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Friendships 695
To Truly Love Men: The Natural Tenderness and Gentleness of all Men
I have begun to truly love men, but not in the sense of being a crazed, man-eating woman. Nothing to do with sex, or sexual feelings; not in ...
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Parenting 414
What made me a ‘Good Father’?
Fatherhood for me began 22 years ago at the age of 33. Our first child, a beauty-full daughter, was born at home on a Wednesday around 8:30pm. At ...
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Couples 463
A True Marriage – A New Beginning
The journey to and through my marriage has been such a beautiful revelation. It is a new beginning for me in more ways than literally getting married. All ...
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Relationships 477
De-cluttering my Flat and my Life: A Forever Deepening Amazingness
I have recently been in the process of de-cluttering my flat, and as it turns out, my life. Historically, de-cluttering has been very difficult for me, so this ...
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Relationships 265
A Man’s True Tenderness – a Woman’s Sharing
Until recently, I had previously only ever felt a man’s true tenderness once in my life; a tenderness where there is no holding back, no protection or guard, ...
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Friendships 894
Expressing How We Feel – A Matter of Responsibility
A few weeks ago I had my scheduled laundry time. I live in an apartment and share laundry facilities so we have to pre-book this time. So early ...
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Healthy Lifestyle 424
One Night Stands, Sexting and the Hazy Cloud of Alcohol
I am amazed when I hear that young teenagers and children, at increasingly younger ages, are feeling a high degree of social pressure to become more involved with ...
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Family 350
The Beauty of Men: What Father’s Day tells us about What it is to Be a Man
Each year catalogues, TV and press remind us how great our dads are, and that the one day of the year to really celebrate this is Father’s Day. ...
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Friendships 454
Close Friends, Friendships and the Real Me
Yesterday when I phoned a close friend in the South Island, I realised that it was not the ‘real me’ talking to her, even though our conversation had ...
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Friendships 404
The Natural Love Of A Child
On Saturday I had a lovely catch-up breakfast with a friend where I met her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter. We greeted each other at the café with a simple hug ...