There are three main types of dating abuse that you should be aware about when you or one of your friends are dating. The main types of abuse are physical abuse, emotional abuse and sexual abuse. There are distinct differences between the three, and when you are aware of what each means, then you will be able to identify it at the drop of a dime.

Physical abuse happens when someone actually does something physical to hurt the other person or knock that person off balance against their will. For example, if a man is upset at his partner and he slaps her across the face, then that is physical abuse. Another example is when he shoves her out of the way while walking past her. If she did not approve of this or is not in the mood for it, then it can be counted as abuse. In fact, there is no time when anyone should be pushed, shoved or hit. Other examples of physical dating abuse are when one or both partners are kicking, scratching, biting each other or throwing things at each other. The reason why this is so bad is because it can easily escalate into domestic violence where someone can get seriously hurt or even killed. If you see this happening, then run quick!

Emotional abuse happens when one partner calls the other partner names or puts them down. There can be emotional abuse without physical abuse. It is one thing to give constructive criticism, but to tear someone down or to belittle them, especially in front of other friends and family is not good at all. If someone is to point out something wrong that you did, then there must also be a solution mentioned, and it must be presented in a courteous way. No person deserves to be called any names or be bullied. Another form of emotional abuse is when one partner neglects the other partner. He or she either keeps them away from seeing friends and family, or they don’t even spend time with them. Either one is a dangerous form of emotional abuse, and if you see it, then run quickly.

Sexual abuse occurs when your partner forces you to do something sexual against your will, such as touching, kissing, or having sex. This can easily escalate to physical abuse like hitting, shoving, kicking, scratching, etc. If you see any of these forms of dating abuse happening in your relationship or the relationship of one of your friends, then tell them to leave quickly. Everyone will be better off.

When I think about how I lost love, I think about Alfred Lord Tennyson’s quote, “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” When I lost love, I felt the whole world had collapsed around me. I’m sharing my story in order to help you if you too have lost the love of your life.

I think it is important to remember that every relationship has a natural lifespan. In Junior High, that’s about four days. As we get older, the lifespan increases. But, there are certain relationships that are right for a period of time and then go awry. Most of us will only have one great love in our lives. The other relationships will terminate. That’s why when I say I lost love, I understand that this is a natural process.

In my case, my girlfriend and I were thinking about ratcheting up our relationship. Her lease was about to end, and she wanted to move into my apartment. As we were spending most of our time there anyway, it made sense from a financial perspective.

But there is something significant about having separate places. I know I lost love because I couldn’t handle her taking our relationship to this level. I guess the time span of our relationship was up because I wasn’t willing to become more committed.

Now, I know I handled the situation badly. I went to a friend’s bachelor party and let’s just say things got out of hand. Word about the wild antics at the party got back to my girlfriend, naturally, and she dumped me. I lost love over the events of one night.

But, when I think back on what really happened, the events of the bachelor party were really a reaction to our discussion of more commitment. I seriously don’t think I would have behaved the way I did if I really wanted her to move in. I lost love because I wasn’t ready for the direction it was taking.

I’m glad I had the chance to be in a relationship with my ex. But I don’t think she was the love of my life, my soul mate. Instead, she was someone with whom I genuinely enjoyed spending time. I loved her. I still love her. But, she is not the person with whom I see spending the rest of my life.

I went through a period of mourning the relationship and analyzing what went wrong. I really was hurt when she said she wanted to end things. Sure, I understood that I had hurt her. But, I didn’t want her to leave my life completely.

I guess what I wanted was for things to continue on the way they were. But, every relationship has to grow or die. Because I wasn’t willing to let it grow, it had to die. In every relationship, there is a time to die. And, for me, this was it. That’s how I lost love.

Are you having a hard time meeting new people? Why not try speed dating. Yup, you read it right, speed dating. While speed dating has been marketed as a means of finding that “special someone”, it is also a way for you to interact with people of the same age or with people who enjoys pretty much the same interests.

There’s more to speed dating than you think. Sometimes There are people who attend such dating events to talk and hang around with people their own age. These people are new to Philadelphia and want someone to talk to and maybe expand their friends list. But this is only a by-product of speed dating that’s why proponents and organizers of events don’t play this up much in their advertising campaigns. The focus of their marketing is on the single and dating community.

