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Match.com: Millions of possibilities to meet your match: "7 dos and don'ts to make her family like you

By Margot Carmichael Lester

Going home for the holidays can be stressful enough. But going to her home to meet her parents? Yikes! Can you manage to steer clear of taboo topics? Can you avoid offending anyone? Will her family dig you?

'My first holiday dinner with my new girlfriend was a doozie,' recalls C.D., 45, of Denver."

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"7 dos and don'ts to make her family like you: Useful article with advice that is timeless and appropriate always for those first or second (or ad infinitium) meetings with other members of his or her family. From Matchscene by Match. com.

By Margot Carmichael Lester
Going home for the holidays can be stressful enough. But going to her home to meet her parents? Yikes! Can you manage to steer clear of taboo topics? Can you avoid offending anyone? Will her family dig you?

'My first holiday dinner with my new girlfriend was a doozie,' recalls C.D., 45, of Denver.".....Click link above to read entire article.

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Slashdot Poll-What do you give your Significant Other for birthday gift?: Also these comments caught my attention: "When I got married, my uncle told me to just wake up ever morning, look at her and say 'I'm sorry' even if you haven't done anything yet because you will. It's your destiny.

Which is almost as good as the advice given to me by my father-in-law which was.

'When you fight, and you WILL fight, fight naked.'"

Also saw a poll on their site for the types that frequent this site, about whether they had tried online dating.
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Relationship Problems and the Holiday Season:
article-"The Season of Relationship Problems-Tuesday, December 9-By Daniel Rutley
opening par:
"The holiday season can be especially wonderful for those in love. When things are going well this time of year is simply magical. However, when the relationship is struggling, differences and problems seem to be amplified."
I was looking for ideas on how to avoid problems from the Xmas season in relationships that are pretty solid, but this is a worthwhile read.

Match.com: Millions of possibilities to meet your match

Match Scene Xmas Gifts Article Latest Match Scene newsletter is out. The article referenced discussed what gifts to give someone for Christmas you just started dating.

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Words-Meanings-A Daily Read-- Interesting Site!

Was initially interested in reading about their automatic linking or link back system. See more info at Link Back System At Disenchanted

Chatelaine : Sex in the water

This had the right title to get my attention so it's referenced here. Suggest shower too.
Chatelaine : Sex in the water

Thought from the weekend after dropping into a love shop near ? Who uses these typically? What age groups. Straights, Gay both? Those with good sex lives, awful sex lives, or both? Are they profitable. Is mail order bigger than walk in? What are the businss trends. Will post the results of my investigations. Welcome your feedback

Questions for Couples Book-Sample Questions

Here's about 10 actual questions for couples to help them really understand each other. Many more in this book, Questions for Couples by Michael Webb. Mentioned this a few days ago. Some people asked for more info. I've said before that I think this can be very effective for people who are able to express themselves clearly and are able to listen and understand what another person is saying, and sometimes not saying.

Sample Questions:
What rituals could be added to our relationship on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis that would help us to remain close?

Do you need to hear "I love you" or similar words on a regular basis from your partner?

What does my family do that annoys you?

Is it ever appropriate for someone to express anger in a physical way? If so, when and how?

If a fire destroyed your home and all of your belongings, what would you do? If you could take out three things before the blaze, what would they be? (Assuming there is no one in the house at the time of the fire.)

When you are sick and feeling poorly, do you like to be alone or do you like to be pampered and have someone close to your side most of the time?

Do you think you would prefer a calm, loving, consistent marriage or one that was full of excitement, wild times and rocky patches?

What makes you feel secure and safe?

Which do you think should have the final say in decisions - logic or emotions? Why?

What five things have you done in your life that you are most proud of?

Better Sperm From Coffee?

The Medical Posting Journal had the following story recently
Coffee drinkers, smokers can read into what you will.

2003-11-21
Marijuana smokers' sperm goes to pot

But male coffee drinkers have better swimmers

Men who smoke marijuana end up with sperm that swim too fast for their own good. Coffee drinkers, on the other hand, may have a fertility advantage.

Lani Burkman, a researcher at the State University of New York in Buffalo, says her study shows heavy marijuana smokers not only have a lower sperm count, but the sperm move too fast, too soon.

"We saw very vigorous activity, but at the wrong time," she says. "We believe they burn out before the sperm approach the egg."

The study involved 22 men who smoked marijuana for an average of five years.

Women smoking marijuana can also affect sperm, Burkman says. The active ingredient of marijuana -- tetrahydrocannabinol -- is found in fluids in the female reproductive tract, through which sperm passes.

Men who drink coffee, however, appear to have sperm that are better swimmers than those of non-coffee drinkers.

Dr. Fabio Pasqualotto, a reproductive medicine specialist at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, says his study of semen samples from 750 men showed men who drank at least one cup of coffee daily had higher sperm motility -- a measure of swimming ability -- than nondrinkers.

The quality and quantity of sperm in both groups were otherwise identical.

A separate study of the same group showed sperm from men who smoked tobacco products were just as healthy as those of nonsmoking men.

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Asking Each Other Questions As A Way To Improve Relationships-Avoid Bad Relationships!

The Hard Questions

Do you want to ask the person you are dating about their sexual past, how much money they earn or other difficult questions but don't know how? Here is a way to do so without offending them at all. I've jused many of the questions in this book in the process of building hopefully a long term relationship now and I'm a believer. If a lot more couples, young or old, knew how to talk to each other about themselves we'd reduce the number of failed relationships. This is not always about the process of weeking out those who we would be incompatible with or bad for us. Often it's a an excellent way to help us understand each other in more depth and open up easier with each other. Tip: Send a couple of interesting questions to the other person via email and then talk about them later in the day or even online. Click Here To Take A Look At This Book