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In any relationship, a few key things need to be maintained for it to continue functioning smoothly. However, sometimes people unknowingly do something that can ruin their relationship. This article will discuss the nine most common ways to ruin a relationship. Keep in mind that these are just general ways. None of these are insurmountable, but they require some effort to overcome. So if you’re worried about your relationship status, read on and see if any of these sound familiar. Contents 1 Blaming Your Partner For All Of Your Problems 2 Not Communicating With Your Partner Can Ruin A Relationship...

If you want to visit some of Italy’s stellar attractions – the Pantheon, St Peter’s Basilica, Florence’s Duomo – you’ll need to be dressed appropriately. As religious sites, there are strict rules surrounding clothing and covering up. While these regulations are long-standing, some communities in Italy have also recently introduced strict dress codes when walking around town. Here’s everything you need to know about what to wear as a tourist in Italy. What to wear to visit churches in Italy Many of Italy’s top attractions are churches, cathedrals or religious complexes. If you want to ensure you’re not turned away...

As the globalist LGBT agenda continues its aggressive campaign to gradually erode religious liberty in the West, Christians might finally have found a champion in one European leader. That leader is Italy’s conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who, according to Breitbart, recently torched the United Nations for advancing aggressive LGBT causes. Earlier this week, Victor Madrigal-Borloz addressed the UN Human Rights Council saying that in situations where religious freedom conflicts with LGBT rights, then religious liberty must yield, saying that religious beliefs that come into conflict with the LGBT agenda are “beyond the scope of the right freedom of religion...

Five years ago, almost to the day, Greta Thunberg made an apocalyptic claim about the fate of the world, and now we know whether or not it has come true. On June 21, 2018, the then-15-year-old Swedish climate activist sent out an alarming tweet that seemed to imply that due to climate change caused by fossil fuels, we only had five years left before the end of the world. “A top scientist is warning that climate change will wipe out all of humanity unless we stop using fossil fuels over the next five years,” the tweet read. Thunberg obviously realized...

A 13-year-old girl was called “despicable” by her teacher at a Church of England school in the United Kingdom on Friday after asking a classmate how she identifies as a cat. The schoolgirl and her friend were reprimanded by their teacher at Rye College in East Sussex at the end of an eighth-grade “life education” class, where they were told that they could “be who you want to be and how you identify is up to you,” The Telegraph reported. Following the lesson one of the students asked a classmate: “How can you identify as a cat when you’re a...

"Rose Montoya, who exposed her fake breasts on the White House lawn after meeting President Biden on Saturday June 11, is facing severe backlash from the LGBTQ+ community. New York Post has gathered that the self-proclaimed "Latine, bisexual, nonbinary transgender woman" has become estranged from fellow transgender individuals who are leading the charge against her controversial actions. Montoya shared a video on social media displaying her bare breasts at the White House, resulting in her being banned from the premises. Although she has since deleted the video and issued an apology, the repercussions of her actions remain. Many transgender individuals...

An exceptionally insightful opinion piece in the New York Post written by a teacher and senior visiting fellow at the Fordham Institute, Daniel Buck, explains why he stopped using his students’ preferred pronouns. “I used to use my middle-school students’ preferred pronouns,” Buck wrote. “It seemed polite. The largest teachers union in the nation encourages it. What harm could it do?” “I can no longer abide by such a lie.” Buck went on to explain the internal reasoning that led him to change his mind about using a child’s preferred pronouns. One by one, Buck shredded the leftist arguments we...

When you get married, you are making a lifelong commitment to your spouse. You promise to be there for them through thick and thin, no matter what life throws your way. However, what nobody tells you is that marriage is not always easy. It takes work – lots of hard work. But if you are committed to making it work, then nothing can stop you! This article will discuss some things nobody tells you about marriage. We will also provide tips on how to make your marriage successful! Contents [hide] 1 Things Nobody Tells You About Marriage 2 Marriage Is...

Last month, the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency proposed new power plant regulations that would put harsh limits on the amount of carbon dioxide released while producing electricity. This comes from the same administration pushing to electrify all parts of daily life, from driving to cooking. As if slamming the power grid with artificial demand is not enough, now the federal government has also set its sights on electricity suppliers. Policies as ludicrous as this are only possible because the ideology they rest on, environmentalism, has long enjoyed a perch on the moral high ground that has gone almost unchallenged....

No one is perfect, and that includes your spouse. And while everyone sometimes says things they regret, it’s important to be mindful of what you say to your spouse. If you’re not careful, some of the things you say can hurt their feelings and strain your relationship. This post will discuss some things you should never say to your spouse. Avoiding these phrases can help keep your relationship healthy and strong! 1 Understanding How To Speak To Your Spouse 2 Thing To Never Say To Your Spouse 3 “Calm Down” 4 “I Hate You” 5 “I Want A Divorce” 6...

