Forecast for 2007

鼠 Rat Born in: 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996

Personality
Charming and humourous, honest and meticulous. Although they can give good advice, they cannot necessarily decide for themselves. May be power hungry, petty or greedy, Bright, sociable and highly ambitious. A true opportunist to reach the target. Passionate and good to her lover. Yet likes to gamble and spend lavishly.

The charm of the Rat personality is as universally known and loved as the Walt Disney character, Mickey Mouse. He could be forthright and honest but in such a disarming manner that you find yourself at a disadvantage.

Remarkably easy to get along with, hard working and thrifty, he will be generous only to those he is inordinately fond of, so if you get an expensive gift from him, you should certainly rate yourself high in his esteem. However, in spite of his penny-pinching ways, he will never be found wanting for admirers as he emits such fantastic appeal.

The Rat likes: bargains, Negotiation, Winning, Trust and Gambling.
The Rat dislike: Boredom, Timetable, Poverty, Loneliness and Reprimands.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Good lucks of this year make Rat lively and refreshed, so everything can be done with vigor. Adjust your plans and minds, according to the raising tendencies, to try to take on new looks in both career life and daily life. However, troubles may occur in some unexpected conditions, but perseverance will make the flower bloom.

Career
Your career will be affected by your luck and will result in various opportunities, from which you can reap the fruit. Students Rat will make great progress in studies, and good score adds the confidence in going ahead. Female Rats will particular enjoy distinguished career, with a help hand in the key point. The adaptive ability applied to meet emergencies in daily cooperation or business management broaden the possibility in future. The only handicap may appear in love life.

Love
Your love life in 2007 is full of twists and turns, so make preparations to readjust your mind in time. It is hard for the young to avoid neglecting something else when you put most of your efforts in working. Constant misunderstanding and conflicts will seriously affect your mood. Female Rats, especially those of middle aged, should decrease social activities to keep away from ultra-marriage love and pink news. Pay more attention to your family.

Wealth
Your career goes on wheels, as all of your work will be completed smoothly with significant results. Rats are in great spirits by gaining hefty economic efficiency through steady working conditions and great social networks. Businesswomen are so agile that you can accommodate yourselves to the new working conditions as soon as possible to make full use of their advantages to accomplish whatever you wish. But be cautions of the losses caused by the dissatisfactory love life.


牛 Ox Born in: 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997

Personality
Intelligent and self-confident. Patient and methodical, helpful and hardworking. Although they might appear rigid and slow, a kind and active mind is beneath. A Natural born under works systematically, the Ox is responsible for family and believes in authority but is sometimes too stubborn and traditional.

The Ox or the Buffalo sign symbolizes prosperity through fortitude and hard work. A person born during this year will be dependable, calm and methodical. A patient and tireless worker, he sticks to routine and conventions. Although he is generally fair-minded and a good listener, it is difficult to make him change his views as he is stubborn and often has strong prejudices.

Still, because of his steady and trustworthy character, the Ox person will be entrusted with positions of authority and responsibility. He will not fall short where duty calls. As a matter of fact, he should be careful not to get carried away.

The Ox likes: Tradition, Appreciation, Organisation, Sobriety and Routine
The Ox dislike: Gimmicks, Parties, Gossip, Laziness and Being Teased

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Your luck is on the downhill without the shinning of any Fortune Star in 2007. Under the influence of numerous Evil Stars, you will be disturbed by considerable accidents at work or in life, which stick you in a dilemma. Keep calm in adversity. You should know your limits and satisfied with the status quo. Excitement will get things fall into disorder.

Career
Be prepared for your career which can be deduced from your general luck. Everything should be taken into consideration before carrying out to minimize losses. You should do your own business and avoid changing jobs in most time of this year. As for career, you will get into trouble if you do anything beyond your grasp.

Love
Your poor luck will make you feel gloomy, which also brings unhappy experiences to your love life. Social network will be complicated, and result in increased quarrels. Young lovers will argue over petty issues. If the conflicts cannot be resolved in time, even couples might encounter separations. Be cautious with your behaviour and mind your own business. You would maintain a great social network by tolerance.

