Sentences with phrase «women in relationships living»

Data were obtained from a diverse sample of N = 619 participants who took part in the Lives and Relationships Study: A longitudinal survey of men and women in relationships living in the U.S. and Canada.

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For instance, Linville writes, consider a woman who thinks about her life mainly in terms of her career and her relationship to her husband.

According to the complaint, Goguen went on to pay Baptiste's living expenses in exchange for maintaining their sexual relationship, while also marrying and divorcing two other women.

And the information that they'll need will not only cover the basics but also emphasize «more relationship - oriented and life - stage topics than bottom - line transactions,» says Liz Davidson, founder and CEO of Financial Finesse, a company in San Francisco that's dedicated to serving women's investment needs.

The need for adequate legal aid is very compelling in situations where a woman is attempting to leave an abusive relationship, and her life and her physical and emotional security are at risk, as is the safety of her children.

It contends that two men who use each other's anus» for sexual gratification are in love and may therefore live in the covenant relationship God ordained between a man and a woman.

One the other hand, IF he was trying to be practical in not creating too much upheaval but ultimately thought there should be no distinction between men and women in this life, it would be in the more repressive conditions that he would talk about the «proper» relationship between women and men to improve their lot as much as seemed feasible.

Rather, she explores the complex of emotions that beset a woman seeking to navigate the unpredictable waters of contemporary relationships — sleeping with a married man who in turn has an unfaithful wife («Don't think of me»); longing for a lover who slipped away without saying good bye («My lover's gone»), vaunting one's independence whilst yearning for some permanent connection («My life»), feeling deeply uncomfortable with oneself: «I just want to feel safe in my own skin.»

I want you to know Amanda is a woman of valor because she bravely and willingly followed God on this most painful journey; that this valor comes through in her relationships because she calls us to dig deeper and live larger and love with abandon.

She develops a relationship with another woman, and if she lives in a state where same - sex marriage is legal, they may choose to be married.

Women know themselves as separate only insofar as they live in connection with others, and they experience relationship only insofar as they differentiate other from self.

Whatever legal and public policy solutions are reached in the coming years, Christians need to find a social, political and religious way to secure the well - being of women and children, involve fathers in the lives of their children, and support gays and lesbians who want to establish committed relationships and receive the benefits and blessings that go with this commitment.

And when women, dancing Sarah's circle, affirm the importance of relationships in human life, they are doing more than reflecting women's psychology; they are showing all Christians what it means to be created in God's image.

And in God's continuing relationship with humanity, that living past plays its central role in God's dealing with men and women.

Indeed, the truth of the matter can never be fully explained, for like all personal relationships in their depth and in their strange yet wonderful capacity to enrich our living — of human life with God's life, of men and women with each other — there is a mystery here which we must accept with «natural piety» but which we can never hope to explicate with utter clarity.

To fail to be one's true human self is to fail in maintaining on one's part the right relationship with God in the divine intention for mankind and at the same moment a failure in right relationships with other men and women and children, characterized as it should be by the caring, sharing, giving, and receiving which brings about a condition of peace and concord — which is shalom or abundance of life.

This new creation was demonstrated in Jesus» life, as he broke with the existing hierarchical structuring of male - female relationships and treated women as equals (Luke 8:1 - 3; 10:38 - 42; 11:27 - 28; 13:10 - 17; 21:1 - 4; Mark 5:22 - 42; 16:9; John 8:3 - 11; 12:1 - 8).

It is true that women «appear» to have a subjugated (or lessor) role in the Bible, it is a matter of perspective, but God created and established the pecking order between men and women in their marriage relationship, and yet He often used women in leadership and life saving roles.

It means that Jesus elevates the relationship between a man and a woman in the order of creation, making it into a flesh and blood living symbol of His love for His Church, «a sign of a sacred thing.»

This left him with three options, as he saw it: the first was to hide his same - sex attraction and marry a woman in spite of his lack of attraction to her, which he felt would be unfair to both himself and the woman in such a relationship; the second was to pursue a relationship with another guy, which he had trouble reconciling with what he'd been taught regarding the Bible's teachings on homosexuality; and the third option was to remain celibate, which left Justin with the prospect of being alone for the rest of his life.

All four canonical Gospels contain information with regard to Jesus» relationship to women and the involvement of women in Jesus» life and ministry.

Living together, «open» relationships, divorce, material belongings, wealth, church structure and hierarchy, what the «true» church is, the role of women in the church... the New Testament has some pretty challenging, and at times conflicting, views on these and other issues.

I believe in the right for women to choose how to live their lives and to come to terms with whatever decisions they've made with God (it is, in fact, their own personal relationship with him, not yours).

During her final semester at Grace University, it was discovered that she was gay and was living in a same - sex relationship with another woman.

McKnight writes, «there is a troubling irony in this approach, and it concerns whether we Christians are to live under the conditions of the fall or under the conditions of the new creation... Sadly, some think Genesis 3:16 is a prescription for the relationship of women and men for all time.

