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		<title>marrying for love.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chanel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What ever happened to “til death do us part”? Not til divorce do us part. So many people are getting married, then divorced, nowadays like it’s the new trend. I’ve watched others go through a horrible marriage all because they thought the person they married was “the right one for them”. Or “we’re having a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic -->What ever happened to <em>“til death do us part”</em>? Not til  <em>divorce</em> do us part. So many people are getting married, then divorced,  nowadays like it’s the new trend. I’ve watched others go through a  horrible marriage all because they thought the person they married was “the right one for them”. Or “we’re having a baby so why not”. Or the played out excuse = “we’ve been through so much together”.  <strong>Wrong</strong>. My car and I been through a lot together. My gold pumps and I  been through a lot together. You have to battle yourself with these  dilemmas to be certain that you are making the right decision. Sometimes  God throws a giant monkey wrench into our relationships to show us that  this is not the one for you. He does it to me all the time. Ironically,  that’s the only way I can give up someone I care about.</p>
<p>With that being said, why are you signing a prenuptial agreement? I  think that’s the most ridiculous thing to ever agree to. You’re pretty  much stating that you both are planning for your marriage &amp; divorce  at the same time. And in the most utmost selfish way. The word “pre-nup” taints marriages. If  you have to think twice about marriage, there is no reason to get  married. How would you feel if you helped someone build their empire,  support it for 10 years and have to walk away from it all with <strong>nothing</strong> just because they don’t want you anymore? That’s why before you decide  to marry someone, you need to know that you are able to commit to that  person for the remainder of your life. If you feel that insecure/negative about the woman you choose to marry, then you have no business marrying her. Marriage is about supporting each other for the rest of your life. Therefore, if you end that marriage before death, you are still owed that support.</p>
<p>A lot of guys seem to be in the habit of “dating” for long periods of time (2-5 years) then suddenly deciding they do not want to marry “you” or be with “you” anymore. I don’t understand why  people will waste that much time in a relationship just to have a  companion. Ideally, I think you should know after 2 years if you want to  marry someone or not. Kyle &amp; I have been living together for almost a year now and we already know that we&#8217;re going to be together forever. There&#8217;s no doubt in my mind how that man feels about me because he tells me all the time. A couple that&#8217;s been together for at at least 2 years should know whether or not they&#8217;re going to be together for the rest of their life.  Especially if you’re over the age of 25. At this point, you should know  who you are, what you want and the type of mate you want to be with.  Indeed, it’s very hard to look into someone eyes and just know for a  fact that they’re the <em>perfect</em> match for you. That genuinely,  they are the person you want to be with for the rest of your life. That  your souls are bonded together. However, it shouldn’t take 5 years to  realize such. It shouldn&#8217;t take 3 kids and living together for 8 years to figure it out.</p>
<p>People throw the term &#8220;soul mate&#8221; around very loosely. Calling someone your soul mate is just as strong as telling them  you’re in love with them. May be even stronger than love. Can you see  yourself marrying that person? Sharing all of yourself with this person?  Bearing their children? Accepting all of their flaws &amp; embracing  them as unique gifts without penalizing them about it? If not, then they  are not your soul mate. With the divorce rate spilling over 50% in  America, it’s time that we stop, look &amp; listen to our minds &amp;  hearts before making such hasty decisions. The only person we should  marry is someone you can see yourself spending the rest of your life  with. Not for financial advancements or because you feel this person is your last resort.
