Valuable Advices, Courtesy of Dis Month's Cleo. As a fruit of my lucky Tikum Tikum draw, i got my 2nd month of free Cleo from my ah lian mgr dis morning when she strutted into the office.

And i came to dis page entitled "Back from the brink of a Break Up" & found the following excerpts in particularly interesting. Tot i shud share.

It's abit sappy but......ahh wad the heck. Wun kill to read yea?

For Couples in Crisis:

"We've all been there. Ur r/s's cruising along when a weird feeling creeps up. Whether it's feeling neglected, constant fighting or the realisation dat u dun wan the same things, sometimes the smallest glitch can push ur r/s in2 meltdown.

Dun fret bcoz it mite not b s hopeless s u tink. Those of u who feel u've reached a dead end r actly at a perfect point 2 turn things around.

At the onset of any r/s, there's fascination & the promise of untold happiness. But at some point, things change. Many r/s stop even b4 dey've reli started. There comes a point where we either make up or brk up."

Talk About It:

"Communication is a vital factor in maintaining a successful r/s. So it's no big surprise dat many couples start 2 unravel bcoz dey've stopped toking.

Rely on ur intuition if things dun feel rite. No one will have the power to brk u up if u r communicating well wif each other. If there's any suspicion or anxiety, it nids 2 b toked about. Even if it is all in ur head, u shud still tok about it or ur r/s mite not survive."

Shud I Stay or Shud I Go?:

"How do u decide? 'One nite, i went out w/o Billy & met dis reli cute boy,' Melissa says. 'Nothing happened, but it made mi tink, I'm oni young once. So i decided to brk up wif billy. I told him i cudn't spend every nite in front of the TV.'

However, the next day, Melissa realised dat going clubbing wasn't worth it if it meant losing Billy.

'When i got home from work, he had laid out all the fotos, letters & cards on the bed dat chronicled our time 2gther. It made mi realised we'd shared many good times.'

'He was the rite guy at the wrong time, but i cudn't ask him 2 wait until i'd gotten all the social stuff out of my system. It's been a yr since den, & i dun regret my decision 2 stay wif him. I still wish i'd met Billy a bit later on in life, but u can't choose destiny.'

Find an activity u can bof enjoy 2gther s a mutual interest, so u spend more time 2gther.

Beware also, of having unrealistic xpectations. If he's a beer-swilling football lover, chances r u'll probly not get him 2 Ballet Under The Stars, but he mite attend an art exhibtion if u promise 2 xplore his 'sin bin' in turn. It's all about meeting somewhere in the middle."



I'm such a sucker for dis mag shit i tell ya. Especially when the advices seem so credible.

Aiyeh!! I m so gurlish i disgust myself at times. Yes...AT TIMES ONLY.

But I swear it all sounds less phoney in the given context.  ¶ J poppycocked at 10:46:00 PM