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1,000 Questions for Couples
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n estimated 83% of divorces would not take place if couples asked each other the right questions. How compatible are YOU and the person you are with? Just because you like the same types of foods doesn’t mean that you can have a blissful, long-term relationship. Do you know why your mate does or doesn’t attend church? Do you know how they REALLY think about the way you dress? When an acquaintance of Michael Webb’s discovered that her husband was once a heroin addict, she asked him why he didn’t tell her before. His reply? “You never asked.” Webb, author of 1000 Questions for Couples: Things You Should Know About Your Mate, has compiled 1,000 of the most important questions that couples ask each other. These are questions that go beyond small talk and simply making conversation. You will NOT find questions like, “What is your most embarrassing moment?” “My girlfriend and I have avoided discussing certain topics like our thoughts about sex, our religious differences, and her spending habits. These 1,000 questions have helped us to open up to one another in a way that I didn’t think was possible.” — Vincent Rawley There are hundreds of fun “getting to know you” questions, but there are also important questions that most people don’t even think of asking but are absolutely necessary if you want to have a happy relationship. The author knows of people who have never told their mate about being arrested for molesting children, that they had DUI convictions, that they were sterile or had a STD. Admittedly, those are difficult questions to ask someone. But, if you are going through a book of questions, it is much easier to bring difficult subjects out into the open. “My husband and I have been emailing 3-4 of the questions and our answers each day for the last month, and it has had the most wonderful effect on our relationship. I felt that we had just been ‘coasting’ for a continued on Page 2
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Manage Your Commuting Time
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f you have trouble managing your time and you’re a commuter and do some work from home (also known as telecommuting), such commuting will either force you to manage your time better, or it will make your commuting experience miserable. Consider the following tips: • Keep an active to-do list. Update your list at the beginning and at the end of each workday to assure that you bring all the support materials you need home with you. • Don’t waste time in traffic. When you go into the office or schedule appointments, drive during off-peak hours to prevent wasted time. Keep self-improvement, foreign language, or quiet music tapes in the car for those times when you can’t avoid traffic. • Put mass transit time to good use. Another way to prevent wasting time in traffic is to take mass transit to meetings, events, and any other place accessible by bus, subway, train, etc. continued on Page 2
June 2007