<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287</id><updated>2011-11-27T15:27:41.632-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Having A Good Relationship</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>41</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-1843400495814496007</id><published>2010-09-18T10:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-18T10:50:52.682-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Advice on Relationships How to Keep a Woman Happy</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 126px;" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRE2lE2rOyuqXOfJ9e7AahyTAAcOSRbgfe844RUBpbk7hrgbZI&amp;amp;t=1&amp;amp;usg=__1jDN5rbULhkZOPCVY734V0-Ori0=" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Do you know how to &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;keep a woman happy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;?  Here is some advice on relationships for men. &lt;p&gt;The first advice on relationships item I have for you is to always be yourself.  Many men don’t feel that they are good enough to catch a beautiful, sexy woman, so they put on a show.  But a confident man is the sexiest beast around.  Have you ever noticed that some of the ugliest guys have some of the prettiest women?  That is because they display a level of confidence that is more attractive to women than physical looks.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Next, you should do the little things.  This means offering to take her car in for an oil change or giving her a bag of Jelly Bellies (her favorite flavors) from time to time.  Sometimes men think in terms of “grand gestures,” when it is the little things add up to long relationships.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This ties into the next piece of advice on relationships: appreciate her.  You shouldn’t take her for granted.  Let her know that you value her.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Next up is not obviously looking at other women when you are with her.  Women think that you are comparing her to the woman you’re looking at.  They don’t understand the whole concept of “the day I stop looking is the day I die.”  This comes from the biological drive for monogamy in women.  Women are looking for a lifetime partner for a man with whom they can raise children.  They can’t help it.  That’s how evolution designed them.  So minimize the ogling, especially when she’s around.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You should try to make her laugh.  While men list good looks at the top of the things they need in a woman, women list a man’s sense of humor.  So, if you want the &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;relationship to last&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, keep her laughing.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The next bit of advice on relationships comes in seeking common interests.  It’s great if you got together because of a hobby or an interest, but it still helps when you take an interest in a long standing passion of hers.  If this means developing an appreciation for foreign films, so be it.  This shows that you care about her and she’ll know you are one in a million.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Once you get the girl, it may seem like you don’t have to try anymore – at least as far as grooming goes.  And, while women are less sensitive to looks than men are, they still like a man who makes an attempt.  So, shave on weekends.  Keep in touch with the latest fashion trends for men.  In short, don’t get sloppy just because you’ve landed her.  You can unland her just as easily.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;She’s going to need to know that she can integrate you into her circle of family and friends.  A man must be part of her larger life, especially after the first few weeks of passion are over.  So, make an effort to get along with her girlfriends and &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;impress her parents&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.  A woman relies on her social network to validate her relationship choices.  Make an effort.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You should always be considerate of her feelings.  Women are less stable than guys.  Part of this is hormonal.  When you are sensitive to her mood, you won’t get on her bad side.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The final piece of advice on relationships is to be open to trying new things.  At the beginning of a relationship, everything is new from the types of dates you arrange to the way you kiss.  But, after a while, these things become routine.  If you find that your relationship has fallen into a rut, shake things up.  Try something new.  It will go a long way to keeping your relationship healthy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-1843400495814496007?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/1843400495814496007/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/09/advice-on-relationships-how-to-keep.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1843400495814496007'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1843400495814496007'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/09/advice-on-relationships-how-to-keep.html' title='Advice on Relationships How to Keep a Woman Happy'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-8732457038989039938</id><published>2010-09-13T02:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-13T02:40:32.008-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Avoiding A Love Break Up</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTHNvMyZRE9MTfDq2B1apGlKjRMPOqT3hrjl60BQSCakYyZCHQ&amp;amp;t=1&amp;amp;usg=__I9EHHWzBmJZl2YzArhF_5tM13Ts=" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you’ve ever had your &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;love break up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; you know how painful it is.  And if you thought back after the relationship ended, you probably saw all the signs that you didn’t recognize before. If you’ll remember those signs and keep them in mind, they can help you prevent a break up in the future.  And they can also help you get back together after a split. &lt;p&gt;One sure sign of impending love break up is the lack of physical contact. This doesn’t just mean sex.  If your partner suddenly stops having an interest in sex, that’s a good sign that a break up is coming.  But the normal flow and rhythm of a relationship has times when there’s lots of sex and times when there’s not much. This is natural.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A love break up is probably on the horizon though, if your partner stops holding your hand for no apparent reason.  Or he or she stops putting an arm over your shoulder at the movies or in public when he or she always did it before. Any sudden changes like not touching you much outside the bedroom when your partner was always very affectionate before could signal problems.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If it goes beyond not touching to the person actually becoming uncomfortable at your touch, then you definitely need to have a conversation with your partner about what’s going on.  Don’t just assume that because your partner flinched away from your touch that there’s about to be a &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;love break up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, though.  Many things can cause a person to not want to be touched at any given moment.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A person might have been thinking of something else and been surprised or startled by the touch.   He or she might think that your touch signals that it’s time to have sex, if you’re not very affectionate except when you want to be intimate.  And maybe your partner isn’t in the mood for sex now and chose to show you that by moving away from your touch.  That doesn’t mean you’re headed for a love break up.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Your partner might simply not feel good. Every change in a person’s behavior doesn’t signal an impending love break up or even anything wrong with the relationship.  You have to watch them closely for a while to determine if some behavior is an occasional thing, something brought on only during certain times, or if it’s a permanent part of the person’s make up.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Catching your partner in lies, even what seem like small and harmless ones, could be a sign of problems, too. After all, if a lie is small and harmless, why tell it in the first place?  Where there’s one tiny lie, larger and more damaging lies can grow. Don’t become convinced it’s a love break up right away though. People lie about many things that aren’t bad, like surprise parties and reunions.  Your partner might be trying to keep a harmless and fun secret like that, instead of scheming about a &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;love break up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-8732457038989039938?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/8732457038989039938/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/09/avoiding-love-break-up.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8732457038989039938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8732457038989039938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/09/avoiding-love-break-up.html' title='Avoiding A Love Break Up'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-4775092049583358719</id><published>2010-08-12T01:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-12T06:49:50.797-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;h1 style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: center;"&gt;"Discover the Ultra Rare Secret to Using Psychological Tactics to Get Your Ex Begging &amp;amp; Pleading to Want YOU Back..."&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h1 style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h1 style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 194px;" src="http://exrecoverysystem.com/images/exrecthoughts.png" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;span class="firstLetter"&gt;&lt;span&gt;H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;i, my name is &lt;strong&gt;Ashley&lt;/strong&gt; and I know &lt;strong&gt;EXACTLY&lt;/strong&gt; how you feel. I struggled when  I became &lt;strong&gt;SUDDENLY SINGLE&lt;/strong&gt; after 6  years in a relationship. I remember I spent the first few weeks crying, going  through &lt;strong&gt;the break up over and over&lt;/strong&gt;; trying to construct &lt;strong&gt;ways I could get the  relationship back&lt;/strong&gt; and constantly questioning &lt;strong&gt;WHY&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;HOW&lt;/strong&gt; this could  have happened. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Boy, were  those times hard! I didn't know what I was going to do and barely cared about anything anymore. &lt;strong&gt;Have you felt the same? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Just had your heart broken and don't know what happened.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Broke up with your Ex and then &lt;u&gt;regretted&lt;/u&gt; it.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Still in love with your Ex.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Still in love with your Ex who is with someone else!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And want a &lt;strong&gt;STEP-by-STEP PROVEN&lt;/strong&gt; system to &lt;strong&gt;get your ex lover back&lt;/strong&gt;...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Then, be sure to &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;read every word&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; of this page because the secret to getting back together with your ex is hidden in this article.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h1 style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/2a9xx7u"&gt;Continue ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-4775092049583358719?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/4775092049583358719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/08/discover-ultra-rare-secret-to-using.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/4775092049583358719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/4775092049583358719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/08/discover-ultra-rare-secret-to-using.html' title=''/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-6242890049547108539</id><published>2010-03-18T00:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-18T01:01:36.262-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Buy The Cow When You Can Pay For Better Milk?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;There’s a very interesting study profiled by the BBC recently about how most men who pay for sex already have a partner.  Check this out…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The BBC Reports:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Glasgow’s Sandyford Initiative analysed data on 2,500 men who attended a &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;sexual health clinic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. One in 10 said they had paid for sex.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Of those around one in four said they repeatedly used prostitutes, 43% had a partner and 20% had a sexually transmitted infection.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Data collected between October 2002 and February 2004 appears in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The researchers warned that their figures could be an under-estimate of the true numbers who pay for sex.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;They found that over half of those men who admitted paying for sex had done so while abroad, while 40% said they had paid for it locally.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;An interesting finding of the study was that the majority of the men who pay for sex use condoms, except when recieving &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;oral sex&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and that there was a relatively high occurance of STDs with this group – none of which was HIV, however.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But on a bigger scale, why is it what the majority of men who pay for sex already have a partner at home?  (This is one of the questions women just don’t want to know the answer to.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In my humble opinion, it’s because the guy who goes looking for it elsewhere isn’t getting what he needs from his partner.  In other words, the chick he’s with isn’t “putting out enough.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sure, there may be a “dog” factor in all this, as in men just can’t keep it in their pants.  But that may only account for a small percentage.  I think the bigger problem is that men wind up with a partner they’re not happy with, or their partner stopped trying to please them or meet their sexual needs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Men are sexual beasts, damn it!  We need it at least once a day.  And if our cravings aren’t met, we look for it elsewhere.  Frankly, I’m not shocked at these statistics.  I think most married men find sex workers convenient because you don’t get any crazy “stalker” girlfriends coming along and ruining your family/marriage/relationship, whatever.  As Charlie Sheen used to say:  “I don’t pay hookers for sex, I pay them to go away.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But here’s the thing:  I really don’t believe in cheating on your partner.  If you’re unhappy, you either have to take steps to fix the problem, or break up and find a better match for yourself.  None of this “sneaking around” bullshit.  You’re together with your partner for a REASON, and if your needs aren’t being met, either do something about it or leave.  Don’t just SETTLE because you don’t think you can do any better or your scared of being alone.  Would you rather run the risk of getting (and passing along) an STD than just DTB (that’s dump that bitch, for those of you not hip to my jive) and move on with your life?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Part of what I love about what I teach in the &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Art Of Approaching&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is that it’s EMPOWERING.  It gives you control over an aspect of your life that was previously thought to be uncontrolable.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In other words:  &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Be a man, go for what you want, and do not settle for anything less!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-6242890049547108539?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Why Buy The Cow When You Can Pay For Better Milk?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/6242890049547108539/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-buy-cow-when-you-can-pay-for-better.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6242890049547108539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6242890049547108539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-buy-cow-when-you-can-pay-for-better.html' title='Why Buy The Cow When You Can Pay For Better Milk?'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-5651245746206857410</id><published>2010-03-06T18:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-06T18:52:00.731-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dating For Men Over 40</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;I found a pretty interesting (yet pattently depressing) &lt;span class="external"&gt;article&lt;/span&gt; in the St. Paul Pioneer about men over 40 who are having trouble in the dating scene.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nhia Tongchai Lee writes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second chances at love don’t come often when you hit your 40s.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;That’s what many single men in that age group are finding out. Dating now has become a challenge compared with when they were in their 20s.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;John Drysdale, 46, divorced in 2001. He says finding someone his age who is educated, single and ready to settle down is a rare thing.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;“The demographics are definitely different,” says the southwest Minneapolis resident. “When I was in my 20s, everyone was single and in the same boat. Now, the majority of people I know in their 40s are all married, and here I am — single again.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Going to bars to meet new people was out of the question for him. “I didn’t know where to go anymore,” he says. “Single people my age are not hanging out at the pub and social clubs. The availability is limited.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hate to break it to you, but dating is ALWAYS a challenge. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a “game,” would it? But the number of men who are getting divorced or finding themselves suddenly single later on in life IS going up. The problem is, men over 40 are falling back on how they tried to get women when they were younger, and what works for &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;younger guys&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; isn’t always the best tactic for guys who are more mature.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For instance, club going. Going to clubs and bars to pick up chicks is a young man’s game. Not to say older guys can’t do it, but you have to pick the right scene. Go to a bar or club that caters to college students, you’re going to stick out like a sore thumb. But go to a bar that caters to the “happy hour” professional crowd, and that may be more your speed.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But personally, I hate the bar/club scene for picking up. It’s good for dates and going out on the town with a chick, but it’s a competitive and high-energy pick up environment, and guys who are out of the game for a while can find it difficult to go back into.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In the case of this article, the guy in question was looking for women “his age,” meaning over 40. Chances are, any woman at that age worth her salt probably has been married before and has some kids – and you can bet your ASS they’re not going to bars and clubs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As far as I see it, there are really only 2 choices for men over 40 looking to get back in the dating game.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If they’re &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;looking for women&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; their own age, they MUST go online. That’s where most mature, single women who are too busy to go out congregate to look for Mr. Right. That’s not to say you can’t go out to certain events or venues and find these women, but this is the easiest route.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The second option is to go for YOUNGER women. Many women find older men more attractive, and if you can put up with the experience level difference, I’d suggest going for single women ranging from 26-33, and there are TONS of places you can go to find these women.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But remember: Old men can’t try to pick up women like guys in their 20s. Sure, the psychology of attraction is the same, but the methods are a bit different. So the first thing you got to do if you’re over 40 and looking for love, is to forget about everything you did when you were younger that worked, because it won’t all apply to you anymore. A lot of the personality/attitude stuff is the same, but you have to keep in mind who you’re going after, and where you now are in your life.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you can do that, the rest should be easy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Get any girls your want now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-5651245746206857410?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Dating For Men Over 40'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/5651245746206857410/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/03/dating-for-men-over-40.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/5651245746206857410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/5651245746206857410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/03/dating-for-men-over-40.html' title='Dating For Men Over 40'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-1348640070777158061</id><published>2010-02-20T18:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-20T19:00:58.137-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Write A Good Online Dating Profile</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The American Chronicle (you know, that online bastion for solid dating advice) has an &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=14142&amp;amp;referer=http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2006/09/');"&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; up telling people how to write a good, content-rich online dating profile.  Check it:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pradeep  Aggarwal writes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you trying to find the man or woman of your dreams? Online dating can help you find your potential date. You need to write a personal ad or a dating profile which will give you an opportunity to select your soul mate. An online dating ad which is written clearly is informative and full of good content will fetch you quality responses.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We find certain profiles on online dating sites which are written spontaneously and they lack creativity. These kind of profiles will lead you to attracting the wrong kind of person. The common mistakes that people make in their dating profiles are mentioned below. Read them carefully and avoid repeating these mistakes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The dating profiles have sentences like “I am a witty person having a great sense of humor” Instead of that you could write something humorous in your profile. Sexual innuendos should be avoided as it gives a wrong impression the first time. Write something romantic instead of writing that your are &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;sexy and flirtatious&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Avoid using adjectives like honest, lovable, creative, and imaginative or that you have an above average IQ while describing yourself. Instead mention that you are an artist or a musician etc. It is also important to present yourself in positive manner. You could write that you like reading or mountain climbing or walking by the beach instead of saying that you are bored so you wrote this ad.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show a positive attitude to online dating. Mention that you are interested in meeting new people who are interested and having common interests. Avoid writing that you are interested in the guy who makes you laugh (shows a depressed side of yourself). You are not looking for a clown to make you laugh but you are looking for a Date.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mention your preferences clearly. Don’t write that you are interested in fair complexioned women but maybe if they are dark but attractive you may consider. It is a turn off to both the women.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Ad should reflect your positivity and should be informative and rich in content. A well written Ad will always give you success in getting a good response to online dating.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;All in all, not some bad advice.  But if you really want to get a heads-up on your internet dating skillz, there is no other option – go to the &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?af=261201&amp;amp;referer=http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2006/09/');"&gt;Insider Internet Dating&lt;/a&gt; website and learn from Dave M.  The guy is a MACHINE I tells ya!  I’ve never seen anyone pull more online ass in my life.  DM’s got the goods, and his tactics put Pradeep’s to shame.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;Get Any Girls You Want Now!&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-1348640070777158061?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='How To Write A Good Online Dating Profile'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/1348640070777158061/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-write-good-online-dating-profile.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1348640070777158061'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1348640070777158061'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-write-good-online-dating-profile.html' title='How To Write A Good Online Dating Profile'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-5620612609723328536</id><published>2010-02-10T08:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T08:27:25.140-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ass Worship?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yet another bizaar fettish I don’t really understand…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From &lt;a class="external" href="http://www.hoes.com/fetish-facesitting.html" onclick="urchinTracker('/outgoing/www.hoes.com/fetish-facesitting.html?referer=http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/2006/09/');"&gt;Hoes.com&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="Ass Worship - What A Way To Go!" title="Ass Worship - What A Way To Go!" src="http://www.artofapproaching.com/blog/uploads/Image/facesitting-02.jpg" align="left" height="109" width="109" /&gt; No, we’re not talking about eating p*ssy or licking ass. We’re talking about women sitting their asses right down on a man’s f*cking face like it’s a barstool. His face is literally engulfed in ass, almost to the point of suffocation. In most cases, these submissive men are laying on their backs when a woman walks over either fully clothed, with panties on or &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;bare ass&lt;/a&gt; nekkid, planting her lucisous ass on his face, covering both his nose and mouth. Still can’t see the difference between facesitting and eating p*ssy? Look at it this way. You can’t eat p*ssy when someone is sitting on your face. All you can do is hope she stands up before you pass out from not being able to breathe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;Yes, this seems like a healthy endeavor for men to partake in.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;NOT.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I really believe there’s a damaged psychology that goes along with men wanting to be “dominated.” There’s a kind-of submissiveness forced upon men by society, media, and even parents nowadays that too many men just accept and secretly harbor. Male energy is an AGGRESSIVE energy. We were meant to be hunters. We were meant to be strong, to be protectors. So why is it that there are men out there who want to be dominated? Suffocated to death by ass? (How would that look on a coroner’s report? Admittedly, I can think of worse ways to go…)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Learn The Killer Methods To Get The Girl Your Want!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-5620612609723328536?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Ass Worship?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/5620612609723328536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/02/ass-worship.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/5620612609723328536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/5620612609723328536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/02/ass-worship.html' title='Ass Worship?'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-8563665455394795304</id><published>2010-02-04T05:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T05:24:16.867-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Do You Think Girls Don’t Find You Attractive?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;There are lots of reasons guys get frustrated with the process of dating women.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Not the least of which is the idea that there is something about them that is unattractive to the opposite sex.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Look, we all have things about us that we don’t like.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(After all, we know ourselves better than anyone else.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But here’s the thing…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IF YOU LET YOUR LOOKS DETERMINE YOUR HAPPINESS, YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There is no such thing as “Perfection.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You will always be either too fat, or too skinny, or too bald, or your ears stick out a little bit too much…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There will ALWAYS be something about yourself that you don’t like!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But the simple fact of the matter is this – just because YOU don’t like it, doesn’t mean others won’t.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You never know what &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;physical attributes women&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; will find attractive.  So why try to obsess over what you THINK they won’t like?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I used to think that just because I’m overweight, that meant girls wouldn’t like me.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But I’ve seen TONS of overweight guys who had smoking hot girlfriends!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And I used to think that, if they could get a girl being fatter than me, then I could most certainly get a girl too!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You know what?  I WAS RIGHT!!!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For every shortcoming you think you have, take a look around. Chances are, there’s some guy out there with the same shortcoming who’s succeeded with it.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Let me share a secret with you…&lt;span id="more-11"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;If you don’t think you’re a good looking enough man, there are 2 THINGS you can do to overcome this sabotaging way of thinking.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The first is to focus on things about yourself you DO like.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Women always compliment me on my eyes, my smile, and my laugh.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;So instead of focusing on the stuff I don’t like, I focus on the positive aspects of my appearance.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I make sure not to wear glasses or sunglasses when I’m out to meet women, because I want them to see my eyes. (I also make strong eye contact)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I smile alot, and try to laugh a lot when &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;I’m with a girl&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In short:  &lt;em&gt;I put my positive traits up front and center!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The second thing you need to do is be aware that CONFIDENCE trumps LOOKS 9 times out of 10.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Don’t believe me?  Ask any girl what they find most attractive in a man, and 90% of them will say “confidence.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you have confidence, nothing else matters.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;So how do you get and/or improve your confidence?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Well, you can start by reading The Art Of Approaching – DUH!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I go into EXTREME detail on all the tricks and tactics I used to go from a whining, sniveling, wussy to haveing iron-clad confidence with women.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Seriously, this makes ALL the difference!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;-- &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Get The Girl Your Want Now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-8563665455394795304?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Do You Think Girls Don’t Find You Attractive?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/8563665455394795304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-you-think-girls-dont-find-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8563665455394795304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8563665455394795304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/02/do-you-think-girls-dont-find-you.html' title='Do You Think Girls Don’t Find You Attractive?'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-2804079945830947501</id><published>2010-01-27T07:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-27T07:48:47.420-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Men Are Single</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It’s a question everyone should be asking themselves:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;“&lt;em&gt;Why are so many men single nowadays?&lt;/em&gt;”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Seriously. There are so many single guys out there, and even worse, there are a great number of men out there in relationships they are UNHAPPY WITH!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;So what is the reason for this strange and unsettling phenomenon?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I’ll tell you:  &lt;strong&gt;Too many men are taught the WRONG THINGS about women.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This is a real epidemic. Worse that SARS, Bird Flu, or the Black Plague. This is bed because this wrong knowledge makes a WHOLE lotta men (and women) very unhappy. Face it, being lonely SUCKS. And the only thing worse than that is being with someone who makes you miserable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Yet, we find that is the case time and time again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;So what’s a guy to do?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Simple.  Learn the RIGHT WAY to &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;deal with women&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;span id="more-10"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;See, I truly believe that Feminism, and the effect it’s had on society, has really messed up men’s ability to deal with the opposite sex. Society has a way of mentally castrating men when it comes to how they should interact with women. Too many guys just don’t know how to be the type of man women want, and because of that, they either can’t attract them, or have to settle for what they can get.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This is BAD.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Not just for men, but for women too, because a man who can’t please a woman makes the woman just as unhappy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Men need to realize that EVEYTHING THEY’VE EVER LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN IS WRONG! They’ve been sabotaged by the mainstream media to believe a lot of lies and mis-information about what you have to do to &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;attract women&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Here’s the bottom line, because I could write about this topic for hours:  BE A MAN.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Go after what you desire, without appology. Do not be afraid of or appologise for your sexual desires. Do not be shamed by other people’s opinions of your efforts with women. Do not look for validation based off of a woman’s opinion of you. Treat girls like human beings, not special goddesses meant to be worshiped. Stand up for yourself, and be confident in who you are and what you want.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When this happens, you might find yourself in a good relationship sooner than you think.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;-- &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Get A Girl Tonight!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-2804079945830947501?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Why Men Are Single'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/2804079945830947501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/01/why-men-are-single.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2804079945830947501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2804079945830947501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/01/why-men-are-single.html' title='Why Men Are Single'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-382055411521758962</id><published>2010-01-21T07:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-21T07:48:13.119-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Get Laid Fast!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It’s the biggest question on every man’s perverted mind.  “How Do I Get Laid Fast?”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Screw getting laid slow!  I’m lazy and impatient, and I wanna &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;get laid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; NOW!  NOW DAMN IT, NOW!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Well, short of the obvious way of going out and getting yourself a hooker, how can you possibly get laid fast? Well, I guess you have to define what you mean by fast.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Are you talking “fast” as in “immediately, right this second?” Or are you talking “fast” as in “After I meet a girl, I want to know how to get her into bed the quickest way possible?”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If it’s option A, nothing short of the hooker or f-buddy option is going to suffice. If option B, there are a few tricks you can use to increase your chances of speeding up bedroom gymnastics.&lt;span id="more-9"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;First of all, you must avoid the mistake of talking when you should be acting. What I mean by this is, many times, the girl is ready to go ahead and start making out, when the guy is still trying to figure out how to keep the conversation going. Learn to read Body language and identify the signs when she’s ready to be kissed! (The best way to do this is to check out my book by &lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;clicking here&lt;/a&gt;.  I go into great detail about this stuff.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You also want to add a sense of scarcity into the situation to put on some pressure for the sex to happen. Something like “Tomorrow we may never see each other again, and we’ll never know if it was meant to be…” could be appropriate. But regardless, find a way to add in some urgency into the situation. A famous line used by a lot of military guys is “I’m getting shipped out tomorrow and may never come back…” (lol, no surprize that works like a charm).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You’ll also want to display an “I live by the moment” attitude. One where you embrace life and want to experience all it has to offer, and you give her the opportunity to do so with you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You also have to “Take the Lead” in the interaction. Don’t leave things up to her. Women (and most people in general) don’t like to make decisions. They like to feel “swept off their feet.” &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Take her by the hand&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and lead her to your car. Take her in your arms and kiss her. Start planning what she wants for breakfast in the morning. Just ASSUME it’s going to happen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Finally, be prepared to deal with her objections. Things like “This is moving too fast,” “I have to work tomorrow,” and “I have a boyfriend,” are a few things you’ll need to be prepared for. Objections are a way of safeguarding herself from making a mistake, you just need to answer her objections in a way that makes her feel it’s okay to proceed. You can do this be agreeing with her objections, offering alternatives, or making them into a joke.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;For example:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her&lt;/strong&gt;: “This is moving too fast!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You&lt;/strong&gt;: “Yeah, your right.  We should really slow down…” (continue kissing her like nothing happened)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her&lt;/strong&gt;: “I have work tomorrow.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You&lt;/strong&gt;: “I do too.  I’ll just have to make sure you get home at a reasonable hour.”&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her&lt;/strong&gt;:  “I have a boyfriend.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You&lt;/strong&gt;: “Good, he can make us breakfast in bed in the morning. But if the Orange Juice isn’t fresh, I’m going to have to club him.”&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;So as you can see, if you do all of the above successfully, there is no reason you should’t get laid fast.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;-- &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Learn The Magic Of Approaching Girls!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-382055411521758962?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Get Laid Fast!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/382055411521758962/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/01/get-laid-fast.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/382055411521758962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/382055411521758962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2010/01/get-laid-fast.html' title='Get Laid Fast!'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-8806503248458841498</id><published>2009-11-14T16:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-14T16:17:29.235-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Women Advice From Billy Bob Thornton…</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;How would you like to get women advice from the guy who married Angelina Jolie?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;No, I’m not talking about Brad Pitt, I’m talking about the older, uglier dude who landed her before Golden Boy got his sloppy seconds.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I’m talking about Billy Bob Thornton.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In a recent issue of FHM (the one with naked Janet Jackson on the cover), there’s a short article about Billy Bob’s upcoming movie, School For Scoundrels.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In it, Billy Bob teaches a bunch of &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;hopeless geeks&lt;/a&gt; how to be more confident and meet women…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(Kind of like what I do, but I don’t think my customers are geeks. =)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In the very short interview with Billy Bob, I found this excerpt most interesting:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;blockquote style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;From FHM Magazine:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q:&lt;/strong&gt; In School For Scoundrels, you teach a class of nerds how to pull chicks. What do you wish you knew before starting out with the ladies?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BBT:&lt;/strong&gt; That you shouldn’t get married if the girl asks you. That’s happened to me a few times. With women, you have to be confident, but not cocky. They like confidence with a certain vulnerability.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; &lt;p&gt;Now, I agree with Billy Bob on this one.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sure, saying “You gotta be confident” isn’t a big revelation to you, I’m certain, but hear me out…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Billy Bob makes a very good distinction here, which is confidence with cockiness, and &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;confidence with vulnerability&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Now, what do you think he means by that?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;(Don’t worry, I’m about to tell you…)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Here’s my distinction:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Cockiness is about disregarding anyone’s thoughts or emotions but your own. When you’re cocky, the only reality that matters is that which exists in your own mind.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Now, there IS something to be said for being cocky.  A little bit of cockiness can be attractive in a man.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;BUT…&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Being vulnerable is about being emotionally available.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And as we all know:  Emotions are like COCAINE to chicks!  They can’t get enough of them!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Displaying a bit of vulnerability allows you to establish emotional connections with women.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;THIS is what gets them “into” you.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Seriously, once a woman has established a deep emotional connection with you, you’d have to admit you’re a baby-killer to get her NOT to sleep with you!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;THAT’S how powerful this stuff is!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And that’s how Billy Bob landed ol’ Angelina in the first place.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;So what does this mean to you?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Well, in the course The Art Of Approaching, there are two things that no one else out there even seems to touch on:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1.  How to build and establish your confidence.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2.  How to create strong, lasting emotional connections with women.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Billy Bob does it naturally. you don't have to learn it the hard way.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;BUT, it is learnable! Anyone can do it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;-- &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;How To Approach The Woman You Like&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="clear: left;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-8806503248458841498?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Women Advice From Billy Bob Thornton…'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/8806503248458841498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/11/women-advice-from-billy-bob-thornton.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8806503248458841498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8806503248458841498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/11/women-advice-from-billy-bob-thornton.html' title='Women Advice From Billy Bob Thornton…'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-2331043300720151748</id><published>2009-09-06T13:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T13:16:16.546-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why It's Important To Pay Attention To Women</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;One of the most common complains women have about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;men is that they just don't PAY ATTENTION.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Seriously, have a girl ask you "Are &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you even listening to me????" or better yet, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"You're NOT listening to me!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;C'mon. you guys all been there before.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Well, the ladies do have a point.  It is very &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;important to &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;PAY ATTENTION&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Now, I'm not saying you gotta start listening &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to everything the ladies say.  Actually, I'm saying &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;that you have to start paying attention &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to how they RESPOND.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I call paying attention to how a woman responds &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to you "calibration."  By allowing yourself to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;see how she is reacting to what you're doing, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you give yourself the information you need to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;either escalate what's working, or fix what isn't.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;This is very important.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And it ALWAYS applies, no matter what the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;situation.  Whether you're just meeting a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;girl for the first time, or you're out on a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;date, or you're in bed together, you always &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;want to be calibrating.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Calibration mostly has to do with the reading &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of body language. You gotta pay attention to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the signs she's sending you (even though &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;she may not know she's sending them!).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;For instance, say you see a girl standing around &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;with her arms crossed, and she's got a big scowl &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;on her face, and looks like she's having the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;worst day of her life.  That will help you decide &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;if you want to approach her, and how to approach her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Would you want to &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;approach a girl&lt;/a&gt; when she's &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;all closed off and negative like that?  Or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;would you prefer to look for an easier &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;target?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If you decide you do want to approach her, how &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;would you go about doing it?  Maybe you could &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;ask her "What's wrong, you look like you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;lost your best friend?"  Then go about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;cheering her up or making her laugh.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;When you're talking to a girl, pay attention &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to what she's giving you.  Is she leaning back?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Looking away?  Not really engaging in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;conversation?  Then she's not that into &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;what you have to offer her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But what if she's leaning forward?  Are &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;her pupils dilated?  Is her head tilted?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Is she playing with her hair?  Smiling a lot?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Is she touching you?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If so, then chances are what you're doing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;is working and you should be doing more of it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Women will tell you exactly what you need to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;do to get them.  You just have to PAY ATTENTION!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Once you've got that down, you'll be able &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to tailor your approaches to each individual &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;woman and make them much more effective!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If you want to learn how to meet any woman you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;want, no matter what your looks, age, or financial &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;standing may be, check out the book The Art &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Of Approaching right now by clicking below:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Check Out &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;The Art Of Approaching&lt;/a&gt; Here!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;After all, meeting a woman is the first step &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to romance!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And if you REALLY want to supercharge your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;success with women, be sure to take a look &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;at the Advanced Course here!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;-- &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;Get Art Of Approaching Now&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-2331043300720151748?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Why It&apos;s Important To Pay Attention To Women'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/2331043300720151748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-its-important-to-pay-attention-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2331043300720151748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2331043300720151748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-its-important-to-pay-attention-to.html' title='Why It&apos;s Important To Pay Attention To Women'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-7638936320942277497</id><published>2009-09-06T13:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T13:10:06.524-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Easy Conversation Tactics</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Think about this:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;What is some of the most awkward situations you can be in?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Most people would agree, it's 'Uncomfortable Silences'.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;What if you trained yourself to &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;NEVER be uncomfortable&lt;/a&gt; during these embarrassing situations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Or better yet...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;What if you learned to use them to your advantage?  Guess what, that's a VERY novice technique.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Meeting women is really the art of starting a conversation, and keeping that conversation moving in an interesting direction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Too often, guys will "open" a girl, only to run out of things to say to her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But when you know how to "stack" your openers so your conversation keeps flowing effortlessly, you'll be surprised how easy it is to keep a girl interested in you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;In the &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;Art Of Approaching&lt;/a&gt; course, you will learn simple techniques like this that will  COMPLETELY blow your mind. And I believe in that so much ... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Seriously.  These will be the best darn dating techniques you've ever read, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;See how, right here:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;-- &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j"&gt;Check Out The Art Of Approaching Women Now&lt;/a&gt; --&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-7638936320942277497?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/mlbm8j' title='Easy Conversation Tactics'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/7638936320942277497/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/09/easy-conversation-tactics.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/7638936320942277497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/7638936320942277497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/09/easy-conversation-tactics.html' title='Easy Conversation Tactics'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-54959537436641035</id><published>2009-08-18T15:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-18T15:22:23.317-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Meet A Woman When She's With Her Friends</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Some of my guy friends have been asking me : How to make friend with her when she's with her friends?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me make one thing clear right now &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;that you must understand before you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;go out trying to meet women:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;WOMEN OF BEAUTY ARE NEVER ALONE!!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;You heard me right.  Pretty girls have a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;very high social status. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;They are almost always surrounded by people, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;be they girlfriends, boyfriends, male "nice &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;guy" friends, brothers, sisters, parents -&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;whatever!  They will always be in groups &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;It is very rare to see beautiful women alone. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And when they are alone, they're usually &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;waiting for someone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The common term I refer to people who like &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to hang around with beautiful women is: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;OBSTACLES&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If you imagine you're on a race track, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;at the end of the track is this girl you want &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to meet, all the rocks, hurdles, holes, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;booby traps between you and her are OBSTACLES &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;that can ruin your chances of meeting her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But there is a way to navigate that minefield &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and avoid all these obstacles!  That way is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;called:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;GROUP THEORY.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Group theory is a system by which you actually &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;address the girl's friends instead of trying &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to ignore them.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Through group theory, you win over the girls &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;peer group and turn them into YOUR support &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;group.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Here's how it works...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The girl you want to meet is always with her &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;friend, right?  And you're worried that you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;can't approach the girl you like because &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the friend will interfere in some way.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;So what you do is forget about the girl you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;like, and approach her friend first!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;That's right...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;YOU FORGET ABOUT THE GIRL YOU LIKE AND &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;APPROACH HER FRIEND FIRST!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Now, this doesn't mean you're going to try &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and pick-up the obstacle instead of the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;girl you really like.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;It just means you're going to overcome that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;obstacle before you reach for your prize!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Remember:  You must disarm a land mine &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;before you step on it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;You do this by acting disinterested in the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;girl you're really interested in, and focus &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;on winning over the girl you don't really &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;care for!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Then, once you've won over the obstacle, you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;ask if you can "borrow" her friend for a minute &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;because you've been neglecting her.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Once her friend gives you approval to talk to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;her alone, guess what?  You've just gotten her &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;STAMP of approval!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;This means that the girl you like has no reason &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;NOT to talk to you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Then, you pull her off to the side, and work &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;your magic one-on-one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;There are more group theory and various other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tactics on meeting women in the book &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;The Art Of &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;Approaching&lt;/a&gt;:  How To Meet Any Woman, Any Time, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Anywhere You May Be!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If you want to have the skills to meet beautiful &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;women no matter what, click below now:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;--&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;Check Out The Art Of Approaching Here&lt;/a&gt;--&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-54959537436641035?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz' title='How To Meet A Woman When She&apos;s With Her Friends'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/54959537436641035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-meet-woman-when-shes-with-her.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/54959537436641035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/54959537436641035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-meet-woman-when-shes-with-her.html' title='How To Meet A Woman When She&apos;s With Her Friends'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-3621124035565413033</id><published>2009-07-29T20:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T20:49:04.046-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't be afraid</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When it comes to your &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;relationship&lt;/a&gt; with your ex, are you afraid to put yourself out there?  Would you like to ask them out again, but you just don't want to risk the rejection?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are, I don't blame you.  It can be nerve wrecking and sometimes it feels like the risks are just too high.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What if your ex doesn't feel the same way you do?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What if your ex doesn't respond?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But then again, what if your ex does feel the same way and has been afraid to take the first step as well?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What if your ex *would* respond positively and both of you could take the next step towards reuniting?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you ask  me, the risks are worth it.  It's worth giving it a try.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;two ways&lt;/a&gt; you can go about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The obvious way:  You can simply contact your ex and ask them if they would like to go out sometime.  Depending on your circumstances, this may or may not be a good idea.  If you feel you both have reached a point in your reconciliation where it is safe - go for it.  If you're unsure, then try something a little more&lt;br /&gt;subtle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The subtle way:  Next time you are talking with your ex, say something like - "I'm starving, want to go grab a bite"?  It's less formal, and it moves things forward without putting yourself out there *too much*.  That's just an example, but it works with any situation.  Pick an activity your ex enjoys.  "I'm going for a run later, want to join me"?  "I have to go shopping at the mall later, want to join me?"  You know your ex better and you know what he/she likes and doesn't like.  But you get the picture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order to get back together with your ex, action will need to take place.  At some point, either you or your ex is going to have to accept the risk and *go for it*.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do you get to the point from breakup to being able to ask your ex out again?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-3621124035565413033?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz' title='Don&apos;t be afraid'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/3621124035565413033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-be-afraid.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/3621124035565413033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/3621124035565413033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-be-afraid.html' title='Don&apos;t be afraid'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-4354779996770358080</id><published>2009-07-11T20:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-11T20:57:57.759-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What Women Want In A Relationship</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Now that's a loaded question if I ever &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;heard one, lol.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Here's the thing...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Different women have different expectations &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;about what they want from a man and a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relationship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;For example, a young woman may not know &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;what she wants in a relationship simply &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;because she isn't experienced enough &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to know what's important to her yet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;A more mature woman, one who's been in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a lot of different relationships, may &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;know exactly what she's looking for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in a relationship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But there's one thing all types of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;women know about before they get into &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a relationship...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;They know what they're &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;ATTRACTED&lt;/a&gt; to!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;See, the female mind processes things &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in this manner:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;1.  Is there something attracting me &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to this man?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;2.  Will this man be a good fit for me &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in the long term?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Usually, number 1 will kick in almost &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;immediately within the first few &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;minutes of meeting a man.  They'll start &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;evaluating the man's attraction quotient.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Number two won't kick in until number &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;one has been met.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;This means that if you can get a woman &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;really turned on, or even in bed, then &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;she'll immediately start evaluating you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;based on your potential for a long term &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relationship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Women who try and do this backwards, by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;getting into a relationship and hoping &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the attraction will grow, usually end&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;up disappointed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;When it comes to what women are actually &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;looking for in a &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;relationship&lt;/a&gt;, you can &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;expect these factors to come into play:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;1.  How well does the man treat her?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;2.  What is the level of attraction occurring?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;3.  How good is he in bed?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;4.  How strong is the emotional connection?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;5.  How good of a provider is he?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Let's quickly go through these five female &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relationship factors...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The first factor can be misleading.  All &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;women want to be treated well, but they &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;don't necessarily want to be treated like &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;goddesses to be fawned over.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;(Sure, that's okay from time to time, but &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;too much of a good thing is a bad thing...)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Women want to feel like the man they are &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;with is loving and strong.  So if you treat &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;them in a way where they know you care, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;know they are safe, but know you won't take &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;their bullcrap, they will feel well treated.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The next factor has to do with what we &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;discussed earlier.  If they are still feeling &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;sexual attraction&lt;/a&gt; towards you, then this &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;factor is met.  But if things have fizzled, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;this could be a deal breaker.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Most women aren't used to having men who are &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;good in bed.  So if you can please her &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;between the sheets, then chances are she'll &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;see you as a "keeper."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If there is a strong emotional connection, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a woman will want to be around you.  She &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;will feel connected to you and want to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;please you.  This is a very important factor &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in any relationship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Women who don't have a strong emotional &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;connection to the men they are in a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relationship with will tend to cheat on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;them, because they aren't being fulfilled &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;emotionally.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Finally, a man who is a good provider will &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;make a woman feel safe and cared for.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Many women will gravitate towards men who &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;can pay their bills, even if all the other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relationship factors are absent.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But this doesn't mean that type of relationship &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;is a happy or stable one (for either party).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Showing a woman you're a good provider is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;probably the least important factor in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;a strong relationship, but it is still a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;factor.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But the first step you need to be aware of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;before you can even begin to THINK about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relationships, is the initial ATTRACTION &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;phase.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And that phase starts with how you MEET her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I personally believe that any man has the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;potential to attract any woman.