Wealth
Your wealth luck will not be a smooth ride this year, as anything, no matter at work or in business, is out of your control. There will be occasional incidents. And increased spending makes things go worse. Be cautious in investing. Any carelessness in speculation might lead to dear cost. Financing is particularly vital for this year. Make a budget at first since you would have few chances to line your pocket.


虎 Tiger Born in: 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998

Personality
Courageous, active, and self-assured, a natural leader, passionate and independent. Possibly restless especially if born at night. Rebellious and dynamic. A warrior and center of attention. Quick tempered but considerate. Affectionate but careless. A roaring success awaits the Tiger.

In the East, the Tiger symbolizes power, passion and daring. A rebellious, colorful and unpredictable character, he commands awe and respect from all quarters. This fearless and fiery fighter is revered as the sign that wards off the three main disasters of a household: fire, thieves and ghosts.

The Tiger is a fortunate person to have around provided you are prepared for all the activity that comes along with his dynamic personality. The impulsiveness and vivacity of the Tiger person are contagious. His vigor and love of life are stimulating. He will arouse every sort of emotion in people except indifference. In short, the captivating tiger loves being the center of attention.

The Tiger likes: Changes, New experiences, Flattery, Surprises, Quality and Parties.
The Tiger dislike: Boredom, Criticism, Ignorance, Responsibility, Laws and Slowness.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Your Fortune Star is shining high and you will enjoy an outburst of luck. The young and the middle aged will renew your heart and mind especially. Both outside environment and inside qualification are all on the top, so you would exploit your talents whether at work or in life. There will be great returns for your effort. Of course you will meet some repulses, but all the problems will be resolved with persistence.

Career
Your career will be soaring with ample opportunities to grasp. Youngsters behave so outstanding in study that you can have a bright future either in school or in society. If you plan to change your job, just have a try, and it might be the first step to success. Manger tiger, due to your specialties, will meet more chances to utilities your abilities, and get promoted accordingly. Just remember to maintain a great social network.

Love
Compared with the other three, your luck will be quite rough, so make preparations in advance. If you were going about with your nose in the air since you get achievement at work, you would not be treated sincerely. As a result, conflicts between couples or quarrels between young lovers will make you lonely. Introspection and understanding can produce a harmonious family.

Wealth
Affected by your general luck, your wealth luck will also be prosperous. Businesses will run full. Even unsatistied performance would make a leap with rich profits. Worker tigers will receive appreciation and awards which great increase your income. However, keep cautious about impractical investment to avoid economical loss. Know your limits, otherwise you will be unable to save money.


兔 Rabbit Born in: 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999

Personality
Peace loving, impeccable manners in the pursuit of a good life, intelligent in business with creative mind but sometimes moody and indifferent.

A person born in the year of the Rabbit possesses one of the most fortunate of the twelve animal signs. The Rabbit, or Hare as he is referred to in Chinese mythology, is the emblem of longevity and is said to derive his essence from the Moon.

The rabbit symbolizes graciousness, good manners, sound counsel, kindness and sensitivity to beauty. His soft speech and graceful nimble ways embody all the desirable traits of a successful diplomat or seasoned politician.

Likewise, a person born under this sign will lead a tranquil life, enjoying peace, quiet and congenial environment. He is reserved and artistic and possesses good judgment. His thoroughness will also make him a good scholar. He will shine in the fields of law, politics and government.

The Rabbit likes: The arts, Comfort, Secrets, Riddles and Intrigue.
The Rabbit dislike: Decisions, Violence, Criticism, Untidiness and Dirtiness.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Your exuberant spirit will boost your luck, but cannot sleep in peace without any anxiety because your subjective initiative would play a crucial part in your luck. There will be hiccups under the influence of the Evil Star, but you can resolve them at the critical moment. Remember your social network will affect you a lot in career or in life. Harmony will result in abundant harvests.

Career
You will be in a harvest season for career. Entrepreneur rabbits will be in an opportune situation within and without. Just grasp the opportunities, and you will profit more from operation. There will be various troubles, but you would find the solution by perseverance. Your hard work and good behaviour will be rewarded with promotion in rank and wealth. Settle the disputes mildly to avoid quarrels. Youngsters should broaden your mind, and then you will have a brighter future.

