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Great Sexpectations: The Danger of False Hope of a Budding Relationship

By Anahita | 8:39am May 23, 2012

I guess for us women, sometimes it’s hard to tell if things really happened or they were just in our heads. It’s intriguing because when we’re infatuated with someone, we tend to read too much into certain things while being completely oblivious to other things. Simply put, we only think want we want to.

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Sex, Love or Nothing at All

By Anahita | 10:15pm May 14, 2012

It’s only natural for most of us, women, to put relationship and sex in the same tick box as we are more prone to emotional attachment. So, if we want to sleep with someone we know, we want it to last for a long time, preferably confined in a loving relationship frame.

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Elevators and Fateful Meetings

By Anahita | 8:20am May 9, 2012

Is there really no room for fairy-tale romantics in Jakarta? It was hard to believe there are still women like the elevator lady these days, especially because as we grow older, we’re more exposed to heartbreaks, people who cheat on us and disagreeing parents.

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Love at the Edge of Conservatism

By Anahita | 1:14pm May 2, 2012

Would you take off something so fundamental as your hijab to be with someone you really like? Let’s be frank and abandon that misogynistic paranoia and move beyond the cliché.

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Valentine’s Day for Singles: Just Add Awesomeness

By Kirana Dewayani | 10:52am Feb 9, 2012

Many youngsters believe that being alone on Valentine’s Day can be a gloomy, lonely time. But let’s turn the tables and beat the odds — it’s time for the singles to take the pleasure of Valentine’s Day with a spark of awesomeness!

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6 Secrets to a Healthy and Enduring Relationship

By Anisa Hassan | 2:41pm Jan 30, 2012

If you’re proactive about working on your relationship, here are some pointers that could help make it a healthier, more enduring one.

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Learn How to End a Relationship With Dignity

By Christian Adi | 11:37pm Jan 17, 2012

In a relationship, when a women loses attraction to her committed partner and is attracted to someone else, while comparing you with the other guy on how good he is in every way you’re not, then it’s time for you to leave her better than you found her.

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8 Steps to Finding Your Soulmate in 2012

By Anisa Hassan | 8:35am Jan 9, 2012

So you’ve rolled over last year’s resolutions into 2012. And you’re possibly mildly embarrassed that finding a soulmate is still top on your list. Know that no amount of “wanting” can lead you to your goal unless you decide to do something different about what’s most important in your life. Many people are trapped into setting New Year’s resolutions because everyone’s doing it, but then those resolutions get buried under a rubble of work by February.

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4 Words That’ll Have Men Running in the Opposite Direction — And the Antidote

By Anisa Hassan | 7:51am Oct 15, 2011

No, they’re not “Damn! I am pregnant!” Nor are they “I don’t love you.” But these four words, when uttered to a man at the inappropriate time or place, will probably drive him crazy or make him run in the opposite direction.

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Ask Anisa: ‘Economic Turmoil Is Hurting My Relationship’

By Anisa Hassan | 9:01am Sep 30, 2011

My relationship has taken a beating as a result of the current economic turmoil.

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