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		<title>women that men should avoid?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chanel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this interesting article: THREE TYPES OF WOMEN THAT MEN SHOULD AVOID When it comes to relationships, women will spend a lifetime avoiding men until she finds Mr. Right. On the other hand, men will find Mrs. Right after spending a lifetime dating and sleeping with as many women as they can. In [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic -->I came across this <a href="http://www.balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/ballerific-relationships" target="_blank">interesting article</a>:</p>
<p><strong>THREE TYPES OF WOMEN THAT MEN SHOULD AVOID</strong></p>
<p>When it comes to relationships, women  will spend a lifetime avoiding men until she finds Mr. Right. On the  other hand, men will find Mrs. Right after spending a lifetime dating  and sleeping with as many women as they can. In the process of finding  the right one, people get involved in relationships that they had no  business being part of in the first place. In a man’s case, they often  get in those relationships because they are thinking with their eyes and  penises. There are three types of women that men should avoid despite  the apparent attraction.</p>
<p><strong>The Never Single Girl</strong><br />
Here&#8217;s a girl  who seems normal. She&#8217;s pretty, smart, has a great sense of humor and  has all the intangibles that guys like. All her life she&#8217;s had a  boyfriend. She barely knows what it&#8217;s like to be single. She just  recently broke up with her boyfriend and now has her eyes set on you. It  seems like an opportunity you don&#8217;t want to turn down. Turn it down my  friend. This girl is needy. She needs the comfort of having a man. She&#8217;s  an emotional train wreck waiting to happen and a &#8220;cling-on&#8221;. You have  to call her all day &amp; spend every single bit of free time with her.  The wallpaper on her phone, the wallpaper on her laptop, her Twitter  avatar &amp; Facebook profile picture is of you two. It&#8217;s cute but  that&#8217;s only after two weeks. It&#8217;s more than likely that she is insecure  which can lead to jealousy. If a girl&#8217;s number pops up on your phone,  you receive an &#8220;I miss you&#8221; tweet, smile at another woman or lord forbid  hug someone too long, all hell will break loose. She can easily go from  yielding a knife and wanting to kill you to crying in your arms. Then  there&#8217;s the competition in her head. Because she gets into relationships  so frequently, she will compare you to her last. Instead of you  developing in this relationship at your  pace, she may be expecting you to develop at his pace and you might not  even know it. This girl may have the characteristics you like but don&#8217;t  rush into it. Actually, don&#8217;t let her rush into it.<br />
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The Drunken  Hot Girl</strong><br />
You can&#8217;t keep your eyes off of her. Her hair is long, her  dress is short, her lips are glossy and she has the attention of every  guy in the room. At the club, she dances on top of couches with a glass  of champagne in her hand sometimes pulling her dress down. She has  modeling pics but never really models. Her list of boyfriends look like  the nominees for the Espy&#8217;s and MTV Music Awards. Somehow, you have her  attention and she likes you. Run! If you&#8217;re famous or a &#8220;baller&#8221;,  understand that she is into you for your fame and money. Nothing else.  She wants to enjoy the perks of dating someone as famous as you are.  Trips to award shows, great seats at the ball game, pictures of you two  on blog sites, etc. She&#8217;ll never help you invest your money but will  definitely show you how to blow $20,000 at Louis Vuitton. If you happen  to be the average guy who gets with her, you are in for the ride of your  life. Most likely, this girl doesn&#8217;t work and so she is dependent on  you. She&#8217;s going to have a taste for the finer things. Birkin bags,  Louboutin shoes &amp; Mandalay dresses. You better believe that if she  wants Italian, it&#8217;s going to be Scarpetta and not Olive Garden. Then  there&#8217;s the joint bank account, which eventually, will turn one bum into  two bums. Her lifestyle is rich in glitz &amp; glamour. Is yours?</p>
<p><strong>Ms.  Super Independent</strong><br />
She is the perfect woman. She has it all together.  She&#8217;s beautiful. She can cook and clean. She has her own house and car.  She is smart. Graduated with her bachelor&#8217;s in 2 1/2 years and was able  to garner 2 Master&#8217;s degrees. She&#8217;s now working on her PhD. She  currently holds an executive position at her job. This is the woman you  should be with, if you&#8217;re as or more successful than she is. If you&#8217;re  not, don&#8217;t date her until you are. Why? Successful women are strong  characters. They&#8217;ve worked all their life to be independent so that they  don&#8217;t need you. Everything she does and everything she works for has to  be top notch, including her man. If she happens to follow her emotional  inclination and dates you because she likes your personality, problems  may arise later. She&#8217;s going to feel the need to carry the relationship,  making you feel less like a man. She&#8217;s going to do things for herself  that you won&#8217;t be able to, once again, striking a blow to your ego. More  than likely, powerful men who share similar drive, ambition, and  success surround a woman of her stature. You might not measure up.  Eventually, you might get looked down upon. If her friends are as  successful, they may convince her to ditch you for a &#8220;better&#8221; man. For  the most part, this is the woman you want but you should definitely get  your life together before pursuing her.</p>
<p>Everyone has someone  that fits his or her wants and needs. It&#8217;s about self evaluating and  determining who you are, what you have and then figuring out what you  want and need. Relationships today are beyond just romance. Couples  today have to match up physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually  and financially. If you know who you are and know what you&#8217;re looking  for, you will be able to choose from a select pool of people and  increase your chances of finding the right person for you.
