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221. Free Love Relationship Advice
You and your boyfriend broke up. Now your sister wants to go out with him. And while you told her it was fine, and that she could go out with him -- you realize that that's not really how you feel. The reality is, you really do not want your sister to date your ex-boyfriend, but what do you do? Read on and get dating and relationship advice expert April Masini's tips for handling the situation, your feelings, your ex, and your relationship with your sister.
222. Divorce Advice
It is over; all you need now is that piece of paper from the court and your divorce will be final. Relationship advice expert April Masini answers the question, "Do I need to be divorced to date?" Discover the answer and learn dos and don'ts and tips for dating during the divorce process. April's straight forward advice may not be what you think--Read on to get advice for your future relationships.
223. Relationship Advice - Relationship Fight Club
This reader is getting a lot of pressure from her friends about her boyfriend and their relationship. Her friends say it's unhealthy because they seem to be fighting all of the time. But, she loves him and doesn't feel like their relationship is an abusive one. Relationship advice expert April Masini offers her advice to help you recognize if you're in an unhealthy relationship with your significant other.
224. Relationship Advice - Kid-Free Zone
Yes, we live in a society where most people EXPECT that we will all have children one day, an expectation that increases with age, and multiplies upon marriage. But what if you don't want children? A reader asks relationship advice expert April Masini how she and her husband should handle the pressure they're getting from their parents and their friends to have kids. Check out best-selling author April Masini's very direct advice and tips on coping with the pressures of being child-free by choice.
225. Free Troubled Relationship Help
Are you one of those women, who, like this reader, cannot stop dating bad boys despite the fact you know it's bad for you, and always end up hurt? Why do you do it -again and again? Dating and relationship advice expert April Masini explains, "People don’t do things without reason. In other words, there is a reason that (you may, or may not, be conscious of) you are find yourself attracted to bad boys, acting on the attraction, and allowing yourself to get hurt over and over again by these same guys. That’s right – you heard me: allowing yourself to get hurt." Get the low down, from best-selling author, relationship expert April Masini, on what it means when women keep falling for (and pursuing) bad boys.
226. Roomate Rules
Roommates are those people you live with in college, after a divorce, or when you move back in with your parents. Regardless of the circumstances, discover why relationship advice expert April Masini stresses, "Caution! There's more to rommates than finding (and sharing) an apartment." Read best-selling author, April Masini's tips and advice on how to make shacking up work for you.
227. How to Spice Up Your Sex Life - Routine Married Sex
A reader, who says she has a healthy sex life with her husband, feels like she's missing something -- that there's got to be more than what's she's got in bed -- and asks dating and relationship advice expert April Masini for advice. "The mechanics of having sex are just part of being sexual. Anyone who is truly sexual knows that sex isn't just intercourse or a sexual act that results in orgasm," April says. Read relationship advice expert April Masini's advice and tips for adding some spice back into your sex life and how to take intimacy to the next level in your relationship.
228. Women Vs. Woman
Competition (and competitors) surround us ... though some of us are less aware of that fact than others. For instance, as best-selling author, advice expert, April Masini explains, "we typically think of competitors as athletes who compete in sports -- or we think of television shows like American Idol, Miss Universe, or America's Next Top Model -- where artists, models, and young women compete to win a prize and a title. In these cases the competition, the competitors, the prizes -- and the rules -- are clearly defined." But, what about competition in our everyday lives? Relationship expert April Masini addresses the topic of competition among women in the real world.
229. Tips On High School Dating
Your 13-year-old announces she wants to go on a date, and you're at a loss for what to do. Isn't she too young? Why are kids dating so early these days? "The average age of puberty for a girl is no longer 13. It's closer to 10. That said, sexual feelings around the age of puberty, and slightly before, are normal. In addition, children whose parents are divorced may see their parents dating or being affectionate in second marriages that are in honeymoon stages," explains dating and relationship advice expert April Masini. Want to learn more? Read on for advice and tips for dealing with your dating teens and pre-teens.
230. Relationship Advice - High-Tech Jealousy
Bed, it offers a lot more than it used to. These days you can watch a DVD in bed, with headphones, while your spouse sleeps; you can keep your cell phone under the pillow (programmed to vibrate) so you don't miss a call; and you can send and receive IM via Blackberry or your laptop. But, when is it too much? Read relationship advice expert April Masini's advice on what to do your boyfriend or husband spends too much time with his gadgets (rather than with you). And discover best-selling author April Masini's tips and advice for keeping that Blackberry out of your bed.
