{"id":1562,"date":"2010-02-12T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2010-02-12T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2010\/02\/for-women-50-ways-to-keep-your.html"},"modified":"2010-02-12T04:00:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-12T04:00:25","slug":"for-women-50-ways-to-keep-your","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2010\/02\/for-women-50-ways-to-keep-your.html","title":{"rendered":"For Women: 50 Ways to Keep Your Lover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. Skip the polyester, Ester<br \/>\n2. No casserole, Nicole<br \/>\n3. Sleep with him twice a week, Monique<br \/>\n4. Let him drive a new car, Star<br \/>\n5. Laugh with him, Kim<br \/>\n6. Allow all-day NFL, Belle<br \/>\n7. Buy him candy, Sandy<br \/>\n8. Pray together, Heather<br \/>\n9. Wear sexy underwear, Cher<br \/>\n10. Make sure to kiss, Beatrice<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n11. Continue to date, Kate<br \/>\n12. Don&#8217;t call him lazy, Daisy<br \/>\n13. Be his biggest fan, Ann<br \/>\n14. Keep taking your pill, April<br \/>\n15. Be nice to his ma, Alicia<br \/>\n16. Let him win, Lynn<br \/>\n17. Stay away from tacky, Jackie<br \/>\n18. Give up the pot, Dot<br \/>\n19. Don&#8217;t obsess about money, Bunny<br \/>\n20. Color your hair, Claire<br \/>\n21. Don&#8217;t run, Autumn<br \/>\n22. Create something homemade, Jade<br \/>\n23. Say &#8220;I love you&#8221; daily, Bailey<br \/>\n24. There&#8217;s more to him than you see, Lee<br \/>\n25. Treat him like a king, Ling<br \/>\n26. Don&#8217;t yell, Danielle<br \/>\n27. Give it a second shot, Charlotte<br \/>\n28. Brush off his dander, Amber<br \/>\n29. Hold him like a baby, Sadie<br \/>\n30. Love him past the bliss, Chris<br \/>\n31. Pay his library fee, Dee<br \/>\n32. Eat lunch with him at the deli, Kelly<br \/>\n33. Don&#8217;t steal, Camille<br \/>\n34. Your make-up is scary, Sherry<br \/>\n35. Stop meeting boys in the alley, Sally<br \/>\n36. Water him like a tree, Marie<br \/>\n37. Try to sit still, Jill<br \/>\n38. Wear something racy, Stacey<br \/>\n39. Nurture his inner boy, Joy<br \/>\n40. Show him you care, Blair<br \/>\n41. Don&#8217;t lock him in a zoo, Sue<br \/>\n42. Remember that vow, &#8220;I do,&#8221; Lu<br \/>\n43. Hold hands under the moon, June<br \/>\n44. Try hard not to be mean, Jean<br \/>\n45. Run your toes up his leg, Peg<br \/>\n46. Spread his jam, Pam<br \/>\n47. Try not to get crabby, Abby<br \/>\n48. Visit him in jail, Gail<br \/>\n49. Make every attempt to stay, Kay<br \/>\n50. Set aside your malice, Alice<\/p>\n<p><i>*&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beyondblue1\">Click here to <b>subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\">click here to follow Therese on <b>Twitter<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beyond_blue\">click here to join <b>Group Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a>, a depression support group. 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