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The business of matching American men with foreign women looking for a better life is booming, thanks largely to Internet operations that promise love and companionship for both. In many cases, that's exactly what each finds. But growing evidence also suggests that some "mail-order brides" in the United States are suffering from physical, sexual and psychological abuse. An estimated 15,000 women, some with children in tow, put their trust in these businesses each year and enter the U... | She has a master's degree in education and a head full of ambition.
By day, she's a teacher. By night, she writes dramatic movie scripts. She's also developing a nonprofit tutoring organization, so someday she can be her own boss.
Her name is Thais Council, and at 26, she knows exactly where she is going in the next several years - and it isn't down the aisle.
"I don't see myself getting married until, maybe, when I'm over 30," she said, pausing. "Well over 30."
Council and other 20-somethin... | Will this be your "Year of the Relationship"? Here's hoping! Whether it's learning to love and accept yourself, meeting your soul mate, connecting with elders or reaching out to children, relationships are the measure of a life well spent. How do yours measure up?
All in the family
Relationship rules change as kids grow up and parents age. Responsibility falls to adult children to reach out to their siblings and to parents. "For so much of life, parents learn how to let go of their children... |