Love
Your love luck is relatively dimming since you are too busy to cherish your love life. When having disagreements, couples or lovers would be unwilling to give ground. And what’s more, young lovers would encounter separation.

Keeping calm is the best way. Your general luck would be obstructed by worries from love life or social network, so tread warily to shun fruitless effort.

Wealth
Good wealth luck goes with good career luck, but not as same as the latter one. Your luck in wealth is so unstable that it would be easily affected by various elements. Be careful to prevent quick loss. If you could handle accidents and conflicts properly, your loss would be reduced. Enjoy your good luck in investing, and you would find Fortunatus’s purse when being amiable in managing and cooperating.


龙 Dragon Born in: 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000

Personality
Magical, shrewd, intuitive, artistic and very lucky. Alternately, can be stubborn, irritable and impulsive. Can also be rather worldly and hard to get close to. Full of vitality, self assured, bright and master of success. Somewhat proud and quick-tempered, the Dragon personality is always attractive.

The mighty and magnificent Dragon of mythical folklore never ceases to enchant or stir the imagination. The Dragon person is magnanimous and full of vitality and strength. To him life is a blaze of colors and he is constantly on the go.

Egotistical, eccentric, dogmatic, whimsical or terribly demanding and unreasonable, he is still never without a band of admirers. Proud, aristocratic and very direct, the Dragon-born establishes his ideals early in life and demands the same high standards and perfection from others that he has for himself.

The powerful Dragon is difficult to contest, at times even impossible. He tends to intimidate those who dare challenge him. An angry, spurned Dragon could be like the big bad wolf at your door. He'll huff and he'll puff until he blows your house down.
In spite of his volcano of emotions, the Dragon cannot be said to be sentimental, sensitive or very romantic. He takes love and adulation for granted: they are his just due. But while he maybe stubborn, irrational and overbearing when irked, the Dragon can forgive you the moment he gets over his outbursts. And since things are supposed to work both ways, he expects your forgiveness for his errors, too.

The Dragon likes: Festivals, Control, Wealth, Comfort, Concerts, Antique and Decadence.
The Dragon dislikes: Boredom, Cold, Dullness, Hunger, Hypocrisy and Quietness.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Dragons will enjoy your luck this year, so try the best to reverse the unfavourable circumstance of last year as the year begins. Then your plan and work could be carried out in an orderly way, and an effective adjustment could be made timely. Cherish such a god-given luck to get what you want previously. Remember to keep modest and prudent in good time. Your leniency will make you stay out of harm’s way

Career
The fatal Sisters always give preferential treatment to Dragons in career, particular in this year. In order to start your own business, youngsters should work with zeal. As a result, you would receive a helping hand at a crucial moment, which not only lays the groundwork for future success, but also raises your work efficiency. Keep your head, and you could resolve all the problems in business. You will gain great achievements in an orderly condition.

Love
Your Love life is happy with harmony between couples. Differences would be settled calmly, and opinions would be accepted by mutual communication and understanding. Parted couples or lovers could have a reunion with a heart full of forgiving. Unmarried youngsters are sitting pretty in your love life. It is also time to receive congratulations on your marriage.

Wealth
Your turbulent wealth luck disturbs you a lot. Your income is not reduced, but the whole situation of finance goes complex. Besides, there are more accidents for you to deal with. Temptations may lurk around the corners: just maintain your composure to minimize the negative effect. What you spend is more that what you earn. Make a budget and manage your money rationally.


蛇 Snake Born in: 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001

Personality
Philosophical, wise , calm and understanding, though often fickle or self-indulgent. Elegant to the point of being ostentatious. Can behave selfishly if crossed. A Snake lady is also charming in personality and elegant in dress. She is receptive and a deep thinker and likes to judge by intuition. She is fortunate in wealth through her life.

Philosopher, theologian, political wizard, wily financier - the Snake person is the deepest thinker and enigma of the Chinese cycle. He is endowed with an inborn wisdom of his very own; a mystic in his own right. Graceful and soft-spoken, he loves good books, food, music, the theater; he will gravitate toward all the finer things in life. The most beautiful women and powerful men tend to be born under this sign. So if you are one of the Snake people, you are in good company.

