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Hi there. I'm Pat Lunsford, Climate Change Steward. Writing has always been one of my passions and getting published was only a distant dream. However, Helium has turned my dream into reality. When the magazine arrived with my first published article, you

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Relationships & Family > Divorce Psychology The most frequent cause of divorce: 2 of 120
The most frequent cause of divorce today is fairly obvious if you look back at the 50's and 60's. Our lifestyles have changed dramatically in just the past 50 years and along with those changes came a lot of stress. As a senior citizen, I have known couples who have lived together for years and are still very happy together.... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage Psychology Can cheating save your marriage?: 1 of 25
There are those who believe that cheating satisfies the "itch" couples sometimes get after being married for any length of time. This is simply not true. Cheating does not save a marriage. On the contrary, it could destroy what there is left. If a person is contemplating infidelity as a method of saving their marriage then s... More..
Relationships & Family > Elderly Parents & Care Elderly care: Why you should keep your parents out of nursing homes: 1 of 24
Nursing home abuse and neglect has risen to unacceptable levels as helpless, elderly patients who end up in abusive nursing homes suffer daily at the hands of an over worked, underpaid staff. Are your parents suffering the abuse of an understaffed nursing home? Do they appear to be clean, groomed, and alert? Is the staff sym... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating & Trust Issues Why not to stay with someone who has cheated ...: 1 of 21
People who cheat, likely as not, will cheat again. Nevertheless, even if they never cheat again, they will always be suspected of it because they seriously damaged the trust they were given and the one they cheated will probably never be able to fully trust them again. There are genuine circumstances where people make poor c... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Exploring the truth in "first love never dies": 1 of 21
Do you remember the first person who made your knees go weak? Did your heart flutter at the very sight of them? The one who left you speechless, breathless and starry-eyed? First love can make you do things you would normally never do like joining a group you don't like just to be near your first love. Or telling all of your... More..
Relationships & Family > Parents Is it acceptable for a parent to vent to their kids about the other parent?: 4 of 75
Children are not emotionally or mentally capable of dealing with parental conflict and should never be subjected to it. They should also never be put into a position of having to choose sides, and to carelessly put them into such a position is cruel and unfair to them. When a person is venting, they are trying to unload emot... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs There is no excuse for infidelity: 1 of 14
Considering the extreme consequences, there is no excuse for infidelity. However, there are genuine circumstances in which people aren't getting the sexual satisfaction they need. Or sometimes the one suffering sexual frustration feels guilty or too embarrassed to admit it. Nevertheless, infidelity is not the solution. Sex i... More..
Relationships & Family > Communication Issues Communicating in text-message style: Is it ruining real communication?: 3 of 38
"You're breaking up!" "What? We're breaking up? We've only been dating two weeks!" "No, I said you're breaking up! I can't hear you!" "Sorry, I'm in the car. Can you hear me now?" "Yes, now what were we talking about?" "I was telling you about the new car my sister just bought." "Oh, that's right. What kind is it?" " . . . U... More..
Relationships & Family > Online Dating Pictures you shouldn't post on an online dating site: 3 of 35
When joining a dating site, you're not going to have much luck without posting your picture, and if you're looking to attract a certain type of person, your picture should reflect that. Go ahead and aim the lens down at that cleavage. Hike that leg up there and expose your stiletto heals and black stockings. You'll soon get ... More..
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss How to support a friend who is grieving: 6 of 67
How do you support a grieving friend? The obvious thing to do of course is to listen patiently, giving a sympathetic acknowledgment now and then, especially if you're communicating by phone. Let your friend know that you are indeed listening with interest and not just letting them get it all out of their system. Several year... More..