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June 16, 2015 - Written by:

Suzie Parkus Answers Your Dating Questions: Part 2

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As a bloke in my early 20s – I don’t have lots of cash to flash on a first date. How can I make an impact with a girl but on a budget? – From Wishes to be Anonymous. A woman who needs to be impressed by money isn’t looking for love, but possibly someone to take care of her... Read the rest of this post...

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June 9, 2015 - Written by:

Suzie Parkus Answers Your Dating Questions: Part 1

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I’ve been dating my boyfriend for over a year now and he still hasn’t told me he loves me. What do I do? I’m not sure if I should be the one to say it first. I feel like at this point he’ll just be saying it because he thinks he has to. Not because he actually does. I’ve thought... Read the rest of this post...

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June 2, 2015 - Written by:

Dating Expert Suzie Parkus Is Going To Answer YOUR Questions!

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Dating dilemma? FEAR NOT. We have an actual bonafide dating EXPERT in the building people (okay we don’t have an actual ‘building’ but you know what I mean…)! Suzie Parkus, owner of Meet Your Match, is going to be answering your dating questions this June on aliljoy.com. Suzie has featured in The Guardian, Observer and The Daily Mail. Her ethos is clear... Read the rest of this post...

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May 26, 2015 - Written by:

How to NOT Lose Friends and Alienate People (During a Breakup)

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Let’s get real, when you go through a break up you might act like a bit of a douchebag towards your friends. Being the ‘best friend’ in someone else’s breakup situation is a privilege and a joy but it’s also EMOTIONALLY DRAINING, man! I know, I know, you don’t mean to. You’re NOT a bad person. You’re going through internal hell.... Read the rest of this post...

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May 18, 2015 - Written by:

On Being Confident: Learning Jenny Garrett’s Three A’s

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We all have fears, but I have been thinking recently about how far we let our fears permeate into our lives in the realist of ways? Do your fears hold you back? Do they stress you out? Do you allow them to chain you and obliterate your self-confidence in situations where you have every opportunity to shine? So here’s a confession…... Read the rest of this post...

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May 5, 2015 - Written by:

Power to the Underdog: What Are You Made Of?

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Don’t you love a good underdog movie? Dude, it’s one of my favourite types of story. The underdog is the last person anyone expects to be successful. They are the least likely to win. They have all the odds stacked against them and yet… they overcome both internal and external barriers to achieve success. *Fist pump.* In the Lord of the Rings... Read the rest of this post...

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April 27, 2015 - Written by:

On Being Good at Receiving: Why I’m Learning to Take the Donuts

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I have a problem with accepting people’s help. It just gives me a real icky feeling in my gut. The feeling I have failed to do something on my own. Or that I am a burden. Or that I am indebted. Then I feel enveloped by the magnitude of my debts to people who have showed me kindness and swallowed by... Read the rest of this post...

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April 13, 2015 - Written by:

Cliques: Friends or Foes?

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‘Can I sit here?’ ‘I’m sorry, that chair is for my bag.’ ‘Oh. Yeah sure. I’ll sit in the corner. By myself then.’ Def. Clique – a close knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.  I can’t stand cliques. What a load of bollocks. Tight insular inward facing friendship circles defined by their exclusivity. *Face... Read the rest of this post...

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April 7, 2015 - Written by:

Are You Successful? 4 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself

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Am I or am I not successful? THAT is the question! I am being challenged, people. I am being haunted by this question at every twist and turn of my fumbling, tumbling journey through life. Success and the need to be successful in the eyes of others seems to be high on the agenda amongst Generation Y. Oh, he’s doing... Read the rest of this post...

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