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My family has a terrible history with marriage.

My parents each have been married once before. Almost every relative over the age of 38 has been married twice. Infidelity has ocurred enough times. My own parents have been on the brink of divorce three times already. Each of my female relatives has had at least three or four broken engagements. Half of the children of my generation (i.e. siblings and cousins) who have gotten married have gotten divorced. There are way too many step and half siblings in my family.

I don't believe genes determine fate. As I understand it, the individual decides whether or not their conditions decide their lives. However, I'm wondering what you think about whether or not bad family history with marriage is something that one should keep in mind when considering getting married.

A rumpled bed, a restless soul,

I have not tasted the sweet fruit of sleep

since last week.

My eyes, wide open,

stare at the ceiling above.

I see the uneven strokes of paint.

It reflects me,

A poor attempt at uniformity.

The morning breeze picks up,

the dew hangs on the gale,

the salty moisture hangs on my lips.

I wish it was you.

The soft sand beneath my feet,

every step leaves a shallow dent,

is that all I leave behind in my wake?

A shallow impression, a hollow ache?

The sun glows with promise,

giving the depth of sea a diamond surface.

The soft, foamy waves kiss the shore

and I know it's me and you.

The colorless, restless sea that pretends to be blue

and the warm, golden sand that's gentle and true.

The water that rages at times when it can't reach the shore

and the hills of sand, that have never asked for more.

But I'm asking for more, I want you.

I want you, my Greek hero.

You're everything I want to be

but though I search I cannot find

the Achilles heel you've left behind

in your past life, which you will not disclose to me.

I'm here for you, I want to be.

But you don't need me.

You have you, and that is enough for now.

Can you hear my heart? It's racing now.

You do that to me, a biological reaction

to a physical response.

Could you look at me properly, just this once?

And tell me

Do you see me?

I want you to, please do.

Please do.

We all know about the unrealistic and misinterpreted love portrayed on screen, in print and through songs. But I am interested in knowing whether you believe in real-life love or if you think that relationships are only linked in lust and marriage is only upheld in compromise.

I want to subscribe to a magazine and right now I'm deciding between cosmogirl/seventeen or marie claire. I'm a 17 year old girl, soon 18, and I just wanted your opinions on the magazines I mentioned above. If you wish to recommend any other magazines, go right ahead! I greatly appreciate your comments.

Thank you!

I was just curious about life as a surgeon. I intend to follow this career path and, being a woman, have been discouraged by many. Reasons range from not having enough time for yourself, to the length of time it takes in terms of studies. But mostly, people tell me that getting married will be difficult and that it will be hard to maintain any relationship with children and spouses. Any surgeons out there willing to give me a glimpse of their life? Any advice/ tips about the process and the career? (I'm planning on brain surgery...) Thanks :P

I am a high school senior. One of my teachers has truly contributed to the success I have experienced in school, has offered me advice, talked with me, encouraged me and generally been a great father-like figure for me at school. We email each other every once in a while and I absolutely loved spending time with him. I know teachers aren't allowed to show favouritism or even be friendly with a particular student but I feel I have found a true friend in him. I don't want to be invasive or weird but I'd like to ask your opinion, as a teacher. How would you feel if a student that has always been enthusiastic in your class and hard-working tried to pursue a friendly relationship with you outside of class? Do you think it is inappropriate? Should I just be grateful for what he has done, but stop trying to maintain any relations?

Hey guys,

I'm graduating this year so I thought I'd write a poem for my teachers...opinions appreciated :P thanks...

To My Teacher

Like a leaf, trembling and unsure

I have dangled from my tree too long

Looking to the horizon, watching,

Wondering, questioning as the sun set

On every day, taking with it a

Missed adventure

But you, my dear teacher, have

Unleashed me, released me from

My stubborn clutch on my branch

And like a gentle breeze, carried me off

To lands far away

Until finally, I landed on a soft hill

Lighted with the day's hopeful rays

And decided to start my own life

Somewhere different, Somewhere new

And though, now,

I have undertaken this new journey on my own

I will always remember my initiation,

My beginning,

And forever recall that Chapter One begins with

my teacher.

Why does one rinse a burette/pipette with the solution they will be using in the titration? How does not rinsing it cause inaccuracies?

I've been friends with this guy for a while and we've become so close that we literally treat each other as if we were siblings. He's so wonderful to me and we are almost always somewhere near each other at school. I really loved our friendship and was very grateful for it. However, a close friend of both of ours talked to him the other day and he told her that he really liked me and has a crush on me. She tried to get him to tell me and he actually did mention he wanted to tell me sumtin though he hasnt told me yet. I'm very surprised by this...and confused because i nvr thought any one of us would even consider liking each other like that. I dont even know what I feel for him anymore. Mom has actually talked to me about him and told me if he ever proposed she'd be over the moon with joy. but i nvr took anyone seriously when they talked bout us. now i dont know what to do...evn if i do feel the same way.its very hard for us to be together and im afraid of being hurt. comments?

Please list any...Thank you

He's a friend of mine and he's really been through a hard time this year because his father passed away. I just found out how kind a heart he has and i've begun to get to know him more...at prom, we slow danced.he really made me feel special. Now he continually mentions our dance together and told me it meant a lot to him...he keeps giving me mixed signals but i don't know whether its me who's interpreting it wrong or what...anyway...i was very close to telling him the other day, and he took me to one side and just as i was about to tell him...he goes 'are you going out with *this guy*?' i told him i wasn't going out with anyone, but he kept saying, 'no really....are you? u can tell me seriously.' and every time i ttried to tell him again, he brings up that guy. i've lost the courage to tell him but he already knows i want to tell him sumtin...should i go on and tell him ot just make up sumtin and pretend what i wanted to say in the first place wasn't important?

He's a friend of mine and he's really been through a hard time this year because his mother passed away. I just found out how kind a heart he has and i've begun to get to know him more...at prom, we slow danced.he really made me feel special. Now he continually mentions our dance together and told me it meant a lot to him...he keeps giving me mixed signals but i don't know whether its me who's interpreting it wrong or what...anyway...i was very close to telling him the other day, and he took me to one side and just as i was about to tell him...he goes 'are you going out with *this guy*?' i told him i wasn't going out with anyone, but he kept saying, 'no really....are you? u can tell me seriously.' and every time i ttried to tell him again, he brings up that guy. i've lost the courage to tell him but he already knows i want to tell him sumtin...should i go on and tell him ot just make up sumtin and pretend what i wanted to say in the first place wasn't important?

I need at least 3 factors a person should consider before selling their business to someone who has made an offer to buy the business...the business is not doing too well but isn't failing...the owner has the option of keeping the business or selling it...anyone have any ideas?

its an old classical song sung by a deep male voice called 'moonlight' something or other...you can waltz to it...its possible the word river is also in the song/title....any suggestions?

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i love to write short stories, an occasional novel, poems etc. i also like to hear people's feedback on my work. im only 15 so im looking for a website that i can publish my work on, get feedback from teen writers like me and that i don't have to pay for...anyone a member of a site they'd recommend?

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