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How to Determine Who Your true Friends Are

By Linda Hillman

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There are times in our lives that we fell that we are in need of companionship. We feel that we need others that feel the same way we do or that may challenge us to be better. We look for encouragement from people other than our family. At times ... more »

How to Discern the Eight Stages of Date Rape

By Scott Lindquist

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Introduction: Date rape, like most crimes doesn’t just happen. There are important warning signals that indicate that something violent is about to occur. If you pay attention and stay alert, by not consuming too much alcohol, you may survive. ... more »

How to Discover Your Social Hierarchy

By David Snyder

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Have you ever been a part of a group that had one or two main speakers? If you try to speak, their words rudely interrupt yours and no one seems to notice? But there are also those that are a part of the group that speak only once or twice, yet ... more »

How to Discover Your Social Identity

By David Snyder

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Who are we if we are alone? What can we accomplish if not with another? We are designed for social interaction; communicating with other people, feeling like you have been understood, things that truly give us a sense of significance. How ... more »

How to Discuss Estranged Family After Child Abuse

By FaithAllen

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Many adult survivors of child abuse are estranged from their families. In some cases, the child abuse survivor is the one to break contact by setting healthy boundaries in her life. In other cases, the abusive family ostracizes the abuse survivor ... more »

How to ditch a date

By meemee67

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We have all done it, ditched a date. Your in a bar or a club and you've had a few. Some guy/girl comes up to you and asks for your number. So, ya give out the digits. A few days pass by and there's the call. You think, what the heck did I ... more »

How to Ditch a Friend

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Sometimes you need time alone—or at least time apart from a friend who just can't seem to stay away. Ditching a friend doesn't have to be permanent unless you want it to be. If your friend's important to you, it also doesn't have to affect your ... more »

How to do karaoke with your family

By blender

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Here is a video of my family singing at the Music Experience Museum in Seattle. I recommend it to any family - we had a blast and watch it over and over. Man we have bad voices :-).. more »

How to do little things to keep that spark alive

By laleiderman

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They are a breed in extinction! They are so few that if we do not come to the rescue they will be completely annihilated -probably by the time you get done reading this article! I am talking about the lucky couples who love and lust each other, ... more »

How to Dump a Good Guy

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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If your boyfriend is an insensitive, two-timing jerk, you would have no problems dumping him. But when it is just not working out for you and your good guy, the break-up is a little more difficult. Let him down easy so that he knows he is a good ... more »

How to Earn Your Wife's Respect

By expertelement

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Getting married is something that most people do with the intention of staying together forever. Many marriages end because there is no respect for one another. If you are a man, learn how to earn your wife's respect... more »

How to Ease Male Sexual Performance Anxiety

By Amanda Ford

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A guy friend of mine recently revealed that the breakup between him and his ex-girlfriend wrecked havoc on his self-esteem. It was one of those slow death endings where love fades over a drawn out period of time, almost without notice, until the ... more »

How to Eliminate Chaos in Your Life

By misswuwu

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fe? Its really stressful when you hve your on personal stressors to worry about. Then when you add drama from other people..Its just plain ridiculous. Here are soem tips that I use to avoid all that stress. :D.. more »

How to Encourage a Child to Help Clean the House

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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Interrupting the busy day of any child for cleaning can be an easy transition if a few consistent steps are followed... more »

How to Encourage Your Man to Share His Feelings

By Amanda Ford

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It’s an age-old stereotype that women are obsessive about feelings while men are oblivious about feelings. This is an exaggeration, of course, but I’ve been in enough relationships and listened to enough stories from friends to know that there’s ... more »

How to End a Date Gracefully

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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How you end a date is almost as important as how the date itself went. If you really like someone and want to date again, there's no harm in giving a goodnight kiss, but if your demeanor changes dramatically at the end of a date, it may change ... more »

How to End a Friendship

By eHow Relationships & Family Editor

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A friendship can end for many different reasons. Often, a friendship ends naturally through loss of contact or friends simply grow apart from each other. Occasionally, we choose to end a friendship. Follow these steps to easily end a friendship... more »

How to end a friendship

By imaqueen1975

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How to end a long relationship with a close friend... more »

How to Enjoy Dating Without Spending a Fortune

By mommynightskye

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Dating can be a magical time for getting to know another person romantically. If your funds are limited though, you may be having a hard time finding affordable ways to spend time together. Here are some ideas for getting the most out of dating ... more »

How to Enjoy Things From Your Wedding Every Day

By tori76

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Everyone has photos and usually video from their wedding, which they haul out once a year. But what about the other things that you spent a fortune on? Your wedding may have been a once-in-a-lifetime event, but you can incorporate many items into ... more »

How to Entertain a Child During a Power Outage

By PegC

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Children today are accustomed to being entertained through electronic outlets. Power outages are difficult enough on adults, but children struggle even more when there is no electricity. When the activities kids prefer are not available; ... more »

How to escape a controlling, paranoid, and abusive spouse

By ABlackbear

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Are you in a marriage where your spouse: Thinks you are "out to get him/her"? Thinks you are cheating on him/her? Thinks you can't do anything right. ..EVER? Abuses you, your children, pets, etc daily? Tells you that you can never ... more »

How to Escape from a Tragic Fate in Love and the Labyrinth of Craziness

By Christina Sponias

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Tragedies in love are the main reason why the human being becomes psychotic or schizophrenic, because craziness starts with deceptions and despair... more »

How to Eschew Television

By Beren deMotier

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Television is king in our culture, offering a democratic distribution of high quality entertainment and dreck. Sure, there are incredible shows to watch, shows with good writing, excellent acting and important content--but this is your life we’re ... more »

How to Evaluate Your Man's Christmas Shopping Style

By DeborahLeigh

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You know what’s really sexy? A man who likes to go shopping. Not just tool shopping or car shopping, sporting goods or computer game shopping. Actual "shopping" shopping. As in shopping for stuff a man realistically couldn’t care less about. For ... more »