My boyfriend and I have been together for almost six months now. From the start, I was aware that he suffered from mild depression but he happily and routinely takes medication for it. In the beginning, he was perfectly affectionate. The sex was incredible and I truly felt an emotional connection with him. He told me he did, too.
We met at work; I am a nurse and he worked on site in the maintenance department. About a month in, he was laid off and has since been collecting unemployment. He has been jobless for just about three months. He actively looked for a job for about a month, but he quickly gave up. He is being choosy — in my mind far too picky — and I feel like at this point, he doesn't have the right to do so. This is weighing heavily on our relationship. He is no longer affectionate. He is cold and distant to me. He makes no effort to hold a conversation with me, or think of things to do together. I can't explain it, but his tone has changed. He never initiates sex, and sometimes he even turns it down.
I can't take this pain much longer. I cook for him, clean his apartment, am at his doorstep within a half hour of him telling me he's lonely or misses me; I've even applied for jobs for him! I feel unappreciated, lonely, hurt, and simply unloved. What should I do? — Unloved Lauren
Joe Lieberman used up another one of his political lives, after Senate Democrats voted today to let him keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee. The 2004 Democratic VP nominee, turned defeated primary candidate, turned independent senator delivered some hard punches against Barack Obama during the presidential campaign, on behalf of his Republican friend John McCain.
Instead of truly punishing Lieberman by stripping him of the crucial post, the Democratic caucus, including newly elected senators, voted to remove him from chair of the less-important Environmental Public Works Committee, a symbolic gesture.
The 42-13 vote for Lieberman today proved that independence from the party won't cost you power. Do you think the decision to keep Lieberman in power was a signal of a postpartisan era to come, or a rejection of the American people who voted for change?
Remember — as this child is hiding behind his friend, clawing at his hair, and then pounding his own head with a stool — that he's at a freaking puppet show! Let's keep him away from Jigsaw as long as we can. I don't think he (or those around him) would survive it!
Last night on The Hills, Audrina and Lauren have yet another heart-to-heart about Audrina's relationship with Justin Bobby. Although most of Audtrina's friends are skeptical of their relationship, she continues to defend it by saying she just doesn't have the same chemistry or connection with anyone else. Lauren referred to Justin as Audrina's "number one," and it got me thinking about those guys that will always have your attention, no matter how wrong they might be. Even if you're not with him anymore, tell me, have you ever had a number one?
The new documentary Not Evil Just Wrong challenges so-called "global warming hysteria." The Irish filmmakers behind the project believe the effort to save the planet only hurts the poor, and they hope the film will discredit "alarmists" like Al Gore.
The film presents some alleged inconvenient truths that counter Al Gore. In the trailer, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is presented as a dark fearmongerer demanding that people drastically change the way they live, or that factories close and take away millions of jobs. Those in the documentary emotionally explain that such efforts destroy industry and ultimately cost people's lives.
Do you think this documentary could change your view of global warming?
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