7 Reasons the Blunt Friend is the Best Friend You’ll Ever Have

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Break -ups, Churches, Dating, Diet, Divorce, Exercise, Geaux Girl, Relationships, Sports, Woman's Health Permalink

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Written by: Defne

7 Reasons the Blunt Friend is the Best Friend You'll Ever Have

1. A blunt person will never shit-talk you.

If you’re friends with a blunt person, it might just be you’re one of those magical species of human that doesn’t get on their nerves or you’re too busy being blunt yourself.

But if they have something to say, you can count on hearing it from them directly, because talking behind their friends’ backs is just not in their nature.

2. They’ll tell you the truth – even if it hurts.

A blunt person holds truth to the highest standard. If there’s something they think you need to hear, they’ll tell you. But be aware, just because you need to hear it, doesn’t mean it’s always what you want to hear.

The good thing about this is that your friendship issues don’t build up and explode. Instead of arguing, you’ll have meaningful and nurturing discussions.

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New Study Reveals Who’s More Likely to Cheat in a Relationship

Sunday, June 7, 2015 Break -ups, Churches, Dating, Diet, Divorce, Exercise, Geaux Girl, Relationships, Sports Permalink

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New Study Reveals Who's More Likely to Cheat in a Relationship

Hint: It has everything to do with economic dependence.  (Image via AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

What’s the likelihood your spouse will cheat on you? University of Connecticut professor Christin Munsch attempts to answer that question through an economic lens in a study published today in American Sociological Review. Munsch looks at how likely it is a breadwinner will cheat — as well as how likely it is an economically dependent spouse will do the same. Her “counterintuitive” finding, per the Guardian:

Men and women who are economically dependent on their partner are more likely to cheat, with men three times more inclined to do so. For women: Those who are totally economically dependent have a 5.2% probability of cheating, compared to 3.4% for those who brought home equal income and just 1.5% for total breadwinners. For completely financially dependent men, the probability of cheating was much higher: 15%.

As for how common that scenario may be, CNN points to a Pew Research Center report that found that 15% of married mothers out-earned their husbands in 2011.

Men were actually least likely to cheat (2.9%) when they brought home 70% of the couple’s pooled income. Infidelity increases from there, with men who are the sole breadwinners having a 4% chance of cheating.

“These men are aware that their wives are truly dependent and may think that, as a result, their wives will not leave them even if they cheat,” Munsch tells the Wall Street Journal. She arrived at her conclusions by crunching data of 2,757 straight people in the same relationship for at least a year as gathered by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth between 2001 and 2011. As the survey’s name suggests, those considered were young: between the ages of 18 and 32. What Munsch thinks her findings indicate:

“We don’t really like inequity, and there’s probably something about masculinity that means men really don’t like it.” (How to tell if your number of sex partners is “normal.”)

By Kate Seamons

Do NOT Marry Someone Until You Can Honestly Answer These 20 Questions

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Break -ups, Churches, Dating, Diet, Divorce, Exercise, Geaux Girl, Relationships, Sports, Woman's Health Permalink

Reposted from: http://www.popsugar.com/love/20-Questions-Ask-Before-You-Get-Married-37621520

Written by: YourTango

You *must* have these internal conversations before walking down the aisle.

Maybe you’ve been together a while and are considering taking a big step, or perhaps you just started seeing one another and aren’t sure if you should stay the course.

Whatever your situation, a check-in is never a bad thing. Read on for 20 tough questions to ask about your relationships before moving forward.

1. Is for better or worse making me better or worse?

Does your partner encourage you to be your best self, or does he or she get intimidated by any triumphs and feel more secure when you’re not putting your best foot forward?

2. Do we really accept one another?

There will always be things you want to change about the people in your life, but no one should be in a situation where they feel they aren’t allowed to be authentic and accepted as the unique, special (yet flawed) person they are.

3. Who am I?

How can you know if your partner is a good match if you have no idea who you are?

4. Am I happy to be in this relationship?

The idea of sharing a life together is not to find someone to complete you or make you happy. But let’s face it: being unhappy at home can seep into other areas of your life . . . and fast. If you’re always fighting or just generally not feeling great about your twosome, it doesn’t mean you have to bail out (counseling might be a good option) but marrying someone in the hope that it changes things is a bad, bad idea.

5. Am I feeling trapped?

Do you really want to be in this relationship the majority of the time or do you find yourself wishing for a way out? Do you stay because you’ve invested time or are you really invested in your mate?

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