Speed dating does have a couple of advantages and is actually very beneficial for singles and those looking for someone. You can meet a large number of people in one event which makes it ideal for very busy persons who basically have no time to go on series of dates just to meet someone or for people who have very exclusive or limited social circles to go to.

Also, in this dating environment both men and women interact demolishing the age old tradition of men as the aggressor. The speed dating structure is also beneficial to shy individuals to want to be more out going and confident in meeting or talking with other people. The timed mini-dates will ensure that participants will not be stuck with people they don’t like.

And of course, participants in these dating events are guaranteed more or less to be single and looking for a serious relationship. Unlike in a bar or pub, you can never be sure. Speed dating is also cheaper too. You can have inexpensive multiple dates in just one night.

If you’re actually looking and have signed up for a speed dating event, then its best that you make yourself look good. It is quite unfortunate, however, that people will be basing who you are on mere first impressions. But with the limited time you have during speed dating, it is the first impressions that usually count.

In the first few minutes of your conversation with your partner, you’ll be able to tell if you like him or her based on the way he or she dresses, their voice, self-esteem, actions, mannerisms, accents, etc. But remember, by doing so, you only increase your chances of finding a match.

It doesn’t mean you’ll be able to find the “one” though. When you do find a match, it will basically depend on the both of you to make it work. Only at this point will you be able to go beyond the first impressions that both of you exhibited during the first time you met in the speed dating event.

For people who are looking for a place to hang out and not particularly keen on bars and pubs, then speed dating could be for you. It will depend on the organizers of the dating event, but generally you’ll be meeting decent enough folks where you can have very reasonable conversations with.

Speed dating in Philadelphia has really become popular. People attribute this surge of popularity to the busyness of the daily lives of Philadelphians.

Self confidence is one thing that most people think other people have except for themselves. All of us were endowed with special attributes though we rarely recognize these gifts. We may see that men were not created equal but there surely must be a universal stuff that balances all things.

We are all capable of being self confident. It not a thing that we can touch nor see. It not something that was given to the person sitting next to you while you may not share the blessings it might result to. It is not something that we don’t all have. You may not posses it now yet this does not imply that you are deprived of the capacity to develop it. Everyone is entitled to self confidence and luckily, all opportunities are laid in our front, only we have to recognize them.

We cannot afford to lose the value of one lifetime just because we missed too much of good life in exchange for not having been able to live our dreams. Dreams that were not driven by the confidence to pursue them. The key is to develop self confidence and escape from the demons of low self confidence.

To overcome low self confidence you must be able to have faith in yourself. You need to feel good about your being you. This all boils down from appreciating the things that we are capable of doing and in accepting the fact that some things just wont change however hard we try changing them.

One good example is a physical condition that you have to struggle with. A couple of things may help you with them but this would not erase the facts that your physical conditions may hamper you from developing your confidence.

Ask yourself- what makes you more confident of yourself? Most likely, these are things that deal more on the physical attributes that one has and one can acquire.

Our standards of confidence will affect virtually all aspects of our happiness. Say, we find more value from being good looking then it is best that you start resolving your low self confidence by making yourself more beautiful. Luckily for us, there are various methods of transformation and enhancements.

However, if your standards deal more on the innate beauty a person may have like goodness of attitude or skills and talents, you may start revamping yourself by strengthening these areas.

Low self confidence is more aggravated by our failures. Failing is inevitable and so it must be dealt with a light heart. If you always take your failures seriously and amplify them by ruminating at your mistakes, then it is likely that you are close to self destruction. Practice an attitude that celebrates on victories but forgets about your own stupidities.

People are subject to committing mistakes, you must understand that. And your failures must not be made an excuse to stop trying. Think of your losses as blessings that you must accept and be thankful that they come across your path. This is one proof that the Creator spends more time on you than you would have first imagined.

Instead of allowing these to trouble you, treat them as your learning grounds for not committing mistakes. Then don’t allow these failures to hold back your growth.

You see, in the end it all lies in the attitude we take to deal things out. We must be very careful with the way we handle things. If we think too negative of ourselves and the events interplaying with our lives, we would never learn to get over our low self confidence.

