PART 1: PLANNING FOR SINGLE: + If you’re young and considering a situationship you need to plan for what happens AFTER that. Sure, it is possible it will work out well (less than 30% of the time), but reality usually comes with a slap after situationships. Whether in 2 months or 16 months, something nasty …
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GUEST POST from Don – “The Best Is Yet” (part 5)
“THE BEST IS YET” by Donald Whelpley, ©️2025 One of the widows at church was making a pest of herself. Richard wasn’t interested. She was VERY interested and said so in every way she could. Richard had volunteered to lead a Sunday morning Bible study on the Epistles. Of course, the widow showed up … as did several others who …
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GUEST POST from Don – “The Best Is Yet” (part 4)
“THE BEST IS YET” by Donald Whelpley, ©️2025 Richard knew, to quote Arthur C. Brooks, “the secret to happiness isn’t falling in love; it’s staying in love.” He had for most of his adult life. Sadly and unfortunately, that relationship ended naturally, as all “forever” relationships do, through the death of one’s spouse. Then what? You can’t put the …
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GUEST POST from Don – “The Best Is Yet” (part 3)
“THE BEST IS YET” by Donald Whelpley, ©️2025 Time is all about choices. It takes an average of less than 180 days (6 months) to decide whether the person you are dating is the person you want to marry. (If it is taking more than 2 years, you may be wasting valuable time. Less, and you’re probably moving …
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GUEST POST from Don – Improving On…
IMPROVING ON… There are things “wise guys” say … which I believe don’t match reality. I’m sure I can improve on their kind of “wisdom.” The following ARE actual quotes from modern “medicine men.” 1. “Don’t Complain. Do something about it.” Except most of the things about which we complain are things OUTSIDE our control. Weather, government websites, stupid human …
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GUEST POST from Gwen – Finding ‘The One’
FINDING ‘THE ONE’Companion Article to Top Ingredient, GUEST POST from Don, June 1, 2025 As a marriage and family therapist, I have worked with people in relationships whose partners I would deem ‘toxic.’ “One bad apple spoils the whole bunch” is an accurate adage. The outcome of any relationship that includes a toxic individual is …
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GUEST POST from Don – Top Ingredient
TOP INGREDIENT What do most experts say is the top thing necessary for an enduring relationship? Answer: Trust. Here’s where experts fail: They don’t tell couples how to know if trust is possible. So, what should you be looking for in your next boyfriend or girlfriend? EMPATHY. Is he able to see things from her perspective? Is she interested in …
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