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		<title>I&#8217;m A Fraud.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chanel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry I haven&#8217;t been blogging as frequent as I usually do. School just started again, and I have been spending a lot of time with some offline activities. I will update soon. In the meantime, I will post a throwback that I wrote 2 years ago. Some of you may remember it. Yes…you read that [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote>Sorry I haven&#8217;t been blogging as frequent as I usually do. School just started again, and I have been spending a lot of time with some offline activities. I will update soon. In the meantime, I will post a throwback that I wrote 2 years ago. Some of you may remember it.</p></blockquote>
<p>Yes…you read that right. I’m a fraud. I’m one of those people who talk so much about love, but is unable to determine it on her own. The ones that I’ve told <em>“I love you”</em> to, I never really loved them. At least, not the way I ought to. I was more in love with the fact that they loved me. I was infatuated with the way they cared for me. I lusted for them during the first month. But as time goes on, I started to lose that attraction. Then my patience starts to wear thin. By this time, I’ve gotten so used to being with this individual, I end up settling. Without even knowing that I have. Then that’s when it happens. Doubts. Doubts can break any bond you have with an individual. Do I really know this person? Is he really the one for me? Random thoughts start to surface my mind. Thoughts of who I wish he was more like. Thoughts of the good times I used to have with other men. Thoughts of the man that I believe to be, my ideal mate. Why I always find myself back in his arms? I don’t ever like to go backwards with relationships, but he always seem to be the exception in that rule. Like, no matter what we go through, we always end up back together. Like nothing ever happened. Is that what love is?…or is it something else? Is that healthy?…or is that self-destruction? Questions, questions, questions…that never seem to get answered…</p>
<p>I love you, but I’m not in love with you. I don’t think I ever was. You know who you are. And it’s more than one of you. I battle myself from time to time and try to figure out why I am like this. I’m quite sure I have broken many hearts due to my own selfishness &amp; confusion on what love, for me, is. And I apologize for that. The biggest hint that lets me know that I don’t really love the person I am with is this: when they threaten to leave, I don’t object to them doing so. I’ll sit right on down, and watch them go. Do I cry? Nope. Does that make me an emotionless bitch? Nope. Just means that I didn’t care enough. I did, however, recall one time in my life where I did ask a man not to go. I actually fought for him not to leave. And he never left. The same man who holds that mysterious power over me. And you know what, I hold that same power over him. But why do we find ourselves apart every so often? Is that sign that we should leave each alone? Perhaps. So, if that’s the case, why do we always find each other again?</p>
<p>Right now in my life, I am overjoyed. My career, my financial status and my loved ones are kicking ass. I am definitely happy. But obviously…I am confused beyond natural belief. Confused as to why I feel this way and confused as to why I made the decisions that I have made this year. I have no clue what to do and it’s scaring me. Usually I’ll have a solution straight off the back when I’m presented with an ultimatum. But what do you do when the pros &amp; cons weighs out pretty much the same in either commitment? The worst thing I can do is nothing. I want to do the right thing for me. I believe the decisions that I’ve made in the past week were the best for me right now. I swear decisions have so much power. They usually take me to the exact place I need to be, exactly when I need to get there. Maybe I should take some chances. Take some risks. Follow my heart. Since time and opportunity wait for no one, my life will not stand still until I figure out what to do. I’ve gotten so used to the way my life is, and how I handle “love”….I’m afraid to fall into it again.</p>
<p>I hope I’m doing the right thing…
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		<title>would i commit to myself?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chanel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a desire to settle down &#38; be in a commitment, you have to ask yourself: Would I commit to myself? Am I doing my best to receive the best? Am I giving my all to receive his all? Did I achieve being the best I can be for myself before expecting the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic -->If you have a desire to settle down &amp; be in a commitment, you have to ask yourself: <em>Would I commit to myself?</em> Am I doing my best to receive the best? Am I giving my all to receive his all? Did I achieve being the best I can be for myself before expecting the same from her? If not, why are we pawning ourselves off on someone else. We need to take time to do some homework on self-love, self esteem and self-confidence. <strong>On ourselves.</strong> When we can pass the test of self-acceptance, the perfect someone who will compliment all that we already are will walk right through the door. The love and harmony within yourself reaches out and draws your mate.</p>