EAST AURORA, NY - In a show of solidarity with a vocal minority of gender activists who don't purchase their products, Fisher-Price introduced the "My First Gender Transition" playset for kids ages 2 to 9. "The My First Gender Transition playset helps your child have a fun time playing pretend while in no way being inculcated with an emotionally destructive ideology," said Product Manager Murthina Spillwig who may soon be updating her resumé. "Parents in our focus groups were excited to force their kids to pretend to enjoy the playset for Instagram." The playset is bursting with a plethora of...

You have probably heard that relationships are built on trust, but sometimes, people lie to their partners. Why do they do this? There could be any number of reasons, but most of the time, it’s because people are afraid of hurting their partner’s feelings or trying to protect themselves from getting hurt. In this post, you will learn about five of the most common lies told in relationships. It will also provide advice on dealing with these lies if you find yourself in a situation where your partner is lying to you. Everybody is different, and therefore, people lie for...

ROME—Michela Leidi became a mother last summer when her wife gave birth to their daughter Giulia. The couple was swept up in the joyful, sleepless whirlwind of early parenthood. This month, a local court ordered Ms. Leidi’s name to be erased from Giulia’s birth certificate on the grounds that her inclusion was “contrary to public order.” The ruling, which left the baby with only one legal parent, her biological mother, was a headline-generating surprise in Italy but is part of a growing trend of moves against same-sex parents by Italy’s courts and government. “I cried all my tears,” said Ms....

NASA leadership had a lot to say after today's explosive first test flight of SpaceX's Starship. NASA has tapped Starship for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission, which will put astronauts back on the moon no earlier than 2025. Following that, Starship will also ferry human crews to the lunar surface and back for Artemis 4 and perhaps also Artemis 5, according to NASA's current plans. With so much banking on the successful development of the massive stainless steel vehicle, NASA leaders took the opportunity to hail today's flight test as an important step forward in the agency's moon plans. NASA...

At least one preliminary report from industry experts suggests Bud Light’s decision to partner with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney has resulted in financial losses for the company. Multiple bar owners across the country — including one in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan — confirmed that Bud Light sales dropped significantly over the Easter weekend. "They've already done enough damage in one week to disrupt yearlong sales projections," a beer sales representative who works with retailers such as Costco told Fox Business. The question, then, is why Bud Light would risk such a financial backlash in the first place. Why would the company...

Project that called for phasing out of non-inclusive language deserves contemptuous ridicule, says eminent biologist. Richard Dawkins has vowed to "use every one of the prohibited words" that scientists have called to be phased out because they are no longer inclusive. On Tuesday, academics working in ecology and evolutionary biology called for the avoidance of words such as male, female, man, woman, mother, father, alien, invasive, exotic and race. Instead, they encouraged the use of terms such as "sperm-producing" or "egg producing" or "XY/XX individual" to avoid "emphasising hetero-normative views". But Prof Dawkins, the eminent evolutionary biologist and author of...

'There’s just as much truth in what I remember and how I remember it as there is in so-called objective facts.” So says Prince Harry, who may be as credible a philosopher as I am a weightlifter. But his words summed up the big question of our postmodern age. What is truth anyway? The prince across the water is now the world’s most famous truth bender, but he is far from alone. Last Friday, Trevor Noah, the South African comedian and US television presenter, defended the notorious skit in which he asserted there had been a “racist backlash” in Britain...

Do you nag your spouse too much? Most of us do it occasionally. Sometimes we do it out of love or concern. “You shouldn’t stay up so late. You know it makes you irritable.” Often, though, we do it because we’re unappreciative. “Did you really forget the carrots at the grocery store? They were on the list!” Lately, I’ve found myself in the second camp. Yes, I really did nag my husband for forgetting an item at the grocery store instead of being thankful that he went so I didn’t have to go out in the cold. I may have...

Italians who refuse job offers will lose their social benefits, the country’s hard-Right government announced, arguing that the country’s welfare system is too often abused. Giorgia Meloni, Italy's new prime minister, is to clamp down on a poverty relief scheme called the citizens’ income, arguing that it encourages idleness and has been widely abused, including by convicted mafia criminals. The initiative was introduced in 2019 by the Five Star Movement, a populist party that was part of a previous government but is now in opposition. More than 3.5 million Italians receive the €780 a month payment, with more than 2.3...

Kelly Chang Rickert rose to TicTok fame by giving pithy advice so you don’t end up in her office asking her to litigate (or better yet, mediate) your divorce. Happily married herself, she reveals the top 5 questions you should ask before marriage so you don't end up divorced: 1. What is your credit score? (And ask to see recent credit report) ..... 2. Children ...... 3. Household chores ...... 4. Sex ...... 5. Health ..... These questions are just the starting point. It is much better to have an awkward conversation now than having this conversation in front of...