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Politics, Economics, and Welfare: Planning and Politico-Economic Systems Resolved Into Basic Processes
Author: Robert A. Dahl
Paperback: 592 pages
Company: University Of Chicago Press (1976-08-01)
ISBN: 0226134296
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Spatially resolved optical emission spectroscopy for plasma etching (Memorandum)
Author: Jae-Wook Lee
Unknown Binding: 69 pages
Company: Electronics Research Laboratory, College of Engineering, University of California (2000)
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The spectrophotometric analysis of manganese (II) in sea water concentrated by column chromatography and resolved by thin-layer chromatography (University of Hawaii)
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Open Question: What's wrong with my brother's F.E.A.R. game?
My brother plays F.E.A.R. often on my mom's computer because it has connection to the Internet. Since I've been home on winter break I've been trying to resolve the multiple issue her computer has. I'll try to give as many details as to what I did and what problems have been happening.
First, I had to redownload AVG Free for her because something happened to it and it refused to update. We have dial up and it took five hours, but it downloaded fine. When I ran a scan the Internet stopped working. It would say it was connected but I was unable to browse using Firefox or use any program that involved being online. Since then the problem occurs at least once or twice a day and only lasts about an hour at most.
Next I installed the update that has probably been waiting to be installed for a very long time, which was XP Service Pack 3. It installed no problem. I then installed a new version of Windows Defender because the version on this computer was a beta and was expired. The installation was a success.
After that I uninstalled the games nobody plays, such as World of Warcraft, since my mom doesn't want them using up space. Then I turned off some of the boot processes for MusicMatch Jukebox because ShellIconHiddenWindow wouldn't turn off at shutdown. Everything was fine, except for the Internet connection problem.
When my brother tried to play F.E.A.R. later that night, it would get to the title screen but it would freeze. I've uninstalled it and reinstalled it but the game still freezes. There are no scratches on the disc an we never had a problem with it before until I installed the service pack. Is it just a coincidence or did installing the service pack (along with AVG Free and Windows Defender) make the game unplayable?
Any help would be appreciated, and sorry for the detailed descriptions. I really would like to fix the issue before I have to return to university.
Thank you!
Thanks for all of your suggestions. I just looked into the exceptions on Windows Defender, and F.E.A.R. is already listed.
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Voting Question: I need advice for my squeamishness?
I'm an 18 year old male just finishing high school. Right now everyone is deciding what paths to take after school and I really have my heart set on taking medicine in university. The problem is I'm extremely squeamish...For example in my grade ten bio class I fainted during a shark dissection because of the goriness and putrid smell. Also, during a visit to Bodyworlds...the museum exhibit where human anatomical pieces are shown I collapsed as well. ...In Bio 30 this year we dissect a pigs eye and just looking at the pictures on the internet made me extremely uneasy but I am really interested in biology and medicine so my squeamishness is really killing me. To make matters worse, because I've fainted in the past my tolerance has almost went down in regards to gore and explicit things because I'm so worried I could pass out because of them...IE) In grade ten we watched a very graphic war movie and I had no problem with it but this year when we were told we'd be watching it I got so nervous and worked up I almost felt faint simply because I was worried to do so? I'm at my wits end right now with this problem because it really is affecting my life and my future. What is the best course of action I could take to resolve this and immune myself to my squeamishness- Is there places that offer treatment for issues like mine because I can't let myself regress anymore. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks :)
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Voting Question: I know this is long, but can you read some of this and tell me if it's good so far? It's LD debate AFF case.?
Affirmative (The resolution isn't very good for morality.) and keep in mind this is my first LD case that I have written.
?The world court, human rights, international law, and crimes against humanity are all new terms that are part of global efforts to bring a universalist, equal, and common moral justice to all peoples? (that is from the NationMaster.com online encyclopedia). I stand in firm affirmation of the resolution; resolved, that the United States should submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity.
I would first like to define the major terms regarding this debate: Jurisdiction will be defined as it is in Merriam-Webster?s Dictionary of Law, which is ?the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law.? And crimes against humanity are defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum as they, ?are particularly odious offences in that they constitute a serious attack on human dignity or grave humiliation or a degradation of one or more human beings. ...murder, extermination, torture, rape, political, racial, or religious persecution and other inhumane acts reach the threshold of crimes against humanity only if they are part of a widespread or systematic practice.?
