Archive for June 2006

Readers Story Competition Winner

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Thanks to everyone who entered our Readers Story competition.  Congratulations to Noël Christianson, our first place winner!  Her determination not to lower her standards in her search for love is a valuable reminder for all of us. "Will Date for Food"  by Noël Christianson "Mom, you live like there’s no tomorrow." Obviously, my son was […]

2nd Place Readers Story Competition

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Our second place winner in the 000Relationships LIVE Readers Story competition teaches us that even when we find the man of our dreams, get married, and believe that we have a future of happy-ever-after to look forward to, the story doesn't end… "My Story"  My name is Beth.  I grew up in a typical suburban […]

3rd Place Readers Story Competition

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

The third place winner in the Readers Story competition gives us a timely message about just how much abuse we should put up with in relationships, and encourages us to value ourselves more. "Bad Boy Meets Dangerous" by Auriel Wiccan It basically begins when I was going through my rebellious years, the years of trying […]

Honorable Mention Readers Story Competition

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

I'd like to share these important lessons and inspiring messages that our readers have discovered in their journey to find happiness and love. Alisa Audet (who has found her Mr. Right): I truly believe when you focus on having fun together, you will be more successful in relationships.  I had a lot of guy coaches […]

Love Tactics – The Way to Win?

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Whenever I write emails, I love to glance at the ads that appear to the right of my messages.  Gmail tries to tailor the ads to the message, and some of its choices can be absolutely hilarious.  For example, a friend's message to arrange for a coffee date resulted in an ad for "Thai Wrap […]

Great Books for Single Women

Friday, June 16th, 2006

I'd like to ask all you women out there: what are the very best books for single women? The reason I ask is because I came across this nifty little book while browsing the web.  It's called Even God is Single, So Stop Giving Me a Hard Time by Karen Salmansohn.  I haven't seen the […]

My Own Plane Ride from Hell

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Whew, I'm finally back from South America.  55 hours non-stop traveling … I think that’s a record for me. Friday, at 5pm, I left my Andean village to head to the airport.  We bumped down the mountain in a rented pickup and made it to the airport by 6:30pm.  My friends accompanied me into the […]

Lessons Learned From a Plane Ride from Hell

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006

Greetings!  Hope everyone's enjoying the summer season, hopefully getting away to somewhere bright and beautiful.  Before Amy returns this week, I thought I'd share one last story for you, about my trip to somewhere bright and beautiful: Fiji.  It doesn't deal directly with guys, but it will help you develop the attitude you need to get, […]

What I (Don’t) Like About You

Sunday, June 4th, 2006

One of the things Amy promised you, our dear 000Relationships readers, is my perspective on what makes women irresistible.  It's an interesting topic, because there are so many ways for a woman to be irresistible: in physical, emotional, and sometimes just intangible ways.  Then there are the innervating ways that women can just be plain…well, […]