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	<description>Sharing the life lessons we&#039;ve learned</description>
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		<title>I grew up thinking &#8220;I know&#8221; is how you respond to &#8220;I love you&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/05/06/i-grew-up-thinking-i-know-is-how-you-respond-to-i-love-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MelbaMusings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I love you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romantic gestures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Star Wars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to MelbaMusings! Like melba toast, but&#8230; you know, musings. Truth be told, it’s not easy to come up with the insights of our full-length articles. Sometimes, we just have some random thoughts or questions we want to put out there. MelbaMusings may not always have a lesson, but we hope they’ll still make you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spoiled By Early Success</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/04/21/spoiled-by-early-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/04/21/spoiled-by-early-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Jo Cramb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accomplishments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Napoleon Dynamite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the campy teen movie Napoleon Dynamite, there is a particularly pathetic character named Uncle Rico. He was quarterback of a high school football team that came this close to winning state. Now, decades later, he spends all day filming himself reenacting that game. He&#8217;s caught in his long-gone glory days, and nothing interesting has happened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maybe There&#8217;s A Reason He&#8217;s Not Listening</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/04/10/maybe-theres-a-reason-hes-not-listening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/04/10/maybe-theres-a-reason-hes-not-listening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Gard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, on a rare, non-sweltering summer evening in the sandhills of North Carolina, my husband and I sat on our back deck with a couple of grilled steaks and a couple of micro brews, watching our dogs play in the yard and talking wistfully about our hopes and our dreams. Actually&#8230;. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Teacher Made Me Ashamed To Be An Introvert</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/04/02/my-teacher-made-me-ashamed-to-be-an-introvert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/04/02/my-teacher-made-me-ashamed-to-be-an-introvert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extroversion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extrovert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[introversion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[introvert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenagers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love eating alone. Aside from the fact that it gives me a chance to catch up on my reading, it just makes more sense. Yes, eating together is a social tradition dating back to our cave-people days, but let’s think about this for a second: 1) Being “social” generally entails talking to another human [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Is Too Good Not To Breathe</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/03/26/life-is-too-good-not-to-breathe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/03/26/life-is-too-good-not-to-breathe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Loggins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigarettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skateboarding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[snowboarding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swing dancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tattoo artist]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: Peter Loggins is a legend within the swing dance community. He&#8217;s also an old friend and a source of inspiration. Aside from dancing, Peter used to be a competitive runner, skateboarder, and snowboarder, and is one hell of a tattoo artist. He is, in short, one of the baddest badasses you&#8217;ll ever meet. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter To The Girl I Pretended To Have A Crush On In Eighth Grade</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/01/31/an-open-letter-to-the-girl-i-pretended-to-have-a-crush-on-in-eighth-grade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/01/31/an-open-letter-to-the-girl-i-pretended-to-have-a-crush-on-in-eighth-grade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hobbes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adolescence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenager]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Tracy Dolan, Every gay teenager has a different strategy for surviving adolescence. Some join the choir, some write or paint, some play sports, some try to make themselves invisible. And some, like me, make themselves as visible as possible. You were the first girl I pretended to have a crush on so no one [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>My Mother Married A Jack-Ass</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/01/24/my-mother-married-a-jack-ass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2013/01/24/my-mother-married-a-jack-ass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Zaun Kennedy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandfather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stepdaughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stepfather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenager]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I lie on my side, stretched out, watching television, hardly aware of my mother and stepfather in the background, so I am startled when Jack bends down behind me, yardstick in hand. He places it on the floor next to my butt and exclaims, “Holy shit, look how big that thing is.” My mother says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Shootings &#8211; A Personal Perspective On Why They Happen</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/12/17/school-shootings-a-personal-perspective-on-why-they-happen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/12/17/school-shootings-a-personal-perspective-on-why-they-happen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Childers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shootings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a unique perspective on school shootings and why I think they happen. As you can see from this photo, we were a pretty normal and happy-looking family. However, at one point in my life, I was in the mental state of one of those shooters. The following is my personal story I would like [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can I Be A Mom And Still Be Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/12/10/can-i-be-a-mom-and-still-be-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/12/10/can-i-be-a-mom-and-still-be-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Jo Cramb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sacrifice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7072</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Women describe motherhood like a cliff: It&#8217;s a leap of faith that no one knows if she&#8217;ll survive. Now that I&#8217;m pregnant with my first child, I keep hearing about all the things I&#8217;ll never do again: sleep eight solid hours&#8230; have sex&#8230; get drunk&#8230; wear a bikini&#8230; travel&#8230; save money&#8230; have adult conversations not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Day I Realized I&#8217;m A Bad Boy</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/12/03/the-day-i-realized-im-a-bad-boy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/12/03/the-day-i-realized-im-a-bad-boy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad boys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nice guys]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7043</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I watched the well-dressed Casanova over the brim of my beverage, contemplating the best way to cause him pain. I was already halfway through my ninja-assassin routine, in which I dispatch him with a swift blow to the balls. Naturally, the women he