Red Flag!                     
If you are married or dating and you are
experiencing some of these signs, these
are red flags and you need to change it
or get out of the relationship! You can
choose to seek counseling if both
partners are willing.
  • When your partner calls you
    names.
  • When your partner does not  want
    to spend time any time with you.
  • When your only communication is
    fighting.
  • When your partner is to
    controlling.
  • When your partner is always
    critical towards you.
  • When your partner is disrespectful
    to you.
  • When your partner is always
    leaving you home alone.
  • When your sex life is no longer
    important to your partner
  • When your partner is always hot
    tempered toward you.
  • When your partner is always
    starting fights with you.
  • When your partner is physically
    abusive.
See what others are saying!
What is your one best piece of advice for
a long, healthy marriage?
Married for over 43 years. Sex is great, but friendship is the
cement that keeps us going with a massive infusion of humor.  
Our unstated goal is to make fun of every day, and work and play
together.  Do we always agree?  Heck No, but who does.  The 3
C's are the formula..communicate, compromise, and
consideration.  Works all the time.  Jim
WEDDING ON A BUDGET

The average US wedding will run about $25,000, but
one that works could cost thousands less.  For a $2K
wedding plan, you can have a great ceremony!  From
homemade wedding favors to reception vases from
Ross, here's how to get a stylish 100-guest wedding
for under $2K.

Purchase white or pink table cloths and clear vases
approx. 4 inches in diameter, add water and a colored
floating candle for your centerpieces. Place some
ribbon, or shiny wire with hearts dangling off of it,
usually found at the dollar store. You can purchase
wedding supplies at the Dollar Store or Big Lots if you
want to save more. Costs approx. $150..00

Stationery: Less than $150.00
You could do it yourself. Find a small online stationery
company that are completely affordable, or purchase
a card builder for your computer that includes the
fonts you need for around $30.00 dollars. Then
purchase card stock paper, envelopes included,
paper will cost approx $65.00 for 100 sheets.  Buy
some business card stock to match and some tissue
paper to cut and put into the cards. It makes it fun and
people are proud that you made them yourself.

Ceremony Flowers: $150
Ways to save: Find an a la carte florist to make a
bridal bouquet, and then go online and order fans or
parasols for your bridesmaids to carry in lieu of
flowers.

Ceremony: $65
If you have a place of worship, then you're all set. If
not, plan a ceremony in a nearby park. Have your
guests stand in a semicircle while you exchange vows
and let the surroundings act as your decor. You could
also search for a park with a view. (Just make sure
that in the case of rain, you'd be able to use your
reception space.) A park permit cost's just $25.00 and
go to the county clerk's office for your marriage
license for $40.00 and have a friend or loved one
become ordained online for free to  officiate your
ceremony.

Photography: $400.00
Find a photographer who offers a la carte services so
that you don't have to pay for extras like editing,
re-touching, and photo albums.
A  photographer who's running a "recession special"
wedding photography package which includes four
hours of shooting for approx. 400.00

Attire: $500.00
Check out nontraditional bridal lines like the ones at
Target or, shop sample sales, and browse off the rack
dresses at department stores. Another option: Find a
bridesmaid dress that you like and get it in white.
There are wedding gowns on the website starting at
99.00. The groom could wear his favorite suit and
then buy a new shirt for the occasion.

Food:  Have your family members bring a variety of
salads, and rolls, so all you have to do is purchase
the meat. Total cost would be around $200.00.

Cake: Have a family member that has some
experience and they can make you a wedding cake,
or look in your phone book for a cake decorator that
would give you a good deal.
"Love is not about finding the right person, but creating a right
relationship. It's not about how much love you have in the
beginning but how much love you build till the end."
Love CAN be forever.  You must wake up each morning asking
yourself, "What can I do to make his/her day better?"  Then make
the conscious decision to do it sometime during that day.  You'd
be amazed at how big the little things are.  Kim
When men or women
suddenly find themselves
alone when they are in their
forties, fifties or older, there
is a temptation to think that
that is it, their lives from
now on will be solitary with
no new companion. Many
people in this age bracket
consign themselves to the
relationship scrapheap
because they figure that
they are now too old to find
someone new.  Is this a fair
assumption?
Am I Alone
Forever, Or
Does Over Forty
And Fifty Plus
Dating Really
Work?
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HOW TO MAINTAIN A STORYBOOK
RELATIONSHIP.
We are married 37 years now and so far still
together and best friends. That is of course if he's
not lying to me, just kidding! I want to share some
tips that kept us best friends and hopefully it will
help you!  
In our parents' day, there was a whiff of scandal
attached to the divorcee - a woman who had left
her marriage had to be some sort of a floozy, after
all, and was considered "tainted goods." Today,
however, divorce is much more commonplace, and
not necessarily the result of some sort of
scandalous turmoil.
Dating Divorced Women - 7
Sure-Fire Ways to Attract a
Woman Who Has Been
Divorced!
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