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If they know what to do.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;In the book, &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;The Art Of Approaching&lt;/a&gt;, you're &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;going to learn some super-ninja techniques &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;that will lay the foundation for a great &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relationship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;You'll learn how to plant the initial seeds &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of attraction that will blossom into a good &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;relationship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Just go here: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;Check Out The Art Of Approaching&lt;/a&gt; Now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-4354779996770358080?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz' title='What Women Want In A Relationship'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/4354779996770358080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-women-want-in-relationship.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/4354779996770358080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/4354779996770358080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-women-want-in-relationship.html' title='What Women Want In A Relationship'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-2580829394123425371</id><published>2009-07-07T19:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-07T20:02:28.464-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Do You Suffer From "Nice Guy" Syndrome?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Guys, I have a question for you...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Have you ever heard that old adage &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"Nice Guys Finish Last?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Well, I'm here to tell you that saying &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;is 100% true!  But not for the reasons &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you may think.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Being a "Nice Guy" with women doesn't work, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;not because you get too caught up in what a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;girl wants and get stuck as a friend, but &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;because Nice Guys are typically very, very...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;SELFISH!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;That's right.  When you're a "Nice Guy," &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you're not really being nice, you're &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;being EMOTIONALLY GREEDY.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Let me explain...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;One of the biggest problems guys who are &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;struggling with women face is something I &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;like to call "the &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;Nice Guy&lt;/a&gt; factor."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;So many guys have such a weak identity &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and so little self-esteem, that they &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;base their own self-worth on what other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;people THINK OF THEM.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;These guys are at the mercy of everyone &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;else in their lives, so they try their &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;best to please the people around them, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;hoping they'll continue to think highly &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of them, so they can feel good about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;themselves.  That's not so bad, right?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;It feels good when others approve of you, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;doesn't it?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Most people look at this behavior and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;would instantly categorize these poor &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;men in the "Nice Guys" column.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;After all, they're the ones who don't &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;like conflict.  They're the ones who &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;don't want to make waves.  They're the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;ones who want everyone to be happy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;They are also some of the most selfish &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;people on the planet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Seriously. I know this because I used to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;be one of these people, and I know all &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;their dirty little secrets!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And the point of this newsletter is to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;make everyone who thinks of themselves &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;as "nice" or as a "victim" really, really &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;pissed off!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;All of you "Nice Guys" out there reading &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;this are nothing more than "people pleasers."  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Somewhere in your life, you found out that&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;pleasing people is a way to get other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;people to like you and admire you so you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;can feel good about yourself.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Whether it was the acclaim of your parents, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;or the acceptance of your friends, somewhere &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in your time on this planet YOU LEARNED to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;feel good based on what other people think &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But I'm here to tell you that using other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;people's feelings and goodwill like that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;is not only harmful, but dishonest!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Anyone who says "I can't stand conflict!" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;or "If you can't say anything nice, don't &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;say anything at all!" should do us all a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;favor and move to the planet "Ideal" where &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;life is wonderful, we all have transparent &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;heads, and there is no war.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Only on this planet will you be able to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;find that everyone is willing to give you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the moral support you need.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But that's the crux of the issue right there.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;All you "&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;Nice Guys&lt;/a&gt;" have a losing mentality &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;about your need for support.  Your methodology &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;is:  "I am so loving and giving and nice, I &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;expect you to treat me the exact same way as &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I treat you!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Here is the typical thought process of Nice Guys:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;--"Don't disagree with me!  It's not fair &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;because I do so much for you!!!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;--"Please be sympathetic and comfort me when &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I'm upset!  I'm needy and can't comfort myself."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;--"Always be in a good mood.  I am always trying &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to make you happy and if I can't, I feel ashamed &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and mad at you!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;--"Pay attention to me when I need it!  I've &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;earned it after all I've done for you!!!!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;--"Take care of me by doing what I'm afraid to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;do!  I take care of you, so you need to return &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the favour!!!!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Look at those thoughts above, and ask yourself &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"If someone was saying that to me, how would I &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;react?"  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Now you know where women are coming from when &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;they don't want to have relationships with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"Nice Guys."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Once that happens and the needy demands of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;Nice Guys&lt;/a&gt;" go unmet, they fall into the deep &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;pits of self-pity and depression.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;They also feel a lot of shame and anger at their &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;failure to please the women they want, and though &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;these "Nice Guys" can keep their pleasant demeanor &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;up for a long time, their resentment of the women &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;they want to please will grow and grow until it &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;explodes in anger and rage, either directed at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;others, themselves, or both.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;This kind of mentality can extremely damage your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;self respect and cause others to not want to be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;around you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;So what's a "Nice Guy" to do?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If you want to have success with women, you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;need to stop being agreeable and instead be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;straightforward and honest, especially when &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you have to go against the wishes of others &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and disappoint them.  You can do this with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;kindness and sensitivity, but you MUST &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;do this nonetheless.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Only by being honest, with yourself and with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;others, will you be able to overcome the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;selfish "nice guy" habits you have adopted in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;your life.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And when you do this, you will stop caring &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;about what other people think of you because &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the source of your validation comes from the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;fact that you're being true to yourself and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;straightforward with others, and you will &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;cease to harbor resentment and anger, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;have more self respect and less depression.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;That is the only way I have found to truly &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;stop being a "Nice Guy" and become the type &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;of man other people can respect.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;It can be hard being honest with others &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;(especially yourself), but in the end &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it is far more rewarding than any other &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;behavior you can adopt.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Your first step on the road to being that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;type of guy should be to read the book &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz"&gt;The Art of Approaching&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-2580829394123425371?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/m3m4lz' title='Do You Suffer From &quot;Nice Guy&quot; Syndrome?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/2580829394123425371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/07/do-you-suffer-from-nice-guy-syndrome.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2580829394123425371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2580829394123425371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/07/do-you-suffer-from-nice-guy-syndrome.html' title='Do You Suffer From &quot;Nice Guy&quot; Syndrome?'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-6786973915328497783</id><published>2009-07-03T08:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-03T08:49:14.009-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't Live In Self-Pity Or Play The Victim</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I once stopped by an old friend's house and as soon as I walked in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;her house I felt a wave of negativity and darkness come over me. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Right away I regretted stopping by.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;This friend proceeded to complain about a number of things, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;including what was wrong with her life, the people in her life, the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;government... you name it.  I was determined not to fall into this &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;hole of pity and I changed the subject at every opportunity. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Unfortunately, this only seemed to make her try harder to convince &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;me of the imaginary ills in her life as a way of validating her &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;self-imposed status as a "victim."  She had built a prison for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;herself based on her self-pity and negativity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;You might say she was the result of her own self-fulfilling &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;prophecy.  She was a victim simply because the thought of herself &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;as a victim and lived her life accordingly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The more time I spent with her, the more I felt my energy draining. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;After 20 minutes before I couldn't take it anymore and I left.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Many people who endure a hard breakup fall into a cycle of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;self-victimization.  It's one thing to have a "pity party" for &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;yourself every now and then as a way of dealing with the pain. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;It's quite another to hold on to that self-pity and never let go - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;which is what I believe my friend has done.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Let's role-play for a moment.  Consider yourself in the role of my &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;friend, constantly feeling sorry for yourself and creating your own &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;world of pity and negativity.  Now consider your ex in the role of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;myself, stopping by to pay you a visit.  I don't think I have to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;tell you what this type of behavior does for your chances of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;reconciling with your ex.  Do you think you're ex will want to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;spend any more time with you than they have to?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Even if you are in a relationship, be aware of your moments of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;self-doubt and pity.  It's better to talk with your loved one about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;your problems in a true effort at resolving your problems, than to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;go around feeling sorry for yourself all the time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Continuous self-pity and self-victimization is really destructive &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to our overall well-being.  And most of all it is a choice.  It's a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;choice to complain about our lives without taking any responsibility &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;for them.  Last I checked, our lives are our own and we ultimately &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;are responsible for them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Life will knock you down sometimes, but the choice to get up or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;stay down is our own.  No matter how bad things get, there is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;always hope.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;None of us are perfect, including your ex. Make the decision that, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;with or without your ex, you're moving on and you are going to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;lead a positive happy life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The next time you see your ex, do you want negativity to surround &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you?  Do you want to suck all the energy from your beloved, leaving &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;him or her tired, anxious or stressed after your time together?  Or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;do you want to radiate positive energy (read Win Back Love for ideas) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;so that you are giving energy instead of leeching on it.  After &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;spending time with you, your ex will feel energized, uplifted and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;maybe even inspired.  Easy choice.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Don't mire yourself in self-pity or make yourself out to be the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;victim.  No In the long run, it's really bad for your emotional &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;health, not to mention the damage it does to your relationship.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If your best efforts at getting back together, aren't working. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Consider a new approach. Try the ideas and techniques &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; instead.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-6786973915328497783?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Don&apos;t Live In Self-Pity Or Play The Victim'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/6786973915328497783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-live-in-self-pity-or-play-victim.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6786973915328497783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6786973915328497783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/07/dont-live-in-self-pity-or-play-victim.html' title='Don&apos;t Live In Self-Pity Or Play The Victim'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-2317665487953399371</id><published>2009-06-26T18:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T18:56:08.731-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't make your ex jealous</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Trying to make your ex jealous is one of the most common forms of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; manipulation. It's a way of saying "You may not want me, but my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; new guy/girl wants me."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I've seen many relationship gurus support this idea as a way of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; returning your love to you. They think your ex will realize how&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; much they like you and will come crawling back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Don't buy it. I've seen this backfire many times. It may work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; initially, but soon enough you'll be right back where you started.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Why jealousy doesn't work: When you're ex sees you with a new "love&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; interest," they might conclude any of the following...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;1. You are no longer available. Any lingering doubts they have had&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; are now replaced with a clear sign they should move on, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; perhaps find a new love themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;2. You are clearly trying to make them jealous, or you are using&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; this new person as a rebound. In either case, you run the risk of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; looking immature, which is obviously not an attractor.  If your ex&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; sees through your plan, you efforts to get back together are dead.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;3. Initially, either consciously or sub-consciously, your ex may&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; wonder how they stack up against your new love interest. They may&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; even wonder if they are good enough for you. And for the sake of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; satisfying their ego, they may get back together with you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;This is what some of the so-called experts have tried to sell. In&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; most cases you will not get back together and for those rare cases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; that do get back together, their chances for staying together are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; slim.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;That's because, once you're back together your ex's ego (and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; any doubts) are satisfied.  Once you're back together, they realize&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; the other love interest you had, was just a passing fancy and doesn't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; stack up to them. And they realize that no, you are not too good&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; for them, as you took them back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And once the thrill of "the game" is over, they are left in a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; relationship that is the same as when you both broke up. I've rarely&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; seen a relationship stick in this situation and almost always ends&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; up in another breakup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Let's look at the real issue. You want to get back with your ex.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; You want to restore love to your relationship with your lost love.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; It stands to reason then, you should do things which help you reach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; this goal. In other words, you should do things which foster&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; positive feelings about you and not do things which foster negative&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; feelings about you. That may sound overly simple, but I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; think it needs to be said sometimes. Often times after a breakup,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; our emotions grab a hold of us and we don't know up from down and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; left from right.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;In the 3 examples listed above, none of the examples results in the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; ex feeling emotions of real love or attraction towards you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Jealousy isn't one of the feelings you should want your ex to feel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; Jealousy can lead to resentment, which will spell disaster for any&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; plans of reconciliation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If your best efforts at getting back together, aren't working.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; Consider a new approach. Try the ideas and techniques in the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;Magic Of Making Up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; instead.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-2317665487953399371?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Don&apos;t make your ex jealous'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/2317665487953399371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/dont-make-your-ex-jealous.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2317665487953399371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2317665487953399371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/dont-make-your-ex-jealous.html' title='Don&apos;t make your ex jealous'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-6603558205549267395</id><published>2009-06-21T05:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-21T05:36:28.907-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Is Meeting Women A Chore For You?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;You know what?  When you're single, meeting &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;women can be a real chore.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Seriously, it almost gets to the level of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;being a "full time job." Going out night &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;after night, going to club after club, bar &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;after bar, facing rejection after rejection... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it's hard to do.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And because it's hard, it can get frustrating.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;People can sense that frustration on a man. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Most men can, and women DEFINITELY can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;One thing to remember is that you project your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;attitude to the world at all times.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;If you look like you're angry and frustrated &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and bored, people aren't gonna want to be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;around you because you'll drag them down into &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;your mood.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But if you go out with ulterior motives to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;meeting women, like going to a club because &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;there's a band there you want to see, etc.,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt; you put yourself in a position where you can &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;enjoy yourself whether you meet women or not.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Now, we all know it's hard to project that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"happy-go-lucky" attitude all the time.  And &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it's especially hard to do it at will.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;That's why, if you're doing things you enjoy, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you don't have to worry about WORKING to feel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;good, because it'll come naturally. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;And you'll be able to carry those feelings &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;with you wherever you go.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Remember this:  A guy who's having fun is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;INFINANTLY more attractive than one who isn't.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;That is why the "fun factor" is very important &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to meeting them!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;See, women are empathetic creatures by nature, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;they are more in tune with their emotions and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the emotions of people around them. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;When you're having fun and projecting that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;energy, the women around you will pick up on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;it and be drawn to you because it's a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;pleasurable energy, as opposed to being &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;frustrated and nervous, which almost always &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;pushes others away from you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;So remember to do things YOU like and have &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;fun.  Eventually, the women will come around.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;But what about the times you simply aren't &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;able to have fun?  What then?  Should you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;just count out women all together?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Of course not.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Being able to turn emotions and feelings on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and off is what is commonly referred to as &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"State Control."  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Actors in movies and TV are very adept at this, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;which is probably why they're so successful. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;They can control what they feel and how they &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;interact with others AT WILL.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Imagine what it would be like to instantly &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;"turn on" those feelings of fun, excitement, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and sexuality.  For a moment, imagine how women &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;will react to you when they feel your energy &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;while experiencing those states.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Can you imagine that this is a valuable skill &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;to have?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;State Control all comes down to how well you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;know yourself and are able to BE AWARE of what &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you're feeling at all times.  And this comes &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;down to your "inner game," which encompasses &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;things like confidence and beliefs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Most guys have a lot of trouble with their &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;inner game.  They feel stuck, helpless, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;afraid... and all those emotions lead to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the same frustrations that drive women away &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;from you when you're not having fun.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;So what's a guy to do if you happen to be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;one of the unlucky ones that's "stuck?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;The answer:  Get Your Inner Game Together!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I know, I know, this is easier said than done. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;I mean, if it was easy, therapists would be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;out of a job, right?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Well, it is possible.  But it takes hard work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;So if you're not willing to put in the time &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;and effort it takes to get your inner game &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;in shape and enjoy the wonderful feelings of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;supreme confidence and the belief that you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;can achieve anything you want, then stop &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;reading this email right now.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Seriously.  Stop reading this, delete it from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;your inbox, and go on with your life &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;the way it is.  I won't be mad.  I promise.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;You're still reading this?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Congratulations.  That means you're probably &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;unhappy with your current inner game, but &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;you're willing to put in the work it'll &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;take to fix it up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Of course, inner game isn't something that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;can be fixed overnight. But it CAN be done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Go to this link now: &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-6603558205549267395?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='Is Meeting Women A Chore For You?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/6603558205549267395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/is-meeting-women-chore-for-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6603558205549267395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6603558205549267395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/is-meeting-women-chore-for-you.html' title='Is Meeting Women A Chore For You?'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-2946567804381603165</id><published>2009-06-18T02:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T02:21:11.794-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to FINALLY turn the tables on your breakup</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;OK, the time has come to take massive action. It's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; time to drastically shift the direction your breakup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; is headed in and it's time to get her to come running&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Everything we've gone over up until now has been&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; leading to this one VERY IMPORTANT step you're about&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; to take. This step is going to completely turn the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; tables on your breakup... literally overnight.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Now I've been holding out on this until now because&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; I wanted everything I had to say to you to really&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; sink in. That's because with the proper mindset this&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; strategy becomes 300% more effective.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;So, are you with me? Good. Then let's press on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Remember the other day when I asked you how fast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; you thought this breakup would end if you could get&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;her to feel a burning need to be with you? You know,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; that burning need that you feel for her?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Well the time has come to put her in YOUR shoes and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;pave the way to getting back what rightfully "belongs"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;How?