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There is a place for flirtation in our adult lives. Bogged down by weary spouses, insistent children and demanding employers... a flirtation can keep our motors running and our juices flowing. We shouldn't have to mask our sexy feelings and love for others around us. By being healthy, balanced individuals we should honor our sexuality as well. I'm not implying that we should jump upon every person that arouses us, but at least accept the fact that the world is full of many delicious flavors to tantalize and keep our furnaces stoked! There are many couples that are secure enough in t...

we all have heard the old cliché, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." So how do we feel about love on the other side of the fence? Is love on the other side of the fence better? In some cases, it is, but in many cases, it is not. I have encountered many people, over the years, who find themselves in a new relationship after searching in greener pastures. These same people, however, eventually miss their old partner whom they know, in their heart of hearts, was the one for them. I recently read a letter, penned to Ann Landers by "Heavy-Hearted In Philly," w...

For some people who are forced to make a choice between their religion (which often incorporates their family and community) and the person they love, marriage is fraught with challenges and heartache. For others, however, marriage is the ultimate reconciliation ceremony - bringing together the best elements from two religions and cultures

Hey, how does this one sound, Honey? ‘For he is our peace, who hath made both one...’” (Ephesians 2:14) Tripp, my new husband, reluctantly pulled his eyes from the Sunday paper. For days I had been searching through our recently united collection of spiritual books for just the perfect quote to adorn our wedding announcements. “I thought we had decided on that one from Kahlil Gibran. ‘The hand of life contains your hearts...’?” “I don’t know, I just never got the right vibration from that one.” “Where did you get this peace thing?” “It’s from the Bible.”

As these words came from my husband's lips, life as I knew it came to an end. With little warning my secure marriage was gone! One year later my pastor/husband had resigned from ministry, left our home, and filed for divorce. How do you face life when your best friend—your husband—has rejected you? When your ministry is over and your future is gone, and you have two teenagers and not enough money?

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. Carey made her debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording act to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of subsequent successful records consolidated her position as one of Columbia's highest-selling acts, and according to Billboard magazine she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States