In this debate I will be valuing justice, defined in Plato?s Republic as ?to every man his dues.?
My first contention is that submitting to a international court system would be a positive step for the United States to take. The national court that is around today is the International Criminal Court, or ICC, in which 108 countries have joined in about 7 years.
Sub-point A is that international sovereignty is not hurt if we submit to this court. The ICC is not where all crimes against humanity cases immediately go to. As the website for the court states, they only enter in as a last resort matter; they do not act if, ?a case is investigated or prosecuted by a national judicial system unless the national proceedings are not genuine.? This means that unless formal proceedings were used to shied a person from criminal responsibility, the ICC does not enter in on the matter. This shows that it is used to stop any fraudulency in cases and will in turn increase the legitimacy of cases because such fraudulent behavior will decrease. Also, the resolution states that it will only submit to prosecutions against humanity, the ICC is designed for that purpose as well as for genocide and war crimes. But any other court following similar guidelines followed by the ICC but only prosecutes crimes against humanity would be a feasibly option. And due to the definition I provided for crimes against humanity, the court will be able to suppress large outbreaks of murder, rape, and the various crimes I mentioned before.
The second contention that I would like to present is that joining such a court would increase global morality. If the United States joined forces with multiple countries for an international court, we would be coming together for the greater good of the world. A slightly smaller-scale example would be Hurricane Katrina: when Louisiana had that devastating disaster, the other states did not sit back and watch, they helped by sending food, clothing, and money to the wrecked citizens. Now the we need to help prevent crimes against humanity not only in our country, but in others. The more countries that join in such a court, the more powerful it could become, while all of the countries sticking together to make sure the court stays at a reasonable level as to no become excessively powerful.
My Sub-point B is that the court will promote equal protection of rights. Robert Grimsley (Emeritus Professor at the University of Bristol), in his book Jean-Jacques Rousseau, pg. 101, states, ?No individual will be required to submit to conditions which are not also applicable to everyone else. Justice demands that all the members of the community enjoy equal rights.? The court brings justice to the global community, in that all who are tried have equal rights that are applicable to all. The more countries that join, the further global justice can be strengthened. Foreign relations would, in turn, improve with the various countries working together.
My third sub-point is that joining the court would support Jean-Jacques Rousseau?s Social Contract. Rousseau believed that people collectively band together in order to increase liberty. This is exactly what submitting to an international court will do: it promote liberty by halting fraud and crimes against humanity. It will give people more freedom to live their lives with less fear of the world. (I will continue from here)
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Resolved Question: My wife is good to me, but I really am in love with my hot ex-wife...?
My wife works, takes care of the kids, keeps the house and yard, and cares for her aged parents, but doesn't keep herself up to look good for me. Now, I am a very handsome man, and I certainly deserve a wife of comparable attractiveness, but I am stuck with this drudge. When we are in public, I receive my attention for my suave and sophisticated looks, but then here is the lumpen woman beside me. One of the biggest fights we ever had was when I was asked in public if she was my wife, and in my embarrassment over the situation, I stated she was my dowdy spinster aunt from Alice Springs...my wife was completely unreasonable, and threw a tear-filled fit and even slapped my face. Imagine, such coarse behaviour!
Well, I resolved to not be seen in public with her again; it is enough that I see her at home, and what a sight that is! She is always in her grubby clothes, with one or more of our four children hanging on her, always rumpled from some boring thing she has been doing in the house or yard. I have tried to hold a cultured conversation with her, but it is useless; I was so exhausted after a pointless exchange with her, that I did not have the energy to explain to her that Monet & Manet were different people; yes, both artists, and both impressionists, but not the same person. As it is, her knowledge of art is gleaned solely from whatever calendars she has seen it featured in. How a university man such as myself ended up with her, I will never know. I suppose I wanted someone to work and take care of me, but I had no idea she would grow so worn so quickly!
