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12 Risk Factors You May Be A Cheater

Are you at risk of becoming a cheater? Cheater! Are you at risk? The word cheater is practically on the same level as ‘bastard’ or ‘whore’…It’s not pretty, and neither is the reputation of a person who’s been called one. Cheaters are sleazy. They’re shady, malicious, and infamous. They’re one of the most undesirable types of people to be. They violate trust and wreck homes. They seek out something more when their partner is having a bad week.. or month.. or year, and they feel absolutely no remorse for their actions. At least… that’s how a cheater is often portrayed in the [...]

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4 How To Steps to Say No

No! Say it loud and proud. No? Why is it so hard to say no? For many people, the hardest word in any language to utter is the word "no." It seems that we are just hardwired to say "yes." We say yes to friends who ask favors. We say yes to the boss who needs someone to work overtime. We say yes to the family member who needs us to perform a task for them. Whenever anybody needs anything, we say yes. The truth is that we believe that saying yes is a sign of love or friendship. It [...]

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Jealousy! Is it healthy?

We all experience mild feelings of jealousy throughout our lives. No matter how confident a person is within themselves, or how happy they are in a relationship, the green-eyed monster has a way of rearing its ugly head. And often it doesn’t take much to trigger it! Your partner may have a few new additions to their Facebook friends list that you don’t know, or even an attractive new colleague at work that makes you bristle at the mere mention of their name. But is a little bit of jealousy in a relationship such a bad thing? The simple answer [...]

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Do You Know The Personal Boundaries?

You are about to enter the personal boundaries zone, proceed with caution. Creating and Maintaining Healthy Boundaries Boundaries are the mental, emotional and even physical limits that we create for ourselves which prevent outside forces from getting into our personal space and defining who we are and how we live our lives. These boundaries preserve our integrity and give us the power to take responsibility for our own actions and take control of our life. Establishing personal boundaries can be challenging and we can easily feel like we are being selfish by letting others know what we want and what [...]

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