Are you the parent of a teenager? If so, there is a good chance that you are wondering about their safety online, as you should be. Although the internet has changed for the better, that change has made it easier for people to access the internet and pretend to be someone that they are not, someone who you would likely not want socializing with your child. For that reason, you are advised to take the proper action needed to protect your child when they are online, especially when they use online social networking websites.

Online social networking websites? What are they? If you are not an internet user yourself, you may be completely unaware of social networking websites, what they are, and how they operate. The first step in protecting your teen is to famialrize yourself with them. Social networking websites are known as online communities that aim to connect internet users with each other. Unfortunately, these social networks have become the stomping grounds for many online predators and who are they after? Teenagers and chances are your teen may be one of them.

When it comes to protecting your child, your first thought may be to prohibit the use of online networking websites. Of course, you can do this if you want to. You are the parent, you can do anything that you want; however, there is really no need to. Despite the fact that danger exists, social networking sites are relatively safe, even for teenagers. However, to be safe and stay safe, your teenager needs to know what to avoid and who to be on the lookout for. Essentially, this means that they best way to protect your child from online predators is to educate them on the danger that is out there.

One of the first things that you may want to discuss with your child is who they are talking with online. Although they may not want to give you an answer, you need to emphasize the importance of knowing who they are talking to. Since social networks work to connect individuals who do not physically know each other it may seem impossible, but it can be done. Your child should fully read and try to understand the content of their friend’s online profiles. This will enable them to watch out for inconsistent stories or any inaccurate information. Tell your teen that if they learn that someone is being untruthful they need to end the conversation right away.

In addition to who your teen is taking to, it is also important to learn what they are talking about. As with who they are talking to, your teenager may not want to give you a straight answer. Even if you are unable to get an answer out of them it is important to let them know what is appropriate and what is not. Be sure they know that it is best to completely avoid individuals who like to speak of sex, drugs, and other illegal activities. Although they may enjoy having a number of online friends, there are plenty of other individuals, especially teenagers, who would more than willing to have pleasant and harmless conversations with them.

Perhaps, the most important thing to discuss with your teenager about social networking sites is arranging physical meetings. Let them know that these meeting are unacceptable. There have been numerous reports, over the past few years, of teenagers being lured away from their home in hopes of meeting a new friend, who they thought was their age. Unfortunately, many of these online friends turn out to be older and, in many cases, sexual predators. In the event that your teenager wants to meet an online friend and you feel that they would with or without your permission, you may want to offer to go with them. Of course, it is advised that you use caution and all meet in a public place.

By keeping the above mentioned points in mind, your child should still be able to use social network sites, but use them safely. In addition to the above mentioned safety concerns and precautionary measures, you may have your own. Whether you do or not, it is important that you keep your child aware of the dangers that lurk online, awareness is the key.

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So many people have gotten into trouble simply because they didn’t filter their personal information that went through on their profile when they’ve signed up for various computer dating services. So, it’s time to keep yourself in check because what’s at stake here is your future.

Just know that people constantly check on their social networking sites constantly. This means that they also communicate with others constantly here. The world is now dependent on the net, and the people you work for are just as dependent on it.

Sure, it’s so easy for you to say that these sites are part of your social life, which has nothing to do with who you really are. That’s actually not true because the boundaries can be hazy. How you conduct yourself when you want to attract someone in the online world is extremely importent.

The social butterfly in you enjoys the constant gossiping online. You love looking at the statuses of your friends, and with sites such as Twitter and Facebook, it’s so easy to know where your friends are most of the time. And just as you make friends, you can also create enemies.

The way you say things can hurt those who are extremely sensitive. One day, you just might be caught off-guard because someone talked badly about you. These things can be seen on your wall, which can be a turnoff. While you may keep some information confidential, you’ll eventually establish bonds, especially when you’ve actually connected with your potential significant other.

While it’s no business of theirs to ask, they won’t be able to help but wonder. So, are you ready for this sort of problem? If you’re not, then you better practice extreme caution.

Be responsible and make sure that people will respect you no matter what. You do enjoy swapping stories with all your buds, but sometimes, your friends don’t even care about using words that are often shocking. So, instead of responding to these the same way, maintain your dignity and just laugh it off.

Don’t trash-talk because this is sometimes a reflection of who you are as a person. Sure, there is such a thing as free speech, but then again, people are also free to express their opinions about whatever you post on your wall. Some even believe that you are what you post.

