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- When Love Is Not Enough - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2019 from Beth ShepherdWhen love is not enough. A case study. Brenda was worried because she was in a friendship with a man she had met at work, Raymond (names changed for obvious reasons). Raymond had started to work at the same place a month ago and had started to get interested in chatting to Brenda, sharing ...
Views: 99 - The Reason I Left Him - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2019 from Beth ShepherdThe reason I left him is hard to explain but I will do my best. We had got married about ten years ago and things were good for quite a while but then Donald tried to demand that I give up my job because he said he wanted me to be at home all the time ready for when he comes home from work (he ...
Views: 139 - Healthy Eating - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHealthy eating. One of the things I have noticed about people who get ill is that they fall into different categories. You have those who are self aware, informed, reaching out to do what they can to help themselves, where they find ways to improve their health without expecting the doctor or ...
Views: 102 - How to Make Friends - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow to make friends. My parents were always very critical if I was friendly with another child at school. We never had birthday parties, never invited anyone round, there was just my dad, my mum and me with no visitors whatsoever and mum and dad never took me anywhere. I would go to school and ...
Views: 113 - Should I Marry Him or Live With Him? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdShould I marry him or live with him? The time has come to make an enormous decision, one that will change my life for years if not forever. My boyfriend of six years has suggested that we get married. He has also said that maybe it is better to live together and we should both have a think ...
Views: 85 - My Birthday Is Making Me Think - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdMy birthday is making think because it is reminding me that another year has slipped by and I need to think carefully about whether or not I want my next year to be the same. Every year people do that but this is different, I have just notched up another ten years and come to the next set of ten ...
Views: 101 - Why Did My Girlfriend Flirt with my Friend? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdWhy did my girlfriend flirt with my friend? She has really upset me. We have been going out together for a whole three weeks, I love her and want to be with her for the rest of my life, nobody else ever but her, she is my twin flame, my soul mate. It is wonderful. Then a few days ago I spotted ...
Views: 124 - Should I Ask for a Rise at Work? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdShould I ask for a rise at work? I took this job about three years ago with a promise that after approximately two years - if I worked hard and applied myself well - I would get a rise. But it has now been nearly three years and there is no sign of it. Do I ask? Do I point out and remind Mr ...
Views: 125 - Where Did Our Love Go? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdWhere did our love go? We met about six years ago and it started off with a friendship which grew into a strong love. We had a lot in common, we became keen on spending a lot of time together, love blossomed and eventually we moved in together. It seemed to be guaranteed to not only survive ...
Views: 97(1 vote) - Worried about Changing my Job - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdWorried about changing my job. Working in the same field for many years can seem normal and even fulfilling but if it is not the field of your choice or you feel that you do not fit in with it after a bit it gets on your nerves and wears you down. You dread Monday mornings, you long for Friday ...
Views: 114 - Should I End my Marriage? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdShould I end my marriage? I have been wondering about this on and off for over a year, ever since I met another woman who is sexier and more beautiful and young than my wife. Please do not get me wrong, she is quite nice, and she is quite sexy, but she is just not up to the mark when it comes ...
Views: 128 - Should I Marry my Boyfriend? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdShould I marry my boyfriend? You know that I am unsure about this for lots of reasons. Have dated guys before and it always starts to get boring after a year or so. But I do not want to be single and John is telling me that if I do not marry him and settle down and have children with him he will ...
Views: 72 - How Can I Get My Ex Back? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow can I get my ex back? My husband has left me for another woman.... she is younger, more exciting, more sexy, and he will not come back.... I hear this so often. And it is a sad thing to hear as it implies that if this other person had not come along they would still be together. You will ...
Views: 140 - Should I Tell my Parents I am a Lesbian? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdShould I tell my parents I am a lesbian? Whether it is going to be a mistake to tell them now will depend on how caring and empathetic they are, how modern their way of thinking, how much they love you and understand you, how much they are peace loving or whether they are the sort to start ...
Views: 202 - Be the Best You Can Be - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2019 from Beth ShepherdTo be the best you can be can be as simple or complicated as you choose. And it depends on how complicated you and your life already are and how much more you want. If your idea of a normal life is a big family, lots of friends, hobbies, working full time and running a business then it is ...
Views: 114 - Choose the Right Psychic or Tarot Reader for YOU - by Submitted on May 30, 2019 from Beth ShepherdChoose the right psychic or tarot reader for you. I started out working as a professional full time psychic more than forty years ago. Things have changed since then. In those days people would see a little card in a newsagent's window, or an advertisement in the local paper. This meant they ...
Views: 143(1 vote) - Is Living Together a Good Idea? - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdIs living together a good idea? You really cannot give a black and white answer to this question as if one size fits all. There are lots of people who would benefit from it, just as many who would not, and just as many who would benefit from it with the right person but struggle with one of the ...
