Three easy steps to being on the dating A-list
Cheryl’s “Triple A” crash course getting the committed relationship you want In order to succeed at relating, dating and mating, here’s Cheryl’s equation that you need to know in order to graduate with an ‘A’ in each subject! Attention You have to know how to get it. Attraction You have to know how to keep it. Affection Are your feelings deep enough for this person...
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Fishnets, anyone?
What your hosiery says about you. I was getting dressed the other day and when I opened up my drawer to choose my nylons, it struck me: How I dress often reflects my intention of the day. Right down to my undergarments! I was amused at how a simple set of nylons could exude a wide range of emotions and be interpreted by myself and...
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50 Shades of single
A colour palette for the uncommitted. Singledom comes in many different shades. The intensity of the colour often depends on how long it took us to achieve the tone and how much tint was used. We have to remember that when we start blending palettes. A 52-year-old coming out of a long-term marriage with two children sees things and feels differently than the 39-year-old that...
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Love Bites: Spring-Vegetable Tart
Ingredients 8 new carrots 4 new turnips 5 oz (150g) string beans 5 oz. (150g) mixed salad leaves 1 sprig basil 1 sheet ready-to-cook pastry 3 tablespoon granulated sugar 3/4 teaspoon ground pepper 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (150C) Wash and peel the carrots, turnips, and beans. steam for 10 minutes, and set aside. Wash and drain the sale leaves,...
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Love Bites: Large Pasta Shells with Pesto and Shrimp
Ingredients 4 conchiglioni (large pasta shells) 7 oz. (200 g) cooked shrimp 2 tablespoons pesto 8 black olives 2 sprigs of basil 4 tablespoons olive oil Cook the pasta for 15 minutes in a large pot of boiling salted water to which you have added 1 table spoon olive oil. Rinse in cold water. Shell the shrimp, discarding the heads., and mix with the pesto....
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Lost in translation
The forgotten language of love in the digital age “You light up my life!” It’s a phrase from days gone by (we used to say) when the person we liked would pick up the phone and call our home phone. Sadly, today, the objects of our affection light up our screens! We don’t communicate properly anymore! How are two people supposed to build an intimate...
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Music to my Ears
Someone recently told me that men fall in love with their eyes, while women fall in love with their ears. I am going to assume that since the comment was delivered from a man, he had the inside scoop on the male psyche. Who am I to argue? So what about women, are we attracted by what we hear? I am going to say yes! I...
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Learning the Gift of Gab
Getting ready for that first date is often filled with anxiety, as most of us want to put our best foot forward and at the same time make the other person feel comfortable. We fret over the same things each time we are about to go out with someone new. The ritual is always the same- where to go, what to do, what to wear...
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LAX to MTL and back
The last 2 weeks has been whirlwind of activity! I went back and forth to California twice in one week. Flying high- from LAXtoMTL Why the back and forth you might ask? Well let’s just say Idate and I dated. I learned quite a lot in that short time and here’s the recap of my lessons of the week. 1: I attended the Idate conference in...
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