<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921396099700722154</id><updated>2011-07-07T17:54:38.122-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Relationship and Dating Q &amp; A</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>A Lasting Connection</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04237855833127352023</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M1l6Wees8uE/S4-tCyA2bfI/AAAAAAAAAEI/r7fep7dFcH8/S220/couple+on+the+beach+flash.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921396099700722154.post-1378172359417458851</id><published>2010-06-19T21:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T23:40:46.703-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Creating a Healthy Relationship</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;Communication is an important dimension in a relatinship; so think about your communication style.   Where you could improve and smooth out some of the edges.   Ask yourself 4 things:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;Do I ever interrupt others?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;Do I talk over people?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;Do I ask random questions that disrupt the conversation flow?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;Do I think out loud and ramble on?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;If this is you, then you should spend time paying attention to habits you can change that will make you a better listerner and a better communicator. Practice giving yourself constructive feedback for improving you own personal style (MBC Productions).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;Winning Love,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7921396099700722154-1378172359417458851?l=wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/feeds/1378172359417458851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/06/creating-healthy-relationship.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default/1378172359417458851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default/1378172359417458851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/06/creating-healthy-relationship.html' title='Creating a Healthy Relationship'/><author><name>A Lasting Connection</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04237855833127352023</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M1l6Wees8uE/S4-tCyA2bfI/AAAAAAAAAEI/r7fep7dFcH8/S220/couple+on+the+beach+flash.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921396099700722154.post-5837053625476067599</id><published>2010-05-07T06:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T23:37:13.244-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How do we process 'Love' Men &amp; Women?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"&gt;Love is a common used word for our needs, often taken in many different ways and typically meaning different things to both people. In most cases we process love as what we need from the opposite sex or what we need in our relationship for it to survive. This is how it starts: &lt;em&gt;Do you love me&lt;/em&gt;? and is followed by “&lt;em&gt;if you love me you would do this or your would do that&lt;/em&gt;” and not understanding each persons meaning of what love is. Usually their definition is different. There are Key elements to both His needs and Her needs, written by Willard F. Harley, Jr. Tthe 5 most basic needs of both men and women in a marriage or in a relationship are:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Men&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sexual fulfillment&lt;br /&gt;Recreational companionship&lt;br /&gt;An attractive spouse or potential mate&lt;br /&gt;Domestic support&lt;br /&gt;Admiration&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Women&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affection&lt;br /&gt;Conversation&lt;br /&gt;Honesty and openness&lt;br /&gt;Financial support&lt;br /&gt;Family commitment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never the less (No is not the answer) the key is 'what do I do' or 'what can I do' to better my relationship as an individual? Write to us and we can help walk you through our process in building a healthy &amp;amp; better relationship. Our dating and relationship Coach is waiting to respond.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Winning Love,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7921396099700722154-5837053625476067599?l=wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/feeds/5837053625476067599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-do-we-process-love-men-women.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default/5837053625476067599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default/5837053625476067599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-do-we-process-love-men-women.html' title='How do we process &apos;Love&apos; Men &amp; Women?'/><author><name>A Lasting Connection</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04237855833127352023</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M1l6Wees8uE/S4-tCyA2bfI/AAAAAAAAAEI/r7fep7dFcH8/S220/couple+on+the+beach+flash.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921396099700722154.post-1253771466184158473</id><published>2010-04-09T06:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-09T06:46:24.527-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Communicating with your mate or that special someone</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Communication is an important dimension in a relationship; so think about your communication style. Spend time paying attention to habits you can change that will make you a better listener and a better communicator. Practice giving yourself constructive feedback for improving your own personal style.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Winning Love, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7921396099700722154-1253771466184158473?l=wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/feeds/1253771466184158473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/04/communicating-with-your-mate-or-that.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default/1253771466184158473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default/1253771466184158473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/04/communicating-with-your-mate-or-that.html' title='Communicating with your mate or that special someone'/><author><name>A Lasting Connection</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04237855833127352023</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M1l6Wees8uE/S4-tCyA2bfI/AAAAAAAAAEI/r7fep7dFcH8/S220/couple+on+the+beach+flash.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921396099700722154.post-1801716109432735510</id><published>2010-04-05T10:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T23:44:17.691-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Creating A Healty Relationship</title><content type='html'>When we look at creating a healthy relationship; the first place to start building a healthy relationship is by talking a really good look at yourself. It is said that 'The heart of a strong relationship is our own ability to be honest about ourself'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Winning Love,&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7921396099700722154-1801716109432735510?l=wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/feeds/1801716109432735510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/04/creating-healty-relationship.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default/1801716109432735510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7921396099700722154/posts/default/1801716109432735510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/04/creating-healty-relationship.html' title='Creating A Healty Relationship'/><author><name>A Lasting Connection</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04237855833127352023</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M1l6Wees8uE/S4-tCyA2bfI/AAAAAAAAAEI/r7fep7dFcH8/S220/couple+on+the+beach+flash.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921396099700722154.post-7045190475208398618</id><published>2010-01-09T21:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T21:45:18.052-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Lasting Connection</title><content type='html'>"Tired of impersonal online dating sites? 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href='http://wwwalastingconnectioncom.blogspot.com/2010/01/lasting-connection.html' title='A Lasting Connection'/><author><name>A Lasting Connection</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04237855833127352023</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_M1l6Wees8uE/S4-tCyA2bfI/AAAAAAAAAEI/r7fep7dFcH8/S220/couple+on+the+beach+flash.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921396099700722154.post-6118280631246485535</id><published>2010-01-09T21:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T21:44:11.098-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Friends and Relationships</title><content type='html'>If you are looking to date mature professionals, at A Lasting Connection, we connect our memebers with  affluent professionals who are looking for long term connections or a lasting relationship.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' 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