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I had started using the secret about four years ago when I had issues with my health. I learned to restructure my thoughts to think more positively and to not worry about the negative. I was that person that worried …

I STARTED DREAMING ABOUT HIMI’ve heard it been said that when you dream of someone they dream of you too. Is this true? My Ex and I broke up over 12 years ago. My now husband and I started dating, …

Love. It is one of the first emotions that we experience, regardless of what your definition of love is. It could have been when your parents first held you in their arms, or it could have been experienced when you …

Adam and I clicked when he interviewed me for the job. He was very good-looking – tall and broad-shouldered. The week I started, we drove to Liverpool to meet clients. We laughed all the way back. When he dropped me off I …

Maybe you fell into the wrong person, wrong relationship, wrong time, wrong place. Maybe you gave everything to a connection you thought was real and permanent and you ended up alone. Maybe you trusted, shared your life, made a promise …

Whether you’re single or in a decade-long relationship, it’s likely coronavirus has had an impact on your love life. With Illinois’ “stay-at-home” order and new social distancing rules in place, the pandemic has fundamentally changed how we’re supposed to interact …

One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer’s office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story. This couple …

The confusion that comes before we know how they feel and the nights we stay up wondering if they want us, if they like us if they care and wondering if they are thinking about us as much as we’re …

I will never forget my decision on the 13th of April 2008 that led to the journey of bitterness in my life and marriage. I was a very simple and loving girl until I met Dayo. My mother warned me, …

“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” Often when people want a new relationship, they either look for someone to complete them or they imagine sharing their life with someone just like them. So they …

I met him when he moved in next door to me. We became friends and later he moved in with me and we became an item. He had me hook, line and sinker, a real charmer. He was a rebel, …

Your wedding vows talk about a lifetime together, a life of unwavering loyalty, one of getting old together, through good and bad times. But as years pass by, that spurt of love turns into monotony. This is when you discover the …

I don’t know why I answered my ex’s text message last weekend. I guess I was bored because my love life is more or less nonexistent. I also hadn’t heard from him in a while, and the curious part of me …

Dating, for me, has always been a little bit wearing. My past relationships required too much effort (from both sides), and I never felt like I could be myself. I don’t think anyone was at fault; I wasn’t right for the …

I met Charles some months back. I still remember vividly how it happened. It was the morning I left Lagos for coal camp. I was with my backpack and a heavy suitcase standing at a park very similar to this …

I bet that’s a headline you never thought you’d read. Time and time again we’re reminded that men do the chasing and women must sit back and let men chase them. Women should pretend not to be interested because that …

The other day a younger friend, a woman in her twenties, called to share news of her engagement. She’s been dating a great-seeming guy for about a year, and she sounded exuberant, glowing, over the moon. “Congratulations, Eleanor! I’m so …

It’s funny how things never really turn out the way you thought they would. Reality is different from our expectations, and most of the time that doesn’t really bother us. When the unexpected happens, it’s usually not an issue. We …

For many men around the world, one very intimate subject has often been a source of anxiety: the size of their genitals. These worries are fueled by many sources, ranging from widespread misconceptions about typical penis size, popular overemphasis on …

Love grows and ignites with greater force when it comes along with a larger small dose of impossibility. Passion never burns as hot as when it is cross with some prohibition. And if it must be kept secret, all the …