If you do have some colleagues on your friends list, then better be wary. If you have something to gripe about, talk to a friend in person or send someone a private text message. That way, you know you’re safe.

If there’s one thing you should know, it’s that you must never share any embarrassing detail about you. Computer dating services can be tricky because without face-to-face interaction, people won’t be able to read between the lines or know where you’re coming from. Remember that what you say is permanently recorded in the web. This is a scary fact that you need to be aware of.

If you don’t have anything nice to say, then just don’t say anything. Lastly, see to it that your profile picture looks genuine and natural. Don’t come out as if you’re begging for compliments. This is a sign of insecurity. Make a good impression and at the same time, stay true to yourself.

There are a few aspects and characteristics that are important to consider in dating relationships. These include faith and values, money, activities you do, and family. These are just some of the things that will affect your dating relationship in either a positive or negative way, depending on how you treat them.

Faith and values is one of the most important things in dating relationships. This is because people’s true selves come out when the hard times come around. Let’s suppose a financial difficulty comes around. If your faith and values allows you to continue onward and weather the storm while your partner’s values cause them to get scared and run, then that could be a telltale sign of a bad long term relationship. You should want someone who is going to stick with you in rich times and poor times. Faith and values also means discipline as well. So, when it comes to finances, and it turns out that you are the one who manages money poorly, then you should seek to improve yourself at every effort.

It is said that money is the root of all evil. The fact is that the love of money is the root of all evil. If you are in dating relationships and all you can think about is how you are going to make your next dollar, then you are essentially neglecting your partner. Money is not a person, but your partner is. And your partner needs as much, if not more attention than your money gets. Of course, you might say that you have to think about your business and how you are going to make your money, but the fact is that if you are going to be in a long term relationship, then you are going to have to devote the vast majority of you r attention to your partner.

Family should be one of the pillars of your dating relationships. They should understand that you are going to date different people in your lifetime. So, when they are there for you when you are down, be sure to be there for them as well. You can go to some of your trusted family members for advice and even confide in them if you are hurting. They should be there for you both in good times and bad. They should serve as a good enough of an example for you so that when you and your partner have your own family, you can either model it after your own, or you can improve upon the mistakes they have made.

Don’t be fooled. Even the most confident people have their insecurities and the most competent are flawed.

Though we may have dreamt of being the perfect persons we see in other people, we have to understand that nothing can be perfect. The things we would want to happen in our lives don’t necessarily happen the way we want them to be however tactful our plans were. The very things we want to attain will not pass by us so long as we won’t work towards achieving them. It takes effort to make things happen though.

And the self confident people have acquired their attributes not out of luck. An author once said that the most beautiful people do not just happen. They must know hardship, they must know suffering, they must know defeat, struggle and loss before they truly understand the depth of their worth.

Everyone is built for recognition, for achievement, for fame. The capacity to be confident of oneself was not given by random, it lies in all of us. Like with all other things we are in equal standing with that of the fellow sitting next to us. The difference though lies in our personal treatments of the capabilities that we were endowed with.

Initial development of self confidence roots from our childhood, the fashion by which we were reared, the opportunities that honed us to be the persons that we are and our reactions to the challenges that were given to us.

At a very young age, we already know how it feels to be humiliated or encouraged. At a very young age, we are already capable of giving interpretations with the way things happen to us. If at childhood we failed to react positively due to reasons like lack of or improper guidance, poor models and insufficient knowledge, it is likely that the succeeding phases of our lives will become dependent with how the things went during these ages.

But with age comes maturity. And maturity arises from the experiences we are encountering. Experiences, as we know them, are among the great teachers we have. Failure to take advantage of the experiences we encounter will only send us back to the same circumstances until we are able to spot where we have gone wrong. Therefore, we have no excuse that we were not given the chance to improve with each experience.

You see, improving self confidence is just a matter of becoming mature. If you will become complacent with the idea of setting back to lack of achievement and recognition then you will fail to comprehend that life is more than mediocre living.

Everyone can improve self confidence regardless of how we were in the past. What only matters is now- the present. If you would take stock of yourself and believe that you have the capacity to be anything and everything you want to be, you are sure to be a step higher towards achieving self confidence.