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;It's simple and it's all about rejection and the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;reaction to that rejection we've been talking about.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Remember when I told you that the reason you feel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;such a strong urge to be with her (perhaps stronger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;than you'd normally feel) is because she was rejecting &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;you?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Now consider this... what if YOU were to hand HER a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;healthy dose of that rejection? What do you think&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;would happen?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;I'll tell you what:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;---&gt; the relationship would instantly take a 180&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; degree turn and she'd start making steps to come&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; towards YOU. Then it would just be a matter of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; time until she made it the whole way there and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt; you'd be together again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Now as a strategy this is very simple but be warned: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;there is a right way and a wrong way to go about it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;(it can completely backfire if not executed properly).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;That's why I've taken the time to create, document, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;and further perfect this strategy which I've laid out, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;STEP-BY-STEP, in my best-selling book:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;"How To Get Her Back For Good - A Shortcut Strategy &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;For Getting Your Girlfriend Back Without Using Tricks, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;Tactics, or Manipulating Mind-Games"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;If she's still resisting your every attempt to make &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;things right and everything you're doing feels like &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;you're crashing into a brick wall, then you need visit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;the link below and devour every page in this book:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;HERE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;I promise you that when you see how all the pieces &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;of the puzzle fit together, you'll no longer be asking &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;yourself, "what am I doing wrong?" and they'll be no &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;more doubts in your mind about what to do next.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-2946567804381603165?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='How to FINALLY turn the tables on your breakup'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/2946567804381603165/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-finally-turn-tables-on-your.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2946567804381603165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2946567804381603165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-finally-turn-tables-on-your.html' title='How to FINALLY turn the tables on your breakup'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-5529638890737277972</id><published>2009-06-15T11:24:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-17T01:40:21.741-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Growing Apart - Keep It From Happening To You</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What is "Growing Apart," Anyway?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;In Part 1, I told you that marriages either grow or weaken.  If you           put no effort into your marriage, you're not maintaining it: you're         letting it deteriorate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Similarly, all the time you're either growing apart or growing           together.  If you are not communicating, not touching, and not         spending time together, then you are growing apart.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It's amazing how few people really know their spouse.  Do you know           who your spouse's biggest role model is?  Do you know the one book           or CD your partner would want to have if he or she were stranded on           a deserted island?  Do you know what his or her favorite color is?          Do you know exactly what your spouse does at work?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Getting to know someone truly, inside and out, takes effort.  Most           of us prefer learning more about our own preferences, opinions, and           ideas than those of our spouse.  Yet a strong marriage is one where           both individuals make an effort to find out what is going on inside           their spouse's head.  They appreciate, understand, and respect that         information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Growing together means sharing together.  It doesn't mean thinking           alike, or avoiding conflicts, or not having disagreements.  It           doesn't mean that neither of you ever changes.  Growth, by           definition, is change.  A healthy marriage is one in which both           people mature and change their ideas, perspectives, and plans.  The           trick is to share those changes openly and honestly with your         spouse as they occur.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When you grow together, you share what you're thinking, feeling,           and hoping for.  You don't remain the same person that your spouse           met.  Instead, you find new hobbies, new passions, and new jobs           that keep your life exciting and always surprising.  Even when your           new direction seems to lead in an opposite direction from your&lt;br /&gt;          spouse, it is usually just old perceptions that makes it seem that           way.  Spouses can be resistant to changes in their partner, because           they see it as a sign that their partner is dissatisfied with           things as they are.  Reassure your spouse.  Whatever new direction           you take, you need to involve your spouse fully and ensure that           nothing will cut into your couple time.  Changes are frightening,           but when there is communication, honesty, and willingness to           compromise at every step of the way, change can be an enormously         positive thing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Let's look at the example of Joan and Michael.  For the first five           years of their marriage, Joan stayed at home while Michael worked.            She found herself gaining weight, getting bored, and listening           enviously to her single girlfriends about their adventurous jobs           and experiences.  At first, she blamed it on her marriage.  Then, a&lt;br /&gt;          frank friend reminded her that her marriage vows didn't include a           promise to do the same thing 'til death do you part.  That night,           she told Michael that she wanted to go back to work and try a           three-month subscription to a gym.  He was horrified.  He thought           it meant that she wasn't happy with how he provided for the family,&lt;br /&gt;          and that the only reason she could possibly want to go to the gym           was to look good for another man.  They had a huge argument, and           Michael forbade Joan to go job-hunting.  The stress in their         marriage was at a breaking point.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It took the intervention of their pastor before Joan and Michael           could sit down and discuss their feelings without getting upset.            Joan told Michael that she needed to keep growing and trying more           out of life, but that she wanted to do it with him, not without           him.  Michael confessed that he worried that Joan would meet&lt;br /&gt;          someone new if she started working outside the home.  Their pastor           encouraged both of them to continue talking openly and honestly and           involve each other as their life changed.  As a result, Michael           decided to join the gym along with Joan.  Joan's new job gave both           of them much more to talk about in the evenings, and their&lt;br /&gt;          communication improved.  Too, the extra income gave them more money           to go out and do activities that they enjoyed.  Ultimately, the         change that Michael feared actually strengthened their marriage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Michael and Joan learned some valuable lessons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          (1)  When one partner suggests a change, the other partner often           feels indirectly criticized, thinking that the other person means           that status quo is not good enough.  Reassuring your partner is           essential during this tough time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          (2)  Sometimes it takes professional help (such as a pastor or           marriage counselor) to get you talking about how you really feel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          (3)  Any change that can be undertaken mutually (such as both           Michael and Joan joining the gym) is better than a change           that can only be undertaken individually.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are We Incompatible?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                                                             &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When both partners don't communicate or share life changes, they           can wake up one day and find themselves sleeping next to a           stranger.  The question is whether those differences are enough to           break your marriage apart or just right to add the spice to your         marriage.You didn't marry your partner to get a carbon copy of yourself.            Chances are that the differences between you and your partner           sparked your interest and made each one of you fascinating to the           other.  If he's artistic and you're analytic, or you're impulsive           and he's rational, you are likely to be complementary personality         types who bring out the best in each other.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Major incompatibilities involve more fundamental areas, like your           values, goals, and vision for your marriage.  If you and your           partner differ significantly in your upbringing, the importance you           place on family, and your need for and ability to express physical           affection, you may have a more difficult time accepting and           negotiating your differences.  This is why cross-cultural           relationships can be so challenging.  If your partner is from a           significantly different culture from your own, you will need to be           extremely open, understanding, and flexible in how you approach         resolving marital issues.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Here are some other areas where significant differences (note: not           all differences are significant) can prove challenging:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;-  Differences in the importance you assign to religion, work,           family, free time, children, and money.&lt;br /&gt;          -  Differences in how you spend, save, and manage money.&lt;br /&gt;          -  Differences in your ideas about whether you should have children           and how many.  If you have children already, differences in your           ideas on how to raise them.&lt;br /&gt;          -  Differences in how often you prefer sex and the kind of sex you           enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;          -  Differences in your bio-rhythms (such as whether you're a morning           person or a night owl).&lt;br /&gt;          -  Differences in your expectations about gender roles.&lt;br /&gt;          -  Differences in the types of friends you enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;        -  Differences in how you prefer to spend your spare time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you are at the point in your marriage where you think that you           and your partner have become completely incompatible, it is           worthwhile to invest in a marriage counselor.  Counseling is much           cheaper than a divorce and provides a neutral environment where           both partners feel comfortable opening up and examining their true           feelings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Importance of Reading Your Partner&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;After living with someone for a long period of time, we learn a lot           about their moods, their facial expressions, and the subtle nuances           of communication that a stranger would not be able to pick up.  All           of us know that nonverbal communication is much more powerful than           the words we say, but in a marriage situation partners tend to play         a "war of words" rather than realizing what's really going on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Try the following game.  At least six times during the day, look at           your partner and try to guess what emotion he or she is feeling.            Don't base your guess on his or her words.  If possible, pick a           time when neither of you are saying anything.  Notice his or her           lips: are they clenched, relaxed, upturned, or tight?  Notice the           eyes: are they narrowed, focused, sleepy, open?  Notice clues in           posture (stiff, slumped, relaxed) and how he or she holds his or           her arms (crossed in front, loose at sides, on lap).  Compile a           list of your partner's emotional expressions in your mind so that           eventually you'll be able to tell how your partner is feeling just         by looking at him or her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;By reading your partner's mood before he or she says anything, you'll develop a more intimate bond and move closer to the marital "mind-reading" that long-term couples develop after years and years together. You'll be able to respond to your partner's moods in an appropriate way rather than expecting your partner's mood to match your own.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The ability to recognize your partner's emotions without verbal           cues will help you meet your partner's emotional needs in a way           that would be impossible if you just went by what your partner           said.  Often, your partner will say one thing but be feeling           another.  This is not because your partner is lying to you; it may&lt;br /&gt;          be because your partner wants to deny his or her feelings to him-           or herself.  It may also because your partner hasn't recognized           that emotion in him- or herself.  Don't make the mistake of           believing that you know your partner better than he or she knows           him- or herself, but do use your instincts wisely to be there more         fully for your partner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you think that your partner is worried, upset, or tense, set the           stage for your partner to feel comfortable sharing with you using           the techniques you learned in Part 4.  Tell your partner that you           noticed they seemed tired or upset and ask them if they want to           talk about it.  If they don't, that's okay.  Just remind them that         you're there in case they feel like talking about anything.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If we ourselves are tired or upset, sometimes the last thing we want to do is notice that our partner is tired or upset, too. Our own emotions can make us blind to the emotions of our partner. That's why it's so important that you develop the skill of "reading" how your partner feels. Once you become accustomed to doing it, you won't be able to turn your new "eyeglasses" off. You'll read your partner's feelings whether you want to or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mid-Life Crises&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;A mid-life crisis occurs when a person reaches middle age and           suddenly rethinks the priorities and life decisions that they've           made thus far.  They may make a complete and drastic change in           their life, swinging 180 degrees from who they were before, in an           attempt to take advantage of the second half of their life before           it's too late.  They may feel a desperate panic to discover           something they think they've missed and, as a result, give up           everything they've achieved thus far--stable job, marriage,           family--for an amorphous "something" that they think they can't get         with the life they have now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Many marriages end during this time.  Affairs skyrocket as spouses           seek reassurance that they're still physically attractive.  It is a           trial for any marriage, and navigating through it will require all         of the communication, love, and intimacy skills you possess.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Understanding what is happening is the first goal.  If your spouse           can recognize that he or she may be struggling with a mid-life           crisis, your spouse has taken the first step towards minimizing the           damage that the crisis can cause.  I recommend personal counseling           at this time so that your spouse can discuss his or her priorities,         regrets about the past, and how he or she envisions the future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Being flexible and playing along with your spouse's need for           novelty may help.  Suggest lifestyle changes that will satisfy your           spouse's need for a change in priorities without abandoning your           marital lifestyle altogether.  Allow your spouse to talk openly,           even if what he or she says is critical of the life you have shared           together.  The more your spouse can share his or her thoughts and           feelings, the closer he or she will feel to you as the only one who           understands what he or she is going through.  Although this will be           a difficult time for you, it is even more difficult for your         spouse, so be understanding.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;There's no "magic bullet" for keeping marriages together during the           mid-life crisis, but the stronger and healthier your relationship           is before it hits, the more "armor" you have to protect it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-5529638890737277972?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Growing Apart - Keep It From Happening To You'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/5529638890737277972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-final-part-of-my-6-part.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/5529638890737277972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/5529638890737277972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-final-part-of-my-6-part.html' title='Growing Apart - Keep It From Happening To You'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-6119180021931414680</id><published>2009-06-14T13:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T01:30:02.305-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cheater Cheater - Affair Repeater</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It hurts when someone you love betrays you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If infidelity has happened to you, you know the hurt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If it hasn't tainted your marriage you can only image what it must&lt;br /&gt;be like to know that your spouse is with someone else.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discovering infidelity in your marriage will shake your world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, here's one of the problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We don't know much about infidelity. We may have our ideas and&lt;br /&gt;opinions, but to understand the complexity and depth of betrayal is&lt;br /&gt;beyond most of us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your friends or family may scream, "throw him out!" But this isn't&lt;br /&gt;always as easy as it sounds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Especially when you've been married for years and have children&lt;br /&gt;together.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nobody is prepared to face an affair when it happens in their&lt;br /&gt;marriage. That is why it is CRUCIAL that you receive good advice.&lt;br /&gt;That is why it's important to have great information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a top-notch resource I recommend from an online colleague&lt;br /&gt;and friend, Dr. Robert Huizenga - the infidelity coach.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;want to affair proof your marriage&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;are confronted with infidelity in your marriage now&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;know a friend/family member struggling with infidelity, or&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;are hungry for in-depth, practical insights about relationships...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Infidelity and the betrayal of a loved one rocks those involved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discovering infidelity in your marriage will leave you living on&lt;br /&gt;the edge of "craziness," on the verge on going bonkers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, if you are the one discovering the infidelity of your partner&lt;br /&gt;or spouse, you not only will be racked by pain and fear but you&lt;br /&gt;probably won't have much of a clue of what to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, what to do? Not many of us have had a course in surviving&lt;br /&gt;infidelity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not many of us are prepared to face the possibility of infidelity&lt;br /&gt;in our own marriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are a friend or relative trying to be helpful, you may want&lt;br /&gt;to say, "Throw him/her out!" because you're not sure what else to&lt;br /&gt;say. And, also, doesn't it pain and leave you speechless when you&lt;br /&gt;see in his/her eyes the going bonkers fear?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You're not sure how to respond, because you too, haven't had a&lt;br /&gt;course dealing in infidelity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or, you have a burning desire to learn about relationships. You are&lt;br /&gt;looking for in-depth, pratical inisights from a professional with&lt;br /&gt;clinical experience and training. You want your marriage to be well&lt;br /&gt;grounded, as rich as it can be and you want to affair-proof your&lt;br /&gt;future with your loved one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;       &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-6119180021931414680?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Cheater Cheater - Affair Repeater'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/6119180021931414680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/cheater-cheater-affair-repeater.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6119180021931414680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6119180021931414680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/cheater-cheater-affair-repeater.html' title='Cheater Cheater - Affair Repeater'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-6692806751149423425</id><published>2009-06-14T12:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T01:28:38.358-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happiness Is A Resource</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Here's a thought for you before today...&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Too often in life we think of happiness as a destination.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We say things like:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When I make this much money, then I'll be happy."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When I live in this town, then I'll be happy."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When my ex comes back to me, then I'll be happy."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When _______ happens, then I'll be happy."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You could probably think of hundreds of variations of this same idea.  The idea that we can be happy later, depending on a condition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While all of those things may actually bring happiness, there is no need to wait.  You can be happy right now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize you are going through a tough time right now.  Going through a breakup is one of the hardest things we have to go through in our lives.  &lt;/span&gt;        &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The feelings we have don't go away quickly, but rather, they can last for a considerable time, depending on the situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But that doesn't mean you can't find happiness.  Instead of thinking of happiness as a destination, consider it as a resource. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happiness can be felt from smiling to a stranger.  Returning money you find on the street and giving it to it's rightful owner will make you happy.  So can taking your dog for a walk. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm sorry, I hope this doesn't seem like I am trivializing happiness.  I'm just trying to point out (as someone special to me recently pointed out to me), happiness is a resource and we can find it in many forms throughout our day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And most often, it's these small opportunities that present themselves throughout the day that, if we are paying attention, are good opportunities to find joy.   When you're going through a breakup, you can use all the joy you can find.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And speaking of joy, I wish you all the joy in the world, and I hope you have a absolutely wonderful day.&lt;/span&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Want to get your ex back?  Check out &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a title=""&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-6692806751149423425?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Happiness Is A Resource'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/6692806751149423425/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/happiness-is-resource.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6692806751149423425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/6692806751149423425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/happiness-is-resource.html' title='Happiness Is A Resource'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-166760960510259734</id><published>2009-06-14T11:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T02:15:34.798-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Flirt With A Woman To Get Her Attracted To You</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;By now, you should know how to engage a&lt;br /&gt;woman in conversation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, though that's an important skill to&lt;br /&gt;have, it's only HALF the battle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other half of the battle is moving&lt;br /&gt;from the MEET to getting her ATTRACTED&lt;br /&gt;to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever seen any of those cheesy&lt;br /&gt;dating shows on TV?  You know the ones&lt;br /&gt;I'm talking about, where a camera crew&lt;br /&gt;follows a guy and a girl around on&lt;br /&gt;different dates and sees if they're&lt;br /&gt;going to "hook up" or not?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I must admit, these shows are guilty&lt;br /&gt;little pleasures of mine.  But you&lt;br /&gt;can actually learn a LOT from&lt;br /&gt;watching them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For instance, there's always a point in&lt;br /&gt;these shows where you can tell if the&lt;br /&gt;guy is going to score with his woman&lt;br /&gt;or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This usually happens over dinner where&lt;br /&gt;they're actually forced to interact with&lt;br /&gt;each other as opposed to going out and&lt;br /&gt;doing stupid "fun" activities the producers&lt;br /&gt;of the shows set them up on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is where the man and the woman actually&lt;br /&gt;get to know one another and find out if&lt;br /&gt;they're "compatible."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the thing is, if you watch these shows&lt;br /&gt;closely... there's a pattern as to which&lt;br /&gt;guys get the girl and which guys don't!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And typically, this pattern has to do&lt;br /&gt;with one thing:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THE GUY'S ABILITY TO FLIRT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And when I say "the guy's ability to flirt,"&lt;br /&gt;I'm talking about the guy's ability to&lt;br /&gt;introduce a SEXUAL energy into his&lt;br /&gt;interaction with the woman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If a guy doesn't know how to flirt with a&lt;br /&gt;woman, he's going to fail to arouse any&lt;br /&gt;type of "spark" or "chemistry" between&lt;br /&gt;the two, and she's not going to be&lt;br /&gt;interested. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This can either be from a complete LACK&lt;br /&gt;of sexual energy, or too much sexual&lt;br /&gt;energy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If a guy is too afraid to introduce the&lt;br /&gt;sexual element into his interactions with&lt;br /&gt;women, they're not going to look at him&lt;br /&gt;in a sexual manner. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They may enjoy his company, they may even&lt;br /&gt;like him a good deal, but they won't be&lt;br /&gt;able to turn that into a "romantic"&lt;br /&gt;feeling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the flip side, if a guy goes too far&lt;br /&gt;and pours on the sexual element, this is&lt;br /&gt;going to turn a girl off, because there's no&lt;br /&gt;mystery or challenge. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you take the game out of the "game playing,"&lt;br /&gt;you don't have a chance to win. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, though women enjoy sexuality, if&lt;br /&gt;you focus too strongly on it, they're going&lt;br /&gt;to feel as though you only want to use them&lt;br /&gt;for sex, and they won't want to be with you&lt;br /&gt;if that's the case (though there are exceptions&lt;br /&gt;to that rule, but for the most part, that's&lt;br /&gt;how it works).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the trick is to introduce the sexual&lt;br /&gt;element into your interactions with the&lt;br /&gt;woman, but keep it subtle and slowly&lt;br /&gt;escalate it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back to these dating shows, if you watch&lt;br /&gt;the dinner scenes, you will always see&lt;br /&gt;that the guy who starts to talk about sex&lt;br /&gt;and flirt with the girl in a non-overt&lt;br /&gt;way, he will usually be making out&lt;br /&gt;with her by the end of the date!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is because flirting communicates to&lt;br /&gt;the woman you're with that you're&lt;br /&gt;interested in getting sexual with her,&lt;br /&gt;and you're giving her the opportunity&lt;br /&gt;to do the same with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the real trick when it comes to flirting&lt;br /&gt;is communicating your sexuality in a&lt;br /&gt;non-threatening and fun way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To flirt with a woman, you need to display&lt;br /&gt;two things:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Male sexuality&lt;br /&gt;2.  Confidence&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember:  Women are empathetic and emotional. &lt;br /&gt;They respond to strong emotion and feelings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This means if you effectively send out your&lt;br /&gt;male sexuality and confidence when flirting,&lt;br /&gt;women WILL respond to it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to communicating these traits,&lt;br /&gt;the non-verbal element is always more&lt;br /&gt;important than the verbal aspect. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Too many guys think that just by chatting up&lt;br /&gt;a girl, they will be able to successfully&lt;br /&gt;get her attracted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WRONG!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Actions speak louder than words. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Women will pick up on what you do way more&lt;br /&gt;than what you say.  Your body language,&lt;br /&gt;voice tonality, and gestures will&lt;br /&gt;communicate all you need without&lt;br /&gt;you actually having to say anything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For instance, let's say you see a beautiful&lt;br /&gt;woman and you walk up to her and say&lt;br /&gt;"Hello." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, depending on how you walk up to her,&lt;br /&gt;and how you say hello, you can communicate&lt;br /&gt;anything from "You are the sexiest woman&lt;br /&gt;alive and I want to make mad, passionate&lt;br /&gt;love to you," to "I'm just being polite&lt;br /&gt;and I'm not interested in you at&lt;br /&gt;all."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you communicate your male sexuality,&lt;br /&gt;you must show that you're interested in a&lt;br /&gt;romantic interaction with a woman. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making jokes about sex, talking about sex,&lt;br /&gt;winking at her, teasing her... these&lt;br /&gt;are all ways you can communicate your&lt;br /&gt;sexuality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to the confidence aspect,&lt;br /&gt;it comes down to you not being afraid to&lt;br /&gt;communicate your sexuality to her, and&lt;br /&gt;not making apologies for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Often times, a guy will make a forward&lt;br /&gt;comment to a woman, and then retreat&lt;br /&gt;with a "I'm just kidding," or "I didn't&lt;br /&gt;mean that," type comment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the wrong thing to do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you look at a woman and playfully say&lt;br /&gt;something like "I know you WANT me," and&lt;br /&gt;she looks at you funny, stick to your guns. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't retreat.  Take it further.  Tell her&lt;br /&gt;"You're trying to seduce me.  You're trying&lt;br /&gt;to get in my pants!"  Just keep it light&lt;br /&gt;and playful, and she'll come around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if she doesn't, it might be time to&lt;br /&gt;find a new woman to flirt with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Flirting can be quite powerful because&lt;br /&gt;it not only communicates your interest&lt;br /&gt;in the woman you're with, but HER&lt;br /&gt;interest in YOU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you flirt with a woman and she flirts&lt;br /&gt;back by playing along -- guess what?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IT'S GAME ON!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If she doesn't reciprocate, chances are&lt;br /&gt;she's not interested and you're wasting&lt;br /&gt;your time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use your skills at reading body language&lt;br /&gt;and flirting to gauge where you're woman&lt;br /&gt;is at and how far you need to take it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my course, The Art Of Approaching, I go&lt;br /&gt;into great detail on the art of flirting and&lt;br /&gt;reading body language. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the time you finish that section of the&lt;br /&gt;book, you'll be a MASTER at flirting with&lt;br /&gt;women, and you'll take 90% of the guess-work&lt;br /&gt;out of dating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you haven't downloaded my book yet, do&lt;br /&gt;so here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Check Out The Art Of Approaching Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                                                   &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;But if you really want to know all the dirty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;little secrets for meeting, dating, and attracting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;women, then you need to learn my advanced&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;techniques here:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Check Out Advanced Tactics Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Flirting is such an important skill that most&lt;br /&gt;men don't know how to do, just by learning it&lt;br /&gt;you will see your success rate skyrocket!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't waste any time and apply what I've given&lt;br /&gt;you here and in my book as soon as you can.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-166760960510259734?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='How To Flirt With A Woman To Get Her Attracted To You'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/166760960510259734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-flirt-with-woman-to-get-her.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/166760960510259734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/166760960510259734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-flirt-with-woman-to-get-her.html' title='How To Flirt With A Woman To Get Her Attracted To You'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-1352549382928503604</id><published>2009-06-14T11:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T01:14:02.627-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't Argue or Debate</title><content type='html'>Have you ever seen someone win an argument?  I think we've all seen&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;or been a part of arguments where one person states their views more&lt;br /&gt;effectively or convincingly.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But that doesn't necessitate a "win."  To me, you only "win" an&lt;br /&gt;argument if you can change the other person's point of view.  