Archive for September, 2008
I was talking this morning with my fellow students of the finance lessons I’ve taken, and during the conversation, one of the students said that in her bank, they generally hire young graduates from business schools for their asset management department. They do that so they can send them to follow the CFA training program [...]
One of my friends recently told me about her strange relationship with a friend of her. She said that she has the feeling he’s constantly worrying for her like her father would do. “Since I know him, he has always acted like a protective friend with me. He comes to my defense whenever in a [...]
Recently, I had a conversation with a friend of mine about the support we can get from our partner. She told me she wished her companion was more supportive with her, because she has the impression he’s not backing her in every decision she might take. “I have started to study again since the beginning [...]
In the dating game, some of us find it really hard to keep a partner or even to catch one because we make it hard to let people getting closer to us. In Sex and the City, Miranda Hobbes personifies the best this example. I must admit I do recognize myself in her, because it’s [...]
I’m about to start intensive courses in finance for the next six months, so I won’t be quite regular on this blog during that period. I will try to post as much as possible, but I don’t know how things will turn out.
Today is also my birthday, and for a reason, I feel a little [...]
In one episode of Sex and The City, Carrie Bradshaw experienced mind-blowing sex with a jazzman she’s not in love with and who’s affected by ADHD. This left me a little bit puzzled, because I wonder how it is possible to have an orgasm with someone presenting this kind of neurological disease. One of my [...]
Among the various criteria we require from our partners, there’s one that counts more than the others, apart from love: the acceptance of our entourage. Whether we like it or not, we’re not alone in our existence. Our life is fully intertwined with our family and friends. Partners can come and go throughout our existence. [...]
Have you ever tried to google your name, just for fun or curiosity? And have your ever googled your lovers (past, present and future)? As a journalist, I get a lot of mentions on this search engine because of the articles I write, and it’s easy to find me. Some of my friends, who evolve [...]
When you date an older person, and in particular, when you’re a woman dating an man of let’s say, 15 to 20 years older, you can face a generation gap kind of problem, but also a kind of paternalist pattern for your relationship. Some men don’t necessarily act as a father for the woman they’re [...]
Depending on our character, we will end up fighting or not with our partner on several occasions. If we’re the kind of people who avoid any conflict, and our significant other comes from the same breed, quarrels are likely to be rare. But they can come out from time to time extremely violent, because of [...]












