me
Nothing was sacred to you
Not your wife or your family
If you never wanted us then why did you do it?
Give me an answer, scold me, push me away as you always did
Tell me, tell me father?


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Who is Jennifer Rivera’s husband? Well, she was spotted with three different men while out shopping. Some of these men have been in the news recently, and their relationship was just as interesting. But what about Juan Lopez Pardo and Esteban Loaiza? Do they look like their wives? Or do they look more like the ones who starred in the movies? Read on to find out. Here are some things you should know about Jennifer Rivera’s husbands.
Juan Lopez Pardo
Despite being the former wife of an NFL player, Jennifer Rivera is still married to her ex-husband, Juan Lopez Pardo. The two were married for a short time and had two children together. However, their relationship soon went sour. The couple had a son and a daughter together. In 2007, after the couple divorced, Jenni discovered that her husband had sexually abused one of their daughters. In a subsequent investigation, she accused the man of abusing her daughter. He was convicted and sentenced to 31 years in prison.
He received many convictions in his life. The first time was convicted of bringing illegal immigrants across the border two weeks after his marriage to Jenni. The sentence was for six months, and Juan was found guilty again of drug trafficking a few years later. He eventually died of respiratory problems while in jail. The death of his wife and two children has prompted a lot of speculations about his death.
After a lengthy friendship, the two married in 1997. The couple divorced a few years later, and they agreed to co-parent their two children. In 2003, the two separated. But after the separation, the couple resumed their relationship and had a daughter named Jenica. Their marriage survived the adversity. Jennifer Rivera and Juan Lopez Pardo have two children together: a son and a daughter.
Juan Manuel Lopez Pardo
In 1997, Juan Lopez married Jenni Rivera, a popular American singer and actress. The couple dated for some time before tying the knot in 1997. In 2003, the two separated for good, and Juan was arrested for drug trafficking and found dead in jail. However, in 2010 the two were reunited. They welcomed a daughter, Jenica. They remained separated for six years, but remarried in 2010.
After their divorce, Jenni Rivera had an affair with Esteban Loaiza, a retired Mexican Major League Baseball player. The two had two children, a son and a daughter, before they allegedly broke up after Jenni found out about the abuse. She eventually got out of their relationship when her sister found out about the affair and told her husband. In the meantime, he was sentenced to 31 years in prison.
During their time together, the couple struggled with their relationship. Juan allegedly contacted criminal groups that smuggled drugs. However, Juan was accidentally caught selling drugs. In 2009, he was arrested for drug trafficking and died in jail. His subsequent death was caused by complications from pneumonia. He is survived by his two children, but it is unclear if the relationship between Juan and Jennifer survived the divorce.
Jennifer Rivera and Esteban Loaiza, who were married for six years, had been separated for quite some time. Although they were married for six years, the couple had no children together. After separating for a while, Rivera had begun dating Fernando Ramirez. It was reported that he was unfaithful with Jenni’s eldest daughter. The couple had no children together, but they were still very much in love.
However, things took a bad turn for Esteban Loaiza after the death of Jenni Rivera. His “wrong turn” after becoming famous in the United States led to many legal problems. It is unknown if Loaiza had an affair with Jenni Rivera or not. After she died, the baseball player wound up in federal prison. Whether or not he cheated on his wife is another issue.
According to the website of the Mexican Major League Baseball, Esteban and Jenni never got back together. They had argued often and split up before the actress died. Moreover, they had a difficult relationship, but they remained close to each other. Esteban and Jenni never got along. As a result, their relationship ended after Jenni filed for divorce in 2012.
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You know as a child how you touched the stove and burnt your hand but you didn’t give a fuck or how bad it hurt that you did it again…Well I didn’t completely burn myself but I did reach out for a small sizzle. As much pain he caused I still cared about his well-being and checked up from time to time. He is unhappily in a relationship with a woman and often thinks of our past and how we could rekindle our relationship. I’m pretty positive he has moved to the middle of nowhere and slightly let his meathead figure go to waste. As of recent I had to cut all ties with him out of respect for his relationship.


I’m not saying she’s a slut…I’m just saying she rarely sleeps in her own bed.
Ok, you have our attention!
Look at her finger playing with her marriage ring :)
Couldnt agree more.
It’s not cheating :)
Datenight - Arriving at the hotel to meet her lover…delivered by her husband to the Hyatt
This is one of most important part of being a cuckold : delivering your wife to her lover :)
Sunday night …. happy Cuckold time :) clean up duty starts again


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What’s it about ?
Adaptation of a romance shoujo manga.
Futaba, our heroine. She used to be quite cute and shy ; unfortunately, that brought on her the scorn and jealousy of the other girls in her class, who made her life miserable. So she reinvented herself as she entered high school : she’s now a frumpy mess who goes out of her way not to attract boys’ attention. But hey, she’s got friends now !
Said friends turn out to be shallow bullies who merely found somebody else to target in their class. It’s thus not too surprising for them to be absent of the “main cast of friends” shown in the ED sequence ; a breakup between Futaba and them seems imminent.
Tanaka was a small and a bit feminine boy that Futaba liked in middle school. He disappeared just as they were starting to go out ; suddenly moving out of town without warning. It’s all but said his parents had a nasty divorce ; he’s now a tall and sullen guy who’s going by the surname of Mabuchi. Also, he feels slightly insulted that Futaba took months to notice he was back. Sure, he’s changed quite a lot, but so has she, and he recognized her immediately.
What’s interesting is that Mabuchi keeps saying that they can’t go back to their old romance ; they’ve both changed too much, and can’t turn back the clock. What he doesn’t say is that he doesn’t like her anymore ; that’s how she interprets it, but he clearly still cares. Presumably he just doesn’t want to live in the past, and any relationship between them should take into account how they’ve both evolved. But Futaba isn’t getting the hint. Yet.
Watercolours and shoujo character designs, of course. Perfectly okay, as it conveys emotions well.
This starts a bit slow, but it gets much more interesting after the timeskip. Futaba’s reinvention is fascinating, and the interplay with her toxic friends makes me cringe (in a good way). And the central conflict is certainly more interesting than your standard romance plot.
Okay, show, you’ve got my attention. Let’s see where you’re going with this.


