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Friday, May 1, 2009

TGIF Love American Style - #5

I know...I know. I haven't even been able to keep up with my weekly favorites, any better than I have at getting over my writers block. Instead of around thirty unfinished articles, I now have around forty. Hang in there with me everyone.

But...here is this weeks.

Ideal Relationships, wrote “When Someone You Love Is Hurting and You Don’t Know What to Say” - I know my gut reaction is to want to help, fix it for them, but as that what we always need when we are hurting?

It’s Never Too Late For Love, on the question that pops up everywhere “Why He Didn’t Call” . She addresses the question I always ask myself when I read about this question, and that is; “why are you so obsessed with this question, or the answer”?

There is an article that every women should read especially if you have ever been abused in some way, over at The Heartless Bitches - Bitchitorial, “Living With the Dominator”

Hooking Up Smart wrote an excellent article, “How To Stimulate Demand In a Relationship Recession” - a must read!

Lynne Forrest wrote, “The Three Faces of Victim” - I personally am a classic rescuer, and one of the reasons I believe I stayed in my abusive marriage for so long. I learned a lot about myself here.

Enjoy the exploration.