A person of this sign generally relies on his own judgment and does not communicate well with others. He can deeply religious or psychic, or on the other hand, totally hedonistic. Either way, he trusts his own vibrations rather than outside advice. More often than not...he will be right.

The Snake likes: Mystery, Books, Extravagance, Warmth, Organising, Pets and Good Food
The Snake dislike: Surprises, Cold, Lending Money, Crowds, Vulgarity, Noise and Discomfort.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
There will be an unbalanced state of your general luck. You can get ahead only by making some changes which will result in wear and tear. Under the shining of the Post Horse Star, you will spend most of your time outside. However, students and youngster will benefit from your experiences overseas. Do more charity works to eliminate the evils. Staying home will be against your luck.

Career
Your career luck this year can be exemplified by two sides of a coin: you will be high-powered for increased chances, whereas you will also be exhausted by the heave stress. Your busy work will give a taste of success and failure. However, your labour will not be lost for it will play a part in your future development. Don’t wait for opportunity but make it. Youngsters should brave failure from which you can enlarge your views and ease your manners. These will be your precious wealth.

Love
Under the influence of your general luck, Snakes will feel frustrated. You may be too busy at work to accommodate your love life. Couples and lovers will be upset that you may hurt each other’s feelings by misapprehension for lack of mutual communication. Just keep your equanimity. Make allowance for each other, and then you will live without conflicts.

Wealth
You should not be happy with your luck in wealth. Maintain earnings to their usual rate, and be cautious with finance since there will be various problems in your payout. Social activities will not increase when you are out, and lead to overspend. Make an adjustment as soon as possible. Snake are not good at investing this year. Blind obedience will result in irrecoverable losses.



馬 Horse Born in: 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002

Personality
Cheerful, quick-witted and popular. With a happy outlook, independent, subjective and self-centered. She is also good at handling wealth.

A person born in this year is said to be cheerful, popular and quick- witted. He has raw sex appeal rather than straight good looks. Earthy and warmly appealing, he is very perceptive and talkative. His changeable nature may lead him to be hot-tempered, rash and headstrong at times. The unpredictable- able horse will fall in love easily and fall out of love just as easily.

In most cases the Horse will leave home early. If not, his independent spirit will goad him to start working or to take up some career at an early age. An adventurer at heart, still he is noted for his keen mind and ability to manage money. Self-reliant, vivacious, energetic, impetuous and even brash, the Horse is a showy dresser, partial to bright colors and striking designs to the point of being gaudy on occasion.

The horse loves exercise both physical and mental. You can spot him by his rapid but graceful body movements, his animated reflexes and fast way of speaking. He responds quickly and can make snap decisions. His mind works at remarkable speed and whatever he may lack in stability and perseverance, he will certainly make up for by being open-minded and flexible. Basically, he is a nonconformist.

The Horse likes: Riddles, Eat in Restaurants, Compliments, Conversation, Challenges and Kindness.
The Horse dislikes: Violence, Cold, Cheating, Noise, Bad Food and Lateness.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Horse will live with happiness and liveliness the whole year. Everything whether in life or at work will be arrangement with regularity and difficulties will be resolved with a helping hand. Just take such a good opportunity to focus your mind on your own business. Yet you should avoid gloating when you are in luck because strained personal relations will hinder your luck.

Career Under the influence of general luck, your career will run full. Horses’ great capacity in imagination and creativity can be deployed. Youngsters will receive appreciations at work, which can improve your self-confidence greatly. Never quit, and you will be successful in job-hopping pr undertaking. A great social network at work can get you out of troubles which will scatter your strength and hinder you from going further as well.

Love
Your love life is just like a colourful picture. It will be a life full of imaginations and romances. Single Horses will experience pleasant surprised. Your bona fides will return warm amour. Affected by your luck, family conflicts will be resolved with reciprocal respect. Your good mood will also make you think more about how to improve the life quality. In conclusion, your love life is bright with happiness.