Life is hard enough without having to put up with another’s misery. If you are in a bad relationship and are struggling with whether to leave it or not, ask yourself these questions:
Am I happy?
Do I laugh with him/her?
Do we share similar life goals?
Do I find myself wishing if they would just change then things would be great?
Do I feel jealous of single friends or friends in happy relationships?
Am I the person I want to be in this relationship?
Am I a good partner?
What would my life be like if I… Read more


Introduction: Emotional intelligence can be developed in economic potential in the organization according to modern and tools for guiding people inside and outside organizations. On the other hand, job motivation, the willingness of employees to overcome barriers to employment and working conditions adapt explains, in this study, the effect of emotional intelligence on job motivation was discussed.
Methods: The study population were all nurses working in public hospitals is the city of Kermanshah in 2015 using random sampling method and Cochran formula. The sample size was 178 people, of which 142 people completed the questionnaires and returned it. The main tool for obtaining data for the study of emotional intelligence questionnaire was Hackman and Oldham Bar _on and job motivation questionnaire. For the relationship between motivation and emotional intelligence-based statistical SPSS version 20 was used using Pearson's correlation coefficient.
Results: Between emotional intelligence, and job motivation, in governmental hospitals in Kermanshah the results were positive and significant. Pearson's correlation coefficient for the correlation between moral and emotional intelligence showed job motivation and self-awareness (r = 0.542, p = 0.021), self-respect (r = 0.782 , p = 0.033), social skills (r = 0.757 , p = 0.037), empathy (r = 0.615 , p = 0.015), and flexibility (r = 0,631 , p = 0.010), which represents a strong link between positive and significant ethics of emotional intelligence with job motivation among nurses in governmental hospitals of Kermanshah, Iran.
Conclusion: job motivation plays a big role in improving the quality of nursing services. The results showed a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and job motivation. After strengthening emotional intelligence training among nursing staff, job motivation could improve among nurses. This leads to increased satisfaction of nurses and public hospitals of Kermanshah will improve in the performance zone.


Valentine's Day is a wonderful opportunity to show appreciation for people we love. At PS173 some teachers encouraged students to make and decorate individual gifts. Others had a single box in which children can deposit valentines for other people. Time was also spent making valentines for family members. This holiday was used as a way to teach students about respecting each other and using positive comments.
Ways to Celebrate Valentine's Day with the Kids
Fun Times at P.S. 173 Blog


Lobstr is a dating app that is different from any other that you have already experienced. We want to take you away from that endless messaging and put you in front of that special person. Without pressure, during lunch, in your favorite restaurant.
With Lobstr you can meet people that have a similar routine to yours, who like having lunch at restaurants close to your office or house, and are also looking for a relationship.
Studies show that less than 1% of matches made on the most popular dating apps result in actual dates. We at Lobstr believe that the success of a relationship fundamentally depends on two factors: chemistry and how you feel in the presence of the person. These two factors are impossible to reveal while being stuck in the virtual phase of dating apps. For this reason, we would like you to meet in real life that person who you find interesting and who also likes you. In a casual ambience free of romantic pressure: during lunch.
The app works very simple: enter with your Facebook, choose your favorite restaurants, and discover people that selected the same restaurants or others nearby.
Mark interest in people anonymously, and if the interest is mutual, both will receive a notification. In this case, Lobstr will select the closest restaurant from both lists for the lunch date. At this moment you can start a conversation and arrange the timing of the lunch date.
You can also send an invite for a lunch date to someone in one of yours or the person’s favorite restaurants. The person will receive the invite and a notification. If accepted, you can start exchanging messages and arrange the lunch date.
Download the app now! You can set up a date with someone special for your next lunch already!
Those things you should know about dating, but no one talks about.


Is Mother’s Day any one’s favorite holiday? We all love our mothers, but sometimes the pressure to find the right gift to express that love can be intense. To most of us, she’s one of the most important people in our lives, which is why it’s perhaps more difficult to find a gift that seems as important as she is. But what if Mother’s Day meant something more than commericialism? What if Mother’s Day was about peace?


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Letter from Leonidas H. Berry to Albert B. Sabin, MD, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati,
expressing regret that due to many tasks he did not have the opportunity to speak to him following a session at the convention, and apologizing for this slip up; asks for a copy of Sabin's presented talk on the relationship between viruses and cancer, and inquires if there is any relationship between him and Dr. Florence Sabin
Courtesy National Library of Medicine
Topic:National Medical Assn.
Creator:Leonidas H. Berry
Date:September 14, 1965


