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~Relationships~ : What makes a great partner?
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From: MSN NicknameHurricaneJane45  (Original Message)Sent: 4/25/2004 3:11 PM

What Makes A Great Partner?

In one of our weekly love poll we asked, "What makes a great boy/girlfriend?" We then compiled all the responses and created a list of our favorites!

  1. Someone who knows what you need before you say it.
  2. Someone who knows when to laugh and when to cry.
  3. Someone who truly listens when you have something to say.
  4. Someone that's there for you during the good and bad times.
  5. Someone who is caring .
  6. Someone who loves you with all their heart and soul.
  7. Someone who is interested in reality and not as a fashion display.
  8. Someone who is honest.
  9. Someone you can trust them like a sibling, confide in like a friend but most of all, love as the great lover they are.
  10. Someone who is open and responsive.
  11. Someone who is never critical and ill-tempered in respect to your needs.
  12. Someone who knows when things have to be compromised in the relationship.
  13. Someone who understands listening is a key, but using what is heard is even more important.
  14. Someone who's there for you no matter what.
  15. Someone who is trustful.
  16. Someone who is a friend.
  17. Someone who gives a shoulder to cry on.
  18. Someone with a great sense of humor.
  19. Someone who has things in common with you.
  20. Someone who takes time to listen and enjoy you for who you are and tries not to make you something else.
  21. Someone with a constant open ear, open heart, and open mind to accept and love people for who the really are.
  22. Someone who will always be there to support your ideas without argument and love you for everything that you are.
  23. Someone that can get a point across without yelling.
  24. Someone that remembers all the cute stupid stuff you love.
  25. Someone that has a personality with qualities you don't have yourself, but admire greatly in them.
  26. Someone who realizes you're two separate people, and appreciates the differences.
  27. Someone who can sense a mood problem, and not take it personally.
  28. Someone who understands the difference between PMS, and a real problem.
  29. Someone who can make you happy when your sad.
  30. Someone who tells you the truth even if you don't want to hear it.
  31. Someone who will not hurt you intentionally.
  32. Someone who is a sweet, romantic person who cherishes you no matter what.
  33. Someone that you can laugh with.
  34. Someone who you can feel comfortable with and that you don't care what kind of weird stuff they see you do because you know they will still love you no matter what.
  35. Someone who will love you in spite of your little idiosyncrasies.
  36. Someone that would do anything to show how much they care.
  37. Someone who is a great pal, a great kisser, and a great lover!
  38. Someone who allows you to be yourself around them.
  39. Someone who will respect you.
  40. Someone who cherishes your hopes and is kind to your dreams.
  41. Someone who knows you're not perfect, but treats you as though you are.
  42. Someone who listens with their heart and is your source of inspiration.



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From: MSN NicknameHurricaneJane45Sent: 4/25/2004 3:12 PM

Is This Really The One?
by Bob Narindra

Whether or not your partner is right for you is one of the most important decisions of your life. Your entire future depends on these choices so how can you be sure you have the picked the right one?

Well, the first thing you need to do is honestly ask yourself is why you love or are with your partner? You would be surprised at the answers you hear when you ask that same question to your friends.

The wrong answers to that question include the following:

Because they love me.
It's better than being alone.
I don't want to hurt them.
Because I am not sure I would find someone better.

These answers indicate a relationship built upon fear, insecurity and pity.

There are good matches out there, but if there are too many ifs, ands or buts then sooner or later the relationship will fail. Now that doesn't mean you will break up, you could stay together for the rest of your lives and still fail as a couple.

So the question still remains, how do you choose the right partner?

Obviously you are going to choose a partner that you are physically attracted to. Apart from that aspect, there are a few important areas you should look at:

Communication Level
When you talk to them, are they on the same level as you? How long does it take them to answer your question? Do you get bored because they answer everything else under the sun rather than the question you asked or do you enjoy the tangents they take you on?

Do they speak very slowly compared to you? Do they understand you when you speak? Can you really talk to them about absolutely anything?

This may not seem important now but could you imagine living with someone for the next 50 - 70 years that can never answer a direct question, frustrates you to no end by their speed of communication and just doesn't get it when are trying to explain something to them?

Common Interests
This is really a given. You have to have something in common with them to be able to be with them. Otherwise you will have nothing to talk about and nothing to do together. Yes, physically you may have great sex, but how far can that really take you? When two people have different interests, one person usually ends up sacrificing their desires for the other person... or you end up living comletely seperate lives.

Ambitions
Do you both want the same things in life or are they going to hold you back? Are they willing to let you have that career you have always wanted. Even if it means working long hours plus going to school at night?

Ethics Level
Do they have the same values as you? Would they feel totally OK doing something that you would have strong objections to or vice versa? Do you have the same beliefs on major issues such as religion, prejdudice, raising children etc? If not, is this something that will become a problem in the future?

Grooming and Cleanliness
Are they a slob and you the type of person that likes to keep the house immaculate? Do you take the same level of care of your appearance?

There is a lot of false information about relationships out there. One of the biggest lies is that opposites attract. That is really just a myth. Now a lot of the things I have listed above do come down to personal choice. It comes down to what you are and are not willing to accept. Just because you have fallen in love with someone does not mean that they are the right one for you. The number of people in physically abusive relationships should be testament enough to that. One thing is for sure. Do not settle for something less than you want because you are scared of hurting them, being alone or you feel this might be the best you can get. You never know what you might have missed that was right around the corner. Settling is always settling, no matter what way you look at it. By doing so, you will be left with a lifetime of "what ifs".



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From: MSN NicknameHurricaneJane45Sent: 4/25/2004 4:32 PM

The Benefits of Making Love

 1. Sex is a beauty treatment. Scientific tests find that when women make love they produce double amounts of the hormone estrogen, which make hair shiny and skin smooth.
2. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis, skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.
3. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.
4. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up.It stretches and tunes up just about every mucles in the body.It's more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps and you don't need special sneakers!
5. Sex is an instant cure for mild depression. It releases the body endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.
6. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones. These subtle sex perfumes drive the opposite sex crazy!
7. Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than Valium.
8. Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up.
9. Sex actually relieves headaches. A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.
10. A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever.