A Dose of Cath

They are judged and deemed as being an "abomination", "sinful", or "unnatural". I'm sure a lot of you have heard about what's going on in Russia, regarding the new anti-gay law. On June 30th, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill banning the "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors". According to polymic.com , "the law caps a period of ferocious activities by the Russian government aimed at limiting the rights of the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people". As Russia is holding the upcoming Winter Olympics, the new law has raised a lot of controversial debates among so many people. That has gotten me thinking more about the issue of gay rights. Today, I'm going to strip down all the curtains and shed some light on it.

Image via blog.rebtel.com I've been drafting a few posts before I finally decided on doing one on the topic of "long distance relationship". It came to me at the last minute. Long distance relationship is actually a very beautiful, bittersweet love. One of the myths is that it doesn't last. That's true for some cases, but don't most "normal" relationships end, too? Long distance relationships are very challenging to maintain, but in this day of technology, anything's possible. If you guys read my earliest post, you'll know that I was in a long distance relationship. Actually, I've been in two long distance relationships -- both lasted approximately six months. In this post, I'm going to let you guys in on some tips on how to maintain long distance relationships (LDR), the odds, and some gadgets that you can utilize to ease the yearning for one another.

I've been meaning to talk about this subject for a quite a while now. For those of us who have been in a relationship, we understand that in life, very few things hurt as much as know that someone you love is cheating on you. However, when we're talking about infidelity, who's really to blame? Is it always the cheater's fault? How many types of adultery are there? Can you even trust a cheater again? What about the old saying: "Once a cheater, always a cheater"? And what responsibility does the "other woman" have in the affair?