She hated herself, almost as much as she hated him. She had not always been the hating type. She had once been gentle and kind, but life had not been gentle and kind to her. Today, she hated that she had followed one more time. She had followed her fear, instead of her heart, and she had followed this man into this room, because of another set of empty promises, and smooth words. But all the kindness went away as soon as she had consented.

Once he had heard her "yes" he looked at her differently. Suddenly his touch

There are many perks to being single. For one, you are free to do what you like and don't have to adjust to the wishes of your partner. You can spend time with friends and your work without having to worry about somebody waiting for you at home. In short, you can enjoy much of your "me" time to the fullest.

Unfortunately, a new study finds that being single today may not be good to a person's health. According to the research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology showed that single people fare poorly in terms of their health

Year after year, it was the same old story. I would spend holidays by myself, and would, more often than not, indulge in sad feelings. At that time, I had no idea how struggling with being single would help me achieve my life's dreams. One day, I called a dear friend of mine, who is amazingly wise, and confided in her about my secret. What she

Oh, no! Christmas, Hanukah, and New Year's Eve are coming, and you're still not dating anybody.

The specter of enduring gatherings with relatives who harass you because you've failed to hook up trounces your hopes for peace and goodwill. You'll be explaining your sorry self from the first sip of eggnog to your last bite of mincemeat pie.

Afterwards, you'll tuck into bed feeling like a colossal loser, remembering how Cousin Patty flashed her newly installed engagement ring

Happiness can seem difficult to achieve, but it is really not. It is something that we cannot buy nor can we borrow from someone. People live with different goals in life, but to achieve those goals we need peace of mind and happiness, usually it is difficult to understand the reasons for consecutive failures, a poor performance or the loss of good person around us.<

If we concentrate deeply we will find that we are lacking happiness in life which puts a negative thought process in our mind

Guided by Their Fears and Insecurities

What do mature, single Christian women seriously think about at this stage of their lives? For a great majority of single Christian women, having to finish their secondary and possibly tertiary education if lucky, they think in terms of what career path they will take, so that the question what shall I do to make a living while I'm still single to support myself runs through their minds.

The client, a remodeling contractor, described a breakthrough in my grief counseling with him. It came to me this morning, while drinking my morning coffee. I am in the midst of the biggest remodeling project of my life! Big parts of the life I built together with my wife no longer fit.

I have got to figure out what I can retain as is, what I need to let go of, and what I need to remodel. I am going to have to tear down some walls, rip up some carpet, and throw away some outdated

The Holidays are upon us, which means that we can expect to spend more time than usual with our loved ones. Many will travel to see family members and/or friends. This may prove difficult for those singles who are recently separated or divorced; those who have younger, married siblings with children; or those who have judgmental family members. Moreover, lacking a significant other may dampen the spirit of the season for singles. My relationship advice for being single during the holidays is to proactively prepare for the Holidays by focusing on and doing the things that will allow you to appreciate

If you've ever doubted that being single is not to your benefit, then I want to help you look at your life a bit differently.

You can be happy and successful even if you don't feel happy and successful right now. Everything that you are living from is what YOU have created in your life.

And you can change what you do not want to have in your life right this minute to having everything you've ever wanted.

As hard as it is, try not to regret things. There is a positive side even to discovering "too late" things we could have done better. Any of us can learn from the past and become a better person as a result.

At first, all you can probably think of is what you have lost, but recognizing past mistakes has the potential to give you a much richer relationship with someone in the future and, believe it or not, that person is likely to be even more suited to you than the person you have lost.