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So to celebrate the beginning of the weekend I'm going to go ahead and spill out a sneak peek for all of you.
Enjoy! Love, Melissa Dilan. Note: Keep in mind that it is an unedited and unpolished fraction of a scene!

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You won't believe what happens soon after that. Stay tuned for more news and have a great weekend! Scroll down to check out more exciting things on the right side of the blog!
 
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Do love hate relationships work? Do love hate relationships last?
Do love hate relationships work? Romantic  love hate relationships can be really complicated and get much even worse if all issues aren't been addressed for the sake of working on a solution to finally make the relationship work out. A love hate relationship can begin at any point during the relationship, but on the most part a love hate relationship gets its name for various reasons. In the case of a romantic love hate relationship, a lot of the times yes, they're in love, but the couple is also very sexually attracted to each other and due to that and other reasons such as really wanting to work everything out, they stay together. What do you think? Do love hate relationships work? Let's take a look at this unedited and unpolished teaser  from the novel:
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Do love hate relationships work? Do love hate relationships last?
Do you think that this love hate relationship will work or last? Now, what do you think about that the fact that Elizabeth stood back up from the bench and walked right back in? Now that is an example of a love hate relationship. Wait until you find out what happens next when you read the novel! That was just a small teaser of everything that you will be able to live and experience when you read Life is Like a Box of Chocolates: An Inspirational Novel. Now, do love hate relationships work? Do love hate relationships last? If you think that you are in a love hate relationship you might think that there could be a solution. You're right, there might be a solution to it, if taken care of on time! Both need to sit down and discuss what are the things that make up the hate part of the relationship and work on them; keeping in mind that it won't be easy because relationships in general require a lot of effort and commitment. The important thing is to stay positive and try your best, it can work out! However, if on the long run it doesn't work then it will be naturally evident to understand that it's probably time to put an end to the love hate relationship. Have you ever been in a love hate relationship? Can you make a prediction of the love hate relationship portrayed on this teaser? Share your views!

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Top 3 signs that a relationship is going downhill!
How do you know if your relationship is going downhill? There are so many ways to figure out but this time I'm going to surprise you with my top 3 signs that your relationship is going downhill: (Note: Of course, not just because any of these events occurs only once means that your relationship has already going downhill, but if it becomes repetitive, then at least that's a good reason to get worried!

Signs that relationship going downhill # 1: Belated confessions:
Your partner might make you a confession that you think you should have known out about much earlier during the relationship. When you ask why he/she didn't tell you before, you will most likely hear: "Because I knew you would get mad at me." Lack of communication can be a relationship's biggest enemy ever!

Signs that relationship going downhill # 2: Your partner becomes unreachable:
Your partner might have been pretty good at answering your phone calls, text messages, or emails, but lately you've been noticing that he rarely ever answers your call, or responds to text messages / emails as quick as he used to. This dramatic change in pattern can be a red flag!

Signs that relationship going downhill # 3: Change in behavior:
When you first met your partner he/she used to be really attentive and affectionate. Now, he / she shows up late to come see or meet you and sex starts happening a lot less often. When you bring up the subject, he / she gets defensive. This type of change in behavior should definitely not be ignored and might be a sign that something is not right in the relationship.

Check out this unedited and unpolished Life is Like a Box of Chocolates, An Inspirational Novel sneek peek:
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Is this a sign that a relationship is going downhill?
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Are these signs that a relationship is going downhill?
Wait until you read what happens inside the bar and what the female character Elizabeth learns also about Tyler. Do you think that she cuts him off right on the nasty act? Other than that, will Tyler actually prove Elizabeth wrong when it comes to her assumptions and actually be a man of his word?

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Relationship with a foreigner / Dating a foreigner
So perhaps you would like to know how is it like having a real relationship with a foreigner because you might be in the early stages of dating a foreigner! Sometimes these type of relationships can be very successful resulting in many years of happiness! However, sometimes having a relationship with a foreigner involves a lot of expectations and that is something that both need a lot of time for, getting adapted to each other's cultures, habits, personalities, and traditions. Have you ever come across the chance of being in a relationship with a foreigner, but his / her parents are extremely conservative and they don't want anyone else to date their offspring but a person of the same ethnicity? Check out this unedited and unpolished sneak peek from the novel:
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Relationship with a foreigner / Dating a foreigner: How long does it last?
So I was supposed to get a screenshot of ths sneek peak on: relationship with a foreigner, but I don't know why I didn't do it before! Anyway, on March 3, 2011 I did talk about it a little bit on a post titled: Pauly D George Lopez. The best part of actually creating this dating a foreigner post today is that today's appearance of Pauly D on Regis and Kelly gave me a flashback on that post from waaaaaaay back in March. Here's today's post on Pauly D on Regis and Kelly. You'll see why I connect such posts with certain excerpts related to relationship with a foreigner / dating a foreigner in Life is Like a Box of Chocolates: An Inspirational Novel! Join the discussion? Are you currently in a relationship with a foreigner / dating a foreigner? How is it like? How was it like dating a foreigner in the very beginning?
 