In fact he said that given our Lady's relationship to Christ, and that the Eucharist is Christ, we can call her a «woman of the Eucharist in her whole life» (EdE53 and Abide with Us Lord 10In fact he said that given our Lady's relationship to Christ, and that the Eucharist is Christ, we can call her a «woman of the Eucharist in her whole life» (EdE53 and Abide with Us Lord 10in her whole life» (EdE53 and Abide with Us Lord 10).

Our present concern, however, is not with this obvious and distressing manifestation of disharmony in social life but with the disharmony itself — that is, the failure on the part of men and women to discern that true community and sound relationships within it can be found only as each of us has his or her place in a wider grouping of humans, where there is vivid contrast because each is valued as being precisely this or that person while the community as a whole has goals or ends (what used to be called «ideals») that are worthy, upbuilding, and enriching.

Unlike my preference for black coffee vs. lattes, my sexual identity (and sexual relationship with my wife) is a very significant aspect of who I am as a person... Do you disagree with the assertion that sexuality is integral to the identity, and what are your thoughts on why God created you as a gay woman while forbidding you to ever live that out in a relationship with another woman?

That's because Stipe is a genuine, good person with real personable, established relationships in his life, not just an obnoxious tool with a fake persona spouting mostly stolen catchphrases & playground vulgarity / insults surrounded by yes men / women & gold diggers most of which are on his personal payroll?

A progress report from a counselor at Emerge, a clinic in Cambridge, Mass., last Aug. 28 offered this observation: «Mr. Minor comes across as an extremely immature person with a history of many short - lived but overlapping relationships with women.»

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I think the idea that women who have their lives together professionally etc. typically want a relationship enough to accommodate inviting minor changes in routine is mistaken.

The assumption that a key source of male identity is rooted in work and not in family and relationships, and that the opposite is true for women, is a major impediment to the effective integration of employees» work and personal lives.

There is a growing realization that it is not only women who lose from gendered role - division: while masculinity is primarily defined through paid work, men suffer too, in terms of the quality of their relationships with their children and their marginalisation from the daily activities of family life (Connell, 2003) which can translate into marginalisation from society.

Except it sounds like what he really wants at this point in his life is a caretaker, which a lot of men around his age want and which a lot of women his age are less like likely to want to be, especially if they did that in long - term marriages or relationships.

In time, these women find they have merged their lives with their partners» to the point where they have no life to go back to when and if the relationship ends.

Men, man up, and stop making excuses for cheating instead of openly declaring your intentions to the women in your lives and start bonding only with women who will practice open relationships with you, if this is truly your need.

Basically, at this point, other than for sex, I ignore women, because I know any early steps in a relationship ends with a grimace on her part when she finds out I live in a basement.

But I do have a wish or two for you in 2015 — please consider getting rid of the script in your head of what love, relationships or marriage should look like and instead ask yourself what you want them to look like; that you stop looking to others to tell you what you should or shouldn't do and question, question, question any advice you read or hear from Internet experts or, for that matter, even credentialed experts (some are just not very good or have their own biases); and, finally, to stop giving credence to articles in women's magazines that often fuel anxiety and chip away at self - esteem because the emphasis always seems to be that you're doing something wrong and if you just did X, Y and Z, you'd have what you want and live happily ever after.

Some experts believe that dad might just be the most important relationship in his daughter's life, at least as far as growing up into a strong, happy, healthy young woman is concerned.

In return, the relationship was also so very healing for my soul and mental health — not only as a new mom, but as a woman: after spending most of my life hating my body and abusing it through an eating disorder (spending so many years wishing my boobs would disappear because they were «extra fat on my body»), watching my son thrive and grow on the milk my body made was just the most intensely awesome thing.

While some are young people in long - distance relationships because of schooling or careers, or couples who want to live together but can't for various reasons (military families are a good example), many include women like me — divorced, middle - aged empty - nesters who want nothing that resembles the married life we knew.

We live in a society in which women are no longer chattel, in which we are permitted to choose our relationships, in which divorce is painful but common and legal.

Apart from reminding mothers of a very special time in their lives, the photos also serve another purpose - they are a way to show other women just how beautiful it is to breastfeed and how special the breastfeeding relationship is between mother and child.

One of my goals as a pediatrician is to help women to become strong in their relationships, alleviate the guilt and fear that is so limiting, and gain the peace that will lead to a life of fulfillment for them and their children.

* This is a sponsored post * As busy working women, it is so very easy to get carried away with all the trappings of «having it all»: kids, work, health and wellness, extracurriculars, parents, housekeeping — often, it feels like our romantic relationships and intimate lives come in last on the long list of priorities.

And while 61 percent of men aged 45 to 55 say a good sex life is a critical part of a healthy relationship, just 47 percent of women in the same age group agree.

Set in and around the capital of the high - stakes country music business, Private Lives of Nashville Wives will follow a group of accomplished, opinionated and driven women as they deal with professional challenges, family issues and social relationships.

They found that when you controlled for the quality of the relationship with the father — in other words there was a good relationship between the mother and father even if they were no longer living together, then single women were no more likely to be depressed compared to married or cohabiting women.

Think about the ideal mom for a sec; a woman who's successful, has a lot of disposal income, is financially set, is in a stable relationship, lives in a decent property in a nice part of town with a strong family and friend support network around her and has lots and lots of time and love to give.