Wealth
Due to the good condition of your work, your income will keep stable additional returns sometimes. Just manage your money reasonably. The only fly in the ointment is your social conflicts which result in financial loss. If you benefit yourself at the expense of others, your image would be damaged, of which the loss could not be estimated by money. Business Horses will enjoy your investing luck but don’t exploit this luck.


羊 Goat Born in: 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003

Personality
Intelligent with a mind for business. She has artistic inclination who tend to be pessimistic. Good natured and generous but can be undisciplined and irresponsible. May have somewhat antisocial tendencies. The Sheep is also indecisive and too passive. Yet she has fantastic luck in her life.

This is the most feminine sign of the zodiac. A person of the Sheep year is called the Good Samaritan of the cycle. He is righteous, sincere and easily taken in by sob stories. He is likely to be mild-mannered, even shy. At his best, he is artistic, fashionable and a creative worker. At his worst, he tends to be easily overcome by his emotions, pessimistic and withdrawn.

The Sheep is known for his gentle and compassionate ways. He can forgive easily and be understanding about others faults. He dislikes strict schedules and cannot take too much discipline or criticism. Fond of children and animals, he is close to nature and a general homebody. The Sheep is apt to mother or even smother the objects of his affections. He is possessed by varying moods and finds it impossible to work under pressure. He also finds it difficult to be objective.

The Goat likes: Pleasure, Culture, Harmony, Space, Literature, Quiet, Freedom and Wit
The Goat dislikes: Noise, War, Paperwork, Beggar, Politics, Bills and Inelegance.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Your luck will bode ill rather then well. However, the young will be slightly better, particularly in study. Don’t miss this chance. Due to the turbulent general luck, it would be hard to control the overall situation, so any changes of environment and personnel would catch you on the hop. Keep calm, and take the world as you find it. The popularity of Goat will eliminate all evils at the key moment. More charity works would make you go ahead steadily and surely.

Career
Your career will be effected by your luck and will result in major changes. Facing such a complicated situation, if you could remain cool and collected, you would minimize and even avoid loss caused by environment. Keep order at daily work and away from speculations. Youngsters should take advantage of this opportunity, and then your diligence, working together with the Fortune Star, will bring you a bright future.

Love
Love luck is in the depth of misfortune, and you’d better make full preparations. Without mutual understanding, there will always be different opinions between lovers and couples, and as a result, conflicts will arise to injure one another. At this moment, you should open your mind and learn how to forgive. Youngsters could divert yourself from love to study to make more progress.

Wealth
Since your luck in wealth is up to average, don’t over-fantasize regarding your investment. Remember to keep a cool head because foolish confidence and impulse will result in huge losses. Your income remains stagnant, so it is better to make a family budget. Self-control in social activities can save you from overspendings and trickery. Just maintain the status quo in business and operation.


猴 Monkey Born in: 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004

Personality
Lively, witty, inventive and intelligent, a fast learner with good memory. Good at problem solving but can be too clever and become lazy, opportunistic and manipulative. They also know social skills well but can be selfish and egoistic. Also unbeatable in terms of talent and wealth.

Of all the animals in the lunar cycle, the Monkey bears the closest resemblance to the Naked Ape himself, Man. It is therefore no wonder that it should be he who will inherit most of man's intelligence as well as his capacity for deceit.

The Monkey is the sign of the inventor, the improvisor, and the motivator in the Chinese zodiac; a charlatan capable of drawing everyone to him with his intimate guile and charm. Being the quick-witted genius of the cycle, he is clever, flexible and innovative. The monkey can solve intricate problems with ease and will be a very fast learner. He can master anything under the sign and usually has the aptitude for being a good linguist. A person born in this year will be successful at whatever he chooses to do. No challenge will be too great for him.

The Monkey likes: Risks, Cooking, Travel, Jokes, Intrigue, Flamboyance and Sunshine.
The Monkey dislikes: Organisation, Illness, Convention, quietness, Responsibility and Failure.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
There may be obstacles, but you can remove them at a critical point. Remember that he who seize the right moment, is the right man. It is time for you to have your way. However, social network is your key. Patience is a virtue because it would make you popular, which should be regarded as vital to your luck.