231. Relationship Advice - Office Spouse
"A spouse is a spouse is a spouse, and unless you acknowledge that you have a mistress, you don't get to have an office spouse, a gym spouse, a local coffee shop spouses, etc.," says dating and relationship advice expert April Masini. Want to know more? Read best-selling author April Masini's tips and advice on office spouses and why she says you need to have boundaries if you want to maintain your relationship with your spouse or significant other.
232. Relationship Advice - Financial Advice for Couples
"Most marriages break up for two main reasons -- sex and money," says dating and relationship advice expert April Masini. "If couples are responsible about these two things then they will have a good shot at a happy marriage. But being responsible isn't always what it seems to be, because everyone has a different view of money -- how to get it, how to keep it, how to spend it, and how to lose it." So what happens if you and your significant other do not share the same views on finances? Read relationship advice expert April Masini's advice on how to manage money matters to keep them from spoiling your relationship, and potentially ending your marriage.
233. Breakup Advice
Getting dumped sucks- it's the worst. Not only is your heart hurt -- you may also be insulted because your boyfriend or girlfriend got to do the dumping (and you didn't). Dating and relationship advice expert April Masini lays down the law on how to cope with the hurt and start the healing, with the 8 dos and don'ts of getting dumped. And for all of you heart breakers out there -- discover the 4 rules to dumping your boyfried or girlfriend! Read on for all the breakup advice and tips you need!
234. Office Romance Rules
"Both dating and working are natural parts of life, and it's completely natural to become attracted to people you work with. If you're both single and available, go for it!" says dating and relationship advice expert April Masini, "but be impeccable with your behavior and your work. You're going to be under more scrutiny in this relationship than you would be if you were dating someone you didn't work with." Read on to learn the pros and cons, as well as some valuable tips and advice-- for dating your co-worker (and even your boss!) from dating advice expert April Masini.
235. Relationship Advice -Mother's Day After Divorce
Relationship advice expert April Masini's Mother's Day Manual offers the dos and don'ts for dealing with Mother's Day when parents are divorced. Get tips and advice from relationship expert April Masini for handling the need for attention from your divorced parents and their respective partners.
236. Relationship Advice - 2 Faiths, 1 Happy Couple
A Catholic reader asks for dating and relationship advice expert April Masini's advice on how to handle the holidays with her Jewish boyfriend. Everything is great between them, until holidays -- like Christmas and Easter come around. Is it possible to make relationships between interfaith couples work? "It's easy to preach tolerance, but harder to implement it on a day to day basis especially when family and emotions are involved. But rest assured, I can help you with this one," says relationship advice expert April Masini. Read on to learn tips and advice for making your relationship work when your significant other is of another religion.
237. Relationship Advice - Dating Single Parents
You met a great guy -- but he's a single father with two kids. Best-selling author, dating and relationship advice expert April Masini answers this reader's question, "how do I handle dating him...and his kids?" "Your concern that you're dating someone with children means that you're probably a great candidate to be a second wife and step-mom, as well as a first time mom. What I mean is, if you thought this was going to be a piece of cake, you'd be unrealistic, and in for a rude awakening," says dating advice expert April Masini. And if you want to know more, you're going to want to read April's tips and advice for dating dads, and her rules fo co-parenting with different styles.
238. Love Relationship Advice - Infidelity
Your partner cheated on you. You're devastated. What's next? "In addition to destroying families, cheating can shatter illusions of what love is, destroy one's ability to trust, and cause people to question how people should treat one another," explains dating and relationship advice expert April Masini. Discover who cheats -- and why, in this very direct column, and learn April's tips and advice for dealing with infidelity.
239. Dating Tips - Mom Hates My Date
Most of us look to our parents for approval -- no matter what age we are. Dating and relationship advice expert April Masini discusses six of the common reasons parents give dates a thumbs down, and three reasons you may want to think twice -- maybe your mom or dad are right! Learn more by reading best-selling author April Masini's advice and tips on what to do if your mom or dad dislikes your date.
240. Love Relationship Advice
He said it first...and you didn't say it back. What now? "When you say "I love you," for the first time, and your loved one doesn't say it back - there are few worse feelings," explains dating and relationship advice expert April Masini. In fact, it can lead some to feel like they are being betrayed. Want to know more about those three little words, who should say them first, and what to do when someone doesn't say them back? Check out best-selling author April Masini's advice on saying, "I love you."
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