Relationships & Family
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The boomerang kids
by Terry Marsh
Why is it that young adults, who cry so desparately for personal space and independence from parental oversight, leave home only to end up right back under their parent's roof? The reality is that it happening with alarming frequency, and every "boomerang kid" has their own story. From divorce, to losing a job, to saving money, to financial dependency, more twenty and thirty somethings find moving
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Arranged
What we can say about so-called "love" marriages is that the percentage of successes versus failures
Love
by J.K Citrus
Nothing can beat love. Love is the fluttering of butterflies in your stomache when you see each other.
Divorce Psychology
- Divorce: Learning from our parents' mistakes
- When divorce is considered a sin
- How to create a divorce photo album
- Women who will not divorce you
- The detrimental social elements of divorce
- Why so many marriages end in divorce
- Dealing with mixed emotions for your ex-spouse
Family (Other)
- The dark side of teens
- Book reviews: Throw Like a Girl: Stories by Jean Thompson
- Should you let your spouse name your child
- Teenagers: Getting the respect you deserve
- Friendship after relationships
- Allowing for change in relationships
- When a family member leaves for military deployment
Gay Men
- LGBT icons: Rob Halford
- Could your husband be gay? Signs to look for
- Gay online dating tips
- Why the passage of gay marriage in Vermont is considered as groundbreaking
- Which US states are the most gay-friendly?
- Important men in gay history
- How Bayard Rustin advanced the gay and civil rights movement
Grief & Loss
- Death before life: Thoughts on miscarriage
- How to comfort a friend who has recently had a death in the family
- Book Reviews: Mommy, Please Don't Cry, by Linda DeYmaz
- The benefits of bereavement counseling
- How to overcome grief at the loss of a loved one
- On grief & grieving: Surviving suicidal death
- Coping with pain: It doesn't take guts - it takes sheer determination
Telling the truth, particularly in difficult situations, is a huge challenge for many people. There are as many reasons for telling
by A. E. Vega
What do women want from men? The age-old question. I hear it goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden. They say it was Adam who
My wife and I experienced a long-distance relationship when I was in California and she was in Boston. We both moved to Los Angeles
Few available singles in an online dating world want to meet a potential partner sight-unseen. Could there be anything more awkward
Writing Assignments
- Communities & Support
- Best websites for gay and lesbian shopping
- Where gay teens can find safe online support
- What are the best gay and lesbian writing conferences?
- Best books for straight parents of gay and lesbian children
- A look at Seattle's gay community
- A look at Florida's gay communities
- Gay & Lesbian Issues
- Where to find information online about gay and lesbian adoption
- How to find out if a potential employer is gay friendly
- Do we really need more straight people as gay icons?
- Segregation in the LGBT community
- Analyzing homosexuality and the ex-gay movement
- Gay Men
- Important men in gay history
- How Tennesse Williams helped shape the gay rights movement
- Gay dating site reviews: mypartner.com
- Lesbian
- Defining the lesbian continuum
- Analyzing lesbian domestic violence
- Transgender
- Dating an FTM (Female to Male transsexual)
- Tips for transgender students seeking campus housing
- Deciding which box to check: Understanding the transgender issue
- The history of transsexualism in the U.S.
- Relationships & Family (Other)
- Famous love affairs through history
- Book reviews: Life After Deployment, by Karen M. Pavlicin
- Dating (Other)
- Tips on how to know if she is your right girl
- An overview of free dating services in Illinois
- First Dates
- The best places to go on a first date in Huntsville, AL
- Online Dating
- Best dating websites for gay men
- Successful Dating
- How to be mysterious without being aloof
- The Single Life
- Top vacations for Jewish singles
- The best resorts for singles in the French Riviera
- The top Asian online dating sites
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- Communities & Support
- Is there such thing as gaydar?
- Gay & Lesbian Issues
- Should gay public figures stay in the closet?
- Do we really need more straight people as gay icons?
- Can a Christian be gay?
- Should gays and lesbians be allowed civil unions but not marriage?
- Should there be LGBT exclusive schools for kids?
