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COUPLE'S NET
If You Don't Ask, S/he Can't Say "Yes"True story. An attractive, smart, single, working young woman -- can you say eligible, what the heck are you waiting for -- told me recently that she wishes guys...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 11, 2013Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Oct 18, 2013 at 9:11 am | 2 comments | 31021 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Taking Leave of GRASThe FDA has proposed to ban trans-fat in food – is it overdue reform or the nanny state ruining our gustatory fun? The Food and Drug Administration is the...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Nov. 8, 2013There are no comments yet. 30978 Views
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Dear Chandrama, I Want to Change my Life . . .. . . and I'm finding it hard to do. I am scared, and realize that in some areas I am stuck in my ways. My husband wants me to change, too. Any advice? Stuck Dear...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 25, 2014There are no comments yet. 30964 Views
PRESSING ISSUES
New column answers readers' questionsNewsflash! We are living in an ever-changing, evolving media climate. How we get our news, when we get our news and who provides our news has morphed into something...
Original post made by Gina Channell-Allen on Jul. 1, 2007There are no comments yet. 30944 Views
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Kids and Marital Satisfaction"More than a hundred studies show that marital satisfaction falls off a cliff after the birth of the first child and doesn't get much better until the last child...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 12, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Aug 20, 2014 at 4:07 pm | 12 comments | 30935 Views
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Regrets?Here's a follow on to my last piece about focusing on today, and not waiting until tomorrow, which never comes. I received an article that was written by hospice...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 28, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 4, 2014 at 7:32 am | 2 comments | 30894 Views
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AngerI am for anger. It's a useful feeling that lets us know a boundary has been crossed. Anger lets us know we need to do something about that. It's what and how...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 7, 2015Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Jan 9, 2015 at 1:13 pm | 3 comments | 30758 Views
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Our Cat DiedOur beloved cat, Little, died. He was 14. While I try to remember all the sweet and loving times with him purring in my lap - and I do part of the time - I remember...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Oct. 13, 2016Last comment by milkweedlake, on Oct 23, 2016 at 2:04 pm | 7 comments | 30751 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Thinking ?Bout the Government, Part Two (Don?t Follow Leaders ? or was it TeaPers?)My foray into lyricizing this blog met with indifferent reception, at best. Those impulses will probably be restrained in composing this conclusion. I reserve...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by spcwt, on Oct 21, 2013 at 2:41 pm | 16 comments | 30655 Views
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Surviving Family HolidaysThere are families that genuinely enjoy each other, and the holidays are as intended: good company, good food, music, laughter, storytelling, lights and sparkle....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 9, 2016There are no comments yet. 30474 Views
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Fidelity, Infidelity, Loyalty, LuckI just read "Vow," by Wendy Plump, in which she writes about her own and her x-husband's infidelity; the benefits and the costs she found. To have a marriage...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 27, 2014Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Feb 3, 2014 at 12:43 pm | 2 comments | 30443 Views
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
A Pope that a Unitarian Can Love ? Part One of a SeriesI just finished reading Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Dec. 8, 2013Last comment by BT, on Dec 16, 2013 at 8:22 pm | 40 comments | 30278 Views
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Work: What Happens when your Relationship is in Trouble?If your marriage is suffering – if you feel unloved, unheard, misunderstood, lack intimacy and/or sex, are considering leaving your marriage, are having an...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jul. 28, 2016Last comment by insta followers, on Dec 26, 2016 at 1:04 am | 4 comments | 30127 Views
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Arguing in PublicI went for a walk out at Princeton Point near Half Moon Bay the other day. The rain had stopped after pouring the night before, and it was damp and fresh. I watched...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 23, 2014Last comment by Alan, on Dec 31, 2014 at 12:04 pm | 23 comments | 30086 Views
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Mom DiedThis was the first thing in my consciousness when I woke up this morning. Mom died. Overnight, this truth gets erased, and then comes back first thing each morning. She...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 2, 2015Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Feb 9, 2015 at 8:47 am | 12 comments | 30070 Views
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Couples: Parallel Play or Interactive Play?Young children play alone, enjoying a box as much as the gift that came in that box. Other children may be present, but each child is focused on his or her own activity....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 18, 2014There are no comments yet. 30051 Views
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Do You Have Sex Only on Vacation?Over the years of seeing couples in marriage counseling, and through reading I’ve done, there are many couples who only have sex on vacation. Sex on vacation...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 16, 2017Last comment by Free Sexting App, on May 28, 2017 at 2:42 am | 4 comments | 30013 Views
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A Moment of Silence (and then action) for the Families and Loved Ones in OrlandoThis shooting in the gay bar in Orlando is so horrifying, that it is hard to find words for it. It seems that most of the random shootings, which are also horrifying,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 12, 2016Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Jun 21, 2016 at 8:58 am | 8 comments | 29929 Views
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I Need Your Help Naming my New BookHey, wonderful readers, A 52 year-old heroine stars in the romance novel I’ve started. Caroline is a psychologically sophisticated woman. She’s VP of business...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Apr. 13, 2017Last comment by Chandrama Anderson, on Apr 20, 2017 at 8:08 am | 14 comments | 29674 Views
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"It's Not About the Nail"I've talked here a lot about women not wanting men to fix them, their situation, or to give advice. Many men I've talked to who have a happy marriage said it...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 23, 2015Last comment by mitch, on Apr 15, 2015 at 6:04 pm | 5 comments | 29188 Views
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