Now, my ex-wife, we were only married a year, but she was always strikingly beautiful, and has kept herself so. Bev is one of those sophisticated women who looks perfectly at home on Rodeo Drive, and who certainly knows how to make an impression. The biggest mistake of my life was letting her go. My current wife is filled with jealousy towards Bev, and is always making little comments like, "There is more to beauty than just a gorgeous body. There is such a thing as inner beauty." Imagine saying something like that! I do not understand where she gets such strange ideas. I cannot help my pining for Bev, though; my heart is really with her.
So, I am stuck in this situation, and wondering what to do. Any advice?
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Open Question: Can the ?God Particle? a new claim by scientists help us in developing the ?Theory of Everything??
http://mahaprabhu.net/satsanga/2008/07/20/god-particle/
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Please accept our humble dandavats.
Hare Krsna.
?Satsanga MP3? Satanga: July 11, 2008 is now uploaded.
In the Satsanga a scientific discussion is presented about a sub-atomic particle which is popularly known as ?God Particle?.
Peter Higgs
In 1964, particle physicist Peter Higgs discovered a sub-atomic particle which is now known as the Higgs boson. Scientists believe that the Higgs boson gives all matter it?s mass, and thus it is considered a fundamental particle. More recently, the Higgs boson has been known by a more colorful name as the ?God Particle?. It is very interesting how the Higgs boson got this new name. The scientific community thinks that it is very surprising for this Higgs boson to get the name ?God particle.?
The fact is that Nobel-prize winner Leon Lederman coined the theistic name for the Higgs boson as ?God particle?. Higgs, whose name is associated with this fundamental particle, commented that, ?I find it embarrassing because, though I?m not a believer myself, I think it is the kind of misuse of terminology which I think might offend some people.? [1] Higgs further says that, it wasn?t even Lederman?s choice, ?He wanted to refer to it as that ?goddamn particle? and his editor wouldn?t let him.? [1] Beacause of its heavy mass, the particle is very difficult to detect and it is very expensive to build a large enough collider to prove its existence.
Large Hadron Collider at CERN
In May of 2008 Science Daily published a news item with the title ?Large Hadron Collider Enables Hunt For ?God Particle? To Complete ?Theory Of Everything??. [2] The scientists built a Large Hadron Collider, which they believe will help them understand the interactions of the fundamental forces of nature. They also hope this will enable them to resolve the puzzle of why gravity is the weakest fundamental force.
It is mentioned in the Science Daily news article that, ?The collider is a successor of sorts to the Superconducting Supercollider; a high-energy collider that was to have been built in Texas. The supercollider was first proposed in 1983 and construction began in 1991, but escalating cost estimates and other factors created controversy and Congress cancelled the project in 1993 after about $2 billion had been spent.?
In the mid 1990?s, scientists from the University of Washington (UW) started working on various aspects of the Large Hadron Collider. It is expected by UW scientists that ?the collider will send hydrogen protons racing at nearly the speed of light in opposite directions through parallel underground cylinders that form a large circle about 16.5 miles in circumference, straddling the Swiss-French border. The cylinders intersect at various points, allowing proton collisions that produce sub-atomic particles that can be observed by one of the six detectors, each positioned at one of the intersections.? The tubes which are needed for the functioning of detectors have a skin just 1/64th of an inch thick. The major achievement that UW scientists achieved is that they were able to design and manufacture these tubes which require great precision.
His Holiness Bhakti Madhava Puri Swami, Ph.D., of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, discussed this topic during the Weekly Online Science/Spirituality Satsanga on July 20, 2008. Maharaja explained that billions of dollars were spent for building the large underground collider, which requires a giant magnetic cylinder in order to get charged particles to move at a very high speed. When these particles collide they will fission and produce many sub-particles. For example, when two protons collide with each other at a very high speed and at high-energy impact, they split into smaller sub-atomic particles which are also known as quarks. The combination of strongly interacting sub-atomic particles is called a hadron, in which the sub-atomic particles are called quarks. Quarks are smaller than neutrons and protons which are made up of quarks.