<p>Remember how you felt during the first encounters of someone you love? Didn&#8217;t you deny your own feelings? You smile when you see them and you close your eyes when you think about their voice. Every conversation feels like the first one. You&#8217;re completely fascinated by the way they make you feel. The thought of their kiss raises goose bumps as you lick your lips. You talk on the phone everyday. You want to <em>see</em> each other everyday. You want to be held everyday. You miss their caress. You miss their warmth. You miss their body. But sex hasn&#8217;t even been introduced yet. Everything moved so fast and out of nowhere you have feelings for this individual. You feel supported and they heighten your energy at the thought of seeing each other again. You&#8217;re not in love and you&#8217;re not infatuated. But you are feeling <em>something</em>. Yet you can&#8217;t pinpoint it. In just a matter of <strong>days</strong> you already know what they&#8217;re about to say next &amp; an extensive amount of care appeared out of nowhere. Is there a title for this feeling? Or are you in denial of something else?</p>
<p>We, as people, were brought up to feel almost as if we need other people to feel secure and people we can depend on. Kind of sucks&#8230;in my opinion. There is something about being with someone who just makes your heart jump when you see them; someone who you can chill with and sex not always be an option; someone who you can argue with you, but still know that in the end, you will still have their voice to hear. There are a lot more things&#8230;like how some of the best moments with the person can be some of the most silent. Words don&#8217;t have to be said to feel like you are at ease with the person.</p>
<p><em>Eliminating bad choices:</em> The art of mind-vs-heart is such an incredible power that it literally expands whatever it touches. When we&#8217;re faced with a challenge, obstacle or problem, our tendency is to nurture it. Our thinking process harbors the situation while our hearts&#8230;simply tells us different. We talk about it, but we don&#8217;t come to a solution. We describe it vividly, but are unable to recognize it when it&#8217;s in our face. We monitor its progress day by day, imagining how much it&#8217;s growing &amp; how it&#8217;s effects are devastating every aspect of our lives. Yet we still allow it to. You know what we&#8217;re doing? We&#8217;re giving it more value than it&#8217;s worth. We&#8217;re settling due to our selfishness. Where do we find that strength to stop it before we hurt ourselves? As I type this, it dawns on me. It all makes perfect sense. I&#8217;m being tested by <strong>God</strong>. The highest of all high is testing me to see if I can truly make the <strong>right</strong> long-term decisions instead of just <em>living for today</em>. I simple adore being embraced, appreciated &amp; loved for the woman I am. But what do you do when it&#8217;s all coming from the right person at the wrong time? I&#8217;ve grown to notice that the most beautiful things happens at the most inconvenient times in our lives. It gets to the point where you have to pick, choose and then eliminate one of those beautiful things. We can think, speak and bring the best possible outcome into existence by focusing on where we&#8217;re going, not on where we think we are. Think about it&#8230;how far can you go living for today instead of catering to your <em>future</em> happiness? Best things happens to those who wait huh? But what if you&#8217;re tired of waiting? What if, you end up having faith into the number one thing you don&#8217;t believe in? They say everything happens for a reason right? Well maybe this time, I think I&#8217;m going to go against the grain and just see what exactly <strong>is</strong> the reason why this is happening to me. I personally believe I was hand picked to endure questionable events. I always tell folks you&#8217;re strong, positive &amp; faithful attitude will only bring you good. Nothing more, nothing less. When you entertain &amp; focus on the problem, the problem will only get bigger. Funny how you end up doing the exact opposite of what you preach. Ah well, that&#8217;s life I guess huh?
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		<title>giving up.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chanel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So many people give up on finding love or pursuing a potential relationship. They either use their career, age or financial status as an excuse to not allow their feelings flow naturally. To not allow themselves to branch out and meet new people. To not commit to what&#8217;s good right in front of them. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic -->So many people give up on finding love or pursuing a potential relationship. They either use their career, age or financial status as an excuse to not allow their feelings flow naturally. To not allow themselves to branch out and meet new people. To not commit to what&#8217;s good right in front of them. It&#8217;s amusing to watch someone react towards their own feelings. I&#8217;ve noticed that some people are unable to deal with their own emotions. They sometimes run from how their feelings and/or even push the person away. I&#8217;m not sure why people do this. Ever heard the excuse <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m not trying to be in a relationship until I _______&#8221;</em> and the reason is always something that has <strong>nothing</strong> to