Self Help: Fun Dates at Low Cost!

Fun Dates at Low Cost!

Written by Celina Richards

Yippee! She said yes! The girl you’ve been trying to ask out for repparttar past couple of months just agreed to go out with you. However, you have one small problem. Fresh out of college and just starting out on your new job, you don’t have much left in your pocket to pay for a fancy dinner. But you really want to impress her and have a good time together. What can you do on a date that would actually cost less but FEEL expensive?

Well, read on, and you will find plenty of cost-saving dating activities which are equally romantic and fun!

Go for a Hike
Unless she’s completely not an outdoor person, going for a walk in a natural environment gives repparttar 147766 both of you private time to talk. Plus, repparttar 147767 beautiful and fresh surroundings will definitely put your hearts at ease. In fact, if you know much about flora and fauna, you can actually impress her with your version of a nature tour guide.

Day at Beach
Beaches have always been fun, warm and perfect for dates. It won’t cost you much, but it’s a great place to talk and picnic, relax or sun-bathe. Walks along repparttar 147769 beach are hopelessly romantic especially when combined with repparttar 147770 soothing effects of repparttar 147771 waves and repparttar 147772 breeze. Lakes are good substitutes if you don’t live near repparttar 147773 sea, as repparttar 147774 water brings repparttar 147775 same calming effect as repparttar 147776 sea.

Dinner at home
Eating out will cost you, but alternatively setting up a candlelight dinner in repparttar 147777 comfort of your own home which will cost you much less. If you are a good cook, you can definitely impress her with your culinary skills in a romantic setting. After that, you can

Nine Steps to Regaining Self Esteem After Divorce

Written by Debbie Burgin

Divorce is difficult at repparttar

‘best’ of times. Even when a couple makes a combined decision to divorce, it can be extremely trying.

What happens if repparttar 147765 decision is one sided? What happens to repparttar 147766 party who can sometimes feel blind-sided by one person’s decision that they no longer want to be a part of this union?

Been there, done that. Only I wasn’t repparttar 147767 one who made repparttar 147768 decision to leave repparttar 147769 relationship. It was my ex-husband’s decision. Okay, I helped him make repparttar 147770 actual decision to leave (he didn’t have much choice), but repparttar 147771 result was repparttar 147772 same. Feelings of “what’s wrong with me?” are abundant.

So here are some things that will help you to get your self esteem back after a divorce:

1. Talk to someone…

The first step to resolving those feelings is to talk to someone. Bend a familiar ear…be it biased or unbiased. Whether it’s to a trusted friend, or to a counselor, getting it out verbally is a great start to regaining your sense of self.

2. Be Honest…

If you decide that you’re going to seek help from a counselor, make sure that you tell repparttar 147773 entire truth about what you’re feeling. Be as honest as you possibly can. How can a counselor do his/her job properly, if you’re not completely honest? Regardless of what you tell a counselor, he/she is not there to judge you, merely to listen and to offer some constructive unbiased advice if necessary…not criticism, advice.

3. Keep a Journal…

Writing down what’s going on in your head is also helpful, whether you choose to do that via paper journal, or online journal, both are helpful. I find that using an online journal is much easier, as I don’t write nearly as quickly as I type.

4. Get to know yourself again…

It’s typical to lose oneself during repparttar 147774 course of a relationship. I know I did! So after my divorce, I took some time to get to know “Me” all over again. Do whatever it is that you love to do! If you enjoyed snowboarding before you were married, get back to it! If you enjoyed knitting, put aside some time to do that. Read some good books, enjoy spending time with new friends, go away for repparttar 147775 weekend, go and be you!

5. Don’t let those negative thoughts back in.

Once you’ve written down thoughts that aren’t positive (“I hate him/her. I can’t believe that he/she did this to me.”) in a journal of some type, you’ll notice that if you go back and re-read those bad thoughts (and we all do it at least once), you’re mentally and emotionally back in that place all over again. Re-reading repparttar 147776 ugly details of my divorce for instance, used to put me in that mood all over again (I’ve since tossed that journal). So my advice with regard to writing down negative feelings, is to write them down, then discard them. Tear them up, burn them, flush them if you have to, do whatever it takes, but don’t let those negative thoughts back in.

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