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26 Best Christmas Gifts For New Moms While gifting someone something specific, it is essential to know what could be beneficial to them. Gifting random stuff may make them happy, but it might not be useful. So if you are looking for gifts that can benefit them while bringing a big smile on the face of a new mama at the same time, then gift them some relevant items. Don’t worry, we have made this task easier for you by listing some of the best Christmas gifts for new moms that you can choose from....

You are dating with a nice guy and slowly falling in love with him. You are fantasizing about how it will be to make love to him but you are not sure yet. And how do you know if he wants to make love to you? As important as it is to know the real deal about his intentions, it’s equally important to know whether or not he’s serious about you....

Depending on how you use this skill, you will either succeed and grab your date’s or crush’s attention or create an awkward situation. A good flirty text or conversation opener should be honest, funny, and not cross any boundaries. Hence, flirting face to face and flirting through texting are two quite different. Many things can be misunderstood through texting, and flirting can be mistaken for harassment or disrespect. Having a strong convo starter will give the best impression to the other person you’re talking or texting to....

Few things are worse than first-date silence. Knowing a few great conversation-starters and knowing how to use them during a date can improve your dating experiences. However, there is something even more effective than conversation-starters: follow-up questions. These are questions that can make conversations deeper because by using them, you encourage the other person to share more details about what they are already talking about. To say it another way, you encourage them to talk more about what they actually want to talk about — usually themselves....

Keeping the romance alive after marriage is a difficult business. Juggling between your career, household management, raising the kids, investing for retirement and taking care of aging parents, romance takes a backseat as we don’t find the time to plan surprises for each other. This is where the post-it notes come in handy. To plan the surprise you don’t have to do something really elaborate; leaving a post-it note here and there throughout the house could be a great way of expressing affection....

Love is supposed to make us happy, make us heal and give meaning to our lives but what happens when bitterness creeps into love? Undoubtedly, you have been in a happy relationship for a long time. The early spark that served to make your initial years hot and spicy together, has died down, but isn’t that what happens in all relationships? Yes, it can be obvious in most of the scenarios....

Balancing all these elements can help you craft a message that will be remarkable. You don’t need to force attention, you need to grab his attention by putting him on a pedestal. Indeed, it’s not easy to impress a man via text but a quick text message will brighten his day. Try to be authentic, talk about feelings, make him laugh, compliment him and make him feel loved and cherished....

Until, one day, when he bangs at your door in a fit of rage because you had missed a dozen calls from him. He doesn’t care that you told him your friends were with you or that you were visiting your parents. And you realize he finds it impossible to trust you. You don’t have to wait for an angry, jealous boyfriend to show up at your doorstep or a hysterical partner to call you names and threaten you with self-harm to realize that you are dealing with an insecure lover....

Every relationship, person, and breakup is different from one another. It depends on your situation. All that I am saying is that you cannot set the time frame at the beginning of the breakup and say: “Yes, I am going free and get my ex back in 30 days.” You need to look into more details before going No Contact for 30 days and before asking Does the 30 days of no contact work?...

But, in real life, doesn’t the story begin after the kiss? And this story doesn’t really have its figurative end three hours later with the drop of a curtain. The story keeps going on. Unfortunately, no one talks about the joy or frustration of sharing mundaneness with a partner. Someone with whom you witness life. Someone you see changing with time and someone who sees you the same way. That’s not the same thing....

There are many causes of infidelity in marriage such as boredom in a relationship, feeling invalidated by your partner or feeling like your needs are not met in your primary relationship. Such reasons can lead one to start emotional cheating or flirting often with those around them. One might also just be bogged down by the other stressors in one’s life and could resort to extramarital affairs to change things up....

How do you know when you meet your soulmate? This is exactly why you should take this ‘soulmate test’. Before taking this short and easy quiz, consider the following signs that you have found your soulmate: Your gut tells you that the connection is deeper than usualYou confide in them for anything and everythingThey balance you out. They are the ying to your yangThey are your biggest cheerleader and most honest critique...

Isn’t that the expectation you have from your best friend and partner? Someone who will understand why you do what you do, instead of asking for explanations. Finding someone who accepts and loves us for who we are is a rare gift. However, lines tend to get blurred and the situation tricky if you end up falling for your best friend. It’s important to understand whether what you feel for your best friend is platonic or true love....

Let’s assume for a second that you’ve lost all romantic and/or sexual feelings toward your ex and are ready to embrace them as a friend. Even if your ex has been a best friend for years, you might still be unable to get rid of the memories that haunt you. Each time you look at them, it reminds you of a thing that couldn’t materialize. Sheesh! That’s a messy road....

Being in a relationship is hard work. It involves both partners making an equal effort to be there for each other. Promises and compromises are crucial in a relationship and someone that is not willing to live up to their promises or refuses to compromise even a little bit, will not keep you happy in the long run. When you are selecting a life partner you must ensure that they will stand by you through thick or thin and be willing to protect you and stand up for you....

Some cultures and some people are so preoccupied with the notions of a perfect body, that they seem to judge everyone else against it. When this becomes ingrained societally, it can begin to affect a wide range of people in all sorts of ways. Such causes of body shaming is the reason many people undergo body dysmorphia or other mental health issues when they really have nothing to worry about....

You can’t really expect there to be zero animosity post-breakup. Even if it may immediately seem like being friends with an ex is possible, things can quickly go awry when you hear they’re dating again just two days after your breakup! Plus, can you ever really move on when you’re still waiting to hear back from your ex? Even so, there might still be some exceptional situations where exes really can be friends....

Moreover, instead of being greeted with solidarity and love, one is faced with the most bizarre questions that lack any decency or respect. Questions about sexuality, the act of sex and other convoluted topics that frankly, we ourselves have barely thought of. And if we have, it’s really nobody else’s business! Most coming out stories don’t go as smoothly as one would hope they could. Coming out of the closet is a huge deal to us personally....

You and your partner probably spend a lot of time together. This is why there’s a good chance you’ll notice if they have depression. However, it can still be difficult to notice the earliest warning signs. Depression is not uncommon, unfortunately. The statistics are pretty shocking: in 2019, an estimated 19.4 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode. This number represented 7.8% of all U....

How Each Zodiac Sign Shows Love Affection and expressions of love look different on different people. This difference is the result of our inherent personality traits, which can, in turn, be linked to our zodiac signs. If you’re expecting chocolates and poems from a Leo, you’re sure to be disappointed. Similarly, if you expect subtlety in expressions of love from a Piscean, you have another thing coming. Understanding how each zodiac sign shows love can make decoding these veiled messages so much easier....