do with companionship? That never made sense to me, unless it&#8217;s a personal goal like &#8220;Wait until I move out of Botswana and come live in America before we get married&#8221;. Excuses like &#8220;oh I want to finish college first&#8221; or &#8220;no, I need to clear my debt first before I commit to you&#8221; are just that. Excuses. More than likely, in my opinion, that&#8217;s just a polite way to reject you. You do, however, have the ones who are scarred, hurt or still haven&#8217;t gotten over their last relationship, and use that as a crutch to not being able to continue on. These people to me are guilty of 2 things: 1) not getting over it and 2) not being fair to their new love interest. In that fairness, they should opt to not get involved with anyone until they fully get over their commitment issues. If they do, knowing that their issues may &amp; will affect their mate, that&#8217;s how you know selfishness has shown itself and they are only looking out for <em>their</em> best interest. Not yours. using you as a &#8220;past time&#8221;, if you will.</p>
<p>Love have mysterious ways to overpower your emotions. It’ll make you adore someone to the fullest and then hate them within a heartbeat. Especially at the end of a relationship, which can also be the beginning of a new, improved you. After a break-up, you ever realize how much energy that relationship <strong>sucked</strong> out of you? It literally feels as if they sucked the life out of you. After they’re gone, it almost feels as if your blood is rejuvenating it’s circulation. And of course (not immediately after they leave) it took a while to recover from the devastation of being forced to start over. But when you do, you realize there were sides of yourself dying to be expressed. That’s exactly how I felt when my heart was broken. Boy was he the love of my life then. Nevertheless after we broke up, slowly and surely, my life became so <em>different</em>. Same goes for any relationship you’re in (friendship, dating, etc). As soon as you disassociated yourself from someone, you feel 5 more pounds lifted off your back. Ever notice you don’t get much shit done when you have your head up in the clouds, eyes wide shut? Not even focusing on reality. Now that&#8217;s when I feel being involved with someone will effect your life in a negative way. I&#8217;ve seen women call out from work for days over a broken heart. I can&#8217;t lie, I failed a couple of classes back in the day because of a broken heart. I couldn&#8217;t focus on my studies AT ALL. That&#8217;s when I knew I needed to wake up and smell the roses. He&#8217;s no longer there, probably with his new bitch, get over it, get up and continue living on with my life. One of the best motivations I gave myself was <em>reminding</em> myself that he&#8217;s most likely out there not giving a rats ass about me. All those tears I&#8217;ve shed whilst he&#8217;s celebrating his renewed single life? Come on people, we got to do better. I did better. That was 8 years ago. And when I came across one of my old photo albums the other day, and seen one of our pictures in there, I chuckled to myself. Back then I just knew I couldn&#8217;t be without him but now I&#8217;m wondering what did I ever <strong>see</strong> in him?</p>
<p>Take heed to these words if you ever find yourself feeling stuck. Life &amp; relationships are not about being frozen in place. It’s about growth, commitments and <strong>love</strong>. Sometimes you may just have to fight for love because the other party is simply scared of it. And if you&#8217;re the person who&#8217;s scared of love, scared of fighting to make things work, scared to make the slightest effort to earn that companionship, you need to do some thorough soul searching. No one is meant to be alone. Life is so much better to aim for your desires than not trying at all. I personally prefer to try, and maybe get rejected, than to not knowing at all if it would have worked. I know, I know…easier said than done. But remember….the hardest advice to follow is your own.
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		<title>cheating yourself.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being cheated on. How does it make you feel? It makes you feel like you&#8217;re not good enough. You start questioning yourself. You start feeling inferior. The confidence you had within yourself disappeared. You suddenly don&#8217;t feel attractive anymore. You try to figure out when and where did you go wrong. Should I forgive him? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic -->Being cheated on. How does it make you feel? It makes you feel like you&#8217;re not good enough. You start questioning yourself. You start feeling inferior. The confidence you had within yourself disappeared. You suddenly don&#8217;t feel attractive anymore. You try to figure out when and where did you go wrong. Should I forgive him? Am I to take her back? Was it really because he was drunk? Did I really chase her into someone else arms? When that confusion sets in, you feel like you&#8217;re in a maze of deceit and uncertainty.