It's&lt;br /&gt;pretty rare for one person to say to the other- "you know, you're&lt;br /&gt;right.  I was wrong but you've shown me the error of my ways. &lt;br /&gt;Thank you"  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now throw in the added emotions that a break up bring to an argument&lt;br /&gt;- rejection, anger, sadness, jealousy, defensiveness, just to name a&lt;br /&gt;few.   It's darn near impossible to win an argument after a breakup.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arguments simply cannot be won with resistance (and really, after a&lt;br /&gt;breakup aren't they always met with resistance?),  All that truly&lt;br /&gt;happens is the other person ends up feeling more resolved in their&lt;br /&gt;position than ever before.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let's look at both sides of a typical argument.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From your side:  Your logical side suggests that you can change your&lt;br /&gt;ex's mind by presenting the facts as you see them.  Once your ex&lt;br /&gt;hears your case they will be left with no choice but to return to&lt;br /&gt;you because not doing so would be foolish.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From their side:  All they're hearing is "words, words, words"&lt;br /&gt;because what they're really hearing is that they are being second&lt;br /&gt;guessed and criticized.  It doesn't matter how delicately you try to&lt;br /&gt;state your case.  By the simple fact you are questioning their&lt;br /&gt;decision at all, you are disagreeing with them.  Their natural&lt;br /&gt;reaction is defensiveness and resistance!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's a no win situation.  I look back at my own love life and those&lt;br /&gt;times when I did try to argue my side and make the other person&lt;br /&gt;change their mind.  I think deep down, I knew I had no shot at&lt;br /&gt;changing their mind.  So why did I argue and criticize?  I think for&lt;br /&gt;my own benefit, of letting out my anger or frustration.  But that&lt;br /&gt;doesn't work either.  No one ever walks away from an argument&lt;br /&gt;feeling relieved.  Instead, they always end up more frustrated than&lt;br /&gt;they were before the argument.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So really, if you choose to argue with your ex, you lose twice.  You&lt;br /&gt;don't get the relief or satisfaction that you think may come from&lt;br /&gt;airing out your side of the situation.  And you don't bring your ex&lt;br /&gt;any closer to you - in fact, you push them away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Arguing is a natural human reaction and I for that reason I don't&lt;br /&gt;blame people who argue with their love after a tough breakup. &lt;br /&gt;However, you must know that arguing effectively ruins any chance you&lt;br /&gt;may have at getting back together.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Be the bigger person.  Walk away for now.  You'll re-enter the&lt;br /&gt;picture soon enough and in a much more positive light.  One that&lt;br /&gt;will attract your ex back to you and lead you both towards a stronger&lt;br /&gt;and closer mutual love.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If your best efforts at getting back together, aren't working. &lt;br /&gt;Consider a new approach. Try the ideas and techniques in the&lt;br /&gt;Win Back Love ( &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; )&lt;br /&gt;instead. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To learn more about the Win Back Love philosophies, visit:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; and stay tuned for the next installment&lt;br /&gt;of BIGGEST BREAKUP MISTAKES; there are 7 more on the way!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learning and correcting the biggest breakup mistakes is the first step to getting&lt;br /&gt;back together with your true love.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are a few more steps involved to win back your true love.  I've outlined these&lt;br /&gt;steps and created a potent 6 step blueprint to get back together with your beloved&lt;br /&gt;called Win Back Love - &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; .  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you want to get back together with your lover and enjoy a stronger and&lt;br /&gt;healthier relationship than ever before, check out Win Back Love now -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-1352549382928503604?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Don&apos;t Argue or Debate'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/1352549382928503604/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-here-is-biggest-breakup_14.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1352549382928503604'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1352549382928503604'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-here-is-biggest-breakup_14.html' title='Don&apos;t Argue or Debate'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-369974291844364436</id><published>2009-06-14T11:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T01:10:44.394-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why Do We Marry?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;First of all, let's take a look at what commitments held marriage           together in the past.  Historically, marriage has been seen as           necessary protection for child-rearing families.  In other words,           you got married to have kids, because getting married ensures that         you'll stay together to form a healthy, stable home for the baby.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Today, Americans don't think that way.  Seventy percent of           Americans believe that the purpose of marriage is something other           than raising kids.  We're having fewer children as well.  Today,           only one third of American households include children under the           age of 18, compared to about half of all households in the 1960s.&lt;br /&gt;          When a couple does have children together, the presence of children           does not have the same kind of deterrent effect on divorce as it           did forty years ago.  A 1994 study found that only 15% of the           population agreed that parents of children should stay together for         the sake of the children, even if the parents no longer get along.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;In the past, another reason to stay married was because of economic           dependence.  Marriage used to provide a form of economic security.            If one partner's earning ability was threatened, there was always           the other partner's income to fall back on.  Today, young people do           not believe that a marriage provides any form of economic security.           They prefer to make it on their own financially--men and women           both--before considering themselves ready for marriage.  As a           result, financial interdependence is not a strong enough reason to&lt;br /&gt;        hold married couples together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Historically, religious beliefs also fortified marital vows.  Yet           today fewer and fewer couples share a religious view of marriage as           a covenant between a man and a woman before God.  In fact,           according to the National Marriage Project, only 42% of young           people consider it important to marry someone with the same           religion.  As a result, for many couples their wedding vows don't         have the same force of commitment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Currently, there is less social disapproval of divorce or extended           periods of singledom than ever.  Men and women are single longer           and don't feel the need to marry due to the availability of           alternative lifestyles, such as co-habitation.  In fact, the median           age of marriage for American women is 25; for men, it's 27).  Many&lt;br /&gt;          young people consider their first marriage a trial marriage anyway;           they assume that it will end in divorce but marry anyway to have           the experience.  There's little social censure in being a divorcé,           and the number of divorced individuals in the single scene means           that a recently divorced person has a fairly good chance of&lt;br /&gt;        remarrying.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What forms the basis of a man and a woman's commitment to their           marriage, then, if it is not their children, economic stability,         God, or social mores?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;According to a 2001 study by National Marriage Project, the primary           reason that young men and women want to marry is to find a soul           mate: someone with whom they have a profound spiritual and         emotional connection for life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you got married because you expected your partner to be your           soul mate for life, you reflect a trend in modern society towards           couple-oriented marriages, where the primary focus of the marriage           is the relationship between the two people involved rather than           social, religious, or financial considerations.  Unfortunately,           this couple-oriented focus can create huge expectations and           pressures.  Couples have a much lower tolerance for unhappiness           than in the past.  In fact, they are abandoning marriage at much           lower thresholds of dissatisfaction.  According to the National           Marriage Project, it is estimated that over 50% of divorces now           occur not because of dramatic conflicts and fights, but because of           more generic, less traceable feelings of dissatisfaction, distress,         and unhappiness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Sadly, marriages that have an underlying feeling of discontentment           can and often do get better over time.  If couples can stick out           the hard times, they find that the good times that follow are worth           what came before.  It's an important point that many lose sight of:           happy marriages are not always happy.  They have periods of&lt;br /&gt;          unhappiness and conflict followed by periods of reconciliation and           reconnection.  The trick is to stay committed to the marriage           during those unhappy times and find ways of navigating through them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Challenges to Commitment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Modern couples have a whirlwind of duties to juggle: they may work           full-time, have children to raise, and have social commitments to           community service organizations, committees, or clubs.  By the time           you throw in commitments to family, social engagements with           friends, personal hobbies, gym time, and the rest, the modern         couple has very little time for one another.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Obviously, your level of commitment must be divided among a number           of things, but what level of commitment should you give to each?            Try drawing a pie chart with each section labeled according to the           amount of time you dedicate to it.  Ask your spouse to do the same.           Afterwards, discuss whether the balance of commitments is healthy         for you both.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Here are some commitments that often test a couple's dedication to           one another:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Workaholism.  This occurs when overtime, job commitments, travel,           and pressure make the work relationship (rather than the marital           relationship) the primary identity-giving relationship in a           person's life, giving them their chief sense of satisfaction and           purpose.  If you would rather be at work than at home, or spend           your leisure time with your workmates rather than your spouse,           your marriage is on rocky terrain.  Many workaholics can't see           what they're doing.  They claim that their hard work is helping           keep the marriage together by providing an income.  Both partners           must make some difficult lifestyle changes if they are to resolve         this issue.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Children. As much joy and pleasure children can bring to a           marriage, they also test the marital bonds by creating stressful           situations.  Children can pit parent against parent.  Their           behavior can cause a tense family environment that neither partner           wants to come home to.  They can demand enormous amounts of energy&lt;br /&gt;          and leave none for anyone else.            The child-rearing years can also be dangerous for couples because&lt;br /&gt;          the focus of the marital unit switches from the pleasure of being           a couple to raising the children.  Make time for being a couple.           Even if your children begrudge it at first, the happy family         environment will more than make up for it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Other people, usually a needy friend, parent, or family member,           who requires large amounts of one partner's time.  This often           occurs when parents of one or both spouses are getting older and           in need of extra assistance.  Spouses should not let anyone get           between them.  If your spouse resents the amount of time you spend           with a needy parent or friend, you need to have a discussion and           come to some sort of resolution about what amount of time would be         appropriate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Any crisis where one partner is completely responsible for the           resolution of the problem, with no input or assistance from the           other partner.  If a married couple distinguishes between "your"           problem and "my" problem, they eliminate the crucial sense of           teamwork that keeps a marriage together.  If you are facing a&lt;br /&gt;          crisis--even if it's yours alone--you must involve your spouse.  A         marriage isn't about going at it alone.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Addictions. In this "soft" sense of addiction, an addiction occurs when a person spends all their time at one thing and uses it to avoid facing real-world commitments and duties. For example, your spouse may spend all of his or her spare time at the bar, on the computer, or in the garage tinkering. These activities are not a problem until they become an escape mechanism to avoid spending time with you or engaging in conversation. One common problem occurs when one spouse surfs the internet until late at night. When they go to bed, their spouse is already asleep, which increases the alienation between the two parties. Hobbies are wonderful in moderation, but they should never become your primary source of pleasure. Find activities that you can do with your spouse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-369974291844364436?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Why Do We Marry?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/369974291844364436/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-part-5-on-commitment.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/369974291844364436'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/369974291844364436'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-part-5-on-commitment.html' title='Why Do We Marry?'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-1788947275937286850</id><published>2009-06-14T10:56:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T01:12:11.920-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pick-Up Report</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Picking up women can be easy and fun for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...if you use the right methods.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most guys use lame tactics that quickly get&lt;br /&gt;them rejected OR ignored.  But you can easily&lt;br /&gt;approach any woman you want and get her&lt;br /&gt;number if you want to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But how?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's rather simple actually, using advanced language&lt;br /&gt;techniques (I even GIVE you the exact scripts I personally&lt;br /&gt;use every day), you can 'steer' conversations and&lt;br /&gt;literally have ANY GIRL eating out of the palm of your&lt;br /&gt;hand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See how it's done, here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="" href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs"&gt;Check Out My Secrets To Meeting Women Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;       &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you've 'steered' a conversation into any&lt;br /&gt;direction you want, you then can slowly introduce&lt;br /&gt;your interest in her by subtlety starting to flirt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's astonishingly effective (AND easy).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grab a seat, because I'm about to dispel&lt;br /&gt;some VERY COMMON myths that most of the&lt;br /&gt;'old school' dating methods have you believe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a lot of guys email me saying:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'Joseph, it's impossible to do THIS... and THAT'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me tell you this, Readers:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is only impossible if you believe it is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have meet some amazing women using lines people&lt;br /&gt;told me would "never work."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have gone out on dates with girls who most people&lt;br /&gt;thought were "out of my league."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have (many times) gotten a girl into bed with&lt;br /&gt;me who wasn't really that interested in me at&lt;br /&gt;first.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me tell you something about these people who&lt;br /&gt;say these things are impossible...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They have been BRAINWASHED by the "status quo" that&lt;br /&gt;the media and feminists have forced-fed us for years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They believe that men have to be pathetic losers who&lt;br /&gt;beg for a woman's affection, or they have to be&lt;br /&gt;over-bearing JERKS who just use women.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the people who believe this stuff are completely&lt;br /&gt;missing the point!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their is a New School of meeting, dating, and seducing&lt;br /&gt;women thathas been brewing for years beneath your feet,&lt;br /&gt;just waiting for the right time to peep it's head into&lt;br /&gt;our culture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...GUESS WHAT:  THE TIME IS NOW!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the only place to get this information is&lt;br /&gt;right here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="" href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs"&gt;Find Out How To Meet Any Woman Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using my proven dating tactics, you can&lt;br /&gt;accomplish things that people will constantly&lt;br /&gt;tell you is IMPOSSIBLE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's funny, but you will learn just to stay quiet and&lt;br /&gt;laugh under your breath when other people&lt;br /&gt;tell you this is impossible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Especially when you walk up to an amazingly attractive&lt;br /&gt;woman and get her number while they look on in amazement!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See exactly how it's done, here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="" href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs"&gt;Check Out My Approach Women Secrets Now!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                       &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Their are now more than 288,000 people on my email list,&lt;br /&gt;begging for this information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's the size of a small city.  That many people&lt;br /&gt;literally ask for this information and receive it&lt;br /&gt;EVERY DAY.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Honestly, this has become MUCH bigger than&lt;br /&gt;I ever anticipated ...or wanted!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a lot of threats from people about this&lt;br /&gt;site.  Obviously some people don't want&lt;br /&gt;this knowledge public... but I personally feel&lt;br /&gt;this is to powerful to keep to myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me know what you think:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="" href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs"&gt;Check Out The Art Of Approaching Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;     &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-1788947275937286850?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='Pick-Up Report'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/1788947275937286850/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/pick-up-report-for-readers.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1788947275937286850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1788947275937286850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/pick-up-report-for-readers.html' title='Pick-Up Report'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-7854154836078969469</id><published>2009-06-13T11:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T01:09:29.268-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Openers for All "Situations"</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I want to share a story with you all that I&lt;br /&gt;thought was interesting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friday night, I was out with a friend of mine&lt;br /&gt;clubbing.  As we were walking from one club to&lt;br /&gt;another, we saw two women walking together&lt;br /&gt;in front of us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These women were HOT!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So hot, in fact, that every guy they passed by&lt;br /&gt;on the sidewalk tried to talk to them.  How did&lt;br /&gt;they try this? By saying things like:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hey, where you going?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Damn, you fine!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hey, come back here, baby!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Needless to say, these girls were completely&lt;br /&gt;IGNORING each and every guy who talked to&lt;br /&gt;them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a harsh reality that most girls who are&lt;br /&gt;as hot as these two were get approached by men&lt;br /&gt;ALL THE TIME, and have heard every stupid line&lt;br /&gt;in the book. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, they get approached so much, that they&lt;br /&gt;don't even respond anymore.  They're just focused&lt;br /&gt;on getting to where they're going.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So of course, upon seeing this, I thought to&lt;br /&gt;myself "How would I approach these girls?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The answer was pretty self-evident.  In fact,&lt;br /&gt;it was staring me right in the face!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The situation was dictating what I should&lt;br /&gt;say to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Oh my god!  Every single guy is trying to&lt;br /&gt;pick you guys up!  How annoying is that? &lt;br /&gt;You guys need to hire BODYGUARDS just to&lt;br /&gt;keep all these horny waldos at bay!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an example of a SITUATIONAL OPENER.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Situational Openers can be the best way to&lt;br /&gt;meet a woman if they are done right.  This&lt;br /&gt;is because this type of Opener is UNIQUE to&lt;br /&gt;the interaction you are having with the woman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only that, but it shows you guys have a&lt;br /&gt;common understanding of the reality you are&lt;br /&gt;mutually experiencing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And that, my friends, creates a connection&lt;br /&gt;between the two of you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's like knowing the punchline to a joke&lt;br /&gt;most others have no clue about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And more importantly, this is one of my&lt;br /&gt;most favorite kind of situational opener,&lt;br /&gt;namely, the "Crash and Burn" opener.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a situational opener where you&lt;br /&gt;capitalize on other men's failures, while&lt;br /&gt;conveying the illusion that you are different&lt;br /&gt;from the other guys and are not looking to&lt;br /&gt;get into the woman's pants (even though the&lt;br /&gt;truth may be VASTLY different from that which&lt;br /&gt;you are conveying).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For example, anytime you are in a situation&lt;br /&gt;where there are women you want to approach,&lt;br /&gt;and you see a guy go up to them and try to&lt;br /&gt;hit on them, this gives you the chance to&lt;br /&gt;use the "Crash and Burn" opener.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simply walk up to the girl, and comment on&lt;br /&gt;what the other guy did wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saying things like:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"So, how'd he do?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Did it hurt?  He was hitting on you&lt;br /&gt;pretty hard.  Did it hurt?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or anything along those lines will open&lt;br /&gt;up your target for conversation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These types of "Crash and Burn" openers&lt;br /&gt;work great in high stimulus environments&lt;br /&gt;where girls are being hit on (like&lt;br /&gt;bars and clubs, for example).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So next time you see some poor schmoe&lt;br /&gt;strike out, be sure to take the&lt;br /&gt;opportunity to capitalize on it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can find out more about the "Crash and Burn"&lt;br /&gt;Opener, along with other Situational Openers in&lt;br /&gt;my ebook, "The Art of Approaching: How to meet&lt;br /&gt;ANY Woman, ANY Time, ANY Where you may be."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can download the ebook right now at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                                 &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And of course, if you are serious about wanting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;immediate and incredible success with women,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;then you simply must check out my advanced&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;tactics here:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title=""&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-7854154836078969469?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='Openers for All &quot;Situations&quot;'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/7854154836078969469/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/openers-for-all-situations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/7854154836078969469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/7854154836078969469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/openers-for-all-situations.html' title='Openers for All &quot;Situations&quot;'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-540892851233402095</id><published>2009-06-13T11:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T01:08:21.730-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The fatal mistake that INSTANTLY turns your woman off</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;There are many things guys do wrong when their girls &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;break up with them, but there is ONE MISTAKE that's&lt;br /&gt;so common and so DAMAGING that I had to single it out&lt;br /&gt;just to make sure that:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;   a) You're not "guilty" of making it&lt;br /&gt;  b) How to avoid it if you're on the brink of making it&lt;br /&gt;  c) How to correct it if you already ARE making it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This mistake is none other than showing your girl&lt;br /&gt;that you're desperate for her. It's doing things&lt;br /&gt;such as:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;   * Repeatedly telling her you love her&lt;br /&gt;  * Calling her non-stop to check up on her&lt;br /&gt;  * Asking (or begging) her to give you another chance&lt;br /&gt;  * Telling her that she's "the one" and that you&lt;br /&gt;    can't live without her&lt;br /&gt;  * Letting her know that you love her and will always&lt;br /&gt;    be there for her&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Every one of those things sends a clear message to&lt;br /&gt;your girl: that you are a desperate guy in dire need&lt;br /&gt;to be with her. The consequences? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;   a) It pushes her further away&lt;br /&gt;  b) It reassures her that she made the right decision&lt;br /&gt;     to end this &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;As I told you in the last email I sent you, your girl&lt;br /&gt;wants to be with the guy she met, not the guy that you've&lt;br /&gt;become. And there's nothing that women hate more than a&lt;br /&gt;needy guy - the exact opposite of what you were when&lt;br /&gt;you started dating her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What you need to understand is that there's a small&lt;br /&gt;window of opportunity for you to get her back. But&lt;br /&gt;if you manage to rack up enough "negative points"&lt;br /&gt;that window will soon slam shut, crushing any chances&lt;br /&gt;of being together again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Now I realize that it's hard (or near impossible)&lt;br /&gt;to avoid this mistake and that's why 99% of guys&lt;br /&gt;are guilty of making it. And you know what? It's&lt;br /&gt;perfectly natural because it's a logical reaction&lt;br /&gt;to rejection. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;However, if you TRULY want her back you need to start&lt;br /&gt;making some drastic changes. And you start by avoiding&lt;br /&gt;mistakes that make things worse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And the best way to avoid the most crucial mistake&lt;br /&gt;and make sure you don't become desperate is to re-read,&lt;br /&gt;understand, and internalize the solution to Common&lt;br /&gt;Mistake #1 on page 5 of the report I sent you. I can't&lt;br /&gt;stress enough how important this is and how much weight&lt;br /&gt;it bears on your overall situation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And if you've already made this mistake, then putting&lt;br /&gt;an end to it right now goes a long way in correcting it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-540892851233402095?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='The fatal mistake that INSTANTLY turns your woman off'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/540892851233402095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/fatal-mistake-that-instantly-turns-your.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/540892851233402095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/540892851233402095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/fatal-mistake-that-instantly-turns-your.html' title='The fatal mistake that INSTANTLY turns your woman off'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-1435041184782993363</id><published>2009-06-13T11:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T01:06:45.513-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Getting Touchy Feely with Your Partner</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;According to Howard Markman, Ph.D., professor of psychology and           head of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University           of Denver, "The quality of the couple's communication before           marriage is one of the best predictors of future marital success."            It's not the differences in opinions and preferences that matter;&lt;br /&gt;        what matters is how those differences are dealt with and resolved.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This requires strong communication skills, skills that few couples           develop before it's too late.  Once a marriage has broken down,           neither partner feels inclined to communicate or open up to the           other person.  Markman's solution is to teach constructive arguing           techniques before a couple marries, but that doesn't help the           millions of couples out there with advanced marital problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are You a Good Communicator?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If, as Markman claims, 30% to 50% of couples are mutually abusive,           or respond to verbal or emotional abuse with like abuse, then it's           little wonder that so many marriages are dysfunctional.  Do you           have any negative communication patterns or attitudes?  Check any         that fit you from the list below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;-  I act defensively when my spouse brings up any criticism of me or           our marriage.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I always have to be right,&lt;br /&gt;          -  I always talk about the negative side of things; it's more           realistic.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I avoid conflict by turning off emotionally.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I blame my spouse if it is his or her fault.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I bring up the past in arguments.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I criticize my spouse in front of others.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I don't ask for what I want directly.  If my spouse loved me, he           or she would read my mind.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I don't believe that I have to do everything I promise to do.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I don't have to be respectful to my spouse.  We're           married, so we can treat each other as we like.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I don't share everything with my spouse and keep my           feelings to myself.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I don't tell my spouse everything.  Secrets are okay.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I find it difficult to say, "I'm sorry."&lt;br /&gt;          -  I find it hard to wait to speak until my spouse has           finished talking.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I let conflicts last for days or sometimes months.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I mock or ridicule my spouse.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I never forget anything my spouse has done to me.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I often find myself raising my voice when I disagree with           my spouse.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I often talk over my spouse.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I resent my spouse for comments that he or she has made in           the past.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I tease my spouse in ways that my spouse finds upsetting.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I want to win every argument, not reach a solution.&lt;br /&gt;          -  I'm afraid that sharing my most personal thoughts with my           spouse will allow him or her to abuse them (such as by           ridiculing me or by sharing them with others).&lt;br /&gt;          -  If my spouse misinterprets what I said, I get angry.&lt;br /&gt;          -  If something that my spouse does bothers me, we have an&lt;br /&gt;          argument about it.&lt;br /&gt;          -  My attention often wanders when my spouse is talking to me.&lt;br /&gt;          -  My spouse is too sensitive to what I say.&lt;br /&gt;          -  When I don't feel like talking about something, I end up           getting angry.&lt;br /&gt;          -  When my spouse doesn't know anything about a topic, I let           him or her know it.&lt;br /&gt;          -  When we have an argument, I often end up yelling, crying,         or storming out of the house.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It is hard to create an environment of positive, loving           communication when you've never experienced that kind of           environment yourself.  People who grew up in dysfunctional families           with negative communication patterns often find themselves falling           into those same behaviors themselves when they get married.           Nevertheless, bad communication can destroy a marriage.  If you         can...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;-  Replace criticism with praise,&lt;br /&gt;          -  Replace accusations with attempts at understanding,&lt;br /&gt;          -  Replace talking with listening,&lt;br /&gt;          -  Replace defensiveness with openness, and&lt;br /&gt;          -  Replace silence with sharing,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;...you'll be amazed at the difference it makes in your marriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Getting Your Spouse to Open Up Again&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Often, both partners in a marriage want to be perceived as "tough."           They don't want to give in first.  They want to show their partner           that they don't need him or her.  As a result, the communication           gap grows wider.  Neither person will confess what it is that is           worrying them.  Mistrust fills the gaps created by silence.  Soon,         differences feel irreconcilable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;They aren't.  If you want to get your spouse to open up and break           the silence barrier, there are a few things you need to do.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Often, the reason that your spouse isn't talking is because he or           she doesn't want to create conflict by confessing their feelings.            We all have negative feelings about our spouse or our relationships           from time to time.  In many marriages, partners zip their lip and           say nothing, repressing their feelings until resentment seeps           through.  In other marriages, partners react angrily towards their           spouse and express their feelings through criticism and verbal         abuse.  Neither option makes for a healthy marriage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Even if your spouse isn't saying anything to you, chances are that           he or she has a lot to say.  