Trick Or Treat - Is This Make-Believe Or The Real Thing?

Written by Toni Coleman, LCSW


"I'll call you this week". "Yes, I'd love to see you again". "I had a great time". "I'm not interested in dating anyone else". "I think I'm falling in love with you."

These are a few ofrepparttar phrases passed between singles as they move throughrepparttar 101451 stages of meeting and dating. Atrepparttar 101452 time, they are uttered with what feels like true emotion and honesty. No wonderrepparttar 101453 person they are directed to is so confused whenrepparttar 101454 call never comes,repparttar 101455 person becomes unavailable, or it soon becomes evident thatrepparttar 101456 speaker is dating or deeply involved with someone else. Can we ever believe what we see or hear? How can we be sure?

Dating is a process of getting to know someone. It begins with an attraction, which is formed by that first impression. Often, this first meeting occurs by chance at a social gathering, at work or inrepparttar 101457 course of one's daily life. More and more, it happens through a response to a personal ad andrepparttar 101458 emailing and phone calls that follow. Both in-person and email or voice contact give us a sense ofrepparttar 101459 other individual- but this is only a brief snapshot of who they may be. It takes real time together to create a larger and clearer picture of this other person and their rightness or wrongness for us. During this time we assess for friendship, attraction, shared interests and values, and a willingness and ability onrepparttar 101460 part of both individuals to move forward in a relationship.

Given that this is a process, it has stages. A first date helpsrepparttar 101461 couple to learn more. It is a fact-finding experience, which involves not onlyrepparttar 101462 informationrepparttar 101463 other provides, but our feelings and reactions to it and to them as a potential partner. We show our best selves and attempt to make an appropriate connection with someone we find desirable. Inrepparttar 101464 best scenario, everything clicks for both people and conversation is natural and easy. More often, there may be questions, doubts, and/or mixed feelings. Seeing each other again is often suggested by one or both people and is a good way to learn more about each other and resolve any questions. Butrepparttar 101465 doubts and negative feelings go unstated in a desire to either giverepparttar 101466 other person a chance or to let them down easily. It's also an easy way out for someone who is uncomfortable with this level of emotional honesty.

Living in Spain - Common questions

Written by Jamie Mills


What willrepparttar winter weather be like onrepparttar 101450 Costa del Sol ? Much warmer than Northern Europe. Many resident’s don’t even have central heating in their home. The Costa del Sol enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine per annum, and winter temperatures rarely go below 16ºc inrepparttar 101451 day.

Is it possible to live in Spain without speaking Spanish? If you are not planning to work with Spaniards, speakingrepparttar 101452 language is not necessary. However you will find learningrepparttar 101453 words essential to enjoying Andalucian life, quite easy. Masteringrepparttar 101454 language will enable you to enjoyrepparttar 101455 lifestyle on offer to its peak. Most establishments onrepparttar 101456 Costa del Sol do speak English.

Willrepparttar 101457 coast become overcrowded from excess construction? Strict controls on building and careful town planning are now prohibiting over-construction and high-rise developments. Trees and parks abound, and beaches are kept clean and free from over-commercialisation. Ringed torepparttar 101458 north by scenic mountains, Marbella forms an undulating horseshoe of picturesque, village-style developments, luxurious villas, pine forests and championship golf courses, all served by a modern road system and infrastructure. Onrepparttar 101459 beachside, sleek, marble-fronted, low-rise apartment complexes are in: high rise blocks are out.

Will I have problems finding things to do ? No. Tennis clubs, health spas and every sporting facility imaginable are all there for your enjoyment, whether it be water skiing, windsurfing or trekking throughrepparttar 101460 mountains on horseback. Incredibly,repparttar 101461 Sierra Nevada ski resort is just two hours drive from Marbella, perched 12,000 feet (4,000 metres) inrepparttar 101462 mountains aboverepparttar 101463 historic and romantic Granada.

Can I bring my pets to Spain ? The Pet Travel Scheme(PETS), allows cats and dogs resident inrepparttar 101464 UK to visit other countries and return torepparttar 101465 UK without quarantine, provided that certain conditions are met. To use this system you need to comply withrepparttar 101466 law, torepparttar 101467 last detail. This is to preventrepparttar 101468 tranmission of disease from country to country.

Will I be able to obtain most British products ? You will find most English products are available alongrepparttar 101469 coast, although some will be far easier to find than others. Newspapers are now printed in Spain, and are therefore very easy to obtain. Larger shops and supermarkets stock many British products to accommadaterepparttar 101470 increase in tourists, although slight price increases should be expected.

What about medical care? The Spanish National Health Service is available free to Senior Citizens from Britain (Ladies over 60 and men over 65). The service is excellent. However, as inrepparttar 101471 UK, non-emergencies may be placed on a waiting list. Purchasers of businesses in Spain are obliged to joinrepparttar 101472 Spanish N.H.S. Payments for this service are included in their monthly Spanish National Insurance contribution. If you are under retirement age and do not intend to work in Spain, then it is a condition of Residence in Spain that you take out private medical health cover. Some ofrepparttar 101473 larger private medical health providers inrepparttar 101474 UK offer schemes suitable for British residents in Spain. Alternatively, there are numerous Insurance Brokers in Spain offering a range of healthcare insurance policies.

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