Family law deals with matters of significant impact upon individuals who share a domestic connection. Laws relating to family disputes have grown since the 1970s, and judges have both re-examined and re-defined legal relationships surrounding divorce, child custody, and child support. Many cases involve parties who are related by blood or marriage, but family law can also affect those in more distant relationships like relatives and grandparents. Because of the relationship aspect of family law, cases are often emotionally-charged and individuals are encouraged to seek legal counsel. Under Canada's Constitution, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments share responsibility for family law.
The majority of family law proceedings result from the termination of a romantic relationship or marriage. Family lawyers help their clients file for separation, alimony, or divorce. Issues like property division and child custody occur frequently at the end of a marriage, which is why it's advisable to have a lawyer like Scott who specializes in family matters.
Divorce & Separation -Regardless of whether a person views these two words as incredible or ludicrous, there are a couple of things a potential client should know: firstly, there's really no such thing as filing for legal separation in Canada. A person is legally separated as soon as he/she and their spouse are living 'separate and apart' because the relationship has broken down. Oftentimes, however, the term 'legal separation' is used to describe the contract that's created between the two spouses at the time of their separation. And secondly, there's no time limit to the separation, and a divorce will never automatically occur. In fact, a person can remain indefinitely separated from their spouse without ever filing for divorce—the only legal reason to obtain a divorce is if one partner wants to remarry.
In Canada, divorce is when a court officially ends a marriage. As noted above, there are no time limits to a separation, but if a person hopes to file for divorce, they must first complete a full one-year separation period. The purpose of this law is to give couples a chance to repair their relationships and find themselves again. The only exception to this rule is if the divorce is filed under the grounds of adultery or cruelty. If during the one-year separation period a person and their spouse get back together, this reconciliation won't affect the period unless the reconciliation equals more than ninety days. If this happens, a person will be required to begin a new full one-year period before a divorce can be granted.
In addition, a person separated from their spouse doesn't always mean that they must be living at different addresses. To be separated means to live separate lives. If a separate address isn't applicable, a couple may remain in the same residence, but the court will require proof they no longer lived as a couple. This can prove tricky, so legal representation is encouraged.
Please remember, divorce and separation can be intimidating, but Scott is here to help.
Common Law Relationsip - What is common-law? Canada defines it as two individuals who live together in a committed 'marriage-like' relationship. Despite the rise of common-law relationships in Canada, people often misunderstand the rights of living together outside of a marital relationship. Oftentimes, common-law couples are not entitled to the same rights as married ones.
To clarify: Alberta doesn't have common-law marriage. Courts have created a category of relationship called 'adult interdependent partnership.' An adult interdependent partner is someone living in a relationship of interdependence for at least three years, or a relationship of some permanence if there's a child involved. Another way to enter an adult interdependent partnership is by entering into a written adult interdependent partner agreement.
A minor can enter an adult interdependent partnership if the minor is sixteen-years old and the minor's guardians have signed the agreement with their consent.
Spousal / Partner Support - The Divorce Act, a federal law across Canada, sets out the spousal support rules for couples who divorce. Under this act, spousal support is likely to be paid when there's a big difference between the spouses' income after they separate. Judges consider multiple factors when deciding if support should be granted or not such as the length of marriage, the financial needs of both spouses, and the roles of each spouse during their marriage.
However, a court may decide that a spouse with the lower income isn't entitled to support if they possess assets or if the difference in income can't be traced to anything that happened during the relationship.
Provincial and territorial rules vary across Canada, so you are encouraged to check the website of your provincial Ministry of Justice for this information or you may contact someone like Scott.
Child Custody & Access - Custody and access refers to the parenting arrangements made for children when their parents are no longer together. Legal custody means someone who makes major decisions on issues involving the child such as religious upbringing, education, and medical choices.
Custody can also refer to where a child is living at any given time and is sometimes called physical custody. And although they often go together, shared and split custody are two different things. Split custody is when parents have two or more children together, and each parent has physical custody of one or more of those children for 60% of the time. Shared custody, on the other hand, is when one parent has the child living with them for at least 40% of the time over the course of a year. Both child custody and access are determined based on the particular circumstance and the best interests of the children.
When applying for a court order for your child, you must apply to the court closest to where the child is living. If you're unsure where and how to file the application, speak with a lawyer or court officer.
Matrimonial / Relationship Property - Now that the relationship is over, who gets what? As a general overview, the value of any property that a person acquired during their marriage and that they still have when they separate must be divided equally between spouses. Property that was brought into a person's marriage is theirs to keep, but any increases in the value of the property during the duration of the marriage must be shared.
Alberta's Matrimonial Property Act (MPA) provides rules on who gets to live in the home after marriage, who gets which property, and who gets to use the household goods. The MPA only applies to legally married spouses. When spouses cannot agree on how a property will be split, a judge will consider a number of things like: spousal contributions to the marriage, financial resources of both spouses, and length of the marriage. An application to divide property under the MPA can be made with another application like annulment or divorce. A person may fill out an application if they are separated but has not yet divorced, or if they have begun the divorce proceedings.
Shared Parenting - In the Family Law Act, 'parenting' is a term that applies when guardians don't live together. When guardians live together, they share the powers and responsibilities of the children, but when they live apart, they must come to terms with how the time with their children will be shared. In some cases, guardians are able to work things out with just a verbal agreement. Sometimes, though, parents want to formalize arrangements, so they will enter into a parenting agreement, which is a contract between the guardians that sets out how much time the children will spend with each of them and how decisions will be made.
The term 'shared parenting' refers to the collaborative arrangement in child custody in which both parents have the right and responsibility of being actively involved in the raising of the children.


My friends E & E are getting married in Batanes this summer, and I couldn’t be more excited for them! For their save the date, Em gave me a letter format, which inspired me to create a handwritten save-the-date. I wanted to make it feel more personal, and to show that it would really be an intimate wedding.
Over brunch of hazelnut hot chocolate and arugula on toast, we talked about relationships and marriage, and caught up with each other after a very long time.
And then as we were talking about the wedding preps, I started carving their doodled monogram, using my new woodpecker carving tool. It has a super tiny nib, and it took me forever (or at least until after my 3rd meeting for the day) to finish a 13 x 6 cm slab of eraser.
Will use these to print on Thank You cards, as a gift for the couple.
Happy Friday! 🙂


Living as an unmarried couple can leave you vulnerable in states that don’t honor domestic partnership agreements or civil unions. If you’re living with a domestic partner and are unmarried, you are part of a growing trend in the United States.
There were 7.7 million households with unmarried couples in 2010, growing more than 40% in just one decade, and about four times faster than the overall household population.[i] As of June 2013, seven states and Washington D.C. recognize domestic partnership agreements under state law.[ii] Michigan is not included in this list, though domestic partnerships are recognized on the municipal level in Ann Arbor.
Since laws relating to property ownership, divorce, and inheritance rights don’t apply to unmarried couples in Michigan, there are steps you can take to ensure your legal and financial preferences are protected. Some steps to consider include:
- writing a will to ensure that your partner gets your property when you die
- sign paternity statements to ensure that a father’s parental rights are preserved
- create a cohabitation agreement with your partner to avoid court battles over financial support, child custody issues, dividing property, etc. if the relationship ends
Although people over the age of 65 constitute a small portion of unmarried partners, the trend is evident in that age group as well. Living together without marriage enables seniors to avoid joint liability for debts, especially for long-term care or medical bills, and to qualify individually for public benefits, such as Medicaid, without affecting the other partner’s resources.
Did you know?…The U.S. Census Bureau first began counting the number of unmarried partners in 1990 to better understand the number of residents in committed domestic partnerships.


