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I got her flowers, now why is she still mad?

This entry is to explain girls to guys. Because face it, sometimes things just need to be squarely explained. Situation: Girl has been asking Guy for *flowers. Guy finally gets girl *flowers, but Girl is still not happy, in fact, now she is frustrated. Why? *(Substitute Guy, Girl and Flowers for names and object that fits your situation) There is a secret about women that you should know. We don't always verbalize exactly what we want, but we still want it. So, every so often we would like unrequested thought put into us. We don't want to nag, and we don't want to ask for it, but we want it. So, in the back of our mind we always have this wistfulness about us. "Man, I kind of wish he would...(buy me flowers); (buy me jewelry); (plan a vacation); (take me out) ; (propose); (give me a compliment); (fill in with anything)." It's not that we particularly really want those things, we just really want to know that you are listening to us, thinking about us

Business Partners and Building a Brand

It's been an interesting time, and as always, I've been learning plenty. I've recently taken on a business partner, and I'm confident that it was a good move. Finding a business partner is a tricky move, and it is not something you should decide to do overnight. When you have a project, it becomes like your child, and not everyone is equipped to handle such responsibility. Not only does it take someone who has the same vision as you, but it take someone with the same passion for making it happen. Most... if not everyone in the world would like to be rich. It's the world dream: to have at least so much money that you don't need to worry about money. Well, in order to pioneer a real project with a great goal it is important to have people who don't just see the value in money. There is much more, such as building good relationships with employees, consumers, suppliers and investors. It is important to have the belief that your products and company goa