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How to be a good friend

By destiny101

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This article is one that may seem like it is not important. I mean everyone should know how to be a good friend right? wrong! Not everyone was grown up with the right socialisation skills to know how to find and keep friends and most of all to be ... more »

How to be a Good Loser At Anything

By George Kramer

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A shift in one's perspective can alter your idea of what a loser is... more »

How to Be a Good Uncle

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Children thrive when adults nurture relationships with them. Children need a variety of adults in their life to provide diverse examples of rodels. Studies have shown that when kids become teens, they are more confident of themselves and more ... more »

How to Be a Loser

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Achieving greatness in life is a goal for many people; others aspire only to mediocrity. Then there are the real losers. If you want to be a loser but aren't sure where to get started, it's important to do your research. Without careful planning, ... more »

How to Be a Military Girlfriend

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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It can be said that all relationships are work, but being involved in a military relationship adds another level of difficulty to the mix. The military has its own lifestyle, language, expectations and complications. Being with a military man is ... more »

How to Be a Minimalist

By Anish Majumdar

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Feeling confused and lacking direction in your life? Our modern-day push for MORE can often cause more problems than it solves. Strip it down using these minimalist techniques, and remember what matters in your life... more »

How to Be a Smoker and Date a Nonsmoker

By michaelgavin

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For all of you smokers out there who have experienced the threshold of dating other non-smokers you know it can be frustrating. There are several good reasons that non-smokers dislike dating a smoker. Smokers have shorter lives, smelly breath and ... more »

How to Be a Smoker and Date a Nonsmoker

By AngelHeart

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Dating a non smoker who can't stand smoke? I LIVED WITH ONE for a year... needless to say the bastard KNEW I SMOKED WHEN WE MET! When he thought I quit, it WORKED!.. more »

How to Be a Supportive Wife Without Turning Into a Doormat

By misswuwu

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To be a supportive wife, there can be a few simple steps you could take to make life a little easier for yourself and your husband... more »

How to Be a Walking Aphrodisiac

By Amanda Ford

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There are certain people who draw others to them like magnets, who seem to have a line of suitors vying for their affections at every turn. What's the secret to their seemingly universal appeal? The answer is not as simple as one might expect. ... more »

How to Be Closer to your Spouse or Significant Other

By adecesare

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Stop putting other things in front of your relationship! If your relationship has been less satisfying lately, here's how to get back on track... more »

How to be Happy with a Spouse from Another Country

By Sandra Choukroun

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When the love of your life comes from a different country or culture, to be happy you need to create a home that reflects both of you. Any successful marriage or life partnership requires understanding and compromise but living with a person from ... more »

How to Be Less Arrogant

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Most people in society view arrogance as a character flaw. Arrogant people are usually too engrossed in themselves to realize that they are perceived that way. Unfortunately if he doesn't change, he will miss out on the social scene as people ... more »

How to Be Passive Aggressive

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Contrary to popular thought, recent psychological research has shown that passive aggression can actually be a healthy alternative to aggressive aggression. If you're feeling slighted, it can be a happy medium between letting the issue go but ... more »

How to be romantic - a man's guide to being romantic on a date.

By knarf

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Being romantic is an art that guys seem to lack... more »

How to be Someone's friend

By Nehemiah Gardner

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How to be someone's friend is to go and find one who you feel comfortable with. Ask them for their phone number, if they have a cell phone then that's a good idea. Tell them who you really are and ask them the same thing, talk to them like a ... more »

How to Be the Tooth Fairy

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Children anticipate loosing teeth long before they are ready to fall out. Part of the mystique is the mythical Tooth Fairy to slips into their room unnoticed and leaves them a special surprise in lieu of their lost tooth. Make the moment even ... more »

How to Be Tough

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Life isn't always fair so we have to get tough. Being tough doesn't always mean being the bully on the block. We are tough on drugs, tough on crime and have tough love. Being tough can mean that what we say to someone is non-negotiable or that ... more »

How to Become Friends With a Foreigner

By devchonachka

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There are simple steps one can take to make friends with that foreign person in your classroom, aerobics class or boardroom. Follow them and in no time you will be rewarded with a multifaceted friendship... more »

How to Befriend a Recluse

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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It can be difficult to make friends sometimes. At some point in our lives, we are shy and nervous about meeting new people. Sometimes that sense of shyness never completely leaves a person, or there might have been some trauma in his life. This ... more »

How to Behave With Grandparents

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Babysitting grandchildren can be a grandparent's greatest joy until the child needs to be disciplined. For grandparents who raise grandchildren while parents work or those who just babysit occasionally, an agreement between parent and grandparent ... more »

How to Betray

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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If you want to betray people who love you, you're in luck. If you're loved and trusted, betrayal takes very little effort to pull off. Living with yourself after a betrayal is another story--but to break a heart, all you need is have access to ... more »

How to Borrow from Family, Friends or a Bank

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Even with the best-laid plans in life, there may come a time when you have to borrow money from a friend, family member or a bank. Once you've swallowed your price, follow a few steps to guide you through borrowing money... more »

How to Breakup with a Girlfriend

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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There may come a time in your life when your relationship with your girlfriend turns sour. If you are reading this, it probably already has. Breaking up with your girlfriend is a tough decision and is not to be taken lightly. You need to make ... more »

How to Bring Out the Best in Others

By Amanda Ford

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Why work to bring out the best in others? For starters you’ll make more friends, because the better you can make other people feel about themselves, the more they’ll want to be around you. And if it’s true what they say that a chain is only as ... more »