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While there are many attributes associated with good leadership, likability is not one that immediately springs to mind. This is an underrated and often undervalued characteristic among individuals in senior roles, primarily because it contrasts with our ingrained image of leaders being dominant and assertive. Good and sustainable leadership depends on an ability to influence others, however,...

As women, we are so used to allowing a man to tell us and to show us how much he loves us, but how many of us give thought on how we can show him that we love him. In order to build a strong, respectful and lasting relationship it is important, for us women,...

I absolutely love to watch movies. I can laugh about Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber and I am excited whenever I listen to Yoda’s wisdom in Star Wars. For a long time I interpreted my movie addiction as a weakness. I thought that watching a lot of movies was a waste of time. Today...

African American:   Jumping the broom: Since slaves were not permitted to marry in America.  They would have a public declaration of love and commitment by jumping over a broom to the beat of drums. African: In some parts of Africa, a man asks permission to marry a woman, and if the family agrees, he presents...

Spending this Valentine’s on the road? Looking for love but struggling to negotiate the cultural norms for striking up a conversation with that local babe at the bar? Allow the Go Overseas cupid to sort you out with the lowdown on crossing the International Date Line (if you catch our drift!). Love is in the...

First dates can feel as magical as a fairy tale, as torturous as a root canal – or anywhere in between – depending on the person you meet, where you meet, your outfit, your mood, and about a million other factors too numerous to mention. Advice on making a great first impression abounds, but what...

Courting is an excellent way to improve your chance of finding a suitable romantic match, but there are many points of view about what constitutes effective courting—and some of those ideas usually fall short. In my book, Having Sex, Wanting Intimacy(link is external), I detail how people have learned to deal with this challenge over time. Here are...

Marriage is both wonderful and challenging at the same time. Who doesn’t want to be married to that perfect man we saw on a fiction story? Your man is as perfect as you make him to be. Both partners are to put in effort, hard work and time for a relationship to work. There are,...