Relationships

Love at the Heart of It

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In honor of Valentine’s Month, here’s a heartwarming tale of the enduring nature of love, not to mention its unpredictability. Love can be everywhere.
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Guest Blog: Anne Payne on Approaching Adolescence

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When kids get older, moms make shifts, too. Here, one Fortytude reader shares how she’s adjusted her role as “Mom,” and how she hopes to inspire her children.
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The Definition of Matriarchy

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Who are the matriarchs in your life? The women who’ve paved the way for others, so they can experience the freedom of self-empowerment?
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Why Reunions Work

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Reunions shouldn’t have to make you feel like a loser. Instead they can be fun opportunities to not only reconnect with friends—and your old self, but they can help remind you of all you have accomplished.
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Guest Blog: Lisa Wysocki: Accomplishment Equals Sense of Purpose

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Today is the spring equinox, when the day is roughly the same length as the night. But it’s also the herald of spring, the season when everything turns fresh and green. It’s a time of new life, rebirth and reinvention. Here’s how one Fortytude reader created hers.
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Blog: Can Tragedy Fuel Regeneration?

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Like natural disasters, do human tragedies occur to facilitate the process of regeneration? How one man was still able to find his purpose from the most unimaginable sorrow.
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Guest Blog: Colleen Hayes on Finding Love Online

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Think online dating is bogus? It may be worth a try. Here, TK shares how it revitalized her love life and eventually led to a complete reinvention. HInt: She’s now a mother and wife.
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Guest Blog: Kristina Grish: Faking It

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Here, author and Cosmo columnist Kristina Grish examines the subtleties of marriage and how sweet little lies can make it (or any relationship, for that matter) even sweeter.
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Blog: Happily Handling Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be a dud. It’s just a day, so why not enjoy it? Here are ways to help make it bearable or even fun, whether you’re coupled, divorced or even happily single.
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Blog: Hit Where You Least Expect It

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No one is immune from the ills that can plague our society. Not the rich, the famous… Domestic violence happens everywhere, and it happened right on TV, in front of our American eyes.
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