Family Dynamics, Dating and Fertility
A Lymphoma diagnosis may affect patients’ attempts to establish independence from their parents, find a life partner, and raise a family. Each relationship will be affected differently. Some relationships will strengthen, while others may become strained. Although family support and unity are important, the various perspectives and expectations that family members have may contribute to different forms of stress. A professional counselor may be helpful for those who find it difficult to express their feelings with their family members.
Following a lymphoma diagnosis, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) may find it necessary or comforting to return home to live with their parents. Moving in with parents or another family member may feel like giving up newly found independence, and some AYAs find their parents become overprotective or try to take charge. Remember that it is natural for parents to want to protect and take care of their children. It is also important to remember that parents are dealing with their own emotions, as well as those of their other family members.
Although talking to parents may be difficult, it is important for AYAs to keep an open line of communication. Parents can often help with a range of challenges, both practical and emotional, at home and in the hospital.
Dating and developing new relationships can be challenging for AYAs dealing with lymphoma. Many struggle with decisions about when to reveal their health histories and how to discuss the impact that their long-term survival or ability to have children may have on the relationship. Deciding when to tell someone about a lymphoma diagnosis is a personal choice. The right time to share this information will differ for each person, but considering these situations and implications in advance and determining how to handle them can help ease any fears and tensions.
Young adults typically do not expect a spouse or partner to face a life-threatening illness. Frequently, a lymphoma diagnosis means changes in the couple’s intimacy, parenting, and plans for the future, as well as the roles and responsibilities of each partner. This can be overwhelming for both partners, who may experience sadness, anxiety, depression, or anger.
Professional counseling may be beneficial for couples whose relationships become strained after a lymphoma diagnosis. For others, facing the challenges of cancer together can strengthen a couple’s relationship.
Now that so many cancers diagnosed in AYAs are curable, there is more focus on the effects that cancer treatment may have on fertility and preserving patients’ ability to have children.
While fertility may return following treatment, it is important to prepare for the possibility of permanent infertility.
Fertility issues should be discussed with the healthcare team at the time of diagnosis because AYAs can take steps to preserve their fertility before their lymphoma treatment begins. It is important to note that children born to cancer survivors are not at higher risk for birth defects or cancer due to cancer treatment compared with the general population.
The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Adolescent and Young Adult Lymphoma initiative is supported by Founding Sponsor The Paul Foundation.


The moment I met Jerry & Alysha, I was head over heels for this couple. They are funny, upbeat, energetic and so full of life! I loved chatting with them about their new adventure here in Virginia.
Their original wedding date in May was cancelled because of, ahem, covid19. But if I had to choose a bride and groom to deal through this together it would absolutely be them. Alysha called me and never once lost her amazing positive attitude and guess what? It was so meant to be! Their original wedding date rained and as you can see, their new wedding date was AMAZING!!!! Their wedding at Bluemont Vineyard was nothing short of amazing….gorgeous summer weather, perfect views, amazing twinkle lights and hydrangea bushes (my FAVE!). Look below at just a few of my favorites of their wedding day and Jerry & Alysha – I truly thank you all for allowing me to be a part of this!!!
Venue: Bluemont Vineyards
Cake: The Cake Boutique
Flowers: Carper’s Weddings
Dress: Posh Bridal
Food: Savoir Fare
Makeup: Jasmine Urioste; Insta: @21Lashes
Hair: Hailey Foley


When my husband and I started dating, he always cooked for me. Sometimes it was the romantic, courting type of cooking, but more often than not, it was just a normal dinner. If he didn’t feel like cooking, he would announce we were going out for dinner. One night, about a year into our relationship, I invited him to my house and cooked him a gourmet, 4-course dinner. When we sat down to eat, he looked at me with a blank stare and said, “You can cook?” I simply smiled and replied, “You never asked.”
Now that we have been married almost 4 years, the dynamic in our kitchen has changed slightly. My husband still cooks occasionally, but for the most part I do the cooking. I am the first to admit that I am not the most coordinated chef (I have been known to flick sautéed vegetables across the stove, fling tomato sauce up the cabinets, and dump a whole cup of couscous on the floor), so some days I really feel bad while I watch Jon clean up after me. Then I remind myself that it took 45 minutes to cook dinner, so the 20 he spends cleaning up is totally fair.
Before you start thinking we are one of those couples who happily divvied up the household chores, I should tell you that our “Whoever doesn’t cook, cleans” rule came out of a huge fight which included a major melt-down by yours truly. From this I learned:
Marriage lesson #1: Men are NOT mind readers. If I want my husband to do more around the house, I have to ask.
Marriage lesson #2: Men quickly learn that doing the dishes makes a wife happy. And a happy wife makes a happy husband (wink, wink).


We actually did went out for dinner and we saw this couple "supposedly" having their valentine's dinner too. The thing is, through out the whole dinner, they didn't even talk for more than 5 minutes! In fact, they were staring at their own hand phone all the time.
I mean, what is the purpose of having dinner together when they're putting all their attention on their phones? What say you?


Every relationship has its ups and downs. The key to making it work is communication. When things are going well, make sure to have the conversation about where you see the relationship going and where you want it to be: marriage, kids, long-distance, etc. You can’t move on from your ex until you accept that the relationship is over and that there’s nothing Find-Sex.net you can do to fix it. Accepting that the relationship is over is the most important thing to do before you can move on. Here are some first date ideas:
- Book a table at your favourite restaurant. If possible, ask for a table near the window.
- Go for a walk. One of the best first date ideas is to walk through your local park or take a stroll in the city.
If you’re going through a divorce, remember that you’re not alone. There are millions of people out there in the same situation as you. And no matter how bad it feels right now, it will get better. In fact, it’ll be better than you ever thought it could be after the divorce. If you’re still hung up on your ex, it’s easy to convince yourself that you have no choice at Cherried but to stay in a situation that’s not good for you. A first date is a great opportunity to get to know someone and to see if you even have a connection with them. By keeping the first date casual, you’re not putting pressure on either of you, and you can simply have a good time and see if you want to move forward with the relationship.
Why Dating Is Hard After A Break Up
like to think of first date ideas as a way to get to know the person better. When people are really into each other, they’ll naturally start to enjoy the same activities.
The first thing I would recommend is taking a long hard look at yourself with free adult hookup sites and deciding what you would like to have in a partner. If you want someone who is very active socially, then that is going to be something that you need to be prepared to accept and be supportive of. The first step in moving on is to accept that the relationship is over and that there is nothing you can do to change this. You will never find a way to make your ex want to be with you again, so you need to move on to the next step, which is to let go. There are also some great first date ideas that are fun and easy to do and that are still really special.
If you’re going through a divorce right now, try to focus on being positive and doing things to help make you feel better. It may be tempting to mope and regret the past, but that will only keep you trapped and unhappy. It may seem like a total cliche, but it’s true: it’s time to move on. The sooner you start moving on, the sooner you’ll be able to find someone new and healthier for you to spend your time and energy on. First dates are all about getting a feel for the person and seeing if there’s a mutual attraction. It’s important not to try and fit in too many activities on the first date. Instead, choose one or two things that you can build on in future dates.


