Request for Prenup Story Submissions by Gazette Reporter
Gazette reporter Nicole Riehl seeks readers who signed prenuptial agreements to discuss their reasons and experiences. Email nicole.riehl@gazettecommunications.com with name daytime phone number age hometown and the motivation for signing.
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Does Lightning Strike Twice In Matters Of The Heart
Readers ask about chances of finding a one in a million match in love after a painful divorce. Cheryl Lavin advises openness and therapy for the partner or moving on. Letters discuss past marriages and the YMCA as a harsh place for unsettled adults.
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Triangling in relationships fuels deeper quarrels
The piece explores how conflicts become rooted in a third person, a dynamic called triangling. Shelley recounts pushing her second husband to remove his son, then notes ongoing communication barriers. A hospital counselor adds that unseen third parties frequently triangle into workplace quarrels.
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Conflict containment tips from an employee counselor
Frank the employee assistance counselor outlines methods to curb fights between two people. Focus on changing behaviors not blaming individuals, hold private two person sessions, warn against triangling, and build self esteem through direct problem solving with trusted examples from experts.
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Miss Manners on Privacy and Hospitality Etiquette
Advice column excerpts address respecting personal questions about purchases and possessions and balancing duties as a daughter in law guest. The guidance urges polite inquiries with apologies and offers to help, noting in laws should be reassured and relatives enlisted to share chores.
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