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This Weeks Issue New Years Eve Party It’s too Big Not Everyone is a Magnum Cheating with the Paster Health News STD’s Stem Cells and AIDS Jillian’s Block Advice
.Spring 2011 Shoe Collection
.Jokes .
Issue 160
12/24/2010
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Luv Coach Q&A: Cheating with the Pastor! 22 years ago my first love proposed to me, but he was in the military and hard to contact. He went on with his life because he had accepted his call as a man of God and he didn't hear from me when he thought he should have. Throughout the years he would come home every now and then and find me, but I would turn him away. Then I moved out of state and he couldn't find me. I later moved back and got back in touch. We both are on our second marriage. He has only been married for three years, but we have been together intimately since the first year and a half of his marriage. I respect his status in society as a church pastor, and told him that we had to stop, but he says he can't let me go again. He claims he can't divorce his wife. I love him and I know he loves me, but it's wrong in the eyes of God what we are doing and I don't want people to think bad of him because he is a wonderful person. Why is it so hard for us to let go? Sophia
It is hard to let go because you are both putting your emotional and physical needs and desires above those of your values and the people you vowed to honor, love and cherish. You are both living a lie and it is this hypocrisy which has damaged your character, forsaken your faith, and led you both to betray your marriage. You need to step outside of your little love bubble, wipe off your rose colored glasses and face the truth about yourself and this man. First, he has been cheating on his wife for years and you have been doing the same. You have both betrayed your marriages and adding insult to injury you both lie to your spouses face each and every day, disrespecting them and holding them captive in your web of deceit. What kind of marriage have you been cultivating if you've given your love and body to another man? What is left for your husband? How would you feel if the shoe were on the other foot?
You have been blinded by your desire and the need to be loved, and you have rationalized why it's okay for you two to continue in this adulterous relationship. Creating a 'love story' that spans the ages is your way of wrapping your poor choices in a pretty little box, to make them acceptable and palatable. Unwrap the packaging, and open up the truth. If you two want to be together, then separate from your spouses and give them the freedom and opportunity to find love with someone who will respect and honor them. He claims he can't let you go, but he can't divorce his wife, and you have deluded yourself into believing his lies. He has the best of all worlds and he has managed to deceive everyone in order to have it. He has a wife, a mistress, and the respect of his congregation, but it's all a lie.
You need to end this affair immediately, because if you don't, you're going to lose everything. Your husband will find out and you will lose him. Your lover will be outed and having already choYour lover claims to be a man of God, but sen his wife over you, you will end up out in the his actions speak differently. You can say cold. He might claim he can't give you up, but the words, but if what you preach isn't you certainly can walk away. You aren't living in a what you practice, then you've lost your romantic novel, and you two have done enough way. Preaching faith and fidelity while com- damage. The choice to end this adulterous affair mitting adultery is not only a slap in God's and stop living a lie is in your hands. face, but a blatant disregard for the values and religion of his congregation, who look to him for spiritual guidance. He has made a mockery of his religion, and the message he is sending is that he doesn't believe in anything he preaches. Rebecca Brody
XOXO Debuts Spring 2011 Shoe Collection When it's cold outside, the thought of three more months of blistering weather is enough to make the most productive person curl up in bed and forget about work. But nothing cheers us up like the thought of spring and cute shoes! Yes, the time when snow boots can be put away and heels can be brought out once again.
with a Bedazzler.
And what's better than cute shoes? Affordable cute shoes! Juniors' brand XOXO Spring 2011 relaunch comes with a new owner -- Vida Shoes International -- and some sweet footwear for next year. Focusing on fun styles in neutral colors, the shoes are perfect for that transition from a work day to a night out on the town. And the sandals and flats are decked out in tasteful beading so you won't look like you had a run in
Available in a variety of suede, leather and crochet knits, the shoes will be available at Macy's, Bon-Ton and Zappos.com, as well as at specialty boutiques. You won't have to worry about breaking the bank with prices ranging from $50 to $90. We're partial to the leopard print wedges above, but what do you think of XOXO's new shoes, readers? Yay or nay ?
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Scientists Believe Stem Cells Have Cured HIV A shocking medical breakthrough has got- These developments are critical,
All of us should be educated about HIV and we must also adjust our approach to sexuality. Difficult questions must be asked, instead of simply trusting that a person who looks clean is safe. The old song by Big Pun with the lyrics "Don't wanna be a playa no more," has relevance today, given that many of us think that our actions in the past can't impact our future. But the truth is that being a "playa" for a few years may have longterm consequences that impact your ability to get married and have children later on down the road. Perhaps it's To date, African Americans are time to think again and be a bit more After seeing the success of Brown's case, only 13 percent of the population, careful. Oh yea - get tested....if your doctors are confident that they can possibut represent 40 percent of all partner doesn't ever go to the doctor bly construct a cure for HIV by using gedeaths related to HIV. Additionbut has had multiple sex partners, you netically-engineered stem cells. In addition to the Brown case, doctors also found that ally, we represent half of the one are putting yourself in harm's way. Make healthy patients who take antiretrovirals, million Americans living with HIV. sure you are aware of your status. which are typically prescribed to HIV pa- So, this disease has a tremendous impact on our community, and this tients, can reduce their chances of infecstudy can change the lives of quite tion by 73 percent. a few members of our community. given that there are 33 million ten the attention of the world. Scientists people infected with HIV. Families strongly believe that a patient being are ruined because of the disease, treated for HIV infection may have been cured through the use of adult stem cells. and the African American commuTimothy Ray Brown, a man known as "the nity is disproportionately imBerlin Patient," received an adult stem cell pacted. The disease is especially transplant for a case of leukemia he'd de- frightening due to the fact that it veloped. But after extensive testing, doc- withstands a prolonged incubation period before taking effect. This tors claim that his HIV has been cured. The results of the study were reported in leads to the carrier infecting quite a few other people before he/she the journal "Blood." The transplant took finds their way to treatment. place in 2007.
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It's Too Big? It Won't Fit?! Not Everybody is Magnum want to talk a little bit about size -- penis size. Here's the story. We know that a lot of men are self-conscious about how big their penis is or isn't. It turns out that some brothers with good old average size penises are packing magnum-sized condoms to impress their partners, potential partners, and the guys they hang out with. They leave them out on the table by the bed, flash them when they go to take money out of their wallets, and worse, wear them when they are having sex. This is kind of cute, but it's a real problem. If a condom is too loose, it will slip off during sex and leave both partners without protection. Wearing the wrong-sized condom - too big or too small - is a bad idea no matter how impressive the packaging may be! Here's background on this story. There was a time when condom manufacturers operated on the premise that one size fits all. This made for condoms that had too loose a fit for smaller guys and too snug a fit for bigger guys. Not only were they uncomfortable for a lot of men, they were more likely to fall off or break because they didn't fit well. A lot of guys decided that condoms just weren't worth the trouble. This led to a lot of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Today, manufacturers make condoms in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Not all sizes are marked on the package, so men have to experiment with different brands and styles to find the condom that is the best fit for them - which is not a bad way to spend time. To get the best protection from a condom, it should be snug enough to not slip off during sex. But it shouldn't be so snug that it's uncomfortable. Studies show that condoms that fit better also feel better - for the guy and his partner. They are also less likely to break and less likely to make a guy lose his erection. So always use the condom that's the best fit for you. One more thought about size. It's true that there are some folks out there who care a lot about it, but most of us have learned that size really doesn't have a lot to do with truly hot, loving, and exciting sex. Technique and attentiveness have it all over size, and they always will!
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