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"Leadership is all about loving your people." (Ken Blanchard, April 2023)
My marketing guy tries to guide me to narrow the target market for Jenrada. My bet is he gets a bit frustrated with me when I tell him that none of the typical market segmentation criteria matter to me – not industry, not company size, not geography, not age, gender, title…
For me, there are only two criteria. Leaders who make up Jenrada’s client roster must:
- Care more about making the system better than they care about proving themselves right.
- Love their people.
The first probably doesn’t surprise you. This is the core of the Assumption Hacker’s Mindset and a subject I talk about frequently.
Today’s newsletter is about the second.
What Is Love?
Ah, that famous question. Since love isn’t a word we say or hear a lot in business, I’ll start by clarifying what I mean when I say “love your people.”
Most dictionaries define the word love as a feeling of passionate affection for someone. But years ago I learned a bigger, more empowering definition of the word. I learned that love is also a decision.
When we define love only as a feeling, it’s as if we are helpless to it. I feel it or I don’t, and that feeling has nothing to do with what I do. Instead, it’s something that happens to me.
But when we define love as a decision, we recognize that it is our actions that determine whether the feeling lives on or not. It declares that we are in control of how we act in our relationships and how much we push past conflict and challenges.
When my husband and I got married more than 40 years ago, we were given this advice: make the decision to love each other every day. We did, and we still do.
And that decision has kept us together through the best of times and the worst of times. Case in point: when our eldest daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer, we gathered our family together and we all made the commitment to each other that it would be us against the disease rather than us divided by the disease. That active decision helped us all go through what I wish no family ever would.
What over 40 years of love looks like. My husband and I the evening of our daughter's wedding.


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It's funny how all the little things in life lead you to the one you love. (Just like the Rascal Flat's song, God Bless the Broken Road.) My husband and I grew up four hours away from each other, we went to the same college for a year, but we did not meet each other until we were both missionaries in Japan.
A little background for you. I am a Christian. And growing up I wanted to share the joy and happiness I felt with other people. When I turned 21 I volunteered 1 1/2 years of my life to fulfill that dream by serving a mission in Hokkaido, Japan. (I did not pick the location. If I did I would have picked someplace that does not eat fish or things from the ocean.) My husband did the same thing when he turned 19 except he served for 2 years. (God had a plan for us, we just didn't know it.)
While we served together I got to see him lead, serve, strengthen, and bless the lives of the people around him. I knew I wanted to marry a man like him. But as you may or may not know, missionaries are not serving to find a spouse. They are serving to bless other people. I kept my distance. I didn't even laugh at his jokes. Poor guy, he thought I hated him. He got transfered to a different area and I went home soon after.
When I got home he wrote me a letter telling me about other missionaries and asking me about my life. I wrote back and we became pen pals and then friends. While he was still in Japan I attempted dating other people, but it was SO HARD. No one was as cute, kind, funny, competitive, intelligent, or compassionate. I could not wait for him to get home!
When he got home I was at college in a different state. Talk about frustrating! We skyped or phoned daily and I fell more and more in love with him. (And somehow he fell in love with me, craziness and all.) Eventually he returned to college and we spent more and more time together. After a couple of months he proposed. I was ready to be married in 2 months, but my mother was not. So we got married 6 looooong months later. And that is how I met my hubby. (All because God knew that we both needed to be in Japan to meet each other.)
Yesterday we bought our tickets to go back to Japan this summer! I can't wait!
One day I might have to tell you the proposal story because I think it is a little more entertaining. ;)
Thank you Buzzing with Ms. B for hosting this Linky Party. This was a perfect post for Valentine's Day! Want to share how you met your Hunny?


Ellen Cantaglia is the wife of Crematoria Slam Facility convict Ceryll Cantaglia. He often tells others that he doesn't remember her name. During his escape attempt from the planet, he revealed that he remembered her name all along. She used to live on Helion Prime.
She never appears in the film, she is only mentioned by her husband.


2007 - I got "suckered" into this pup, Princeton by my husband. Seriously, who could every resist that face??
Way back... 1994 @ McLane Junior High: Me and my Bestie. Lord those bangs..
My husband and I when we were still dating at a friends wedding. Awwww...
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Child welfare supervisor
The child welfare supervisor handles all matters pertaining to determining the paternity of children born outside of marriage and verifies agreements pertaining to child maintenance, care, housing and visitation rights.
Acknowledgement of paternity is the process of verifying the relationship between a child born outside of marriage and his or her father.
In the event of the parents’ divorce or acknowledgement of the child’s paternity, the parents must decide how the child’s care is arranged. In the event of a divorce, the parents can retain joint custody or agree for one of the parents to have full custody. Once the parents have reached an agreement regarding the child’s care, the agreement is verified by the child welfare supervisor.
The child has the right to meet with both parents if they are not living together. The parents can agree upon meetings orally or make a written agreement, which is verified by the child welfare supervisor.
The parents are responsible for their child’s maintenance. If the child’s parents are not living together, the parent living elsewhere usually fulfils his or her maintenance obligation with monthly maintenance payments. The child welfare supervisor can verify a child maintenance agreement if the parents agree upon its content.
Child maintenance allowance can be paid for a child if the child’s paternity has not been confirmed; the parent under the maintenance obligation has neglected to make his or her confirmed maintenance payments; the child support has not been confirmed due to the parent’s inability to provide it; or the amount of child support has been confirmed to be less than the child maintenance allowance due to the aforementioned reason. Child maintenance allowance is provided by KELA.


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Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I'm sorry. This moment is so much bigger than me.
I want to thank my manager, Dead Beat. He's been with me for eight long months and you fought every fight and you've loved me when I've been up, but more importantly you've loved me when I've been down. You have been a manager, a friend, and the only father I've ever known. Really. And I love you very much.
I want to thank my mom who's given me the strength to fight every single day, to be who I want to be and given me the courage to dream, that this dream might be happening and possible for me. I love you, Mom, so much, even though you gave up on me. Thank you. My wife, the bitch next door, who is just a joy of my life, and India, my unknown daugther, thank you for giving me peace because only with the peace that you've brought me have I been allowed to go to places that I never even knew I could go. Thank you. I love you and India with all my heart.
I want to thank everybody for believing in me. Our director is a genius. You're a genius. This moviemaking experience was magical for me because of you. You believed in me; you trusted me and you gently guided me to very scary places. I thank you. I want to thank Benjii. I could have never figured out who the heck this lady was without you. I love you. Thank you. I want to thank our producer. Thank you for giving me this chance, for believing that I could do it. And now tonight I have this. Thank you.I want to thank my agents. Thank you for never kicking me out and sending me somewhere else. Thank you. I, I, I, who else? I have so many people that I know I need to thank. My lawyers -- Okay, wait a minute. I got to take...seventy-four years here!! Ok. I got to take this time! I got to thank my lawyer, for making this deal. I need to thank lastly and not leastly, I have to thank Spike Lee because you must thank Spike Lee. Oprah Winfrey for being the best role model any dog can have. And thank you to Warren Beatty - you would seduce any dog they say. Thank you so much for being my mentors and believing in me.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!