It's just that your spouse doesn't           know how to bring it up, is afraid of your reaction, or doesn't         think it is worth the effort to share with you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You can get your spouse to open up to you again by creating an           environment in which he or she feels comfortable talking.  Tactics         not to try include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;-  Demanding that your spouse tell you what's wrong or why they           won't talk.&lt;br /&gt;          -  Accusing your partner of giving you the silent treatment.&lt;br /&gt;          -  Getting angry at them for not contributing their part to the           conversation.&lt;br /&gt;        -  Feeling resentful that they're making life difficult for you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Instead, what you need to do is:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;1.  Practice your own listening skills.  Instead of filling in the           silences with chatter, allow those silences to remain.  Often,           one spouse compensates for another's lack of speech by talking           too much.  Your partner may feel that you never give him or her         a chance to speak because you're always talking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;2.  Cultivate an attitude of non-judgmental acceptance.  This means           that you unconditionally love and accept your partner, no matter           what he or she says.  If you often respond defensively or           critically when your partner shares his or her thoughts and           feelings, you are actually punishing your partner for opening           up to you.  If your partner tries to open up, acknowledge his           or her comments to show that you are listening, but refrain           from adding your own opinion until you've heard everything that           he or she has to say.  Sometimes, we just need to be heard, and           it feels better knowing that our partner has listened to us all         the way through without criticizing or condemning us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;3.  Learn how to apologize and mean it.  One apology, meant           sincerely, goes a long way.  When your partner shares a concern           or problem that he or she is having with your marriage, don't           resort to an angry retort.  Listen carefully, without criticism           or a knee-jerk self-defense.  If you are too upset to think           clearly, tell your partner that you appreciate hearing about           his or her concern, but that you need time to think it over.           If you come tothe conclusion that what your partner has told           you has some truth in it, apologize clearly and directly.&lt;br /&gt;          Instead of muttering, "I'm sorry," look at your partner in the           eyes and tell him or her, "I am sorry for X.  I am sorry for           having made you feel like you did." By telling him or her in           your own words what you're sorry for - in other words, what you           did or said that made your partner feel hurt - you show your         partner that you really do understand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;4.  Making opening up to one another a positive experience.  It may           sound wishy-washy or fuzzy, but verbally thanking one another           for sharing thoughts and feelings is valuable positive           reinforcement. A hug after a difficult conversation can make           all the difference. It doesn't matter if you agree or disagree           with your partner; what matters is that you show your partner           that you really do care about his or her feelings and opinions.&lt;br /&gt;          Every time your partner shares something, no matter how little,           express your gratitude.  Tell your partner, "I'm glad I know           that you like that/feel that way/believe that. I like knowing           more about you.  It makes me feel closer to you."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Argue&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                    &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Most couples are exceedingly poor at resolving conflicts.  In my           book, Save My Marriage Today!, I give you a number of techniques           designed to teach you healthier conflict resolution.  Today, I'll           just outline the most basic ground-rules for arguments.  Discuss         these with your spouse and agree on them together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;1.  Abuse and physical violence will not be tolerated.  If things           get too hot, take a break or take a walk.&lt;br /&gt;          2.  Avoid assigning blame.  Instead, talk about how your partner's           actions made you feel.&lt;br /&gt;          3.  Be honest.  Don't argue about one thing if something else is           bothering you.&lt;br /&gt;          4.  Don't take things personally.  When someone is upset, they can           say or do things that make it worse.&lt;br /&gt;          5.  Focus on resolving the issue--not winning the argument.  Think           negotiation, not competition.&lt;br /&gt;          6.  If your spouse hasn't understood your motives or misunderstood           what you said, don't get angry.  Explain yourself.&lt;br /&gt;          7.  No bringing up hurtful events from the past.  Stay in the           present.&lt;br /&gt;          8.  No going to sleep on an argument.&lt;br /&gt;          9.  No name-calling.&lt;br /&gt;          10. Once an argument is resolved, forgive and forget.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        The Silent Poison: Resentment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;           &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When hurt piles upon hurt, it is easy to feel as you and your           spouse are in a competition where the more you can hurt the other           person, the more points you get.  This is a dangerous and deadly           way to think of conflicts.  As your marriage continues to crumble,           you'll begin to feel more comfortable thinking about your spouse in&lt;br /&gt;          terms of resentment, blame, and disappointment rather than in terms         of love, forgiveness, and teamwork.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Every negative feeling that you have about your spouse builds and           builds, even if you don't act out on those feelings.  Unless you do           something about those negative feelings, you will find yourself           becoming more and more resentful of your spouse and his or her         ability to make your life unpleasant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;There are several things you can do.  I suggest consciously           counteracting every negative feeling with positive acts of love,           affection, and respect.  You should also learn how to talk to your           partner about your feelings in a neutral, non-accusatory, calm way.           This is extraordinarily difficult and will take a long time to           master.  Negative feelings expressed in anger or as a knee-jerk           reaction grow and become worse.  If you can learn to express your           negative feelings neutrally with the express purpose of finding           some way to resolve them, you may find that they dissipate with the           mere act of sharing them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-1435041184782993363?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Getting Touchy Feely with Your Partner'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/1435041184782993363/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-part-4-on-communication.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1435041184782993363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/1435041184782993363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-part-4-on-communication.html' title='Getting Touchy Feely with Your Partner'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-8723903071883980541</id><published>2009-06-12T11:44:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T07:03:02.238-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Here is Biggest Breakup Mistakes, Part 2</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;BREAKUP MISTAKE #2:  Begging and Bargaining&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This is perhaps the most common mistake, perhaps because it feels&lt;br /&gt;like it should work.  But that's where it gets tricky.  It only&lt;br /&gt;feels like it should work to the person doing the begging or&lt;br /&gt;bargaining, but unfortunately, the other person almost never feels&lt;br /&gt;the same. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The subconscious theory behind begging and bargaining actually isn't &lt;br /&gt;that crazy.  Usually the "begger" is thinking along the lines of;&lt;br /&gt;"I want to be with this person SO BAD - if I can just SHOW them how&lt;br /&gt;badly I want to get back together they will take me back."  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The problem is, begging is not an attractor, it's a turn-off, and the&lt;br /&gt;natural reaction to it is resistance.  So the begger thinks&lt;br /&gt;they are helping the situation, but in reality they are actually making&lt;br /&gt;it worse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Another way people beg is by using guilt.  "After all I've done for&lt;br /&gt;you, including X, Y, and Z, and now YOU want to break up with ME"? &lt;br /&gt;Let me tell you something - guilt doesn't work either.  And really,&lt;br /&gt;would you want it too?  Do you want your lover to be with you&lt;br /&gt;because they feel guilty or because they love you?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Bargaining is simply saying "if you get back together with me,&lt;br /&gt;I'll change."  Even though they may come with the best of&lt;br /&gt;intentions, bargaining doesn't work for four main reasons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;1.  The other person simply doesn't believe it. &lt;br /&gt;2.  They DO believe it, but they really aren't interested in&lt;br /&gt;   trying to change you.&lt;br /&gt;3.  The other believes you but they think they shouldn't have to&lt;br /&gt;   break up to bring about this change.  They feel you should've&lt;br /&gt;   wanted to do whatever this change is about all along.&lt;br /&gt;4.  Bargaining is like begging in that the natural human reaction&lt;br /&gt;   to it is resistance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And again, do you want to be with someone because they feel guilty&lt;br /&gt;or because you said you would change?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You're better than this.  You deserve to be with someone who wants&lt;br /&gt;to be with you simply because they love you.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Don't make things worse.  Avoid this very common mistake.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Stay tuned for the next installment of BIGGEST BREAKUP MISTAKES;&lt;br /&gt;there are 8 more on the way!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Stopping the mistakes is the first step in getting your true love to&lt;br /&gt;return to you.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;But that's only the beginning.  There are a lot of  things you can&lt;br /&gt;do to get your lover back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Follow a potent blueprint to get quickly back together with your beloved. &lt;br /&gt;Check out Win Back Now - &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt; .  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Find out what simple steps you can take to easily win back the&lt;br /&gt;love of your life, and enjoy a fulfilling and harmonious&lt;br /&gt;relationship with your soul mate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-8723903071883980541?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Here is Biggest Breakup Mistakes, Part 2'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/8723903071883980541/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-here-is-biggest-breakup_12.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8723903071883980541'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8723903071883980541'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-here-is-biggest-breakup_12.html' title='Here is Biggest Breakup Mistakes, Part 2'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-8740944054668469199</id><published>2009-06-12T11:31:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T07:04:22.687-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Affairs: How to Spot Them and Prevent Them Before They Occur</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;All of us are capable of having affairs.  To be incapable of having           an affair is to be incapable of feeling temptation.  Feeling the           temptation to have an affair isn't the same thing as having it,           however.  Many happily married couples admit that they are           attracted to members of the opposite sex from time to time.  Yet           instead of repressing or nursing those feelings, they acknowledge         them as the sign of a healthy sex drive and let them go. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When a person is unable to let go of that feeling of attraction           towards someone not their spouse, they may risk everything--even           their marriage--to give into their feelings.  Sadly, affairs are the           number one cause of divorce.  In January 2005, the BBC published a           survey of matrimonial lawyers in which affairs came out as the&lt;br /&gt;         number one cause of divorce in the U.K., accounting for 27% of           divorces in 2004.  Family strains were the second highest cause at           18%, physical or emotional abuse the third highest at 17%, and         mid-life crises were fourth highest at 13%.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When marriages end in divorce as a result of infidelity, men are           three times more likely to be the adulterous partner.  However,           women cheat on their spouses as well.  A 2002 survey by the           National Opinion Research Center at Chicago University found that           15% of women surveyed had had an extramarital affair.  This number&lt;br /&gt;         had risen five percent from their previous survey ten years           earlier, and experts expect that the number will continue to climb           until women have just as many affairs as men.  The number of men         who'd had an affair remained steady at 22%. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If roughly one in five men and one in six women have an affair at           some time in their life, could your spouse be one of them?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The numbers climb even higher if emotional affairs are included.            An emotional affair can be even more threatening to a relationship           than a physical affair, because the lover replaces the spouse as           the primary source of emotional well-being and companionship.           Peggy Vaughan, author of The Monogamy Myth: A Personal Handbook for           Recovering From Affairs, estimates that the chances of a woman           having either a physical or emotional affair at some time in her           marriage are 50% or more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What Triggers an Affair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The roots of affairs are difficult to pin down and are usually           many, not one.  Even if you are in a happy, stable marriage, you or           your partner could find yourself tempted to have an affair simply         for the excitement, novelty, and break from routine.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;A variety of motives, both internal and social, spur people to have           affairs.  The most fertile ground for affairs occurs when there is           a potential lover who is available and willing, when conditions           make the practical side of giving into the temptation easy, and           there is little to no expectation of a powerful social or moral         condemnation for having the affair.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Here are some of the most common social and marital conditions that           pave the way for affairs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Increased social contact with members of the opposite sex,           especially in the workplace.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Temptation is everywhere, but as men and women spend more time with           each other away from their partners, giving into that temptation           becomes easier and easier.  When a man or a woman spends a lot of           time with a member of the opposite sex--whether friend, co-worker,           or teammate--they develop a platonic friendship that can become           much, much more.  Familiarity, emotional intimacy, and common           professional or sporting goals create a powerful bond that may feel           more compelling than the marital relationship.  Computers and cell&lt;br /&gt;       phones make keeping in touch with a lover simple.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Can men and women ever "just be friends"? In 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally, Harry's answer was emphatically no. Harry tells Sally, "...Men and women can't be friends, because the sex part always gets&lt;br /&gt;         in the way....  No man can be friends with a woman that he finds         attractive. He always wants to have sex with her."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If your spouse is defensive or secretive about his or her           friendship with a member of the opposite sex, you need to have an           open and honest talk about the limits on your relationships with           members of the opposite sex.  It's not okay for your husband's best           friend to be another woman.  It's not okay for your wife's number&lt;br /&gt;         one confidant to be another man.  In a strong marriage, both           partners look first to one another to get their emotional needs         met.  This brings us to the next point...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Not meeting one another's emotional needs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This is this single greatest cause of affairs.  When relationships           are struggling, both men and women look elsewhere to get their            emotional needs met and easily find themselves in the arms of         someone "who appreciates them."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you and your partner take each other for granted and treat one           another like housemates instead of lovers, the stage is set for one           of you to have an affair.  Women, feeling unappreciated by their           husbands, find solace with someone who does listen to them.            Unfortunately, an emotional affair can be just as devastating to a&lt;br /&gt;         marriage as a physical affair.  Men, feeling as if they're always           being criticized and cannot please their wives if they try, enjoy           the emotional reinforcement of someone who thinks that they're         wonderful and can do no wrong.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Affairs often occur when one or both partners are under stress.            Maybe you've just taken a new job; maybe your partner is struggling           with the demands of a new child or ailing parent.  If one of you           cannot meet your partner's emotional needs for any length of time,         your partner's chances of having an affair skyrocket.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Avoid this situation through open, honest communication.  Notice           when your partner is feeling down and don't rest until you've           understood the source of your partner's emotions.  If you feel that           your partner isn't there for you when you need him or her, talk           about it.  Open the conversation with a description of the things           that your partner does for you that you appreciate, then explain           what your emotional needs are and exactly what your partner can do           to meet them.  Next, turn the tables and ask your partner to share           the same with you.  Unless you know what your partner's emotional         needs are, you cannot hope to fulfill them by guesswork.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Commuter jobs, or where one partner is away for long periods of           time.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;We all know the stories of musicians, actors, or athletes who spend           long months on tour and return home to a wrecked marriage.            Cheating is easy when partners spend long periods of time away from           one another.  Even if your partner calls you every night, you have           no idea what they're doing in the time away from you.  It is easy&lt;br /&gt;         for your partner to disassociate what they do in their time on           their own from what they do with you.  They may feel as if they         live in two separate worlds that need never meet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you and your spouse spend long periods of time away from one           another, you need to develop a plan of action to maintain your bond           and sense of intimacy even during those times when you're away.&lt;br /&gt;         Increase your accountability to one another.  Your partner should           have a cell phone that you can call anytime, and you should always           know where your partner is staying.  The best solution in cases           like these is to minimize the amount of time you're away from one         another, even if it requires changing jobs or relocating. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Overly scheduled lives with little leisure time spent together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When partners don't have time to relax together, their marriage           becomes all work and no play.  If both of you have overly scheduled           lives, crammed to the full with taking your kids to school and           after-school activities, meetings, overtime, fixing up your house,           and social engagements on the weekends, your marriage will&lt;br /&gt;         suffocate from lack of attention.  Just because you live together           and wear a ring doesn't mean that your marriage is invulnerable.  A           marriage thrives when there is space for both partners to spend           quality, unstructured time together, doing nothing but enjoying one         another's company.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If your partner always spends his or her leisure time with others           (at the bar, with a hobby that excludes you, with members of a           social or sporting club) rather than you, the stage is set for           infidelity.  Your partner should have the time and space to do           activities that he or she personally enjoys, but at least half           (preferably more) of your partner's leisure time should be spent         with you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Increased public acceptance of affairs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Public acceptance of affairs has transformed dramatically over the           past few decades.  There continues to be strong social and moral           condemnation of infidelity, but the consequences of having an           affair are not as great as in the past.  Nowadays, an affair isn't           shadowed by the threat of pregnancy, the brand of social stigma, or&lt;br /&gt;         losing one's job as a result.  Cheating spouses are comforted by           the ease of divorce that would allow them to leave their spouse for           their lover.  As culture removes more and more of the consequences         of infidelity, more spouses will cheat.  It's as simple as that.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Increased importance placed culturally on having a great body and           superb sex life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Men and women both have high expectations of marriage--that their           partner will be their soul mate, that love will be effortless, that           their sex life will be dynamic and exciting.  When these           expectations are not fulfilled, men and women often look to           someone else for fulfillment rather than examining their own         expectations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;More and more women are having Desperate Housewives-style affairs           with hunky young men, risking marriages with men who socially would           be considered real catches: impressive jobs, wealthy, mature and&lt;br /&gt;         responsible.  Why would these women risk the security and comfort           of their marriages for 20-somethings with great bodies but not much         else?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Modern Western culture places a high premium on an exciting,           fulfilling sex life.  When everyone else is doing it--in the movies,           on the billboards, and in the media--we think we need to be doing           it, too.  Yet a poll by Self magazine discovered that 58% of women           polled were disinterested in sex, of which nearly a fifth were&lt;br /&gt;         completely dissatisfied, preferring to watch television.  Why were           these women unhappy with their sex lives?  Was it their partner,         their attitude, or their expectations?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Although research proves that married men and women have better           (e.g., more fulfilling and more frequent) sex lives than singles or           couples living together, popular opinion believes the opposite.            Many people believe that once you marry, sex becomes dull and           boring.  What better to liven it up than the allure of an illicit         rendezvous?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;In fact, sex can actually improve in a marriage as a result of           affair.  The cheating partner feels guilty and doesn't want the           spouse to suspect anything, so he or she puts more effort into           their sex life.  Cheating can also increase a cheating spouse's sex         drive, because when you're having more sex, you want more sex.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Unfortunately, many couples don't put the effort into their sex           life until it's too late.  If you and your partner are distant,           kiss infrequently, and seem to have lost any sense of intimacy, one           of you may seek physical comfort elsewhere.  Decrease the chances           of this happening by making an effort to be physically intimate           with your spouse on a regular basis.  Kiss and cuddle often.  Touch           one another randomly, whether by touching your partner's waist or           arm.  Invest in your appearance and don't use your marriage as an           excuse to let yourself go.  Keep yourself fit.  Avoid wearing           worn-out, ill-fitting, or unattractive clothing around the           house--and especially to bed.  Liven up your sex life by regularly           trying new things; if you can't think of any, purchase an erotic&lt;br /&gt;         book or visit an adult shop.  The investment you put into physical           intimacy will pay off by making the hours you do spend           together--sleeping side by side--into ones to cherish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where Affairs Happen&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You should already be able to guess the number one place for           affairs to begin: the workplace.  The vast majority of affairs           start in the workplace, primarily because many people today spend           more time at work than they do at home.  When men and women work in           close proximity to one another, they can find it easier to relate           to one another than to their spouses back home--especially if their         home environment is rife with conflict.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Affairs can happen anywhere your partner frequents without your           company.  This includes mixed-gender clubs or societies,           out-of-town conferences, or the gym.  Another growing arena for           affairs is the internet.  Websites advertise personals for persons           seeking extramarital affairs.  The internet offers the advantages           of anonymity, ease of communication, and the ability to meet           like-minded individuals.  If your spouse spends a lot of time on&lt;br /&gt;         the internet with the door closed, you need to have a serious talk.           Don't accuse: if your partner is using the internet for research           or to communicate with friends, he or she will have nothing to           hide.  But if your partner is indeed using the internet to conduct           an affair or view pornography, he or she will become defensive and           tell you that what he or she surfs the net for is none of your           business.  That's a red light.  Keeping the computer in a public           area where you or anyone else can see the screen is a wise move.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Will an Affair Destroy Your Marriage?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                    &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Many people seek marriage advice only after they've discovered that           their partner has been having an affair.  In many cases, the           cheating spouse has already moved out and is living with their         lover.  An affair can destroy your marriage, but it doesn't have to.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Positive signs that your marriage can be rebuilt after an affair           include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;- Your partner told you about the betrayal on his or her own.&lt;br /&gt;         - Your partner is willing to answer questions about the affair.&lt;br /&gt;         - Your partner expresses guilt or remorse.&lt;br /&gt;         - Your partner is willing to cut off all contact with his or her           lover.&lt;br /&gt;         - Your partner asks for or agrees to marriage counseling.&lt;br /&gt;         - You are willing to let go of your resentment and look inside           yourself for reasons that your partner may have sought           fulfillment of his or her needs with someone else.&lt;br /&gt;         - Both of you are willing to make personal changes to get your           marriage back on solid ground.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If your partner is unwilling to talk about the affair, refuses to           cut off all contact with his or her lover, and accuses you of           causing him or her to have the affair, you will have many           challenges to overcome to get your marriage back together again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What You Should Do if You Suspect an Affair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                      &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Take some advice from the experts at How to Catch a Cheating Spouse&lt;br /&gt;         (&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv" target="_blank"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;"When you suspect your partner is cheating on you, you need to           resist your first instinct to confront your partner and accuse           them. This may seem like the most logical thing to do, but you have           to resist this strong instinct and think carefully and           strategically. If you expose your suspicions immediately, what sort         of response do you hope to get?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you don't have any proof, or your proof is just circumstantial,           the most likely response you will get is denial. If you can't prove           without a doubt that you know about their affair, there is little           you will be able to do that will refute their denial.            From a strategic point of view, you will have jeopardized your           chances of catching your partner in the act because you will have           alerted them to your suspicion. In future they will be more careful&lt;br /&gt;         to hide their tracks, making it harder for you to find proof. If           you claim ignorance, and don't confront your partner, they will           have no reason to think you suspect anything. In fact, they may           become reckless and become complacent when it comes to hiding         evidence of their affair. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;From a strategic point of view, acting as though you are ignorant           is the best tactic to use. If people don't think you are listening,           it is surprising what they may say. They may unconsciously let         little things slip.... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" &gt;The longer you are able to maintain the illusion of ignorance the           more proof you will be able to gather. Remember, without concrete           proof, you should never accuse your partner. Not only is there the           likelihood they will deny it and make it harder for you to prove           their guilt, but there is also the possibility, however unlikely,           of you being wrong."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-8740944054668469199?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Affairs: How to Spot Them and Prevent Them Before They Occur'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/8740944054668469199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-part-3-on-affairs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8740944054668469199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8740944054668469199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-part-3-on-affairs.html' title='Affairs: How to Spot Them and Prevent Them Before They Occur'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-2339974575363379267</id><published>2009-06-12T11:22:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T07:00:09.894-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Start Conversations With Women</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Meet Women Mini-Course #3:  How To Start Conversations With Women&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By now we have covered the two foundations&lt;br /&gt;of being more successful with women -- namely&lt;br /&gt;how to read their body language and how to&lt;br /&gt;improve your self-confidence. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that you've got the fundamentals&lt;br /&gt;down, it's time to take the plunge and...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*gulp*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MEET THE WOMEN YOU WANT!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're going to meet a woman, you have to&lt;br /&gt;know how to start a conversation with her. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's just no way around it.  You must&lt;br /&gt;engage her in some manner, and the easiest&lt;br /&gt;(and most accepted) way is to talk to her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But this is where most men choke.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever been in a situation where&lt;br /&gt;you saw a really beautiful woman that you&lt;br /&gt;wanted to meet, and then suddenly your&lt;br /&gt;brain took a vacation and you simply --&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;COULD NOT THINK OF A SINGLE THING TO SAY???&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And then, before you know it, the moment&lt;br /&gt;has passed, the opportunity is gone, and&lt;br /&gt;the woman you wanted to meet is now gone&lt;br /&gt;forever!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or worse yet...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You ARE able to think of something to say&lt;br /&gt;to her, but the conversation quickly fizzles&lt;br /&gt;out and the girl moves on, leaving you&lt;br /&gt;feeling like you've blown your chance!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hey, we've all been there before.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a FACT for you to chew on...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being able to quickly engage a woman in a&lt;br /&gt;conversation DRAMATICALLY increases your&lt;br /&gt;ability to get them on a date!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See, when you have a conversation with&lt;br /&gt;another person, you're not just simply&lt;br /&gt;TALKING to them. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What you're doing is creating rapport&lt;br /&gt;and comfort with that person, which are&lt;br /&gt;the necessary building blocks of&lt;br /&gt;HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Without rapport and comfort, there is no&lt;br /&gt;way you can get a girl to give you a&lt;br /&gt;serious commitment to see you again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Period.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;End of story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do not pass GO, do not collect $200.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, I know that there are some guys out&lt;br /&gt;there who would rather take a swift kick&lt;br /&gt;to the teeth than talk to a girl.  But&lt;br /&gt;that's because they simply don't know what&lt;br /&gt;to say to a woman to get a conversation&lt;br /&gt;started with them!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my course, The Art Of Approaching, I take&lt;br /&gt;a great deal of time sharing tons and tons of&lt;br /&gt;tactics on how to quickly and easily meet any&lt;br /&gt;woman you want, and how to get them into&lt;br /&gt;instant conversations to create that&lt;br /&gt;all-important comfort and rapport that will&lt;br /&gt;get you that date you want!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No other book will go as in-depth into the&lt;br /&gt;art of meeting women as mine does. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you get my course, you'll learn all about the&lt;br /&gt;concept of the "Opener."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Opener is a line you can use to start a&lt;br /&gt;conversation with a woman that has the ability&lt;br /&gt;to lead into a larger conversation and&lt;br /&gt;more interaction with her. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's the catalyst of every interaction you'll&lt;br /&gt;have with a girl.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Usually, I recommend you have 3 openers memorized&lt;br /&gt;and ready to go, so that once one runs its&lt;br /&gt;course, you have two more ready to go to&lt;br /&gt;carry on that conversation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A good Opener can be anything that's relatively&lt;br /&gt;open-ended, and can be transformed into different&lt;br /&gt;conversations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's one you can try out for yourself:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hi, this'll only take a second -- I need a female&lt;br /&gt;opinion on something.  My little niece (or cousin,&lt;br /&gt;or sister, or daughter) has a birthday coming up,&lt;br /&gt;and she's at that age where she's really into&lt;br /&gt;stuffed animals, and I'm wondering... do you think&lt;br /&gt;a little girl would like a stuffed tiger or a&lt;br /&gt;stuffed unicorn better?