Electrons are not made up of any sub particles as they are already very small. There is a limit to the size of fundamental particles, thus we can not find further sub-atomic particles smaller than that. According to modern quantum theory we have to stop at a certain point beyond which we can no longer find any further sub-atomic particles. Electrons are extremely small particles and very light in weight. The classical radius of a free electron is taken to be about 3×10-15 meters (weight 9.11 × 10-31 kg), and the classical radius of a free proton is taken to be about 1×10-15 (weight 1.67 × 10-27 kg).
The electron may be treated as a particle or as a wave according to the theory of quantum mechanics. Actually, the electron is merely a vector in Hilbert space. This space is not a physical space of three dimensions, but a mathematical space of infinite dimensions. Functional space does not have a space-time coordinate frame. Elec
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Voting Question: Should I Contact Her Again?
My girlfriend and I split in September after a hard few months and I?m thinking about contacting her again.
We had been together for almost 2 years at university when the opportunity for her to take a year in industry came about. I supported her decision to do it, even though it meant that she was going to be living over 500 miles away. In truth she hadn?t been sure about going for the interview for the one that she ended up getting, but I had did what I should have done and convinced her to go for it.
She got the placement in March to start in July. It has become clear now that this was when I started to become depressed. Over the following months my behaviour changed; I became distant, my moods were erratic, I was constantly frustrated with myself and the situation, and I was making things harder for her.
When it came time for her to leave things were incredibly stressful and nothing seemed to be going right for either of us. I was having real problems though at the time I didn?t know where they were coming from; I kept putting myself down and this was making me feel worse.
In her first month down there she was lots of things were going wrong for her, and the only communications we had were fairly unreliable. I wasn?t able to be there for her the way she wanted and I would beat myself up over it. I was desperate to see her and see that she had settled ok, but I didn?t want to pressure her when she was trying to sort things out down there.
I had university resits to do which would decide whether I would have to resit a year or not. The help which I was supposed to be getting from the university didn?t appear, I was totally stressed, I had to miss several family events, I was scared of failing, and nothing was going right.
I snapped. Everything just got to me and I snapped under the strain. One night I told her not to contact me and not to come up and visit and I put the phone down on her. Over the next 3 weeks of resits my mental health worsened severely. I suffered a nervous breakdown.
When I made contact with her she had just come back from a wedding which I would have attended with her if I hadn?t of had resits to do. She told me that she never called me back because she didn?t trust me that I?d pick up the phone. It?s hard to explain exactly how the next few weeks went. I was frantic, I can say that much. I did all sorts of weird things that will have confused her, scared her, infuriated her and all sorts of other things. At one point friendship was mentioned / tired. I don?t know why but I kept just feeling that it was all forced; all the time I was hoping to get back together, but not wanting her to get close enough for me to hurt her again. Looking back it is something I would have liked to have had, but at that time my head was falling apart, and I couldn?t do it,
The last she heard from me is was in October; I sent the last of the things she had left up here down to her parents house. I also sent her an email telling her what was going with me. In it I tried to convey everything that was going through my head at the time and everything that I had so far understood about my breakdown. It did feature something I know that will have scared her; it has scared almost everyone I have told about it, even myself, but it was the truth of what was in my head at the time. At the same time I also made it blatantly obvious that I knew her uni email and Facebook passwords; I knew that I wasn?t coping, that my head was still destroying itself and I had no trust in myself. I was also telling myself that I wanted her to hate me; for what reason I don?t know, but I was telling myself that it was the right thing. At the same time I removed everything I could of her from my life; I felt that if I didn?t I was just going to hang on to it in an unhealthy way.
And so I get to where I am today. I have had to leave uni and move out of my flat back to my parents house. I?m still being treated for my breakdown and major depression; it?s brought around physical and mental health issues which are still being ironed out. I will probably be on medication for the next year at least. It?s taken a lot of work to get this far, and there were times it didn?t look like I would make it. Christmas this year has been hard for my family; my own remaining grandparent went in the hospital for a hip operation at the start of August, and she is still there (big screw up but that?s another story). This has put a huge strain on my family over the past few months and my depression hasn?t helped.