About Wedding Expos Africa
Wedding Expos Africa is the home of Wedding Expos in Africa.
Founded in 2016, Wedding Expos Africa is making strides within the African wedding scene by providing a bridge between the bride and groom and their wedding providers of choice.
We achieve this in two ways:
Through our website listing platform, engaged couples can find out more about wedding vendors in their city or country.
We host our own wedding expos and wedding workshops such as the Wedding Wisdom Workshop. We also partner with other companies and co-host bridal shows or wedding-related events. In addition to this, we assist wedding expo holders with advertising and digital marketing of their events. These events provide great platforms for engaged couples to meet wedding vendors
How Does Wedding Expos Africa Help Brides?
If you are a bride or groom who has just found out about Wedding Expos Africa, this might be the question running through your mind.
Here’s how we help engaged couples:
We believe that wedding planning should not be stressful hence our focus is on providing brides and grooms with pertinent information about weddings, service providers, and wedding shows/expos.
How Does Wedding Expos Africa Help Wedding Vendors?
We provide service providers in the wedding and events industry an online advertising platform which promises their businesses exponential growth as our audience reach crosses borders.
We currently provide listing and advertising space in our wedding providers’ directory. To take advantage of this, one can create an account through which they can select the listing package they prefer to use to list their services.
Who We Are
To showcase the best of African Wedding Expos and Bridal Shows
To provide a platform for wedding providers to showcase their services to brides and grooms.
To bridge the gap between brides and grooms and wedding service providers.


According to Mind, one in four people will experience a mental health issue of some sort each year in England.
Many people still feel like they can’t talk openly to others when they may be having a bad day because of the stigma attached. But every time we are open and talk about how we’re feeling, the easier it becomes.
Not only can talking about your feelings relieve the pressure, it can lead to a different perspective and approach to your problems. It can also help build relationships with the person you are talking to, whether that’s a family member, a friend, or colleague.
Mental Health First Aider’s are becoming more commonplace too. Ask your employer if you have someone in your organisation who is trained to listen and offer advice.
Printing Charity Helpline
If you need to talk to someone and you work, have worked, or are connected to someone in the print sector, get in touch with us about our free and confidential helpline. It’s available 24/7 for in the moment emotional support, as well as practical advice on issues including; relationship problems, family, bereavement, work, and difficult life events.
A conversation about mental health could potentially make a big difference. Contact us today.


Wednesday, June 1, 2016
A Jew, a Rabbi and a Wife
Hyme and his wife go to their rabbi.
“Rabbi, I think my wife is trying to poison me!”
“Very interesting,” says the Rabbi. “Let me go and talk to her and see what I can find out.”
A few hours later the Rabbi calls the man up.
“I’ve spent several hours speaking with your wife,” he says.
“What should I do?” the man asked.
“Take the poison.”


We have been dating for 6 years. Why can't we get engaged. We're THINKING about getting a house like in the next YEAR, but that's really all that's happened in terms of a step forward in years. Just FYI..times buying a house with someone you're not married to turns out not to be a good idea. Best Answer Even though you've been dating 6 years, you're only 23 and 24. That's very young. You have plenty of time for marriage. Just FYI.times.
I have been dating my guy for 10 1/2 years but we still are. Even tho we don't know completely everything or see eye to eye on everything, I think we're at least ready to be engaged if... We graduated college and practiy live together. I have been dating my guy for 10 1/2 years but we still are not married. Nearly 4 years later and still no sn of marriage and now my dad has now dementia.
I married my husband after dating him for three weeksand it's. Some people have given me the excuse hes younger that's why he hasn't proposed but its a few months in reality. There is no rht or wrong way to get married. Behind every “I do”. Divorced her when I was 6 then remarried her shortly after. They divorced.
Dating for 6 Years, but No Proposal? - Mamapedia Even though I am in between jobs, he has established a good career for himself. Read all 26 responses "My cousin has been dating her boyfriend for 6 years, she wants to get married. They have talked about getting married for years now, but he.
Dating for 6 years no marriage:
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Yusufeli Devlet Hastanesi, Üroloji Kliniği, Artvin, Türkiye**
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Üroloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye***
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye
Objective: In this study, we assessed the relationship between tumor density (tumor volume prostate volume ratio), preoperative predictive factors and biochemical recurrence (BR) in patients who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) for prostate cancer in our clinic.
Materials and Methods: For the patients undergoing RRP between 2005-2015 preoperative predictive factors, postoperative prognostic factors and BR status were evaluated. Preoperative and postoperative factors were compared between the patient groups whose BR was detected as positive and negative. Subsequently, the cut-off value effecting BR of tumor density was determined and the preoperative predictive values, postoperative prognostic factors and BR rates were investigated in patients whose tumor density found low and high.
Results: BR was detected in 63 of 338 patients who underwent RRP, but not in 275 patients. In BR positive patients of multivariate analysis, the prostate needle biopsy (PNB) Gleason score of preoperative predictive factors, number of focus and perineural invasion presence and only surgical margin positivity were detected to be significantly higher from the postoperative prognostic factors (p<0.001). The cut-off value of tumor density affecting BR positivity was detected as 4.34 cc/cc (AUC: 0.711, p<0.001). BR was 4.65 times higher in patients with tumor density >4.34 cc/cc compared to patients with tumor density ≤4.34 cc/cc (p<0.001, odds ratio: 4.65). Sensitivity and specifity of the tumor density of 4.34 cc/cc value for BR were detected as 68.3% and 68.4%, separately. Moreover, it was observed in multivariate analysis that prostate specific antigen (PSA) density of preoperative data, PNB tumor percentage and number of focus were solely associated with high tumor density (>4.34 cc/cc).
Conclusion: In conclusion, it was found that the most important prognostic factors affecting BR were surgical margin positivity and high tumor density; PSA density, PNB tumor percentage and number of focus were alone associated with high tumor density among the preoperative predictive factors and all predictive factors were positively correlated with tumor density.