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Manipulative men signs: How to recognize a manipulative or controlling relationship?
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The terms above are just some of the words that you could have typed on a search engine before I arriving to this post: maybe you think you are in a manipulative relationship, or  maybe you're just conducting general research on manipulative men signs. It is absolutely hard to be in a manipulative relationship, but first, you need detection. At first, you might feel like you're not even in a manipulative relationship  but it isn't until something really huge happens that you finally admit that you are in a manipulative relationship All the manipulative men signs can vary from men to men 'cause each one is different. However, here you can find some particular examples of manipulative men signs: Check out what happens on Life is Like a Box of Chocolates, an Inspirational Novel:
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manipulative men signs / manipulative relationship / how to recognize a manipulative or controlling relationship
How to recognize a manipulative or controlling relationship?
  • Do you feel like you can't be yourself anymore within the relationship?
  • Does it always go his / her way?
  • Does him / her seem too  jealous or too possessive?
  • Does he or she constantly say: "I'm sorry, I'll never do it again," but keeps reflecting the same unacceptable behavior?
  • Do you seem to become sometimes defensive when someone asks you about how well your relationship is going?
Those are just only some of the ways you can be able to recognize a manipulative or controlling relationship. Now, if you think that you are in a manipulative relationship and you're asking yourself, ho to change a manipulative person, the truth is that it's extremely hard to change a manipulative person! I'm not a therapist, but it's never healthy to be in a manipulative relationship.

I really hope that you enjoy reading my novel when it comes out, and I hope it helps many women and men out there recognize whether they are in a manipulative relationship or not. The first thing that a manipulation victim needs to do is work on himself / herself, love himself/ herself, and make the right choices by knowing when to end a manipulative relationship. This post is open to discussion, so feel free to open up about the subject. Do you have a story to share? I'd love to hear about it. Thanks!
 
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Rushing into marriage: Does religion have any type of involvement?
What are the possible rushing into marriage problems? Rushing into marriage is a actually a phrase that we may hear often, but that's because there's usually a message behind it.  Whenever someone says: I'm not rushing into marriage, we can assume that the person who is making that statement has in his or her mind that there could be rushing into marriage problems shortly after  their wedding day. Now, when we want to discuss rushing into marriage problems we need to be very tactful because if  you are part of a rushing into marriage conversation between you and a person who you know and you love very much (for example a sibling), it could be quite hurtful for both sides. You want to be as subtle as possible. What are the consequences of rushing into marriage? By the way, click here to find out what  Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney (The Bachelor) have to say about rushing into marriage! Let's take a look at this unedited and unpolished sneak peek of Life is Like a Box of Chocolates: An Inspirational Novel:
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Rushing into marriage problems: Is this an indication / prediction?
See, when we also talk about rushing into marriage we need to be aware of that there could be other circumstances involved in. Have you ever felt like someone is rushing you into marriage for religious reasons? Perhaps you are pregnant  so you believe that your parents are applying pressure to you? Maybe you think that you guys as a couple are rushing into marriage for conservative and cultural reasons? I'd love to hear what you think about this. What are the consequences of rushing into marriage?
 
Here are two brand new unedited and unpolished sneak peeks from my novel. I'm actually not working on these scenes anymore but since today a lot of people were talking about trials I decided to bring this up to show that sometimes several elements or factors can sometimes raise questions on whether a judge's statements or decisions have been fair or not.

Factor: Time
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Factor: Knowledge
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JoyceMeyer.org
It was the Summer of 2007 and I was watching Joyce Meyer giving a speech on tv. She was talking about how she had learned a really valuable lesson when writing one of her books. She had stored most of her manuscript in a floppy disk... and that's about it, no where else! Exactly... she had lost the whole entire material somehow. By that time I  already had begun my writing journey by blogging for Ebiz-u.com. Nevertheless, I knew that I had much more to give than just that. I turned my computer on and wrote the first page of what was going to be a motivational book about inspiring women in history. Guess what happened? Ironically I lost it too during a move. I didn't want to start all over again even though I had written just one page. It wasn't until January 5, 2011 that I decided it was time to continue, rebuild, and finish what I already had begun. So here I am, on my way to finally publish a book. I've had several gaps in time where I've had to pause my writing because I've moved, because I've been editing other manuscripts (which requires so much attention), and because I've been working with my other SEO writing projects. Nevertheless, I've still found some time to work on it. And now I'm halfway through. Over the course of six months I've written about  30,000 words. I actually wouldn't really like to go over 38,000  words this time.

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January 5, 2011 was the first day I used to write my novel.

So anyway, let's jump into the release of a brand new (unedited and unpolishedsneak peek!
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Here's an unedtited and unpolished excerpt from the novel! Learn how to become a proud sponsor or how to donate here. Thanks for reading!
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Ok guys so I'm working now on new chapters and scenes now but I just wanted to touch base with you guys and show  you the unedited and unpolished  beginning of chapter 4. Now some of you guys know that I will be touching the subject of "exotic dancing" on this novel.  That's when I'll start revealing just tiny little "teasers" .
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