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Meet the parents

On April 19, 2012 By

Meeting your partner’s parents for the first time is a big deal, a HUGE deal! It is about taking that next step in a relationship and trying to solidify your place in your partner’s life. Scary. Your partner has a close family and an extended family and friends and best friends and workmates and a [...]

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I have been a bit of a gamer for as long as I can remember. It started in the 80s when I owned a Commodore 64 and had to wait forever for my games to load off a floppy disk, or even worse—a cassette. In the 90s I would go over to my friends’ houses [...]

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Many people seem a bit jaded by Valentine’s Day, claiming that it is just a clever marketing ploy by certain companies to make more money. I both agree and disagree. No, you shouldn’t need a solitary and designated day to let your partner know how much you mean to them. In fact, buying your love [...]

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I don’t want to put all single people into the same category and assume that everyone who is single is only half-of-a-whole and are sad because of this. I know that there are plenty of people who are out there embracing their singledom and enjoying life…I was never one of those people, and I know [...]

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My partner has worked away for at least three months of the year, every year, since we met. She earns good money while she is away and it is enough to cover her tuition in full for the following year. By the time she finishes her studies she will have zero debt which is excellent. [...]

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Years of the same routine may have you feeling like you are stuck in a rut. You get up five days a week, go to work, then come home and spend your evenings in the same way. On the weekends you do chores, and fit in some rest and relaxation. Sunday nights you watch your [...]

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