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Online chattingHot Conversation

i have been chatting for  a few weeks to man  online I am married but my husband works away so we dont see each other much and when we do our sex life is pretty non existant. I like chatting to this man he turns me on and makes me feel sexy a (read more...)

All hail door closers!Hot Conversation

When someone closes the door on you, remember that they are still in the room from which you are now free. Today, thank all those who have closed the door in your face or behind you – they have kept you out of their own jail. You are now free to (read more...)

Shared Housing AlternativesHot Conversation

We're interested in starting a conversation, and sharing information about, innovative lifestyle options. There are so many out there! Let's start with cooperative householding. But don't see a topic heading that fits on VN. (read more...)

Unwanted divorce after 30 yearsHot Conversation

Hi ladies, I have been divorced for about three weeks now - separated for 3 and a half years. He fell out of love, but found someone else after 7 weeks (ten yers younger).  He was always a good husband and nice man but since turned into a monster (read more...)

I don't want them [my children] to find me dead in my bed.Most LikedHot Conversation

One summer afternoon, I was leaving an amusement park with my children and a family of friends who had recently relocated to the city. When I arrived at my house, I said to my children, “You’re on your own. I don’t feel well at all.”  While (read more...)
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The Scale!Hot Conversation

In honor of us menopausal types, my poem, “The Scale”:   Do you cringe (read more...)

Need a total reinventionHot Conversation

Hi all, this is my first post on vibrant nation.  It will be a long one and will straddle many of the different topics but I need your guidance and your creativity.  Here is my situation: I have been an expat for the past 15 years.  I gave up (read more...)

newly separated at 53Hot Conversation

I have been married for 33 years. That sounds like forever, right? It certainly feels like forever. Our break-up is pretty amicable. We're finally just admitting that we don't do it for each other. The kids are all grown up, but there is so much bagg (read more...)

MEDITATIONHot Conversation

Practicing meditation when my daughters were home was an elusive fantasy. Rarely was there a moment of silence in our loving, yet busy household. Twenty minutes of alone time was a rare luxury. I did not fret about it then, however. My mantra at the (read more...)

dating younger manMost LikedHot Conversation

there is a growing spark between me and a man who is 14 years younger than me.  We have not been intimate yet but we had a few passionate kisses and I believe soon we will be sexually intimate.  I am concerned about my body not being wha (read more...)
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Would you marry Diane Keaton?Most LikedHot Conversation

The wonderful and ever vibrant Diane Keaton lets loose on Ellen - admitting, among other things, that she's never been married (has never even been asked!), but that she would like to be. What say you, vibrant women? Is this the most ge (read more...)
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When the kids don't need youMost LikedHot Conversation

We were talking on another subject being lonely in your marriage. Well now that my marriage ended almost 2 years ago.  I thought my kids and I would stay close.  But all I ever hear is they are so busy.  One of my daughter's come over more beca (read more...)
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Pump-up-your-day play list. Creating a life to love.Most LikedHot Conversation

Recent studies have shown that happy people listen to music to enhance their experience of life. Could you use some upbeat, life-affirming, and/or just-for-fun music right now?  Here is a great baker's dozen of a feel-good-about-life, with some " (read more...)
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Create a Life to Love. 4 things happy people do consistently.Most LikedHot Conversation

All kinds of people study what makes happy people that way.  I hope it makes THEM happy too! The findings of a recent report were surprisingly simple....so much so, they may make some cynics scoff---but then I have never met a cynic who was happ (read more...)
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Less Judgement, More Joy!Most LikedHot Conversation

I recently read Dying To Be Me by Anita Moorjani and after I read the book I  (read more...)
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Migraine Preventative Drugs and Weight GainHot Conversation

I gained 20 lbs, I believe every word of this article (scroll down to the pertinent article, but read them all). After over three years on (read more...)

12 Reasons Why I'm Happy to Be Over 60Most LikedHot Conversation

I'm surprised. For me, this comes under the category "Who'd have thought?" But here I am over 60 and I've discovered it's a fine place to be. Here are 12 reasons why. 1. I can often sleep-in if I want to. I don't have to get up and be at the o (read more...)
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End of marriageHot Conversation

After 43 years of marriage, my husband has walked out on me for the 6th time.  I have filed and it is killing me.  I caught him on the anniversary of our son's death with his mistress in a movie holding hands.  (he told me he did not like touching (read more...)

Which dress should I go for?Hot Conversation

My daughter's October wedding colors are sage green and deep purple. The BMs will be in sage green with deep purple flowers in their hair and in their bouquets. The MOH will be in sage green with more purple accents in her bouquet and hair than the (read more...)

Lonely in my marriage...Hot Conversation

Hi All...I feel very alone in my marriage, I've talked to my husband about this many times. He doesn't understand. When I bring it up for discussion, he seems to get annoyed...like "oh no not that again". I realize there are ups & downs in mar (read more...)
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