There are lots of ways that you may take to help you improve your self confidence. The keys are to have the positive attitude that anybody can do anything and adaptation of the belief that you can be anybody and you can be anything you set your mind to be.

If all else fails, remember the moments when you felt good because you were able to achieve something by feeling good about yourself. That way, you will be encouraged to become a better person you always wanted to be.

The Internet can be a place where you find true love. But if you create a profile on a dating site, it is very important for you to keep your eyes open. You risk being tied to a subscription that you may find it hard to get out of again.

Read The Sites Terms of Use

It is important that you read the dating site’s terms carefully before you create a subscription.

Examine among other things, how long you lock yourself into that particular dating service. You should be certain to Double Check for a cancellation clause. Some of the places you can find the cancellation clause may be varied and difficult to see.

It could be buried in the “Terms of Use” page, it could be hidden under the purchase button in a very light shade of grey or even in the confirmation e-Mail you receive. However you should find that the vast majority of legitimate on line dating sites will make this information very easy to find.

Warning:

If you can not find clear and adequate information on the time period, the price and the cancellation notice period, be careful not to join the site.

Check others’ experiences with the site

It’s also a good idea to check online whether other users have good or bad experiences with the site.

Consumer advocates, various State and country agencies, including State and Country Attorney Generals, have received complaints from consumers who have reported that after creating a free profile, on a dating site, they must upgrade to a paid membership to read messages from other users. In many cases these messages are auto-generated and or tailored to match what the consumer was looking for when meeting another member.

However, by reading the auto-generated messages, on the site, while thinking it was free, the consumer was automatically upgraded to a paying membership or was told to upgrade to read the messages. And when they did they were locked into a long term membership.

Once this was done, they found it extremely difficult to get out of the subscription when trying to cancel and get their money back. There have also been examples of the profile suddenly appearing on multiple sites because the owner of the site for marketing purposes has several sites with different names.

Cancellation and Refunds

Depending on the dating site, you basically have from 14 to 30 days to cancel, when you subscribe on the web or your mobile phone. In other words you can cancel the service anytime during the time period. However, as stated above you may find your self being charged for a full month, if you read the site’s messages to you. So be careful! read the entire “terms of use” and know what it is going on

Create a free profile on a dating site, you may find that you need to upgrade to a paid membership to read messages from other users, and it also means that you waive the opportunity to withdraw from the contract. Always read the terms carefully before you upgrade your membership.

Rights to images

Please also note that if you give the rights to the images/pictures you upload to your profile, you may run the risk of giving, that dating site, to use the images in their marketing.

Avoiding scams in search of love isn’t difficult. You just need to make sure you read the terms of use and know what you are signing up for and the permissions you are giving to the dating site.

There are several issues that come up with teenage dating, all of which needs to be addressed, seeing that that those who are dating are under eighteen and are minors. Some of these include your teen dating an older person, sexting on the cell phone and talking to your teen about dating.

At one point or another, you may find yourself at a point when your teen is dating an older person. If this happens, then the first thing you should do is to find out if that person is over eighteen years old. If it is, then you should cut them off right there. If according your discretion, you see fit that they both can go on a supervised date, then you can do that. But the general consensus is that it is not good for an eighteen year old man to take a seventeen year old minor out on a date alone with each other. First of all, she is not of a legal age, and second of all, they are not supervised.

Sexting is becoming a big problem in modern society, especially given the fact that almost all middle school and high school teenagers have cell phones now.. Sexting is when one person texts sexual messages to another person in order to simulate sex. It is important to monitor what your children are doing. There are some apps out there that will tell you where your child is at by using a GPS signal and sending it to your phone. You should also monitor the text messages they send out by checking their phone and checking the minutes and data usage on their devices. If your teen’s sexting behavior is getting out of hand, then you and your teen should see a counselor to get the situation under control.

It is important to talk to your teen about dating. Sometimes it might seem difficult for you, especially if you had a rough dating life yourself. The fact is, that if you had a bad dating life, then it is even more important for you to talk to your teen so you can tell them what kinds of lessons you have learned. It is better they learn from the mistakes of their parents instead of learning from their own mistakes out on the streets of hard knocks. Your teen will not only thank you for it, but they will love you years down the road when they look back and remember how much you stood by them in their teenage dating years.