Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a

very old human need.  Margaret Mead

For the lack of an occasional expression of love, a relationship strong at the seams

can wear thin at the middle.  Robert Brault

Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human nature.  

Miles Franklin

Present your family and friends with their eulogies now - they won't be able to hear

how much you love them and appreciate them from the grave.  Anonymous

Time moves only one way; use it well.  Carol Grier

 

answer honestly.

Does he have to be rich, or handsome, or both? Even if you found one of those, would he be interested in you? And you certainly must know that every woman who sees him will be making a play for him. That doesn't make for a comfortable way of life. 

Some women want a man who will treat them like a queen. I wonder why they think they need that. Are they still a little girl who doesn't want to grow up?

Does the type of man you marry not matter to you because it's actually just the marriage you want? Watch out, because too many of those marriages don't last three months. 

If any of these men are in your horizon, or dreams, please back off and rethink your choices.

How about looking for an emotionally mature man who is capable of loving you?  

Of course, some women don't want to know the facts because they don't want their fantasies disturbed. 

But for those women who want to know why some men are faithful and others aren't, there is a scientific reason and it is in their genes. One gene to be exact. What it all amounts to is the advice I have given you earlier. Beware of the man who is too good to be true. 

I find it difficult to write a blog today. My mind is filled with the tragedies of the Boston bombing and the West, Texas explosion. The bombing was a deliberate attempt to kill and maim. The explosion was a ghastly accident. 

We humans are always at risk, each day of our lives. A shattering fall, an auto accident, an unknown aneurism can ruin or even destroy our lives. But this is not something we think of every day, if we did, we would be in constant emotional pain.

Still, I cannot dismiss the sorrow I feel for all those who lost their lives, or for those whose lives will be forever changed.  

The kind of man you choose will determine the type of life you have.

Don't expect the man you choose to be perfect; you aren't.

A good husband is also a good father.

Just because you are married, don't expect total joy each day. Life is sometimes boring 

for all of us.

A love affair is not a marriage. A marriage is a legal agreement based on love.

It is not possible to truly love someone else, unless you first love yourself.

A big expensive wedding does not guarantee a happy marriage.

unbearably sad.  Are you really the kind of woman that will do anything to avoid an argument?

Think about how self-destructive that is.

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.  Swedish proverb 

There are days when you need someone who just wants to be your sunshine and not

the air you breathe.  Robert Brault

If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who

would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?  Stephen Levine

To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to any lasting

relationship.  Domenico Cieri Estrada

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone 

who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.  Oprah Winfrey

People change and forget to tell each other.  Lillian Hellman

Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at 

each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.  Amy Bloom   

are a lot of them out there, and they would like nothing better than for you to take on that role.

Don't let your sympathy trap you into that type of relationship. Unaware of the real problem, you will find yourself confused, frustrated, and unhappy.  Mind you, he doesn't know that his actions reveal his emotional immaturity. If you express your disapproval of his childish actions, he will object, because you are supposed to love him no matter what he does. In other words, just like an ideal mommy would.

When you first meet a man, listen to your mind instead of your hormones. Study his actions. Is he really a thoughtful person, a mature man who accepts his responsibilities? Does he really know what love is? If you have children with an emotionally immature man, he will be the worst possible example of what a father should be.  

If you plan to marry a man who is divorced and has custody of his children, you need to realize what your future may hold. Are you aware that there might be some resentment against you on the part of one or more of his children? That would be a natural reaction for them to have.

I married a man who had custody of his four teenaged daughters. I waited over a year before marrying him in the hope that they would gradually get comfortable with the idea of their father and me together. Their mother had been an abusive alcoholic. Even if that hadn't been the case, the situation could have been difficult. It wasn't easy, but my husband and I weathered the adolescent storms.

What I hadn't counted on was his family's interference. They forgot that family gossip could hurt the girls. So communicate very carefully with any man who has custody of his children. Ask questions that may be bothering you. What is his family like? Do you feel as if they are genuinely happy to have you in their son's life? I hope so, because their support will be necessary to both you and the children.

Lust is easy. Love is hard. Like is most important.  Carl Reiner

Trouble is part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person

who loves you a chance to love you enough.  Dinah Shore

A lovers' quarrel is always about every quarrel you ever had.  Robert Brault

Never give up on someone you can't go a day without thinking about.  Author 

unknown

Happiness is having a dream you cannot let go of and a partner who would never

ask you to.  Robert Brault

Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite 

distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in

loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other

whole against the sky.  Rainer Maria Rilke