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, after saying this, she may ask you questions&lt;br /&gt;about your niece, like how old she is and what&lt;br /&gt;she likes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tell her that she's young (like 10-12) and that&lt;br /&gt;she has so many stuffed animals already, but&lt;br /&gt;you know she doesn't have a unicorn or a tiger.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the woman you're talking to answers, ask&lt;br /&gt;her why she thinks that's the way to go. &lt;br /&gt;So for instance:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HER:  Get her the tiger.  Totally.&lt;br /&gt;YOU:  The tiger?  Why do you think the tiger is the way to go?&lt;br /&gt;HER:  Tigers are cool!  They're like big cuddly cats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From there, you can talk about any number&lt;br /&gt;of things.  Her childhood, what stuffed&lt;br /&gt;animals she liked crowing up, her love of&lt;br /&gt;cats, the toys you used to play with when&lt;br /&gt;you were young, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just find SOMETHING the woman says to latch&lt;br /&gt;onto and use that to relate to her. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Start talking about that one topic until the&lt;br /&gt;conversation starts to flow.  And if one&lt;br /&gt;conversation runs its course, you can stack&lt;br /&gt;another opener to start a new conversation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For instance, a good follow-up to this opener is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"So, do you like kids?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After she answers, ask her why is it she feels&lt;br /&gt;that way.  Then talk about your views on kids&lt;br /&gt;(tip:  Always agree with her point of&lt;br /&gt;view!  At least initially).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eventually, the conversation will be flowing,&lt;br /&gt;and before you know it, it's time to ask for&lt;br /&gt;her number and set up a date!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seriously, go out and try the Openers I've&lt;br /&gt;given you for yourself and see what results&lt;br /&gt;you'll get.  I guarantee you'll be pleasantly&lt;br /&gt;surprised at the reactions you get.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, maybe these particular openers aren't&lt;br /&gt;for you.  In my course, The Art Of Approaching,&lt;br /&gt;I list a TON of openers which have all been tested&lt;br /&gt;on real women out in the real world, and have been&lt;br /&gt;PROVEN to work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only that, but I break down each type of opener&lt;br /&gt;and show you how to create your own so they're more&lt;br /&gt;geared towards your unique personality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you haven't downloaded a copy of my course yet,&lt;br /&gt;then you can do so now by clicking below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Check Out The Art Of Approaching Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                                                &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;But if you REALLY want to know all the dirty little&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;secrets to meeting tons and tons of drop-dead&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;gorgeous women, you need to check out my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;advanced course now:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Check Out My Advanced Tactics Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It is VITALLY important you develop this skill,&lt;br /&gt;otherwise you will have an extremely hard time&lt;br /&gt;meeting women and getting them to go out with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My book makes it so simple, a child could do it. &lt;br /&gt;And that means you can do it too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-2339974575363379267?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='How To Start Conversations With Women'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/2339974575363379267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-start-conversations-with-women.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2339974575363379267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2339974575363379267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-start-conversations-with-women.html' title='How To Start Conversations With Women'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-8569026642988364335</id><published>2009-06-11T16:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T06:58:20.436-07:00</updated><title type='text'>No More Mr. Nice Guy -- The Right Attitude For Massive Attraction</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Most guys know that Jerks seem to have some sort&lt;br /&gt;of "magical" ability to attract super hot&lt;br /&gt;women.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But do you think it's possible to generate massive&lt;br /&gt;attraction with women without having to be a&lt;br /&gt;jerk?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GOOD NEWS:  It is possible!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's the secret...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1.  Be strong&lt;br /&gt;2.  Be confident&lt;br /&gt;3.  Be MASCULINE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you're able to project your masculinity,&lt;br /&gt;you create an "aura" of attraction that actually&lt;br /&gt;draws women to you like you were wearing a suit&lt;br /&gt;made of MONEY!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being masculine is about being naturally confident,&lt;br /&gt;attractive, and alpha - without really having to&lt;br /&gt;change who you are, or how you act around girls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trust me, this is a POWERFUL concept.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you'd like to learn more about how to harness&lt;br /&gt;the power of your masculinity right now, and get&lt;br /&gt;more chicks approaching YOU than you know what&lt;br /&gt;to do with, check this out:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Discover Massive Attraction Secrets Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;          &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-8569026642988364335?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='No More Mr. Nice Guy -- The Right Attitude For Massive Attraction'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/8569026642988364335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-more-mr-nice-guy-right-attitude-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8569026642988364335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8569026642988364335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/no-more-mr-nice-guy-right-attitude-for.html' title='No More Mr. Nice Guy -- The Right Attitude For Massive Attraction'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-2192395846086106313</id><published>2009-06-11T11:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T06:57:01.526-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Be Confident Around Women</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Meet Women Mini-Course #2:  How To Be Confident Around Women&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, you made it to Day 2 of this ecourse! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope you got a lot out of lesson 1.  The&lt;br /&gt;ability to read a woman's body language is&lt;br /&gt;probably the second most important thing to&lt;br /&gt;know if you want to increase your success&lt;br /&gt;with the ladies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wait a minute, did I just say "SECOND most&lt;br /&gt;important thing to know?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes I did.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because the A-#1 most important thing to&lt;br /&gt;have if you want to radically supercharge&lt;br /&gt;your success with women is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CONFIDENCE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know, I know, you've heard this puppy&lt;br /&gt;before.  "Every woman is attracted to a&lt;br /&gt;confident guy" right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, yes, this is right.  Ask any girl,&lt;br /&gt;and they will always tell you that confidence&lt;br /&gt;is an incredibly attractive trait in a man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But here's the problem with this statement&lt;br /&gt;and why most guys roll their eyes when&lt;br /&gt;they hear it...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU HOW TO BE CONFIDENT!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most books will give you some artsy-fartsy&lt;br /&gt;psychobabble about what you need to do to&lt;br /&gt;be more confident, like imagining yourself&lt;br /&gt;to be 50 feet tall and shining with power. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other products might tell you to "fake it&lt;br /&gt;until you make it" and just try to act&lt;br /&gt;confident around women when you're really&lt;br /&gt;scared silly deep inside.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The problem with these tactics is that&lt;br /&gt;THEY DON'T WORK!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seriously, you'd be better off watching&lt;br /&gt;linoleum peel than try to follow that&lt;br /&gt;advice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The time you spend mentally masturbating&lt;br /&gt;as you imagine yourself being really giant&lt;br /&gt;and glistening with power is much better&lt;br /&gt;spent doing things that will actually get&lt;br /&gt;you results once you open your eyes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And faking confidence will backfire on&lt;br /&gt;you the second you get rejected, and you're&lt;br /&gt;going to feel like a fake, a loser, and a&lt;br /&gt;complete failure with women. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then you'll spend the next day/week/month&lt;br /&gt;beating yourself up and wallowing in self&lt;br /&gt;pity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both of these tactics are COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE&lt;br /&gt;to getting more success with women.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So that brings us back to where we started: &lt;br /&gt;How do you become more confident?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, there is a way to do it.  But it's&lt;br /&gt;not simple OR fast acting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In fact, it's quite hard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hesitate to bring it up because it's not&lt;br /&gt;something that can be done overnight, so if&lt;br /&gt;you're looking for a quick fix, I'm afraid I&lt;br /&gt;can't help you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But being confident in yourself is SO IMPORTANT&lt;br /&gt;that I can't ignore this topic completely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my course, The Art Of Approaching, I&lt;br /&gt;devoted an entire SECTION to this topic&lt;br /&gt;and teaching you how to truly make a real&lt;br /&gt;change and become more confident in yourself. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And since I can't fit all of it into this&lt;br /&gt;little ecourse, I'll just cover the basics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First off, I want you to understand that&lt;br /&gt;your lack of confidence comes from your&lt;br /&gt;current BELIEF SYSTEM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you get nervous around women, or rehearse&lt;br /&gt;failure or bad things in your mind, it's&lt;br /&gt;because you've TRAINED YOURSELF to believe&lt;br /&gt;that way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we're born, we don't have a set of beliefs&lt;br /&gt;pre-installed within us.  We are a blank slate! &lt;br /&gt;Completely free of any negative thoughts or&lt;br /&gt;beliefs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But as we grow up, our experiences and our&lt;br /&gt;upbringing helps to shape that which we&lt;br /&gt;believe about ourselves.  Sometimes those&lt;br /&gt;beliefs are correct. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other times, those beliefs are dead wrong.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For instance, let's say the first time you&lt;br /&gt;liked a girl in first grade, you tried to&lt;br /&gt;kiss her or something, and all the kids made&lt;br /&gt;fun of you for "liking a girl."  So you were&lt;br /&gt;ashamed and suffered through all the teasing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After that, you became afraid to approach a&lt;br /&gt;girl you liked because early on, you learned&lt;br /&gt;to associate that shame you felt when those&lt;br /&gt;kids ridiculed you with approaching a woman&lt;br /&gt;you liked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See how that works?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's just one example.  There are TONS of&lt;br /&gt;different ways we come to accept&lt;br /&gt;counter-productive beliefs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The real trick in fixing this and helping&lt;br /&gt;to RE-TRAIN yourself to feel good feelings&lt;br /&gt;and be confident is self-examination.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have to take a good, hard look at who&lt;br /&gt;you are and what you believe. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Otherwise, you will just keep doing what&lt;br /&gt;you've always done!  And if you're reading&lt;br /&gt;this email, chances are what you've been&lt;br /&gt;doing hasn't been working too well for you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So here's what I want you to do...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sit down with a piece of paper and a pen,&lt;br /&gt;and think about a problem you have. &lt;br /&gt;For example:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I get scared when I see a woman I like and&lt;br /&gt;can't talk to them."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, analyze your statement and ask:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Why do I feel that way?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So let's say you get scared because you think&lt;br /&gt;the girl is going to slap you across the face&lt;br /&gt;and call you a loser.  Write that down on&lt;br /&gt;the paper.  Then ask yourself:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Why do I believe that?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Really THINK about the answer to this question. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe when you were younger, you saw your&lt;br /&gt;big brother get slapped by a woman and&lt;br /&gt;called a loser, so you associated that&lt;br /&gt;reaction with approaching a woman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Write your answer down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you figure out your answer, then ask&lt;br /&gt;"Is that something that is logical to believe?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chances are, the answer is NO.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then ask yourself:  "What should I believe&lt;br /&gt;instead of this?"  Then write down your answer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So in this case, let's say you write down&lt;br /&gt;that you're going to believe that instead&lt;br /&gt;of getting slapped and called a loser, the&lt;br /&gt;woman will smile at you and be happy to&lt;br /&gt;talk to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, the next time you see a woman you want&lt;br /&gt;to approach, and you feel that fear, you&lt;br /&gt;know it's because of that negative belief you&lt;br /&gt;got from watching your brother at a young age.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then tell yourself "This woman is going to&lt;br /&gt;smile and be happy to talk to me."  Say it&lt;br /&gt;as many times as it takes.  Repeat this&lt;br /&gt;belief to yourself over and over until it&lt;br /&gt;overtakes the bad belief, and then go talk&lt;br /&gt;to the girl!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll be really surprised at the results&lt;br /&gt;you get from this simple technique.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I could go on for hours on how to build&lt;br /&gt;real confidence. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is just the tip of the iceberg. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my course, The Art Of Approaching, I devote&lt;br /&gt;chapter after chapter to just the subject of&lt;br /&gt;retraining yourself to be more confident so&lt;br /&gt;you can not only be more successful with women,&lt;br /&gt;but in ALL areas of your life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I break it down in a simple, step-by-step&lt;br /&gt;way, and tell you EXACTLY what you have to&lt;br /&gt;do to change all your negative beliefs that&lt;br /&gt;are holding you back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to be more confident with women,&lt;br /&gt;and stop experiencing all those negative&lt;br /&gt;emotions, download your copy of my course&lt;br /&gt;today here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can be reading it in minutes and get&lt;br /&gt;on your way to taking control of your life&lt;br /&gt;today!  &lt;/span&gt;                                                             &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And if you really want to get serious with meeting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;and dating beautiful women, then you should check&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;out my advanced series here:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about how much more fun you'll have&lt;br /&gt;once you shed all these terrible beliefs&lt;br /&gt;that are holding you back from getting what&lt;br /&gt;you really want out of life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;P.S.  Do you want to know the secrets to getting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;women into bed in 3 dates or less?  Then check&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;this out: &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-2192395846086106313?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='How To Be Confident Around Women'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/2192395846086106313/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-be-confident-around-women.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2192395846086106313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2192395846086106313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-be-confident-around-women.html' title='How To Be Confident Around Women'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-8170375120259270398</id><published>2009-06-11T11:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T06:54:23.858-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The REAL Marriage Killer</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Let's take a moment to review what you learned in the last lesson.            In Part I, we discussed how factors beyond your control can affect           how likely you are to divorce, including whether or not you're from           a broken family, your age at marriage, and whether or not you lived           together before marriage.  While these factors can make you           statistically more or less likely to divorce, they're not           determining factors.  You personally have an enormous power to           influence and control the course of your marriage.  By acting the           way you want to feel rather than reacting to your situation, you           can stop the deterioration of your marriage in its tracks and set&lt;br /&gt;        it on the path to healing and recovery.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Sound impossible?  It's not, but it is extremely difficult.  Most           people are highly resistant to change.  By now, you've built up           patterns of negative behavior in your marriage (even if you thought           you were doing nothing wrong), and it will take effort,           determination, and absolute commitment to change yourself.            Changing yourself is the only way to save your marriage.  I'm not           going to tell you how to manipulate or change your partner.  I&lt;br /&gt;          won't validate your need to blame your partner.  That's because         playing the victim will not save your marriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        You cannot abdicate responsibility for marital conflict--even if you         don't think you're the one "with the problem."  That's because           every marital conflict has two components: the behavior and the           response.  For something to cause problems in a marriage, the         response to a behavior is more important than the behavior.&lt;/span&gt;         &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;In other words, even if you think your partner's actions are           causing problems in your marriage, your response to those actions           are actually more important to your marriage than the actions         themselves.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This can be difficult to grasp fully, so let's look at an example.            Mary's husband always promises to bring home the groceries that she           needs but always forgets to do so.  For Mary, this is inexcusable.           His broken promises erode the trust in their marriage.  She is           sorely tempted to react emotionally to the situation and lash out           at her husband every time he comes home empty-handed.  But she         knows that this response will drive her husband away further.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Instead, she decides to respond proactively and develops a plan of           action.  The next time her husband forgets to bring home the           groceries she needs for dinner, she doesn't blame or criticize him.           Instead, she sets her husband to watching the children, gets in           the car, and drives to the store to get the groceries she needs.&lt;br /&gt;          She enjoys her small outing without feeling bitter.  Although they           have a late dinner that night, her husband sees that she's not         angry with him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;After a few more times like this, Mary realizes that the most           important goal in the situation is to have what she needs to make           her family dinner--no matter who gets the groceries.  Her husband           realizes that not having the groceries does indeed inconvenience           Mary.  As a result, her husband eventually asks her what they could&lt;br /&gt;          do so that one of them doesn't have to get the groceries during the           week.  He confesses that he doesn't get the groceries because he is           tired after work and hates having to make a detour to the store.            As a result, Mary and her husband decide to plan better and spend a           bit more time on their weekend shopping trip so that they don't run         out of food mid-week.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Mary's response transformed a high-tension situation into a           manageable one--even though her husband's behavior didn't change.            Was Mary's response an easy one to make?  No.  She wanted to react           emotionally, and it took an enormous amount of self-control not to           give into the temptation to blame him or feel resentful.  It took           time and creativity to decide the best plan of action in the           situation.  Mary knew that it would have been so much easier just           to give in to her anger and expect her husband to change, but she         made the effort because she valued her marriage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;As I said before and will say many more times again, saving your           marriage takes effort, dedication, and absolute commitment.  It's           not easy, but an easy solution is like a band-aid.  It will hide           the wounds but won't keep your marriage from getting injured again         and again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;To measure your commitment to saving your marriage, consider this           story.  I often ask people how much effort they put into losing           weight.  One woman told me that she'd bought dozens of books, tried           a hundred and one diets, and even pumped money into a professional           weight-loss program.  Yet this very same woman had an unfulfilling           marriage with a husband who could do no right.  "If you put that           much money into weight loss," I told her, "why do you put less           effort into saving your marriage?"  She was stunned.  She'd           expected her husband to change to save their marriage; she didn't         think that she had to do anything.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What Happens when Love Dies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;When you don't put effort into your relationship, love dies.            Remember that a marriage either grows or weakens.  Think of your           marriage like a plant: if you fertilize it, water it, and notice           when it is unhealthy, it will thrive.  If you leave it to grow on         its own, without any attention, it will wither.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;One of the most common marital complaints is that, "We're not in           love anymore."  There are numerous people who file for divorce with           the explanation, "I don't love my spouse anymore."  Where does love         go and how can you get it back?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Let me address the second question first.  If you're the partner           who's lost those loving feelings, there's a simple and effective           answer to your question.  Get it back by loving your partner.  I           first came across this method ten years ago.  Stephen R. Covey,           author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, tells us that&lt;br /&gt;          love isn't a feeling; it's an action.  If you don't feel warm and           affectionate towards your partner, ask yourself a simple question:           are you acting warmly and affectionately towards your partner?  If         not, there's your solution.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You cannot maintain feelings of love and affection unless you           consistently act in a loving way towards your partner.  This means           that you listen to your partner.  You compliment and verbally           appreciate your partner.  You think of a million and one ways to           show your partner how much you respect, admire, trust, and believe&lt;br /&gt;          in him or her.  Maybe you give your partner a card on obscure           holidays; maybe you surprise your partner by washing his or her           car, or by initiating a back rub on a quiet weekday night.  You'll           learn more about this concept in my complete Save My Marriage         Today! book.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You may not be able to change your feelings by pure force of will,           but you can change your behavior.  Luckily, changing your behavior           is often all it takes to change your feelings.  If you don't love           your partner anymore, love your partner even more.  It's not a         contradiction.  Act out the love that you want to feel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Twenty-five Relationship Killers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If your partner is the one who doesn't love you anymore, don't go           looking for blame.  You cannot make your partner love you again by           arguing, tears, manipulation, or threats.  The only way you can           recapture your partner's love for you is by being a more lovable         person yourself.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Most of us think that we're easy people to love.  Love is an           emotion: it can be turned on or off, right?  Wrong.  Love is an           action, and unless it is acted out it will die.  As a result, you         may be resisting being loved without even knowing it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you are uncomfortable giving and receiving loving acts, you may           be a hard person to love.  If you find it more comfortable to           criticize than to compliment, you may be a hard person to love.  If           you shrink away from hugs and avoid kissing in public, you may be a           hard person to love.  If you show your affection towards your           partner by teasing or making fun of him or her, you may be a hard           person to love.  If you always have to be right and don't listen to         your partner, you may be a hard person to love.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Lovable people love others.  They are positive people.  They enjoy           physical intimacy and often initiate it.  They trust and believe in           their partner.  They're proud of their partner, and they make sure           their partner knows this.  Because they are open and uncritical,         their partners know that they can come to them with anything.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Does this sound like you?  Do you want it to sound like you?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You may be thinking, "Those types of people are easily taken for           the fool."  It's true.  Lovable people can be taken advantage of.            But the one place where no walls should exist is in a marriage.            Your partner is not like other people.  For intimacy to grow, both           of you must be comfortable loving one another--both giving love and&lt;br /&gt;        receiving it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The following relationship killers nip love in the bud.  They'll           make it impossible for your partner to love you and, as a result,           will cause your partner's loving feelings to die.  If any of them           apply to you, it's up to you to change yourself.  You cannot get           your partner's love back until you make it easy for him or her to         love you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;1. You're disappointed in your partner.  Your partner can sense           when you are disappointed in him or her, even if you try to hide           it.  Respecting your partner is a must.  You cannot have a         healthy marriage if you are disappointed in your partner, period.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;2. You're disillusioned with your marriage.  Disillusionment is           another marriage killer.  You may feel as if your marriage hasn't           lived up to your expectations.  If so, take responsibility for           your feelings.  Don't blame your partner or your marriage.  If           your marriage isn't what you want it to be, change it.  If you're           disillusioned, examine your expectations.  Maybe they weren't           realistic in the first place.  You are responsible for your own&lt;br /&gt;          happiness, and blaming your partner for not giving you the         marriage you want is a cop-out.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;3. You don't respect your partner.  In some ways, respect for your           partner is even more important than love for your partner.  Have           you ever noticed how you find it easy to like people who look up           to you?  When you respect and admire your partner, your partner           will           feel more loving feelings towards you.  If your partner feels as           if he or she has to live up to your expectations, constantly           disappoints you, or can never get it right, you've failed to show         your partner the respect that he or she deserves.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;4.  You don't like or respect yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          5.  You don't do what you say you are going to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          6.  You let pride get in the way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          7.  You always have to be right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          8.  You don't listen to your partner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          9.  You do things because they annoy your partner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          10. You're dishonest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          11. You have temper tantrums and/or are unable to control your           emotions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          12. You are hurtful and put down your partner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          13. You criticize your partner in front of others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          14. You take pride in being difficult to live with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          15. You're unwilling to meet your spouse's requests or compromise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          16. You want your spouse to change who he or she is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          17. You let others get between you and your spouse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          18. You don't fight fair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          19. You want to stay exactly how you are and resist growth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          20. You can't handle stress and take it out on your spouse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          21. You take everything your partner does or says personally.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          22. You always see the negative side of things.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          23. You refuse to admit there is a problem or seek professional           help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          24. You engage in alcohol or substance abuse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        25. You are physically or verbally abusive to your spouse.&lt;/span&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Face the Truth&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you've made it this far in the course, you realize that           transforming yourself into a more loving, lovable person will take           a lot of soul-searching and breaking of old habits.  To help you,           I've included over 30 insightful and thought-provoking exercises in           my book, Save My Marriage Today!  These exercises will take you&lt;br /&gt;          much further and give you the knowledge you need to transform your         life.  To order Save My Marriage Today! click on the link below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv" target="_blank"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-8170375120259270398?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='The REAL Marriage Killer'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/8170375120259270398/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-part-2-on-danger-signs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8170375120259270398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/8170375120259270398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-part-2-on-danger-signs.html' title='The REAL Marriage Killer'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-3925640173088322467</id><published>2009-06-11T11:30:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T06:52:26.067-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What does your ex REALLY want from you?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Did you know that more than 70% of men can't answer &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;this question? What's worse is that most women&lt;br /&gt;can't either. So with this in mind is it any wonder&lt;br /&gt;you find yourself not being able to get through to&lt;br /&gt;your girl and do or say the things that will get&lt;br /&gt;you back together? Or worse... doing the things that&lt;br /&gt;push her further away?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I touched upon this matter in the report I sent you&lt;br /&gt;yesterday on page 3 where I wrote, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;"...avoiding crucial mistakes while attempting to&lt;br /&gt;get an ex-girlfriend back is just as important -&lt;br /&gt;if not more important - as taking the right approach."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And if you haven't had a chance to read it yet,&lt;br /&gt;here's the link once again:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;HERE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Well now I'm going to let you in on a little *secret*.&lt;br /&gt;This is something I consider to be the SECOND MOST&lt;br /&gt;IMPORTANT factor in getting your girlfriend back:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;   *** Never listen to what a woman says...&lt;br /&gt;      Watch what she does instead&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Now I could write a whole book on that topic&lt;br /&gt;(in fact, I already have and you can learn more about&lt;br /&gt;it here: &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;),&lt;br /&gt;but in the mean time, let me give you a little more&lt;br /&gt;insight into that statement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Everything that's going on in your breakup right&lt;br /&gt;now is the result of mixed signals. For example, has&lt;br /&gt;she told you she still loves you? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What does this do to you? It gets your hopes up and&lt;br /&gt;gets you thinking there's a good chance you'll be&lt;br /&gt;together again. But when you try to make amends she&lt;br /&gt;hits you with a bunch of reasons why it's better to&lt;br /&gt;remain friends. The harder you try, the more she&lt;br /&gt;pulls away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;But if you could just "read between the lines" you&lt;br /&gt;would see that what's really happening is that she&lt;br /&gt;loves and wants to be with the person she met in&lt;br /&gt;the first place - not the person this breakup has&lt;br /&gt;led you to become.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;So what's the solution here? It's to get yourself&lt;br /&gt;back in the same shape as when you first met her.&lt;br /&gt;Think about it? Were you thinking and acting like&lt;br /&gt;this on your first dates? Didn't think so...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Now this requires you to step back from your&lt;br /&gt;situation, look at it from a realistic point of view&lt;br /&gt;(see Common Mistake #1 in the report) and then just&lt;br /&gt;put the pieces of the puzzle together:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;   * What were you like before you got together?&lt;br /&gt;  * How did you change during the relationship?&lt;br /&gt;  * What has this breakup ultimately turned you into?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Taking the time to really think about and answer&lt;br /&gt;those questions and then taking actions to correct&lt;br /&gt;the obvious mistakes you made on your part is a&lt;br /&gt;crucial step to getting her back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-3925640173088322467?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='What does your ex REALLY want from you?