was entertaining with his ridiculously good looks would then swoon at my wondrous [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Seeking Perfection By Being Imperfect</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/11/26/seeking-perfection-by-being-imperfect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/11/26/seeking-perfection-by-being-imperfect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacey Tompkins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anorexia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daughters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[defense mechanism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perfection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=7000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“No, this dress isn&#8217;t right,” my daughter exclaims. I want to roll my eyes. Instead, I smile and say, “Hmmm, I like it.” The Prom is approaching, and the dress debacle has begun. Clamoring for the perfect dress is our immediate mission, but seeking perfection is an ongoing issue. Hair, clothes, boyfriends, grades&#8211;perfection is the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Wish Cars Had A &#8220;My Bad&#8221; Horn</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/11/14/i-wish-cars-had-a-my-bad-horn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/11/14/i-wish-cars-had-a-my-bad-horn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[road rage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6987</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I almost plowed my car into a shiny new BMW because the dumbass in the Beemer failed to check for oncoming traffic (that is, me) before making a turn. Unmentionable profanities spewed from my mouth as I was forced to swerve around him at 50 mph. But then, I looked over [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why You Can&#8217;t Prove (Or Disprove) That God Exists</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/10/22/why-you-cant-prove-or-disprove-that-god-exists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/10/22/why-you-cant-prove-or-disprove-that-god-exists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[afterlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agnostic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eben Alexander]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heaven]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newsweek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Raise your hand if you’ve ever had one of those uncanny dreams that go something like this: You’re at home&#8230; or work&#8230; or school. All of a sudden, the fire alarm goes off, and you see smoke seeping in all around you. You scamper frantically down the hallway. Meanwhile, the fire alarm continues to blare—BLAAA [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Blame Your Shitty Kids On Your Shitty Parenting</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/10/01/i-blame-your-shitty-kids-on-your-shitty-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/10/01/i-blame-your-shitty-kids-on-your-shitty-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Mother&#8217;s Day, a local radio station did a segment called “The Worst Mother’s Day Ever.” In case that title isn’t descriptive enough for you, they basically asked mothers to call in and describe how horrible their Mother’s Day went. The mother with the worst story won a $700 pair of earrings! Of all [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>How I Pissed Off A Bunch Of Asian Women On The Internet</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/09/20/howi-pissed-off-a-bunch-of-asian-women-on-the-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/09/20/howi-pissed-off-a-bunch-of-asian-women-on-the-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interracial dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Frisky]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6894</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welp, the angry people are at it again. From now on, whenever I submit an article to The Frisky, I should just make it my goal to see how many hypersensitive people I can offend. That’s what usually ends up happening, anyway. Here’s a rundown of the latest drama: I published an article (which itself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little (Ruthless) Mocking Only Made Me A Better Person</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/09/05/a-little-ruthless-mocking-only-made-me-a-better-person/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/09/05/a-little-ruthless-mocking-only-made-me-a-better-person/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frat boy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraternity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mocking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shyness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I confess. Back in college, I was in a fraternity. And yes, I engaged in some of the dumbass behaviors you probably associate with fraternities. Even today, friends sometimes express surprise when they find out that I was a “frat boy.” Other times, when I’m caught in moments of douchiness, I’m told that I’m “still [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>If You Can&#8217;t Change The World, Change Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/07/27/if-you-cant-change-the-world-change-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/07/27/if-you-cant-change-the-world-change-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance and commitment therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[men]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteousness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man, the world is full of angry people. And I’d say that, aside from the smattering of terrorists, bigots, outright lunatics, and one chartreuse superhero, about 95% of them inhabit the comments section of various websites. I write about dating and relationships because I truly do want to help bridge the communication gap between men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming Huge Bouncers And Tall Fences To Get A Phone Number</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/07/03/overcoming-huge-bouncers-and-tall-fences-to-get-a-phone-number/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/07/03/overcoming-huge-bouncers-and-tall-fences-to-get-a-phone-number/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Allan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bouncers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone number]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resistance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Persistence overcomes resistance.&#8221; Maybe you&#8217;ve heard that before when it comes to winning someone over. Maybe she&#8217;s hesitant at first, but if you dole out the charm and keep flirting, she might change her mind. If you persist&#8211;and aren&#8217;t creepy about it&#8211;she won&#8217;t be able to resist. Well, what happens when that resistance isn&#8217;t coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Team Doesn&#8217;t Always Have To Win</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/05/14/your-team-doesnt-always-have-to-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Shellhammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football fan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junior Seau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Diego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Bowl]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Junior Seau was a great football player. Growing up in San Diego as a Charger fan himself, Seau embodied the lightning bolt. He seemed to have twice as much energy as everyone else on the field. He was exhilarating to watch. When news of his death hit last week, my mom sent me a text [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When A Man Has What It Takes</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/05/07/when-a-man-has-what-it-takes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/05/07/when-a-man-has-what-it-takes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darcy Dates</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons I married my ex-husband is because I saw how he took care of his mother when she was sick. He not only quit his first major job out of college to move to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota with her for three months to take care of her (he was [...]]]></description>
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