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04/13/2018
Shacking Up With Boyfriends My marriage of 11 years ended violently in November 2011. He left me with a traumatic brain injury and strangle marks on my neck. I'm now a single mom of 3 sons. I had always been a housewife/full time mom, so I was stressed about getting a job. More >>

Tags: AbuseBad relationshipsDatingMarriageMotherhood-FatherhoodMotheringParentingRelationshipsResponse to a CallShacking UpShacking-UpValues
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03/27/2018
How to Defeat Your Self-Destructive Behavior Everybody has self-destructive behaviors, some worse than others. Here's how to stop yours once and for all... More >>

Tags: AddictionAttitudeBad Childhood-Good LifeBehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceDatingEat Less-Move MoreHealthPersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsStop Whining, Start LivingTen Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their LivesTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesTipsValues
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03/26/2018
I Was Doing It Wrong! I called you five years ago, when my boss had excluded me from a golf event. At the time, you told me that guys just wanted to do things with guys and it didn't mean anything. I was appalled and vowed never to listen to you again... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceDatingParentingPersonal ResponsibilityShacking UpValues
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03/22/2018
What Chivalry Looks Like Chivalry is an important quality of a man's behavior because it lets you know about his character patience, caring, and point of view. Here's what true chivalry looks like... More >>

Tags: Character-Courage-ConscienceChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingRelationshipsTen Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their RelationshipsTen Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their LivesTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesTips
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03/13/2018
11 Years Later I was 23 and stupid but smart enough to know I had to find a job to make some money before I stared graduate school. At that job, the radio was set to your show. Thank God for that. I heard you say "you have to kiss a lot of toads before you find your prince". More >>

Tags: DatingMarriageResponse to a Comment
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03/12/2018
7 Ways to Tell if Someone Is Ready for a Relationship It takes almost nothing to throw the word love around. Building a lasting relationship requires a heck of a lot more. Here are some of the signs that the person you're dating is really ready for a relationship... More >>

Tags: BehaviorCharacter-Courage-ConscienceChoose Wisely-Treat KindlyDatingMarriageRelationshipsTen Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their LivesTen Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesTips
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03/07/2018
Focusing on my Boy I remember having to do a report in school about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I always knew I wanted to be a wife and mom. But I never thought it was the 'right' answer. So I would make up something. More >>

Tags: DatingFamily/Relationships - ChildrenParentingRelationshipsResponse to a Comment
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03/05/2018
E is for Effort, H is for Hope ...There is a theory called 'indirect effort'. It states that you get almost everything in your relationships with others more easily by approaching them indirectly rather than directly. Now what that meant to me is that online dating is not enough effort or action to have the results I want... More >>

Tags: AttitudeDatingInternet-MediaMarriagePersonal ResponsibilityRelationshipsStress
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02/23/2018
Highlighting Throughout My boyfriend recently gave me your book "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" and I was pissed. I immediately flipped through it and ripped it apart, stating it didn't apply to me or us. More >>

Tags: DatingRelationshipsThe Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
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02/14/2018
From a Recovered Shack-Up Honey I want to share my story with you and your listeners. I've been listening to you for over 25 years. My boyfriend at the time turned me onto you right after we shacked up! How ironic is that! More >>

Tags: DatingHumorMotherhood-FatherhoodParentingShacking Up
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