I don?t know what I want from here; I have totally contrasting thoughts and feelings that I just can?t resolve. Part of me wants her to hate me, part of me want to love her. Part of me wants her to have moved on, part of me wants her to waiting for me. After everything I have done and said to her I have no idea what she feels. Part of me believes that I?ve done far too much damage to ever recover from. I don?t feel like
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Voting Question: Is a job really worth so much stress and hassle? Can i quit just likethat?
Hi. This may seem a long, but I really need some help and advices. Everything has just gotten to me now.
About 9 months ago I started my first job in a small bank. The bank was understaffed when I started and at times it would only be me and the manager, with whom I had a great working relationship with. In August, we had 2 new people (one new girl and one girl from another branch) and I was really happy. It was great initially and we all got along and I really enjoyed working. In September, my final year at university began and I back to my contract hours, (20 hours), and stopped doing overtime. As I was absent most of the week, those guys become a close unit and would often have lunch together and sit around just talking whilst I was busy doing my job role. I did feel excluded but I expect they would be like that, so I was prepared.
Gradually the two new girl?s niceness stopped and they were quite off with me. The manager also seemed to criticize me for little things and I felt like I was a naughty schoolgirl. I did my best to ignore it, but it was quite very hard. I thought the best method of resolving it was by talking to my manager in private, but he ignored me and told the other girls what I said, but twisted my words to make it look like I was backstabbing. This caused further problems for me and I resented work and would often cry and feel lonely. It seemed to get worse with time; I was being ignored, constantly being confronted for things I have apparently said, would get dirty looks, my work ethics were questioned and I was shouted out in front of other customers. The new girl, who is 18, one day swore at me, threatened to beat me up and left me to close a bank on my own. I told the manager who told me to grow up and stop being a primary school kid. At this point, I contacted HR to complain, as I recognized this as bullying.
I have not being in work since that incident, as I have been signed off with stress for a month. I am currently in the process of arranging an informal meeting with the manager at a mid-way branch, to discuss the situation, as that is the first step of the grievance procedure. I want to move to a branch closer to home as I travel 2 hours. HR did suggest I go to the meeting with a list of potentially branch I would be willing to work at and my branch keys also. Do you think that would be possible (as I refuse to work there again)? If they insist for me to go back there can I just quit, I don?t particularly care about the reference. Will I get in trouble with the law, as I have signed a contract? If I have a new manager, will that branch be aware of my situation? Will the area manager see me as delinquent? By the way, this job is not connected to my degree, but I do need a paying job. I am in two mind as to what to do, stay (but only if I am in a new branch) or quit if I have to go back there. I have work sooo hard that I don't want the last 9 months to be a waste of my time...
Any personal experinces on informal grivence meeting will help. thank a lot :D
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Resolved Question: Can you Pleeease critique my Cover Letter?.. Please...I need a job?
I am in search of a career in Public Relations or Client Service and maintenace.... Is this cover letter going to get me that job.... also if anyone live in the NYC or North Jersey area and can assist with getting me a job... Wow... I would greatly appreciate... here it is
I'm writing to express interest and apply for the XXXXXX position. After reviewing the requirements and qualifications, I'm confident that I can exceed company expectations as an employee.
My previous coursework at Fairleigh Dickinson University and vast experience in the retail industry has given me a tremendous foundation for the marketing and client relations fields. Through signage/marketing campaigns, market research, and client and employee resolution I have found reacting to client needs and wants appropriately is key when successfully executed. I'm also familiar with fulfilling sales goals and target objectives through my retail management and telephone marketing experience. Direct interaction with consumers and clients has equipped me to quickly and effectively resolve client issues and complaints. In addition, I've been fortunate to have had the experience of representing several of some of the most successful companies by means of field promotional marketing. These new innovative marketing strategies put me in direct contact with clients in order to promote new products and services as well as inform and sell potential clients. These crucial areas are where I have attained much knowledge in consumer/client habits as well as employer expectations. My quick and creative thinking, critical decision making and multi-tasking capabilities are just a few skills that clients and employers alike have come to appreciate. I'm a firm believer in accountability, strong work ethics, and client satisfaction.
I've provided my resume for your review. I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you to further discuss my background and desire to work for XXXXXX. Please feel free to contact me via phone (XXX*XXX*XXXX) or via email at DerickBusiness@yahoo.com
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Derick Robinson
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Resolved Question: Is it worth it continuing this novel?
