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Relationships in Times of Crisis: Can you Save your Relationship Before it Goes into Recession?
If you are worried about the financial crisis, then you now have one more thing to be worried about: you might not only lose your money, you could also lose your love.
If the financial crisis affects you, the result can be a relationship in crisis. Even the greatest love can take a hit in financially difficult times. Many couples are currently experiencing a relationship in crisis, caused by the global financial crisis. Relationship counsellors, divorce lawyers, and real estate agents all confirm the sad trend. Summer should be the time for sun, love, and happiness, but at the moment more couples are fighting and even separating than celebrating a summer wedding. There’s a clear correspondence between the financial crisis and relationships in crisis and that connection is most clearly visible in the pace where all the trouble began.
You might remember the Wallstreet Wives who made headlines last year with their support group Dating A Banker Anonymous. According to their blog, „DABA is a safe place where women can come together – free from the scrutiny of feminists- and share their tearful tales of how the mortgage meltdown has affected their relationships.“
But not only bankers’ relationships are affected by the financial crisis. During financially secure times, the love and marriage industry booms. In safe times, you marry your partner, buy a house, and have children. But not now – the number of weddings is down from previous years. A relationship in crisis is the first visible effect of financial worries eating away at a couple’s personal resources. This leads to quarrels at home, already existing issues will surface, issues that have been glossed over will erupt and cause trouble. Read more
Help! It’s World Cup Time! How NOT to lose your Boyfriend to Football
The ball is rolling on the field, you want to cuddle with your boyfriend, but he is stuck to the TV…
It’s the football World Cup and if there ever is a time to go football-mad, this is it! Even people who usually take no interest in football, become fans for four weeks, so if your boyfriend is a real football fan, he will have time for little else while the World Cup is on.
Here are some ideas to help you make the most out of the football World Cup with your boyfriend:
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A Happy Easter from be2!
St. Patrick’s Day Love Quote
Everyone loves an Irish girl – including us at be2;) Happy St- Patrick’s Day!
“May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.”
- Irish Blessing
If you would like to find an Irish girl to fall in love with, you might find her at be2 in Ireland. After all, there is a rich matchmaking tradition in Ireland, be2 is just doing it a little differently than the matchmakers at Irish farmer’s markets used to…
Saint Valentine Love Quote
Who’s our favourite saint? Saint Valentine, of course!
I claim there ain’t
Another Saint
As great as Valentine.
- Ogden Nash
Wishing all our readers and all be2 members a very happy, romantic Saint Valentine’s Day!
