Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 19, 2009 in
Relationship Strategies,
What Guys Want I just returned from my trip to Florence and Paris, and while I didn’t actually “work” during my vacation, I seem to view everything through the lens of relationships these days. Everywhere I turned I seemed to find myself observing something that I could hardly wait to share with you. Today’s post is inspired by [...]
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If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So from my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you
Jimmy Soul, 1970
Do beautiful women have a harder time finding real love? I bet Jennifer Aniston thinks so. The woman in this photo writes the [...]
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A few years ago I posed a hypothetical question to my niece, then about 15:
Q: There are two men who love you and want to marry you.
The first guy is a successful lawyer, drives a BMW, is handsome, kind, and worships the ground you walk on. But well, he is perhaps just a bit dull. [...]
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The worldwide luxury goods market, once thought immune to the ebbs and flows of economic fluctuations, is likely to enter a recession in 2009, according to Bain & Company’s Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study. Francesco Trapani, CEO of Bulgari, insists that he will not risk the company’s image for opulence and exclusivity by slashing prices.
“This [...]
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When we want something, we employ strategy to help us get it (hopefully). It might not be a sound, well thought-out strategy, but we choose one path or another. Obviously, our chances for success are greatest if we have considered all the angles. One of the most important factors to consider in any strategy is [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Dec 18, 2008 in
Ask Susan,
Relationship Strategies Dear Aunt Sue,
I just got home for the holidays and I know there’s going to be drama with my ex over the break. Everyone always says DO NOT hook up with your ex, so I figure it’s probably a stupid idea, but I’ve been thinking about him. We broke up at the end of the [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Dec 4, 2008 in
Girl Talk Last week at Thanksgiving dinner, we had a variety of family members and friends over who had not previously met. The 20 year-old girls got talking about their favorite guy friends, referring to these boys using such affectionate nicknames as Precious Delight, Pure Sweetness and Totally Dorbs (for adorable). A 28 year-old guy overhearing this [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 21, 2008 in
Girl Talk I’ve gotten really obsessed with HBO’s True Blood this fall. The main vampire character and leading man is Bill Compton, played with steamy intensity by Stephen Moyer. He’s recently returned to his hometown of Bon Temps, Louisiana in search of whatever humanity he still retains, and has promptly fallen for Sookie Stackhouse, a young [...]
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