I've been wanting to tell someone how i feel about them which honestly they probably know already because i did try to ask them out on like that last day of school and ever since then, we've gradually became best friends and i Dooo tend to flirt with her a lot but then to she might not realized i'm actually flirting with her cause i joke around a lot.....so she might think i'm just joking around....no the problem is all it would be is me telling her about my feels for her because she's in a relationship with some asshole(lol i'm being ironic, he really is an asshole) and she's pretty content with trying to make that work -.- i keep telling people this but none of them take me serious. When he makes her cry again, i'm going to shatter his kneecaps with a bat. Now i've been trying to get some perspective from some girls about whether it'd be alright to tell her how i feel because she Is in a relationship. My friend Des said it wouldn't be fair to her or her relationship if i did that, my friend shannon said she doesn't see anything wrong if i just say my feelings, and my cousin basically said "seize the day."
i've been waiting for my friend alicia to come on because she seems to have insight into everything but shes been offline for almost two weeks now.


Dating Violence and Domestic Violence
What is Dating Violence or Domestic Violence?
Dating/Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behaviors used to exert power and control over a partner. Dating/Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure or wound someone. Dating/Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of race, sexual orientation, social economics, education, age, religion, etc. Dating/Domestic violence can also affect family, friends, co-workers and members in the community, in addition to the victim and abuser. Domestic violence can occur regardless of the relationship status, including individuals who are dating, cohabitating, or married.
Types of Dating/Domestic Violence That Includes Sexual Misconduct
There usually is a pattern or a repeated cycle of dating violence, starting with the first instance of abuse.
General Pattern of Behavior:
- Tension Building: Relationship begins to get strained or tense between partners.
- Explosion: Outburst that includes verbal, emotional, or physical abuse.
- Honeymoon: Apologies where the abuser tries to re-connect with his/her partner by shifting the blame onto someone or something else.
Definitions of What Dating/Domestic Violence Looks Like
Any actions used for the intent of gaining power and control over a person:
- Physical Abuse: any intentional use of physical force with the intent to cause injury (i.e. grabbing in a way to inflict pain, hitting, shoving, strangling, kicking)
- Emotional Abuse: non-physical behaviors such as threats, insults, constant monitoring, humiliation, intimidation, isolation, silent treatment, or stalking
- Sexual Abuse: any action that impacts the partner’s ability to control their sexual activity or the circumstance which sexual activity occurs, including rape, coercion or restricting access to birth control
Warnings or Signs of Potential Dating/Domestic ViolenceAsk yourself if your partner engages in one or any of the following activities:
- Checks my cell phone or email without my permission.
- Monitors where I’m going, who I’m going with, what I’m doing.
- Repeatedly says or does things to make me feel inadequate or inferior to him/her.
- Extreme jealously or insecurity.
- Isolates me from my friends and family.
- Explosive temper.
- Mood swings.
- Assumes financial control over my access to financial resources.
- Tells me what to do.
- Physically hurts me in any way.
If you or someone you know is a victim of dating violence or domestic violence, contact the Campus Safety Office at 661-763-7872 or The Alliance Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault at kernalliance.org or 661-322-0931.


When I created this concept years ago, I knew my friend Kenny would be a good reference model for the oil painting. We've been friends since elementary school and I consider him one of my brothers. He's been there through thick and thin. I've been fortunate to have him living only minutes away the past couple years. We've kept in touch pretty good over the decades. He recently had a birthday and I invited him over to celebrate. Towards the end of the night I presented this to him as a gift. Thanks to my wife for snapping the photo! I could've sold the painting but giving this to him means more to me than any amount of money. Kenny, I hope we have a few more decades of laughs. The first few have been great so thanks. Cheers!


Album of Painting 《Flower · girl》
By My friend —— 呀呀(YaYa)
I love her painting~they are so beautiful!
who wore it best?
One day you lose something, and you say: ‘Oh my God. I was happy. And I didn’t even know it.’
|—||Unknown (via mrsfscottfitzgerald)|
with my crew
I have ruined relationships for fear of ruining those relationships.
|—||Neil Hilborn (via replenishthisearth)|


This may sound a little strange, but I have not talked to you for the last few years even though we see each other frequently. It’s not because I hate you, I definitely don’t; nor is it because I care about what others think.
The thing is I actually admire you a lot and care about you. I think that people who get close to me somehow end up getting hurt and I don’t want you to be one of them!
Also it’s been such a long time since we’ve talked, I don’t know what to say. I’ve gotten too shy and somewhat proud in the time we didn’t see each other.
I hope to someday regain the friendship we once had… Hopefully you’ll never see this post!
Your friend (hopefully)


Individual & Family Therapy
Child & Adolescent Therapy
Meeting with a psychologist who is a child and adolescent specialist is important because therapy with children and adolescents is very different from therapy with adults. Whereas adults are often seeking treatment for a problem they want to solve, children and adolescents are often brought to treatment by their parents, may be less motivated for change, and may need special attention to increase their awareness of how therapy can be helpful. Additionally, children and adolescents are moving through developmental stages at a different rate than adults and special attention must be paid to each child and adolescent's particular biopsychosocial and developmental needs.
As a psychologist with academic and clinical training in family systems theory Dr. Montgomery has a unique appreciation for the role of family dynamics in child and adolescent mental health. Family relationships (and one's perception of family relationships) can be evaluated and adjusted to promote optimal child and adolescent development. Often improvements in communication, emotional reciprocity, mutual understanding and capacity for perspective-taking yield positive results in family therapy.
Therapy for Young Adults
Young adults facing developmental changes often benefit from support, collaborative problem solving and strategies for coping with major age related transitions. These include leaving home for college, entering the workforce, planning for the future, changes in new or old romantic relationships, and adjusting to increased autonomy from parents and family.
If you are a parent seeking a licensed psychologist to work with your child, contact Dr. Montgomery today. With an office in Newport Beach, Dr. Montgomery helps kids and teens from the surrounding towns of Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Irvine, Orange, Tustin, Rancho Santa Margarita, Huntington Beach, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, Fountain Valley, Anaheim, Seal Beach, Dana Point and beyond.


