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Is there a time limit for grief? And who gets to determine it?

Posted in family & relationships on May 12, 2011

Apparently, it doesn’t matter how much grief you are given to deal with, or how deep your grief goes… there is only so much time you are given to deal with it,…

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How I keep my mind sharp

Posted in books & entertainment, health & fitness, live it! lists on February 24, 2011
Making your brain work, it turns out, is what keeps it sharp. Here are four ways I give my brain a workout and have fun at the same time.read more »

9 makeup tricks that flatter after 50

Posted in fashion & beauty, live it! lists on February 21, 2011
VN member Paula Ellen believes that the key to applying makeup after 50 is to artfully direct attention to your most attractive features while downplaying the rest. Here are nine of Paula's favorite makeup tricks.read more »

Meeting the Parents At 48

Posted in family & relationships, love & sex on February 04, 2010

I need a little help with this one. I have been separated since June of ’09 and my husband plans to file for divorce in March. I have met a wonderful man…

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my comments

Response to: She let go

Comment posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:57 pm:
"Just an interesting FYI... I posted this on my personal facebook page and a male friend of mine felt it was just as applicable to men as women. Apparently it's a human experience and not gender based. I guess I found a lot of comfort in that...." (read comment)

Response to: No Diets - 7 Secrets of the Perpetually Slim

Comment posted on April 22, 2012 at 12:22 pm:
"I have been thin my whole life but now having hit menopause everything is inching up and out! I have no self-discipline so that doesn't help. I do know that you have to mix things up to get results, because your body gets used to something if you do ..." (read comment)

Response to: sex and the sixty (year old) pt 5

Comment posted on April 22, 2012 at 11:55 am:
"Renee, your comment about your life being perfect, with or without a man is right on. Do you remember the story called The Missing Piece? It's about a little Pac-Man shaped shape going out into the world, looking for it's "missing piece." And on the ..." (read comment)

Response to: Why do people always speak to my partner and ignore me?

Comment posted on April 20, 2012 at 11:31 am:
"It's the old double standard, ladies. When a man is angry, he is considered powerful. When a woman is angry, she is seen as out of control. There are many things that are considered valid when a man expresses them and invalid when a woman expresses t..." (read comment)

Response to: Why do people always speak to my partner and ignore me?

Comment posted on April 19, 2012 at 12:01 pm:
"This happens a lot when it's a guy next to you and you are at a place where men are more common, like when you take your car in for service. I have had this experience since I was a teen. I think they are just more comfortable talking to other men! I..." (read comment)