Views: 116 - The Seven Year Itch - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdThe seven year itch. There is this idea that when a person has been in a committed loyal relationship for at least seven years they are likely to get bored and restless and want to cheat. In fact there are so many men who believe this that a lot of men on dating sites write to women they do ...
Views: 195(1 vote) - The Art of Happiness - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdThe art of happiness. Ask people what would make them happy and many would say they are looking for happiness. But what is it and does it vary from person to person? The workaholic might say that it means clinching some big deal. The sex maniac might say it is being invited to an orgy, the art ...
Views: 105(1 vote) - The Best Things About Being Married - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdThe best things about being married. If you asked a million people for their opinion on marriage you would get a million totally different answers. But statistics now show that a third of people who get married end up divorced and approximately another third end up unhappy but staying put. ...
Views: 108 - She Really Did Love Him - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdShe really did love him. I felt very sorry for Claire (not her real name) because she had been through a great deal of heartache and worry and was only twenty, yet had never really experienced any real joy, peace of mind or love from anyone. Her parents had been very abusive, her family were ...
Views: 116 - Are Cheap Psychic and Tarot Readings Accurate? - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdAre cheap psychic and tarot readings accurate? Some of the very expensive, established famous clairvoyants will tell you no, but it is possible to get a helpful, truthful, insightful consultation without spending the earth. In order to do that you must first do some homework. Start with yourself ...
Views: 146(1 vote) - A Double Life - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdA double life. Just a few months ago I had an unusual case. A lady had been dating a man for nearly two years, he was often away on business but very romantic, passionate and amorous when he was near enough to meet up. He was generous, kind, thoughtful,kept in touch when away and had asked her ...
Views: 135 - Do the Tarot Cards Help with Relationship Problems? - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdDo the tarot cards help with relationship problems? If you had asked me this decades ago I would have said no, maybe or no idea. But since then I have had more than my fair share of dealing with serious relationship issues and started to turn to psychics as I had nowhere else to turn. There ...
Views: 97(1 vote) - Second Chance - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdSecond chance. How many get a real chance to put things right and turn back the clock? How many get a chance to become happy again? And in the case of those who are more cautious and have learned from their mistakes they really benefit and it lasts. Every so often I get a lady consult me ...
Views: 108 - What is Achievement? - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdWhat is achievement? We tend to believe that it is about setting a goal such as ironing a whole pile of clothes so that they can be worn soon, or wallpapering and papering a room so that it is newly decorated, weeding the garden or setting up a business so that we have a better income. But is ...
Views: 86 - My Difficult Father - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdMy difficult father. I realised that my dad was a controlling and selfish, demanding fault finding man when I reached the age of twelve. I could never do anything right. One day when I was standing in the kitchen stirring the custard he shouted at me, grabbed the spoon and told me that I was ...
Views: 186 - How to Make Long Distance Relationships Work - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow to make long distance relationships work. A fair percentage of the mails I get from new clients come from women who are in a long distance relationship but bogged down with insecurity, worry, loneliness or mistrust. It is hard to see what the point is to a relationship that is so negative ...
Views: 84 - How to Get Rid of a Man - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow to get rid of a man. Many women who are single make it their aim to get a man. Unfortunately some of them become so obsessed with the idea that being single is awful that they rush into anything with any man. Many of the problems that women have when it comes to emotional problems and ...
Views: 150(1 vote) - Why Being Single is Better - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdWhy being single is better. I wonder how many of the people who are in a settled relationship wish they were single, or at least wish they could give it a try to see if they prefer it? Then you have many people who are on their own and believe that they would be a lot happier if they could find ...
Views: 113 - Psychic Email Readings vs Psychic Phone Readings? - by Submitted on May 30, 2019 from Beth ShepherdPsychic Email Readings vs Psychic Phone Readings? 95% of the clients who come to me prefer a written consultation and there are several reasons for it. Many of my clients live on the other side of the World, I am in the UK, they are often in Australia, USA, China, Philippines etc, where ...
Views: 146(1 vote) - Can I Trust a Man Who Cheated on me But Promises Not To Do It Again? - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdCan I Trust a Man Who Cheated on me But Promises Not To Do It Again? My boyfriend Jeff has been dating me for six years, we got on great until a few months ago I found a note in his pocket from another woman with her name and phone number and two kisses. Underneath that it said "cannot wait to ...
Views: 135(1 vote) - When Men Only Want You for Sex - by Submitted on May 29, 2019 from Beth ShepherdWhen Men Only Want You for Sex it can be pleasing or it can be insulting, depending on the sort of woman you are and what you want to gain from men. I once had a client who was fairly attractive, she was pleasant,a friendly, easy to get on with and worked as a teacher. She had quite a boring ...