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s been this ongoing debate about infidelity and which one is worse: Being cheated on physically or being cheated on emotionally. I believe emotional infidelity is much worse than the physical. If you&#8217;re wondering what&#8217;s the difference I will tell you. <em>Physical cheating</em> is about sex, getting satisfaction from someone else touch, whether you&#8217;re kissing, hugging, being affectionate and of course&#8230;having sex. <em>Emotional cheating</em> is when you&#8217;re connecting to someone on an emotional level by spending time with them, having that mental attachment, and keeping in contact on a daily basis. Yes, I consider &#8220;getting to know someone better&#8221; by using an internet venue cheating as well. Those personal daily emails, text messages and instant messages with the opposite sex are inappropriate if you&#8217;re in a relationship. Meeting a person from the internet is also a <strong>major no-no</strong>. The time you possibly spent to get to know them better and then to prepare a time and date to go meet them? That&#8217;s crossing the line, even if it is just a &#8220;friend&#8221;. If that &#8220;friend&#8221; wasn&#8217;t there before the relationship, they shouldn&#8217;t be there now. Same thing goes for co-workers, church members, and the cashier at the supermarket. There&#8217;s no need to create more friends of the opposite sex. That&#8217;s the point of being in a relationship. That person is supposed to be your main source of satisfaction.</p>
<p>Point is, I strongly believe being cheated on emotionally is worse than physically. He had sex with her once and left her alone. It&#8217;s bad, but not as bad as him spending time with her, taking her out on dates, paying her bills and crying on her shoulder when things go bad. He&#8217;s living 2 lives and becoming more and more attached to this other woman. And all during this time, he&#8217;s not talking to you anymore, not spending time with the kids, always &#8220;working late&#8221; and haven&#8217;t had sex with you in 2 months. He&#8217;s respectfully saving himself for her. She may know about you, she may not. But more than likely, she doesn&#8217;t know about you. How can you mend a relationship after that? After knowing that your partner has started a new life with someone else? Once you find out (81% of men won&#8217;t admit to it, even after asking<a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/160910/page/1" target="_blank">¹</a>) how do you cope with it? Do you forgive him and move on or do you lay down the laws of betrayal and give him a 2nd chance?</p>
<p>There are times in our life where we cheat ourselves. Have you ever decided to do something different with your life, but end up defending those ideals? Then what usually happens next? You lose all of your motivation. You ever decided to not go for it <strong>at all</strong>? You were so excited about your new inner discovery and all it took was <strong>one</strong> person to knock those dreams out of existence. Isn&#8217;t it funny how impressionable we become at our most vulnerable moments? We let our guards down for 5 minutes and during those 5 minutes, we receive painful reminders of why we had our guards up in the first place. People tend to forget the main fact: <em>We only have one life to live.</em> It&#8217;s not like you&#8217;ll get another chance to do the things you dream of doing. So why hold yourself back due to the negative opinion of others? Let them say what they want to say. Let them believe what they want to believe. I need constructive criticism and some sort of background or history as to why someone wouldn&#8217;t support me in a decision. Ignorance is bliss. If I decide to go back to school to become a teacher because I love helping children and I have a passion in education, don&#8217;t grill me down about how teachers don&#8217;t get paid much and the economy is bad and blah blah blah. Did you NOT hear what I said? My priority is not <em>how much</em> I would make as a teacher but the <strong>impact</strong> I can provide towards our children &amp; their education. When I express my goals to you, I am seeking support, not backlash. Close minded people usually act this way. But most of all, it usually comes from someone who&#8217;s envious of you. Instead of praising your accomplishments and goals, they want to shit all over your parade to make you feel as low as they do. <strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Don&#8217;t cheat yourself out of your dreams.</strong></p>
<p>Source: ¹<a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/160910/page/1" target="_blank">Men Who Cheat</a>
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		<title>i&#8217;m a fraud.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So&#8230;I was reading some of my old posts and I can see that last year must have been my toughest year for love. Or lack thereof. Now that I look back on things, I most certainly know that in each relationship I have been in, I was in them for the wrong reasons. And the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic -->So&#8230;I was reading some of my old posts and I can see that last year must have been my toughest year for love. Or lack thereof. Now that I look back on things, I most certainly know that in each relationship I have been in, I was in them for the wrong reasons. And the one that I gave most of my love to, was the one to hurt me the most. I allowed him to derail my emotions on so many levels. Notice, I didn&#8217;t sit here and say &#8220;he did this&#8221; or &#8220;he did that&#8221;. All of the signs where there but I refuse to see them. All the hints where there but I refused to follow them. All my friends told me better but I refuse to believe them. It&#8217;s funny how when it comes down to love, no one can tell you what to do but yourself. Someone can drill &#8220;<em>he ain&#8217;t shit girl!</em>&#8221; in your head everyday, all day&#8230;but you&#8217;ll never see it for yourself and leave him until YOU find that strength to do it yourself. Upon moving on, at least I am able to see the light and know when and where things went wrong. Times where I thought I was in love when i really wasn&#8217;t. The post I&#8217;m referring to is titled &#8220;I&#8217;m A Fraud&#8221;.</p>
