Relationships & Family
Managing relationships with friends and family are among the most important things you do. Need some advice? You can find Communication help, crisis support, marriage advice and dating tips in Helium’s Relationships & Family channel.
Greed in family: When blood isn't thicker than money
by Linda Joyce
This is a true story about greed in a family and is a perfect example of when blood isn't thicker than money. It's a story so sad, I wish it weren't true.
This story isn't about me or my dysfunctional family. That's a story for another day. This is the tale of a woman I was a caregiver to years ago. I've never forgotten her. She was a true southern belle, ripped from the Louisiana bayou and transported
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No
Suicide. The very word is a taboo in itself. It's a topic that no one really likes to talk about or discuss,
Yes
by Holle Abee
As a Christian, for many years I felt that suicide was an unforgivable sin. I felt that the decision
Ancestry & Genealogy
- Genealogy: How to obtain records of birth, death, marriage and divorce
- How to set up a personal surname website for genealogy research
- The best websites to do free family history searches
- Genealogy: It's all in a name, searching those names that have changed
- Genealogy: Great American migrations
- Family: How strong are your roots?
- Genealogy: The best questions to ask your family to get the right information
Coping with Divorce
- Maintaining your sanity during and after a divorce
- Easiest ways to get over your ex
- How do I cope with an ex that is constantly around?
- Deciding who gets the family pet in a situation of divorce
- Love don't live here any more
- 10 strategies for keeping your cool during divorce
- How to remain friends with your spouse after a divorce
Divorce & Legal Issues
- Legal grounds for divorce in Delaware
- Book reviews: Divorce for Dummies, by John Ventura
- How to get divorced in Jordan
- Legal grounds for divorce in Arkansas
- Legal grounds for divorce in Iowa
- How to plan an amicable divorce
- What is a simplified divorce?
Male / Female Communication Styles
by Billie Staib
My husband and I have been married for over seven years and we have never had a fight. Of course we have had disagreements. Occasionally
It is only natural that some time after a divorce you may want to begin dating again. However, dating after a divorce can be a roller-coaster
by Mrs. R.
What makes a man sexy is more than you can plainly see on the exterior, it's the whole package. You can have the most amazing looking
Blushing brides and gallant grooms find themselves swept up in the whirlwind of wedding planning from the time she says, "Yes" until
Writing Assignments
- Communities & Support
- What are the best gay and lesbian writing conferences?
- Best books for straight parents of gay and lesbian children
- Where gay teens can find safe online support
- A look at Florida's gay communities
- Best websites for gay and lesbian shopping
- A look at Seattle's gay community
- Gay & Lesbian Issues
- Segregation in the LGBT community
- Where to find information online about gay and lesbian adoption
- How to find out if a potential employer is gay friendly
- Gay Men
- How Tennesse Williams helped shape the gay rights movement
- Important men in gay history
- Gay dating site reviews: mypartner.com
- Lesbian
- Defining the lesbian continuum
- Analyzing lesbian domestic violence
- Transgender
- Tips for transgender students seeking campus housing
- The history of transsexualism in the U.S.
- Dating an FTM (Female to Male transsexual)
- Deciding which box to check: Understanding the transgender issue
- Relationships & Family (Other)
- Book reviews: Life After Deployment, by Karen M. Pavlicin
- Communication Skills
- The differences between verbal and non-verbal communication
- Dating (Other)
- An overview of free dating services in Illinois
- First Dates
- The best places to go on a first date in Huntsville, AL
- Love & Lust
- How love and lust differ
- Online Dating
- Geek to geek dating websites
- Free geek dating websites
- Best dating websites for gay men
- The Single Life
- The best resorts for singles in the South Pacific
- The best resorts for singles in the French Riviera
- The best Asian travel tours for singles
- Why people stay single longer these days
Difference of opinion? Debate now.
- Communities & Support
- Is there such thing as gaydar?
- Gay & Lesbian Issues
- Should gays and lesbians be allowed civil unions but not marriage?
- Should homosexuals receive all the rights and benefits of marriage?
- Should bisexuals be considered homosexuals?
- Sexual orientation: Does everyone have latent bisexual desires?
- Should gay public figures stay in the closet?



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