A Higher Risk of Infidelity

While conceding some marriages and relationships between older women and younger men do succeed, Houston states that they start out with a strike against them. She warns, “A woman should think long and hard before entering into a relationship with a man who is considerably younger than herself. The greater age difference, greater risk of infidelity.“

Precautions Women Can Take

Houston cautions women already involved in relationships with men much younger than themselves to familiarize themselves with telltale signs of infidelity so they can take positive action at first sign of trouble. (See Ruth Houston’s website www.IsHeCheatingOnYou.com for more information on 21 categories of telltale signs.) “Keep lines of communication open, says Houston. “If you sense a distance developing between you, or you spot possible signs of infidelity, talk things out together so you can keep your marriage on track.”

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That’s my mum – but I’m not like that. I have more than a sneaking suspicion that all time that she spends looking for a bargain might not be worth undoubted savings that she eventually makes.

For me, a change of job meant an imminent move from one side of country to other - and of course at very idea of having to search for a new home, I broke out in that familiar cold sweat.

But things have changed since my enforced childhood property searches. Now we have internet and things are very, very different. A friend recommended Bargain.com and I decided to sign up for their service at http://www.bargain.com/fe/homes/ and see how I’d get on. I wasn’t disappointed.

After dinner, I sat down in front of screen with my partner and logged on to site. I entered our new location and budget into search boxes and hey presto, there were over 40 properties for us to browse.

After some discussions and a bit of banter over a very pleasant glass of wine, we whittled our selections down to six properties – all from comfort of our own home.

All that was left was a trip to look round our chosen properties and a mercifully short negotiation as we settled on our final choice. I couldn’t have been more pleased.

That was three months ago and we’re settling in to our new neighborhood. I’m now getting even more value from my subscription by looking for a car on Bargain.com, http://www.bargain.com/fe/autos/. (Perhaps my bargain-hunting phobia is disappearing).

As for my mother, she’s just been for her first week-end visit.

Of course, mum being mum she asked all sorts of penetrating questions about our house buying experiences. She must have been impressed – her final question was, “Now, how do I find myself cheapest broadband connection in Portland?”