<blockquote><p>Yes…you read that right. <strong>I’m a fraud</strong>. I’m one of those people who talk so much about love, but is unable to determine it on her own. The ones that I’ve told “<em>I love you</em>” to, I never really loved them. At least, not the way I ought to. I was more in love with the fact that they loved me. I was infatuated with the way they cared for me. I lusted for them during the first month. But as time goes on, I started to lose that attraction. Then my patience starts to wear thin. By this time, I’ve gotten so used to being with this individual, I end up settling. Without even knowing that I have. Then that’s when it happens. Doubts. Doubts can break any bond you have with an individual. Do I really know this person? Is he really <em>the one</em> for me? Random thoughts start to surface my mind. Thoughts of who I wish he was more like. Thoughts of the good times I used to have with other men. Thoughts of the man that I believe to be, my ideal mate. Why I always find myself back in his arms? I don’t ever like to go backwards with relationships, but he always seem to be the exception in that rule. Like, no matter what we go through, we always end up back together. Like nothing ever happened. Is that what love is?…or is it something else? Is that healthy?…or is that self-destruction? Questions, questions, questions…that never seem to get answered…</p>
<p>I love you, but I’m not <em>in</em> love with you. I don’t think I ever was. You know who you are. And it’s more than one of you. I battle myself from time to time and try to figure out why I am like this. I’m quite sure I have broken many hearts due to my own selfishness &amp; confusion on what love, for me, is. And I apologize for that. The biggest hint that lets me know that I don’t really love the person I am with is this: <span style="color: #cc99ff;">when they threaten to leave, I don’t object to them doing so.</span> I’ll sit right on down, and watch them go. Do I cry? Nope. Does that make me an emotionless bitch? Nope. Just means that I didn’t care enough. I did, however, recall one time in my life where I <strong>did</strong> ask a man not to go. I actually fought for him not to leave. And he never left. The same man who holds that mysterious power over me. And you know what, I hold that same power over him. But why do we find ourselves apart every so often? Is that sign that we should leave each alone? Perhaps. So, if that’s the case, why do we always find each other again?</p>
<p>Right now in my life, I am overjoyed. My career, my financial status and my loved ones are kicking ass. I am definitely happy. But obviously…I am confused beyond natural belief. Confused as to why I feel this way and confused as to why I made the decisions that I have made this year. I have no clue what to do and <em>it’s scaring me</em>. Usually I’ll have a solution straight off the back when I’m presented with an ultimatum. But what do you do when the pros &amp; cons weighs out pretty much the same in either commitment? The worst thing I can do is nothing. I want to do the right thing for <strong>me</strong>. I believe the decisions that I’ve made in the past week were the best for me right now. I swear decisions have so much power. They usually take me to the exact place I need to be, exactly when I need to get there. Maybe I should take some chances. Take some risks. <strong>Follow my heart.</strong> Since time and opportunity wait for no one, my life will not stand still until I figure out what to do. I’ve gotten so used to the way my life is, and how I handle “love”….I’m afraid to fall into it again.</p>
<p>I hope I’m doing the right thing…</p></blockquote>
<p>Wow. Can you say &#8220;caught up&#8221;? I&#8217;m so glad I was able to experience those feelings because if not, I wouldn&#8217;t be so clear in what I want in a man, a relationship and love. I have such a strong embrace on love now, I take no shorts. Which is where I want to be. I feel sorry for those women that accept less than what they deserve or downplay the actions of a man. Fronting as if that&#8217;s what they want or that &#8220;it&#8217;s okay&#8221;. No it&#8217;s <strong>never</strong> okay to be treated less than what you&#8217;re worth. It&#8217;s never okay to remain somewhere when you&#8217;re not 100% happy. Even if it&#8217;s just a &#8220;sex&#8221; thing. Why give someone a coupon on your self-respect? If you allow to receive 50% of what you want, you&#8217;re giving people the legal right to only give you 50% of themselves. The neverending story you tell others as if things are how you want them to be are just a front. And you&#8217;re are only kidding yourself with those fraudelent storytales. Or maybe you&#8217;re trying to convince yourself. No matter what the circumstances are, we as women deserve to be treated how we represent ourselves. Unless you want to find yourself in a dead end relationship wth no real commitment to love.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s time to reflect on where you are and if that person deserves to be there with you. Love isn&#8217;t confusing. Lying to yourself is.
