Archive for October, 2007

Using Free Dating Services

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

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For many who are looking to use online dating only to find friends, they may not want to pay to use the sites. For those instances, there are free dating services available. It’s important to remember that you may not have access to profiles and other information, but you may find that they can contact you. You must be careful, though, because some of these sites are set up in such a way that although they can contact you, you can only respond to their emails if you pay the fee for the service. They do not all work the same way, so you will need to check each one in order to find out what their policies are regarding contacting people who interest you.

Another thing you want to consider is when the dating services tell you they are free, many times what they mean is the registration is free, and you can post your profile for free, but if you want to do anything else, you need to pay a fee. It is very misleading for many people who expect to sign up and find all of the services are free. Several years ago, many of the dating services were free, and even those that used to be free now require payment to email someone who peaks your interest. Of course, the free dating service allows you to sign up for free and discover if anyone of the members appeals to you instead of joining a site, paying the fee, and finding there is no one who interests in the least. It works something like a free trial—try it, and if you like it, you buy it. Most of us don’t have a problem with that if they say up front, but many of them don’t. Before you sign up with a free dating site, make sure you find out just what is FREE.

How to Deal with a Jealous Ex

Monday, October 1st, 2007

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Many people have had the problem of dealing with a jealous ex, whether it’s a spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend. It’s more difficult when you have moved forward into another relationship and your ex hasn’t. What do you do if he shows up at your home while you’re there with your new love interest? It’s easy enough to tell him or her to go, but what if they refuse? It’s a very sensitive situation because you know this could cause your new relationship to do a belly flop. As sad as it may be, the easiest way is to tell him or her that you have company and to please leave. If your request isn’t followed, you may have no alternative but to call the police to have him or her removed. The problem is some people cannot accept when a relationship ends, and they will do whatever they need to do in order to trying to revive what is gone. You have to be strong enough to now allow that to stand in the way of a new partner even if it means ignoring tears.

Once a relationship ends, you are no longer committed to any parts of that relationship unless there are children involved. In that case, you are committed only to paying child support (if you’re a father) and visitation. For a woman who has children from a previous marriage or relationship, your only commitment is to make sure the child(ren) have regular contact with their father and that he fulfills his financial obligation. Beyond that of children, you have no obligation to a previous marriage or relationship. Does that mean you should have no contact with his or her family even if you were close when you were together? That is something you will need to work out with the family members involved, but you may want to wait until you are sure that your ex accepts that the relationship is finished.


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