Career
Monkeys will have exceptional luck in career, which should be particularly taken advantage by youngsters. Entrepreneur Monkeys should take the opportunity to plant your foundation in career. It is also a prefect time for changing jobs. Studying or working abroad is a good choice, and you might achieve enviable results with helping hands. Avoid argument in cooperation, and then you can maintain your luck.

Love
Your colourful and romantic love life this year will provide the crowning touch to your luck. Love of youngsters will happen without extra effort. It is time for marriage. Married Monkeys will enjoy your warm family life with less prejudice and more understanding. Your leniency towards people disagree with you may be the sweetest fruit you get in love life.

Wealth
Your wealth luck is relatively mild. Don’t think it over because it is a year for plough and weeding. How to use money efficiently may be on the top of an entrepreneur’s list. Keep calm to any fair words because a small mistake will lead to huge losses.


雞 Rooster Born in: 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005

Personality
Dramatic but a reputable person who works systematically Hardworking, resourceful, talented and confident. Vivacious and popular socially, but may have a tendency to brag insensitively. Outspoken and loves to attract attention. Always take good care of their family and can handle money well.

The Rooster, or Chicken as he is called, is the Don Quixote of the Chinese cycle. The dauntless hero who must look to the earth to survive, he is the most misunderstood and eccentric of all the signs. outwardly, he is the epitome of self-assurance and aggression, but at heart he could be conservative and old-fashioned.
The Rooster-born, especially the men, will be attractive, even dashingly handsome. The princely fowl is radiant and proud of his fine feathers and has an impressive carriage. You don't find any roosters slouching; they strut about with dignity. Even the shyest member of the Rooster family will cut a neat, trim figure and maintain a special bearing wherever he goes.

There are two distinct type of Roosters. The rapid-firing, extremely talkative ones and the deadly solemn observer types with the X-ray vision. both are equally hard to deal with. The Rooster has many outstanding qualities to crow about. He is sharp, neat, precise, organized, decisive, upright, alert, and most direct. He can also be critical to the point of brutality. Don't ever ask him his frank, candid opinion--you may never recover from his comments.

He loves to argue and debate, showing how knowledgeable and smart he is, some- times with little regard of the feelings of others. But when his feathers are ruffled in return, he is insufferable. He isn't cut out to be a diplomat. Situations regarding tact, delicacy and discretion will cramp his style. His way is to go about trying to convert everyone to his way of thinking with a missionary zeal. He shines when he is the center of attraction.

Tremendously imposing as a personality, he could well pursue any career that exposes him to the public eye.

The Rooster likes: Hard works, Fresh Air, Neat but Casual, Challenges, Nature and Control.
The Rooster dislikes: Laziness, Weakness, Technology, Illness, Practical Jokes and politics.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Everything seems to go against you. The environment will not be to your favour. Beside, you will also be troubled by your health or family. Black as the situation looks for you, and beware of outdoor safety. Optimize your social network and social activities. A careful living would make you healthy.

Career
You will not have a most happy and prosperous career under the influence of much inference, but good relation and hard work can make it possible to land on your feet. Your luck is so unstable that new ideas, such as starting a business or changing jobs, should be taken into consideration. Without full preparations, you would suffer loss even in golden time.

Love
A characteristic of Rooster this year is your numerous in love life. Arguments over different views with your family will bring tensions. There may be separations between couples or lovers, and you should keep your head and tolerant to enhance communication and understanding. Participate in a number of social whirls to make more friends. Heighten your vigilance, or you would into a trap. You will enjoy a routine family life by sharing the feelings of your family members.

Wealth
Your wealth luck is average. Budget and management will be keys for this year since spending increases but not on the revenue. These measures should be taken as quickly as possible so that you could make preparation mentally and physically. There will be various temptations from investment, but your pragmatic on your decision-making before plunging into the market blindly. Your problems on capital turnover will be resolved miraculously.



狗 Dog Born in: 1922 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006

Personality
Honest , faithful and possessing deep loyalty and responsibility. Can be magnanimous and prosperous, yet also guarded and defensive, never really relaxed despite outer calm. She has a glib tongue, practical and realistic. The Dog is also trustworthy and generous to people and has a deep sense of justice.