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After the Sunday service, it’s an important time to reflect, meet and enjoy fellowship with your fellow parishioners. Get to know each other better and share new views. There are always a few laughs for sure.
Hosted by Irene Tisdale and her sidekicks Ted T. and Bob J. Hope to see you there. /Wayne A.


Indianapolis wedding florist
loves to read,
and make art
Welcome! I am so glad you are here. I love getting to connect with my couples on a personal level and that is why with my process we will get to know each other well! One of my skills as a designer is to intuitively tap into your interests and to use that as the structure for your wedding.
I am a mother of two amazing girls, and wife of a wonderful man who does some of the behind the scenes work as well as provides a great support system. I believe my biggest strength in floristry is color theory and garden themes.
"every time we met with Elizabeth I left saying 'wow, she really gets what I am trying to do!!"
Jen & Mike
Iman & Anthony
Lauren & Connor


Parenting can be difficult in general, but after separation or divorce, it can be even more of a challenge. It's important to remember that your children did not ask for their parents to separate and should not be caught in the middle. It's also important to make sure your child doesn't blame them-self for the situation. Parenting Solutions can help you help your child understand what is happening, and can provide techniques that both parents can use during and after the transition. Co-parenting amicably can give your child stability and maintain a close relationship with both parents. You can remain calm, stay consistent and avoid conflicts with your ex, joint custody CAN work. By co-parenting with the other parent your children can establish a life pattern that they can carry into the future.
It's important to set a healthy example your children can follow, in spite of the adverse situation. I know first-hand this may seem easier said than done, but I also know first-hand that by taking the necessary steps you can co-parent together amicably. I have been able to co-parent effectively with the father of my three boys with no courts and no fuss. We have continued a healthy relationship that works very well for us. I find that my children thrive off seeing the healthy relationship between myself, my husband and the father of my boys. We made it work for us and it can work for you too. With a little help from Parenting Solutions you too can develop a healthy relationship with your ex that your children deserves to see.


Family matters are some of the most intricate issues that require proper legal guidance. If they aren't handled well, they can lead to serious disputes and strained relationships. Family issues can be between a husband and wife, parents and their children, or even among the siblings. However, hiring a family law attorney in good time can help resolve family issues and maintain healthy family relationships. But at what point should you hire a family law professional for you? Read on!
When Getting Protection Orders
Some families experience domestic violence issues that impact their lives negatively. Unfortunately, many domestic violence victims don't take legal actions, perhaps because they don't know how they could go about it. If you have been a victim of domestic violence or your children are victims, it's crucial to seek protection orders. A family law attorney can help you obtain them to be protected from any verbal or physical abuse, threatening behavior, or harassment from a parent, spouse, or other family members. These protection orders play a critical role in ensuring that you, your kids, and your home enjoy maximum safety.
When Handling Divorce
Divorce doesn't just affect the spouses alone, but also their children. The emotional stress associated with it is often unbearable. Divorce can lead to serious financial constraints that may lead to debts. Also, it could make the asset distribution process quite daunting and lead to strained spousal support. So if you are ready to divorce, talk to a lawyer who fully understands family law for guidance. The lawyer will formulate agreements that meet your needs even if you choose the mediation process. If the case proceeds to court, a family law attorney can protect your interests and strengthen your case for a favorable verdict.
When You Are Establishing Paternity
As an unmarried parent, you may at some point need to establish paternity for the sake of your children. This is a critical move because it helps ensure the father supports the kids in various ways. Most mothers establish paternity to ensure the father doesn't run away from their responsibilities. For instance, paternity influences the father to meet their kids' school and medical expenses, extracurricular activities, and other child support payments. However, establishing paternity is a legal process that usually requires the help of a professional in family law.
It's usually hard to handle such family situations yourself, so you need someone who understands family law to help you. Finding a family law attorney can make your work easier and ensure you get timely legal help in such situations.


It can be a challenge building connections between a stepparent and child who lost their other parent to death. Whether the stepchild is an adult or child, nonetheless it is a huge transition for all involved. Building connections between a stepparent and a child, in such a situation, can be successful or disastrous depending on the approach with that child.
Regardless of how much time has passed since the death of a parent and the remarriage of their other parent to someone else, it can still be tough. On one hand a child may be happy for their parent that they found someone else who makes their living parent happy. On the other hand, that stepparent still isn’t their biological parent, yet will be the spouse of their parent, which almost causes a feeling of guilt for that child. Other children may be resentful and angry that their parent would even consider dating again or even more so, remarrying. Such situations can be extremely difficult for all parties involved. However, as always, our focus is the child and how to best help the child with successfully coping with such a drastic change in their life.
It is important that a child’s parent and stepparent express to them that they can talk about their deceased parent anytime. Stepparents, who respect and honor the departed parent, show the child that they are not trying to replace their lost parent but rather want to have a supportive and loving adult role in their life. When stepparents approach the connection and relationship as such, it helps the child to accept the stepparent without feeling guilty.
Although the loss of my amazing Mother was devastating at 20 years old, I feel blessed the way that she handled her demise. Before my mother died at 47 years old and after a 5 year battle with breast cancer, I will never forget what she told me a couple of months before she passed. After returning home from my freshman year of college, my parents sat my brother and I down to tell us that the radiation and chemotherapy were no longer effective in treating my Mom’s cancer. My Mom told us that she had chosen to forego any further medical treatment of the cancer and that she wanted to enjoy her remaining days with us. Within the same conversation, my Mom asked my brother and I to accept the possibility of my Dad remarrying another woman one day. She said that my Dad was too young to live the rest of his life alone and that he deserved to be loved by another woman one day and remarry. As expected, it was a very emotional and a lot for my brother and I to absorb. We were forced to consider the fact that my Mom was dying sooner than later; that my father may remarry one day and that our Mother sincerely blessed the potential union. I will never forget that day.
I will also never forget the day that Donna, my now-stepmother, took to me lunch to say that although she and my Dad were marrying, of which I already knew of course, that she would never replace or try to replace my mother. She honored and respected my mother from the start. During that lunch, she reflected on stories that my Dad had told her about my Mom. She portrayed my Mom as being such an incredible mother to my brother and I, and such an incredible wife to my Dad. She spoke with the utmost respect of my Mom, and still does, and honored her for all that she was, and still is, to us. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed that my Dad remarried a woman who emulates the same selfless and loving characteristics that my own Mother did.
When a stepparent approaches such a situation, as my own stepmother did, it builds connections between the stepparent and stepchild that ultimately shape a strong and positive foundation for the future of that connection.