Alright... so I started to write a novel... it's a little long, but PLEASE read it... I will give 10 points for best answer, and I could also use the criticism.
I was never really good at detecting when friendships were over. Me and my best friend Lauren fought like a married couple- it?s what made us us. Our fights were always over dramatic, and usually ended after days, sometimes weeks of not talking, and bashing each other to anyone who would listen. Afterwards, we would tell each other next time that next time would be different. We would tell each other how silly it is to fight, and that life is too short. But those few days, or weeks before our reconciliations, we would genuinely hate each other. As for who apologized first, it was usually her. Its not that I was never in the wrong, I was just too stubborn to admit I was. Sometimes we would call one another to ask who was mad at whom, and for what bizarre reason, these phone calls would end in late night bus rides to the park in which we would get wasted out of our minds and talk for hours.
Sometimes, our fights were for legitimate reasons, those ones were the worst, because even after resolved, and they were always resolved, it still took a toll on our friendship. In fights, these situations always surfaced. Some pretty hateful things were said between us, but that?s the way we were to each other, sure I hated her, but on a good day, I loved her a thousand times more than I ever hated her on the worst days. But something about this fight felt different. She was mad at me, and I was mad at her for not picking up the phone. She assumed, like always, that I had something stupid and meaningless to say. But what I had to say was the most meaningful thing that ever escaped my lips, and what she responded, I will always remember. Nothing could ever take those words away. When I told her how her boyfriend brutally raped me, she said, and I quote, ?You deserved more than that.?
I guess for this story to make any sense, I must start where all stories start, at the beginning. Our friendship was a complicated one, I use complicated for lack of a better word. She always wanted what I had and I always believed I deserved better than what I had, which she interpreted as me believing I was better than her. I guess in a way I did believe I was better than her, in some ways I believe I still am. Our history wasn?t a long and sordid tale, and it isn?t anything amazing. We were acquaintances most of high school, but through the mutual hatred of our friend Jill, we became closer. The summer before grade twelve was our time. We owned that summer; sleepovers, amusement parks, late night drunken escapades that we always forgot the next morning. We were teenagers, we were inseparable, and we were loving every minute of it.
Grade twelve was supposed to mean something fantastic. Prom, graduation, university acceptance letters? it was my year to shine, and for the most part I did. Lauren and I spent too much time together, bashing girls that were prettier than us, and dissing the boys who were too stupid to realize that we could easily be the best thing that ever happened to them. The first major fight we ever had is the one I remember most vividly. Our friend Will was turning 17 and his party was supposed to be the party of the year. It turned out to completely suck, so me, Lauren and our friend David went to David?s house to get drunk, and watch movies. I didn?t really want to go considering the fact that David was my ex-boyfriend who I was still madly in love with, but Lauren convinced me to go anyways.
The night ended with them having sex on his kitchen floor, while I sat in the living room watching some stupid movie about teenagers in love. We called a cab and left, but not before she begged him to consider dating her, while he just continued to tell her that it was a one off, and it didn?t mean anything. Once inside the cab, she lashed out at me, blaming me for the whole incident, and singlehandedly claiming the role of victim. I wasn?t in the mood for her bullshit, so I got out of the cab and called my own. The next two weeks were brutal. Not only did I have to deal with the fact that my best friend slept with the only guy I ever loved, but also that she blamed me for the incident. Basically, she was telling me that I inflicted the worst pain I?d ever felt on myself. I was not going to take that lying down. So of course, I did what any teenage girl would do? I got even.
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Resolved Question: What is happening here with my ex-wife?
My ex-wife and I have been "dating" - seeing a lot of each other, resolving our issues, saying we love each other, and talking about reconciling.
On Saturday, we went to her workplace party. When leaving, she introduced me to a guy that I now know she has feelings for. Since then (over the last 6 days), she has told me she has no feelings for me, she wants to date other people, and she sees no future at all for us.
My son (who I have a contentious relationship with) is coming back from an out of state college to attend a local university.
What's going on here? How could she change so suddenly?
We were married for 25 years.
My son just called me...he wants to work on our relationship...Made me cry.
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