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/3925640173088322467/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-what-does-your-ex-really-want.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/3925640173088322467'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/3925640173088322467'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-what-does-your-ex-really-want.html' title='What does your ex REALLY want from you?'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-7597857195199682807</id><published>2009-06-10T11:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T00:15:27.695-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Here is Biggest Breakup Mistakes, Part 1</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;BREAKUP MISTAKE #1:   Not Seeing Your Situation Objectively.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;In my opinion this is the number one mistake people make that kills their chances of getting back together with their loved ones.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Let's face it, as humans, we love ourselves.  You could even say it's instinctual and necessary for our survival.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;My dad used to tell me to stick up for myself because if I didn't look after myself, no one would.  And I believe he was right.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;We all need to look out for ourselves.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;But relationships make this tricky.  Because in a relationship, we're supposed to look out for the other person more than ourselves, and if the other person is doing the same, then you can have really enjoy a healthy and rewarding relationship.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;But when a relationship ends, all bets are off.  Immediately we revert back to looking out for numero uno.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;We can't help it.  We feel hurt and sad and we have a real tough time&lt;br /&gt;seeing past the pain and hurt we are feeling.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Our emotions present a barrier to an objective analysis of the real situation.  What &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;we need is objectivity.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Objectivity means being able to see reality.  If you're going to change your situation, you need to be able to see the situation for what it really is and not just your from own perceptions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;When  you see things objectively, you can more easily spot errors and see clear solutions to problems.  When you can easily spot problems and solutions like this, you can create a road map to reconciliation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;OK, so how do you do this?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;I believe there are a few different ways to seek out objectivity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;1.THE QUICK WAY TO OBJECTIVITY:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Seek the advice of a friend you trust.  Tell your friend you really need their honesty and not to worry about hurting your feelings.  You need an honest opinion. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Outsiders can easily see the situation for what it is because their feelings and emotions are not wrapped up in it.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;A true friend can let you know if you're being pigheaded or if your actions led to your breakup.  They can also shed light on your ex and explain why that person's point of view in a way that makes sense to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;This is invaluable and if you have a friend who can be honest and helpful like this, take advantage of it as soon as you can.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;2.  ANOTHER QUICK WAY TO OBJECTIVITY: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Try to ask yourself objective questions.  Am I being fair?  Is my ex being fair?  What reason has my ex given me for breaking up?  Have I done anything to&lt;br /&gt;lead my ex to that conclusion?  If so, can I correct it?  If not, is my ex being truthful with me?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;You may or may not have an "a-ha" moment where you realize exactly what the problem is and how to fix it.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;But hopefully by answering plenty of objective questions honestly, you can flesh out a clearer picture of what is really happening.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;It's sort of like fixing a car engine.  You may know it's not working, but you're need to actually lift up the hood to get a good look at what's going on before you can even think about repairing it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;3. TRAIN YOURSELF TO THINK OBJECTIVELY:  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;This is a method that civilizations have used for centuries.  It takes some time to master but when you do you can easily make yourself over, changing or improving your personality and even character at will.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Just before you go to bed, lie down in your bed and begin to review your breakup in reverse order.   So start with the present, and work your way backwards.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;And do so by imagining your life on a movie screen.  In this way, you are an outsider looking in on your life.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;And you must be as objective as an outsider would.  You cannot make excuses for yourself.  If you can see yourself with no emotional or egotistical attachments,&lt;br /&gt;you can see the complete truth in the situation.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;The more objective you are, the clearer the truth will become.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;To begin, think of the last significant occurrence that happened.  What were your thoughts and emotions at the time?  How did you react and what did you both say?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Think of what happened immediately after this occurrence.  Were your actions in line with your own standards?  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;If not, try to figure out why you behaved as you did as objectively as you can, without justification or rationalization.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;As you see each event or occurrence, substitute the errors you've made with the correct behavior and follow your "movie" through to see how it might have played out.  As you do this you will be able to identify problems and even patterns of behavior so that you can make positive changes.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;This is a great self-improvement tool that allows us to identify problems and right our wrongs.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Can you see how this can completely transform your relationship?  Not only with your lover, but with friends, family, and even work relationships.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;This is one of many techniques you'll find in Win Back Love: How To&lt;br /&gt;Win Back The Love Of Your Life  - &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="" href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;HERE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Practice this technique each night and you can make extremely positive changes in your life.  After a couple weeks using this technique, it will become second-nature to you and you will have a tool at your disposal for self evaluation and improvement, not only in your relationships but in all aspects of your life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;You will benefit from objectivity by living a more meaningful life, filled with purpose. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;You will be able to easily find solutions to your problems as they truly are, not as how you perceive them based on your emotions.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;And you will find a calm peace come into your heart and mind as your life continues to improve. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Learning and correcting the biggest breakup mistakes is the first step to getting back together with your true love. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;In Win Back Love, I lay out a potent strategy proven to work.  It's&lt;br /&gt;like having a complete master plan to get your special someone back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Grab it now &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="" href="http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;HERE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;Stay tuned for the next installment of BIGGEST BREAKUP MISTAKES;&lt;br /&gt;there are 9 more on the way!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-7597857195199682807?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='Here is Biggest Breakup Mistakes, Part 1'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/7597857195199682807/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-here-is-biggest-breakup_10.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/7597857195199682807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/7597857195199682807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-here-is-biggest-breakup_10.html' title='Here is Biggest Breakup Mistakes, Part 1'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-4028920227318794309</id><published>2009-06-10T11:10:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-10T11:17:47.071-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How To Meet More Women In Just 7 Days...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" &gt;You should congratulate yourself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="font-family: arial;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seriously, you should reach around and pat&lt;br /&gt;yourself on the back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because you've just done what 99.9% of other&lt;br /&gt;men WON'T do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You took steps to improve your love life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You know, it always surprised me how much people&lt;br /&gt;are willing to just stay where they're at in life&lt;br /&gt;and keep doing what isn't working, because they're&lt;br /&gt;either too lazy or too afraid to change!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But you... you, my friend, know that there's&lt;br /&gt;something that's not quite right about the&lt;br /&gt;results you're getting and you decided to DO&lt;br /&gt;something about it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That makes you special.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That makes you a WINNER.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And because you've proven yourself to be serious&lt;br /&gt;about improving your love life by signing up for&lt;br /&gt;this special e-course, I'm going to give you some&lt;br /&gt;nuggets of wisdom to get you going in the right&lt;br /&gt;direction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you actually take the information I'm going to&lt;br /&gt;give you to heart, and DO WHAT I TELL YOU, by the&lt;br /&gt;end of the next seven days, you should see an&lt;br /&gt;improvement in your love life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this first part of the course, I'm going to&lt;br /&gt;talk about the single most important skill you&lt;br /&gt;can develop to become a true ladies man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you learn anything from this e-course,&lt;br /&gt;learn this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;***KNOWING HOW TO MEET WOMEN IS THE SINGLE&lt;br /&gt;MOST IMPORTANT SKILL YOU CAN POSSESS TO&lt;br /&gt;ENSURE A HAPPY AND FULFILLING LOVE LIFE!***&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's the low-down on what most guys do (let me&lt;br /&gt;know if this sounds familiar):&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They wake up, go to work, look at women they&lt;br /&gt;find attractive throughout the day, imagining&lt;br /&gt;what it'd be like to have a steamy rendezvous&lt;br /&gt;with them, but go on about their day until it's&lt;br /&gt;time for them to go back home. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then at home, they either stay in all night,&lt;br /&gt;or go out with some friends to "meet women"&lt;br /&gt;but end up spending most of the night hanging&lt;br /&gt;with their buddies and just looking at all&lt;br /&gt;the women around them instead of actually&lt;br /&gt;talking to them because they're too scared&lt;br /&gt;or nervous. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Either way, the day ends as it began -- with&lt;br /&gt;them all alone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And this cycle repeats again, and again, and&lt;br /&gt;again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now I ask you:  Is that any way to live?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(The answer to that question should be a big,&lt;br /&gt;fat, resounding NO!!!!!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But guess what?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The majority of men out there do this exact&lt;br /&gt;same routine every day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And when they are faced with an opportunity&lt;br /&gt;to meet a woman, a good HALF of those guys&lt;br /&gt;clam up, get nervous, don't know what to say,&lt;br /&gt;don't know what to do, and imagine getting&lt;br /&gt;brutally rejected by the woman they want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is because:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MOST MEN HAVE TRAINED THEMSELVES TO FAIL!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not kidding.  Something happened along&lt;br /&gt;the way in most men's development as an adult&lt;br /&gt;that trained them to feel negative emotions&lt;br /&gt;as opposed to positive feelings when it comes&lt;br /&gt;to women. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They've learned to embrace insecurity instead&lt;br /&gt;of confidence.  Fear instead of fun.  And&lt;br /&gt;failure instead of success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like a beaten dog whipped by it's master, these&lt;br /&gt;men choose to cower and live in misery rather&lt;br /&gt;than enjoy all the good stuff that comes&lt;br /&gt;with meeting a woman for the first time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And remember, if you can't MEET a woman, you&lt;br /&gt;will never:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                             &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Enjoy her company&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Find out what kind of person she is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Take her on a date&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Make out with her&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Have sex with her&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Have a relationship with her&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Marry her&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;All this is impossible to do with someone&lt;br /&gt;you've never met!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the purpose of this mini-course (and my&lt;br /&gt;course The Art Of Approaching) is to teach&lt;br /&gt;you every single last little aspect of how&lt;br /&gt;to meet a woman.  This includes:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Learning to read female body language&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Training yourself to be confident around women&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Learning how to start conversations with women&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;How to flirt with a woman to get her attracted to you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What you need to do to engage her imagination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;How to keep your conversation going and set up the next date&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;How to improve your social life so meeting women becomes insanely easy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You mix these seven facets together, and you&lt;br /&gt;got yourself one hell of a recipe for success!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So let's touch base on the first step,&lt;br /&gt;which is learning to read female body&lt;br /&gt;language.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the best pieces of advice I ever got&lt;br /&gt;from a friend of mine that's good with&lt;br /&gt;women is this:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Don't listen to what a person says.  Look&lt;br /&gt;at what they do!  That will always reveal&lt;br /&gt;their true motives."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is doubley true when it comes to women. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember:  Most women have no idea what they&lt;br /&gt;really want! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So never listen to what they tell you when it&lt;br /&gt;comes to what kind of men they like, because&lt;br /&gt;they're susceptible to how men make them FEEL. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If a woman says she likes "Tall guys," and&lt;br /&gt;you're 5'2, you're NOT out of the ball game.&lt;br /&gt;Maybe she likes tall guys because tall guys&lt;br /&gt;make her feel safe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That means all you have to do is make this&lt;br /&gt;girl feel safe with you, and you're on the&lt;br /&gt;same playing field as a guy twice your size.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With that said, pay attention to the signals&lt;br /&gt;a woman's body sends out, and you will always,&lt;br /&gt;always, ALWAYS know if you're wasting your&lt;br /&gt;time, if what you're doing is working, if she's&lt;br /&gt;open to be approached, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to body language, always&lt;br /&gt;remember this GOLDEN RULE:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***Pay Attention To Her Eyes***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The eyes are the window to the soul, and&lt;br /&gt;they will always betray what a person is&lt;br /&gt;really feeling.  If you know how to use eye&lt;br /&gt;contact properly, you will experience&lt;br /&gt;amazing results with women.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's something I want you to try...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next time you go out, make it a point&lt;br /&gt;to make EYE CONTACT with every girl you see. &lt;br /&gt;If you see a girl you like, lock your eyes on&lt;br /&gt;her until she makes eye contact with you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When this happens, raise your eyebrows at&lt;br /&gt;her (you know, the ol' eyebrow wink!), and&lt;br /&gt;follow that with a smile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay attention to her response.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If she smiles back, holds eye contact a&lt;br /&gt;little longer, and looks away (in typical&lt;br /&gt;sideways glance fashion), and keeps glancing&lt;br /&gt;back at you, guess what?  She's open to&lt;br /&gt;you meeting her!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But if she shows no expression and looks&lt;br /&gt;away quickly, never bothering to look in&lt;br /&gt;your direction again, you'll be wasting your&lt;br /&gt;time on her! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So now you know it's best to move on and&lt;br /&gt;find another women who WILL enjoy your&lt;br /&gt;company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just by using this simple trick, you'll&lt;br /&gt;see your success rate with women skyrocket! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know guys who just use this method of&lt;br /&gt;meeting women and never, ever, EVER get&lt;br /&gt;rejected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my course, The Art Of Approaching, I go&lt;br /&gt;into great detail of every little body&lt;br /&gt;language cue you can look for to tell if&lt;br /&gt;a woman is not only open to meeting you,&lt;br /&gt;but also if she's attracted to you and&lt;br /&gt;ready to be kissed! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you know the signs to look for, you can&lt;br /&gt;be completely confident that you will never&lt;br /&gt;be rejected!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you'd like to learn more about the&lt;br /&gt;secrets to sexual body language, check&lt;br /&gt;out my course at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Check Out The Art Of Approaching Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you REALLY want to have amazing&lt;br /&gt;success with women, you should check out&lt;br /&gt;my advanced techniques here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs" title=""&gt;Learn My Advanced Tactics Here!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next time you go out to meet women,&lt;br /&gt;just try this tactic and see how many&lt;br /&gt;women respond! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if you're up for it, walk up to&lt;br /&gt;them and say "Hi!" You'll be surprised&lt;br /&gt;at just how many women are open to&lt;br /&gt;being met.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing you success with women&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-4028920227318794309?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/l8l2zs' title='How To Meet More Women In Just 7 Days...'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/4028920227318794309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-how-to-meet-more-women-in-just.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/4028920227318794309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/4028920227318794309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-how-to-meet-more-women-in-just.html' title='How To Meet More Women In Just 7 Days...'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483752325007430287.post-2548679478780985102</id><published>2009-06-10T11:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-10T11:08:36.966-07:00</updated><title type='text'>6-PART MINI-COURSE - DAY 1</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1 style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Risk Factors for Divorce and Why You Should Ignore Them&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;by Amy Waterman&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If your marriage is struggling, unhappy, or on the verge of           divorce, you need to have the best information available at your           fingertips.  You need to know what factors could be working against           your marriage right now, even if you see nothing wrong.  Many           people believe that their marriage is working fine until their           spouse gives them the wake-up call.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Marriages either grow or weaken: they don't stay static.  That           means that a secure marriage isn't one where things are always the           same.  A solid marriage is one in which you never stop putting in           effort to make it better and better.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You wouldn't be visiting the Save My Marriage Today! website unless           your marriage was in crisis.  This six-part course is intended as           an eye-opener to show you why your marriage may have gotten to this           point and what behaviors may be leading you further down the path           to divorce.  If you're going to restore, heal, and strengthen your           marriage, you HAVE to think frankly about the reasons your marriage           isn't satisfying both you and your partner.  That's where this           course can help.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Six Predictors of Divorce&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Let's start out with the things that you can't change.  Some           marriages start off with a number of challenges arrayed against           them; other marriages have factors in their favor.  If any of the           following situations apply to you and your partner, don't despair.            These are risk factors--not determining factors.  It may just mean&lt;br /&gt;          that you need extra help (such as professional counseling) to work           through the issues that you and your partner are facing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;1.  You married in your teens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Study after study shows that age at marriage is one of the most           powerful and consistent predictors of marital stability.  If you           marry before you turn twenty, you are much likely to divorce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;2.  You lived together before marriage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Many young people today believe that living together before           marrying will test their compatibility and keep them from making a           mistake by marrying someone they don't know fully.  Despite the           widespread prevalence of this belief, the evidence just doesn't           back it up.  Even though over half of all first marriages are           preceded by a period of living together, don't do it just because           everyone else is doing it.  Living together before marriage&lt;br /&gt;          considerably increases your chances of eventually divorcing--unless           you were already engaged beforehand and marry soon after moving in           together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;3.  Your parents or your partner's parents were divorced.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Children of divorced parents are more likely to divorce themselves           (as well as less likely to marry in the first place).  This risk           can be mitigated if one of you comes from a happy, intact family.            If both you and your partner come from broken homes, the divorce           risk soars.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;4.  You have a child together before marriage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;On a positive note, couples with children have a slightly lower           risk of divorce than childless couples, if their first child is           born seven months or more after they marry.  Having a child           together before that period will increases your risk of divorce.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;5.  You haven't been married long.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The first two years of a marriage are critical, and half of all           divorces occur by the seventh year of a marriage.  The longer           you've been married, the more likely you are to stay married.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;6.  Your annual income is under $25,000.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Money matters.  Financial strains often break up marriages, as when           money is tight, arguments and marital tensions increase.  In fact,           the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers considers financial           problems to be one of the five most common reasons for divorce           (along with poor communication, lack of marital commitment,&lt;br /&gt;          infidelity, and a dramatic change in priorities.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Six Predictors of a Long-Lasting Marriage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you're facing challenges in your marriage, it may be comforting           to know that you have some factors in your favor.  These predictors           are limited to factors that were set in place when you married and           don't include aspects like good communication and conflict           resolution skills.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;1.  You were both older when you married.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Getting married over the age of twenty-five (as opposed to your           teens) will decrease your chances of divorce.  This is because           older individuals tend to be more mature, clearer about what           they're looking for in a partner, and have more economic stability.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;2.  You share the same religion or belief system.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Sharing a religion is a powerful bond, because it brings you and           your partner together on a spiritual level and gives your marriage           a sense of a higher purpose.  When you are both active in a           religion, you have counseling and a strong support network           available to foster you through difficult times in your marriage.&lt;br /&gt;          Too, your shared values and life goals sustain your marriage and           keep you growing together rather than apart.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;3.  You have some higher education.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;A college degree isn't necessary to increase your chances of a           long-lasting marriage, but some higher education will decrease your           chances of divorce considerably with comparison to a high-school           dropout.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;4.  Your parents are still together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you grew up in an intact family, your chances of divorce are           less in comparison to someone who grew up with divorced parents.            This is because so much of what we learn about marriage and marital           behavior comes from watching our parents.  If our parents developed           strategies for staying together, we'll absorb those strategies in           childhood and be able to use them ourselves in our adult           relationships.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;5.  Your income is above $50,000.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Couples with medium to high incomes tend to experience less strife           over money management.  They have the financial security to worry           less about making a living and more about making a life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;6.  You have a child together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Couples with children have a lower risk of divorce compared to           childless couples.  However, be warned: the most stressful time in           a marriage is after the birth of the first child.  That's why it's           so important that the first child is born only after the marriage           has developed a strong foundation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Keys to a Successful Marriage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;According to Michael P. Johnson, professor of sociology at Penn           State, there are three things that keep a person in a marriage:           people want to stay, they feel they ought to stay, and/or they have           to stay.  This combination of personal, moral, and structural           commitment serves to keep people in marriages.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Notice that commitment keeps people in marriage--not happiness.  Dr.           Ted Huston of the University of Texas Austin studied couples from           courtship to marriage.  His ten-year-plus study exploded many           popular misconceptions about love.  For example, he found that many           recently wed couples did not experience newlywed bliss; in fact,           couples whose marriages began with "Hollywood romance" intensity           soon burned out.  A couple expecting wedded bliss every day of           their lives was actually more likely to divorce than a couple with&lt;br /&gt;          a less exciting relationship, because they were more likely to           consider divorce when those intense feelings subsided.  Does that           mean that less exciting, even lackluster relationships last?  They           do indeed, perhaps because they have less far to fall.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Research shows that unhappy periods in a marriage are not           indicative of future unhappiness.  In fact, one study showed that           86% of unhappily married couples who stayed with their marriage           were happier five years later--three fifths of whom were "quite" or          "very happy."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;According to the 2004 "State of Our Unions" report by the National           Marriage Project, the percentage of married people 18 or older who           said that their marriage was very happy has declined over the last           quarter century, from about 69% in the mid 1970s to 64% for men and           60% for women today.  That's less than two-thirds of the married           population who considers themselves very happy in their           relationship.  Clearly, you don't have to be blissfully in love or           very happy for your relationship to last.  What do you need?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It's not love and luck.  It's commitment and companionship.           Commitment means that you have powerful personal, moral, and           structural reasons to stay in the relationship.  Companionship           means that you and your partner form a unified team against           whatever challenges life hands you.  Team members may fight,           disagree, and encounter stalemates, but they know that their           happiness and satisfaction in life depends on the success of the           team--not on their individual success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When Marriage Fails ... Who and How&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Contrary to popular belief, it's not men who seek divorce.  It's           women, by an overwhelming majority.  The reasons for this are           varied.  Part of it is the nature of divorce laws; another part is           the fact that men tend to have more problems with           marriage-destroying behaviors like alcoholism, affairs, and           substance abuse, that cause their wives to seek separation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Divorce is hard on everyone.  The damage divorce causes to children           is usually worse than the damage caused by living in a two-parent           home with marital difficulties.  This is contrary to the popular           belief that children are better off if their parents divorce rather           than live together.  Studies show that only in a minority of&lt;br /&gt;          high-conflict situations is this true.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;After a divorce, a woman's standard of living can be expected to           drop while a man's standard of living may actually improve.  Yet           men suffer in other ways.  Divorced and separated men are two and a           half times more likely to commit suicide than married men.  This is           partially due to the fact that men, unlike women, are less likely           to have a strong support network to share their feelings.  Whether           due to this need for companionship or not, divorced men are more           likely to remarry than divorced women, and they're more likely to           remarry sooner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who Has the Real Power in a Relationship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Regardless of whether you're a man or a woman, whether you pay the           bills or stay at home, or whether you need your spouse more than           your spouse needs you, there is only one person in control of any           relationship.  That person has the power to turn a relationship           around or run it into the ground.  And that person usually never           realizes how much power he/she wields until it is too late.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;That person is you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You have the choice to either react to the situation you're in (by           complaining about your marriage, allowing yourself to be swamped by           negative emotions, or feeling out of control), or to take           responsibility and choose your actions.  Eleanor Roosevelt once           said, "No one can hurt you without your consent."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Even if you cannot change your partner's behavior, you can choose           how you respond to that behavior.  You can internalize the blame,           the hurt, and the criticism, or you can take responsibility for           your own feelings and choose to act the way you want to feel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Think again about that last concept.  You should act the way you           want to feel.  If you want to feel more loving towards your spouse,           act more loving.  If you want to feel happier in your marriage,           smile more and express gratitude for the good things in your           marriage.  It's one of the strangest aspects of human psychology           that the more you act the way you want to feel (thankful, peaceful,           loving, affectionate, etc.) the more you will begin to feel that           way.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Few people realize this.  When a marriage begins to crumble, their           first instinct is to act out their emotions.  They feel hurt, so           they lash out.  They feel criticized, so they become defensive.            They feel vulnerable, so they close up.  These are reactions, not           actions.  Your feelings should NOT make you act in ways that you           don't want to.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You have the power to transform your marriage, even if your partner           doesn't want to.  That's because your behavior has an enormous           influence on your partner, to the point that married people           actually grow alike over time.  We can't help but pick up our           partner's moods, preferences, and ways of saying certain things.           If you transform yourself--your attitude, the way you communicate,           how often you show love and affection--your partner will be           incapable of resisting.  A happy, fulfilling relationship begins           with you.  And in the next part of this mini-course, I'll show you           how to start achieving it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8483752325007430287-2548679478780985102?l=steadyrelationship.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://tinyurl.com/lf7ccv' title='6-PART MINI-COURSE - DAY 1'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/feeds/2548679478780985102/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/6-part-mini-course-day-1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2548679478780985102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8483752325007430287/posts/default/2548679478780985102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://steadyrelationship.blogspot.com/2009/06/6-part-mini-course-day-1.html' title='6-PART MINI-COURSE - DAY 1'/><author><name>Apple Lim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02396922221374576268</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vPkNXui1guk/Si_pjp7hI2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/t3qgjo54gWY/S220/Apple2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
