I'm at the crossroads of my life

Nov 23, 2009 - I plan to tell my husband of 4 years tonight that its over. I know in my head its the logical thing to do.  We are both in our 40's and we never intended to have any children. - 6 Comments

Rise of conservative women

Nov 18, 2009 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/15/michele-bachmann-president-sarah-palin   She is much more Religious Right then I like in Conservative politicians, but I still found her interesting.   The new wave of female firebrands striking fear into liberal America Right-wing radicals are already pinning presidential ambitions on a mother-of-five from Minnesota who calls herself a 'fool for Christ' and condemns Obama as a socialist at the head of a gangster regime

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Michele Bachmann gestures as she speaks at the Republican National Convention in 2008. Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP She is a striking brunette with a decidedly outspoken attitude. - 8 Comments

Long Distance Relationship

Oct 20, 2009 - My boyfriend and I have been together four years. I also have a five-year-old son (he's not the dad, dad is out of the picture).  Recently, my boyfriend moved out of state, halfway across the country, to go to grad school while my son and I stayed behind (I didn't have any money saved up, and I have a really good job here, though it's not what I want to do for much longer). I am completely miserable and unsure of what to do. - 4 Comments

Should I Bow Out Gracefully Now To Not Disturb The Balance?

Oct 18, 2009 - I've recently lost a relationship with a friend that lasted a decade. She has briefly been linked to my boyfriend in the past although she claims it was only a physical hook-up after a short-lived crush that resulted in them being better suited as friends while she pursued his best friend romantically. I met my boyfriend after she set us up and everything went fine until she immaturely was negative about us and acted out in different ways. - 3 Comments

I guess thay didn't like my first title ("Civil Service")

Oct 13, 2009 - Lexington Of debt and deadbeats Oct 8th 2009 From The Economist print edition A new culture war is brewing over capitalism SEVENTEEN Uncle Sams were seen begging on the streets of Washington, DC, this week. They were a sad sight, with their slightly bedraggled red, white and blue hats and their cardboard signs with the hand-scrawled plea: “I want YOU to give me $12 trillion.” It was a publicity stunt, of course, staged by DefeatTheDebt.com, a fiscally hawkish pressure group. But it captured something important about the national mood. - 0 Comments

What is "Actual" Cheating?

Sep 24, 2009 - Another thread was discussing one rather questionable website which facilitated and promoted actual cheating on a spouse.   I found myself really angry because I felt what this man was doing was tarnishing the marriage vows.  I was angry because he was married and had children BUT chose to do this for notoriety.   This morning while having coffee with a few of my BFF's we discussed this and my anger was perhaps valid BUT we did find that what was the largest dilemma was the vast differences in interpreting what actually cheating on a spouse is.   There was a stance that online flirting was cheating but another felt it was harmless.    There was a feeling that as long as nothing becomes "physically" exchanged then it isn't cheating...but another disagreed.    One friend felt that anything her man did, whether it was flirting in a chat room, looking at porn online, or sending an email to another female with content not work-related was actually cheating. - 32 Comments

Max Blumenthal on Fresh Air

Sep 14, 2009 - I know this is long and a little weird because its in interview format, but I thought this was great when I heard it the other day. This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. - 4 Comments