Tuesday, May 1, 2007

A Shamelessly Sexist Valentine's Day Gift Wish List: What Women Want

Valentine's Day Gift Wish #1: Gloves. For you! You know those rubber yellow gloves used to wash dishes. That's what we want - a bag full of them - in your size!

Oh, they are the sexiest kind of accessory, especially when you wear them to scrub toilets, wash dishes, clean windows and dust shelves.

And, if you happen to keep them on while you manhandle the broom, commandeer a mop or break out the dustbuster - so be it. Far be it for us to tell you that you don't need to wear gloves when using these household items.

Poor thing, you probably didn't know, and we don't want to interrupt your flow. So go, on, keep them on. The bright yellow makes it easy for us to find you to assign your next task.

Valentine's Day Gift Wish #2: Tools. For us! Why? So we won't break a nail doing those things around the house we've asked you a million times to do, yet finally break down and do ourselves.

And, since we never know where your tools are, or which doo-dad to use for what if we do stumble across them, we rely on two old favorites -- the butter knife and the wedge heel of our favorite pair of pumps.

You'd be surprised how many tools in your box these little babies can replace. They can put up curtain rods, bang in nails and twist in screws, among a host of other duties.

And you know what? We can still butter your toast with the knife and step out in style alongside you in the pumps. After all, we girls are naturals at multi-tasking!

BUT, we get tired of it. It would be so nice to have our own little box of do-jabbies to handle those pesky little "I'm gonna get to it" jobs around the house that you just never seem to have time for.

We understand. You're a busy guy. After all, there are three football games on Thursday night. By the time you fight traffic to get home, all you have time for before kickoff is a beer and pizza run.

Valentine's Day Gift Wish #3: A Whistle. To blow when you're not paying attention. As you recognize this as the sound of authority from your football games, we figured this would be a sure-fire way to call your attention to a foul (eg, not taking out the garbage, not cleaning out the garage and forgetting to pick up dinner one night out of seven).

Again, we know, you're a busy guy. When you commit a foul, you don't mean it. It's not an "intentional" or "flagrant" foul. You were simply going full speed ahead - with your life. You can't be expected to stop and remember your other half.

We promise not to misuse this gift; not to blow it too loud, or too often. We don't want to be taken out of the game (eg, left for another woman). We just want your attention.

So, forget the chocolates, the flowers and yes -- even the diamonds. These things are a girl's best friend, especially when they're attached to the best man in her life. That would be YOU!

Happy Valentine's Day, darling.

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Improving your Relationship Luck with Feng Shui

There are specific Feng Shui techniques that you can use to improve your relationship with others (romance included).

But what is Feng Shui? It is an ancient Chinese metaphysical discipline that studies how the environment affects a person's luck in life particularly in the areas of wealth, health and relationship.

There are many schools of Feng Shui and they each have their special techniques to improve relationship luck. I will share with you a very simple but potent formula that can help you to improve the quality of your relationships with others.

This formula is taken from a system known as the Eight Mansions or Eight House which is more than 1200 years old. This system works on the belief that all of us have favorable and unfavorable directions that are influence by the prevailing directional energies that were present when we were born. These favorable and unfavorable directions affect us throughout our life and our fate can be improved if we sit or sleep in harmony with these directions.

Are you ready to take the plunge? The first thing that you need to do is to determine your ‘Kua' or ‘Gua' number. This number can be computed using your date of birth and sex. To make the process of determining your ‘Kua' number easier, you can simply refer to a ‘Kua Chart' that you can find easily on the net. Read your ‘Kua' number off the chart. Take note that it depends on your sex.

There are altogether 8 numbers that range from 1 to 4 and 6 to 9. Find out of ‘relationship' direction by referring to the list below.

If your Kua is 1, your ‘relationship' direction is south.
If your Kua is 2, your ‘relationship' direction is north-west.
If your Kua is 3, your ‘relationship' direction is south-east.
If your Kua is 4, your ‘relationship' direction is east.
If your Kua is 6, your ‘relationship' direction is south-west.
If your Kua is 7, your ‘relationship' direction is north-east.
If your Kua is 8, your ‘relationship' direction is west.
If your Kua is 9, your ‘relationship' direction is north.

Let me illustrate with a couple of examples. If you are a male born on 1st July 1957, your ‘Kua' number is 7 and your ‘relationship' direction is north east. If you are a female born on the 15th March 1977, your ‘Kua Number' is 1 and your ‘relationship' direction is south.

How to apply the formula? To improve your relationship luck, you should re-arrange your table, chair and bed to face your ‘relationship' direction.

Let's say that your ‘relationship' direction is north. Re-arrange your table and chair, if necessary, so that you are facing north when seated. Your back would then face south. This is quite straight forward.

The sleeping direction is a bit different. It is not the direction that you face while lying in bed. Instead the direction is taken from the crown of your head. If your ‘relationship' direction is north, then you should sleep in a north-south axis with the crown of your head pointed at north and the base of your feet pointed south.

Did I tell you it is simple? If you have tried everything and are not getting the desired results, why not give it a try? Then wait a few months and see if it works for you!

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Social Dating Today

The time spent together in a date should be invested to know more about each other.Sharing common views and interests can help you both to any further commitments.Any relationship needs a strong fountain to develop a further and a personal meeting generally helps in it. Love or romance is like a flower, which needs proper care and nourishment to grow. Love and dating are two of the most important aspect of romance. But they need some time to know whether this is just an infatuation or love.

Dating plays a great role in making a relationship works in today's world, dating is no more a taboo. A dating venue can be at a county fair or any hot spot. In conservative societies, it is still looked upon with much content.

However in European countries, dating has been the part of the culture.

Now, what does dating actually means sometime can draw a debate from different people. In the first place, it can be described as a social meeting with boy or girl. In european countries,dating has been the part of the culture.

Generally,dating has been accepted as normal thing, but during recent studies,there have been rise in case of violence or crime against woman all in the name of dating.

The dating offers an opportunity for a couple to know each other in a more precise way and it builds a foundation for their future meetings. Some dating tips can help in making it a great meeting. You and your beloved one should both agree on a common day for a meeting. The dating offers an opportunity for couple to know each other in more precise way and build a fountain for their future meeting. When you make a search for a venue for dating, you both can decide. Never indulge in any uncompromising situation during dating.

If you have love for the mountains or nature, then you can take your soul mate on a ride in a valley or a hill top resort.

You can opt for group dating as it provides an opportunity for enjoyment and pleasure in the company of friends and beloved ones together. The time you spent together on a date should be a invested to know more about each other. Dating plays a great role in making relationship work. Any relationship needs a strong foundation to develop a future and a personal meeting generally helps in it.

You can take some initiative on your part and give some gifts or flowers to the person you are taking on a date,it shows that you have class and you are very romantic person. One wise word of caution while going on your first date is to never indulge in any type of argument.

Never indulge in any uncompromising situation during dating. But all this has not led to any serious impact on the lovelorn birds who want to woo a partner or setting out on a romantic date. Going on a candle light dinner can also provide a unique experience. How you work out the entire situation may depend on you. By enjoying the sweet moments you can make it a memorable moment and built strong ties for the future.

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