Views: 135(1 vote) - Marrying a Much Older Man - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdMarrying a much older man. Every so often I get a client contact me who is hoping to or planning to marry a very mature guy, despite being quite young. A person who jumps to conclusions and is judgmental could wonder why and question their judgment. In some cases it is unwise but not ...
Views: 439(1 vote) - Avoid being Cheated - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdAvoid being cheated. Most of us can get enticed by someone who is not trustworthy at some time or another. But this is when our hearts rule of our. The key to not being scammed is to always have the head rule the heart. Take the example of a designer hand bag for sale at a really cheap ...
Views: 695(1 vote) - Avoid being Conned - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdAvoid being conned. A lady I know, not a friend, was telling me that she was cheated by a man she met. He was happily married, and I stress happily. He was not at all interested in leaving his wife and he never said he was. This lady was fed up with being single and desperate to find a man who ...
Views: 1006(1 vote) - Avoid being Hustled - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdAvoid being hustled. Last week someone told me they had been cheated out of a lot of money. Yet really this was not strictly true. They had gone onlne and gone onto a website they had never used before. The website claimed to be able to do powerful white magic and black magic spells. They ...
Views: 1273(1 vote) - How to avoid being Scammed - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow to avoid being scammed. Some of us have had this happen to us even though we were not aware of it. The best ones are ones where we never realise it at all, then we do not complain nor go to the Police or whoever else would help us. Take for example where you are told that the bracelet ...
Views: 923(1 vote) - How to avoid being cheated. - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow to avoid being cheated. Whther it is in a private matter, an emotional or a financial one there is always someone out there waiting to hopefully con you. With emotional issues it can hurt a lot more if they succeed. But there is a fool proof way to make sure it never happens to you. It ...
Views: 918(1 vote) - How to Avoid Being Robbed - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow to avoid being robbed. You would be amazed at how often people are conned without even realising it till sometiems much later, if at all. We tend to think that being robbed means that someone has hit you over the head and stolen your wallet or broken into your home and stolen your goods. ...
Views: 1744(1 vote) - How to Avoid Being Hustled - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow to avoid being hustled. Not one day goes by without someone telling me that they have been conned out of their hard earned money. But when you analyse everything they tell you you can see how it happened. Take this example. A guy I know - who lives alone in a rented room in the worst ...
Views: 3826(1 vote) - How to Avoid Being Conned - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHow to avoid being conned. Most days I get told by someone or other that they are upset because they have been cheated. Yet when I then look at who, why and what I can see how easy it was for the person to get away with this. There is one golden rule that can stop anyone from ever cheating ...
Views: 1483(1 vote) - Get $100 an hour as an Advice Columnist Writer - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdHello there I have worked as an advice columnist and psychic writer for nearly forty years. Yes - a long time! Why did I get into this work? I wanted to work from home, be my own boss, have some control over how many hours and what those hours were, be paid well for the work I do and do ...
Views: 11359(1 vote) - Falling for a Love Rat - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdFalling for a love rat. Having worked as a relationship expert, agony aunt and life coach for decades I know a lot of people end of falling for cheats or users. Most of those are women falling for men. Age is no barrier, it is not uncommon for a woman who is experienced, been married and ...
Views: 1508(2 votes) - Advice Columnist Job. Earn £50 per hour - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdAdvice columnist job. Earn £50 per hour or equivalent. When I got into this line of work things were different. It was decades ago. Nobody had a computer then. People would read an advertisement in a magazine or newspaper, make an appointment and come and see me in my office for advice ...
Views: 3883(1 vote) - Dating a Love Rat - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdIn my decades of working as an agony aunt most of my clients have been women who have been upset because of the broken promises of a man. Very often it has seemed to them that their whole World has come to an end because they trusted him so much and he took that trust, chewed it up and spit it ...
Views: 1718(1 vote) - Dating a Sociapath - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdIn my thirty odd years of working as a relationship expert, life coach and agony aunt most of my clients have been women who have been upset because of the broken promises and commitments of a man they trusted. Very often it has seemed to them that their whole World has come to an end because ...
Views: 2026(1 vote) - Earn £50 per hour as an AGONY AUNT writer - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdEarn £50 per hour as an agony aunt writer. Over the years I have had hundreds of people asking me how they can become an agony aunt writer. They asked me because I was a successful, full time professional advice columnist myself. In those days people went to see someone for a face to face ...
Views: 2953(1 vote) - Husbands who Cheat - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdIf only I had a dollar for each time a married man told me it was not his fault that he ended up cheating and went on to explain to me it was because he had got married when he was young and married a woman that he neither enjoyed spending time with or had any feelings for. Why he then says ...
Views: 778(2 votes) - Men who Cheat - by Submitted on May 28, 2019 from Beth ShepherdYes I do realise that there are women who cheat as well as men. But either way if the other person finds out it hurts them, it hurts a lot, and the damage it does to the relationship, their confidence and the trust that was there before can never be repaired. For many years I worked as an ...
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