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking a time out to reminisce on the past&#8230;. Sitting at the bar. Somehow I glanced in your direction. And at the same time, you glanced towards mine. We smiled. But did no more. The second encounter, we were pumping gas at the same gas station. Was this fate? You noticed me the same time [...]]]></description>
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<p>Sitting at the bar. Somehow I glanced in your direction. And at the same time, you glanced towards mine. We smiled. But did no more. The second encounter, we were pumping gas at the same gas station. Was this fate? You noticed me the same time I noticed you. Which brought us to speak. Which also lead to many more conversations. Laughter. Flirting. Sharing experiences. Understanding each other. You became my new best friend. Becoming attracted to each other’s mind. Physical contact; how invigorating that was. Twining, bonding and absorbing every part of our bodies into one. <strong>The memories are intoxicating.</strong> The times we shared. Irreplaceable. Our whispers. Our caress. <em>Our kisses</em>. The strength of our intimacy. We built a foundation full of love, honor and respect. We are one. You became my future. We made plans, you and I. Plans on being together. Forever. Your family was my family. As was mine. That morning we made love before we went to work. That night we argued over pizza and soon found ourselves kissing on the floor. Your friend’s birthday when we got really drunk and ended up sleeping in the car. The parties. The wild nights. Those walks. The dinners. Our bed. Pure bliss. I felt like I was in heaven. But then something happened. The negative takeover . You started calling less. I became restless. Rolling my eyes every time you gave me yoru opinion. Irritable. Frustration. Confusion. Is the love still there? The way I glared at you. The way you yelled at me. Less quality time was spent with one another. The conversations turned into arguments. Our Friday nights turned into “<span style="color: #cc99ff;"><em>nah, maybe next week</em></span>”. The intimacy turned into just plain ole <span style="color: #ff00ff;">sex</span>. No foreplay. No candles. No tears of satisfaction. Just tears of grief of the feeling that our &#8220;intimacy&#8221; has become a <em>task</em>. You criticized me more often. I lost focus in you. We stopped grasping each other&#8217;s attention with little things. We started blaming each other for things instead of taking responsibility and fixing. <strong>The pain</strong> <strong>starts to sink in</strong><strong>.</strong> Someone gave up. Someone became somebody else. Someone decided they wanted out. Someone, didn’t love anymore. The confusion. The tears. The heartache. The loneliness. Not having those lips anymore. Not being held in those arms again. Not having you look at me with admiration anymore. Feeling unwanted. Sad. Tired. Unloved.</p>
<p>Now here comes the truth. Years may go by, you will still be in my heart. The pain have subsided, but remembered like yesterday. Many will try, but you are still the best. Some may have gotten close, but you always conquered. Love, will come again…but not as strong as yours. I miss you. I miss your lips, your smile and your touch. I miss it all. Wait a minute. Did I really move on? Am I in denial? They say never go backwards. But suddenly, I want that feeling back. I want you. Or do I just want to be in love again? Is that my reality?<strong> </strong>Am I in love with being in love? They say love will come again. How will I know? They say you can never lose your true love. Then how did I lose you? Can I have you back? I doubt if you feel the same. Things have changed though. I can make it better then it was before. We can make it work. But are you even worth it now? Should I even waste my time? Matter fact, <em>I change my mind</em>. I think it’s best leave well alone. Maybe you were not my true love. If it was meant to be, it will be. It would have been already. Just like the first day we met. That happened with no struggle. And love should come without any force. Who knows what would happen if I tried, again. <strong>But I’ll pass</strong>. Want to know why? Here’s why. We may only have one life to live, however, you’ll only have one chance to love. And you had your chance already. Now, someone better is showing me exactly what real love feels like.</p>
<p>Strange how some of the most influential relationships you&#8217;ve had in your life can still be reflected upon years later. I don&#8217;t recall telling most people how I felt, or feel, when my heart got broken. Especially when it happened more than once. But pretty much, that&#8217;s the best I can describe it. It is often difficult to express and communicate the essence of what our inner world is experiencing, because we’re not always aware of what we’re truly feeling. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed by good or bad feelings and this is usually shown by our behavior. <em>Without saying a word.</em> We find our feelings become <em>invisible</em> and we’re unable to do anything at all. It’s really our actions that translate the intangible mystery of our feelings into reality. When people ask us “<em>what’s wrong</em>” how come we usually say “<em>oh nothing</em>” when we know good &amp; damn well something <strong>is</strong> wrong? Nothing is wrong but <span style="color: #cc99ff;">everything</span> is. Makes sense? Reason why I usually say <em>&#8220;nothing&#8221;</em> is because I’m actually being closed in. Part of me don’t want to pour my problems on people and the other part is because I choose to keep negativity to myself. If I’m going to speak upon myself, I prefer for it to be the brighter things that are occurring in my life. I’m still a small culprit for having a brick wall but that’s because people tend to use things against you as soon as there’s some disharmony. In the alternate universe I live in, I find that amusing. In my reality, I don’t know if it’s all that entertaining. <strong>It&#8217;s hurtful</strong>. Some people believe if you don’t share all of your problems with those that inquire, you’re only limiting yourself from people that possibly care about you. That may be true. But there’s a stronger part of me that believes those same people will throw those very same things up in your face when you make them upset. It has happened to me in almost <strong>every</strong> relationship. Funny how the people you care about would be the ones to make that wall even stronger by betraying you. By breaking your heart.</p>
<p>I don’t get upset at what was said or how a relationship ended. It’s the intention behind their words &amp; actions that bother me. I’m women enough to admit that I am afraid of being hurt ever again. For my heart to be broken. <em><em>To the point where I’ve become numb</em> &amp; scared</em>. I guess it’s time to break down that wall and let my feelings flow again in a healthy way. Or perhaps subconsciously, I have a hidden agenda. And just to clarify things, I am still open to love. I&#8217;m just more careful as to <em>whom</em> deserves to get that love from me.
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