This maybe the most likable sign of all in the Chinese cycle. A person born in the year of the Dog is honest, intelligent and straightforward. He has a deep sense of loyalty and a passion for justice and fair play. A dog native is usually animated and attractive and will exude sex appeal. Generally amiable and unpretentious, he will know how to get along with others as he is not too demanding. The egalitarian dog likes to meet others halfway, is always willing to listen to reason and can be counted on to do his share.

For a friend, you must know that whenever you are in trouble, all you have to do is dial D-O-G. For no matter how much he or she complains, scolds, feign indifference, the Dog person cannot ignore a real call for help. At times, the dog protects the interests of others more avidly than his own. The Dog often sticks to his object of affection no matter how unworthy the person is. You don't find a dog leaving home just because he discovers that his master has the proverbial feet of clay. He makes allowances for such frailties and will probably stick it out thick or thin.

The Dog likes: Routine, Challenges, Friends, Presents, Travel, Food, Play and Nature
The Dog dislikes: Mistreatment, Fakes, Discomfort, Rudeness, Dishonesty, Hunger and Anger

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
The Fortune Star will bless you and make your upwardly mobile this year. Dogs will be full of vigor and attention, and what’s more, you will keep forging ahead with high efficiency and quality. But remember to maintain a great social network and keen vigilance at all times, or your luck will be affected by manmade factors easily.

Career
The favourable environment can guide your career to a promising way. Youngsters should take into consideration before cooperate with others to avoid loss caused by fair words. Generally speaking, your luck is stable. Pull your weight, and you would make great progress in career.

Love
Your social activities are nothing if not varied. Friends, whether new or old, can lend a hand in your career or life. However, if you contribute yourself to make good cheer, you would hurt your family. There may be extra-marital affairs. Couples would injure each other with conflicts and misunderstanding which cannot be iron out for the moment. Youngsters might encounter separations by lack of patience and attention. Stay on the right path and cultivate your morality to refrain your libido. Just enjoy such a peaceful family life.

Wealth
You will enjoy outstanding wealth luck, but don’t neglect your family members’ health after making a pile. Because of your going business, you will have to do more work. Stress is sure to follow on to damage your health and even make you feel out of control with sickness. Try to better your diet and daily life, and you can recover immediately. There will be more income and expenditure. A budget is the best policy to make both ends meet.


豬 Pig born in: 1923 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007

Personality
Diligent, courageous and hates quarrels. Sensitive, indulgent and cultured with a streak of earthliness. Can be self-indulgent to the point of gluttony. Can also be insecure. The Pig is also a perfect friend although not a deep thinker and rather materialistic, not good at handling money but fortune is always around her.

Sensitive, indulgent and cultured with a streak of earthliness. Can be self-indulgent to the point of gluttony. Can also be insecure. The Pig is also a perfect friend although not a deep thinker and rather materialistic, not good at handling money but fortune is always around her.

The Pigs likes: Praise, Health, Diets, Teams, Bath, Comfort, Home, Children and Pets.
The Pigs Dislikes: Tiredness, Arguments, Paying Bills, Work, Hunger, Excess, Crime and Concrete.

Your Luck In Year 2007

Overall Forecast
Pigs will experience turbulence under the invasion of the Tai Sui Star. Bad luck will never stop hindering you or putting on your nerves. However, if you can know your place, the situation will improve under the help of Tianjie Star in most time. Just have your feet on the ground, and you may attain your end. More charity works can exclude your anxiety and retain your positivity as well.

Career
Your luck is unstable and your work will be affected. Both the physical and the mental environment are not in top gear, which will ruin your efficiency. But you can prosper from your mental preparations and timely adjustment. Take the world as you find it and choose easier way if possible because they can virtually raised your efficiency. It’s not the time for job-hopping, so you should be satisfied with the present.

Love
You will have a checkered love life. Great stress may lead to emotional problems which can make you draw blood from your sweetheart with a cutting remark but not rational analysis when facing love or family conflicts. Youngsters should be chary of gossips from your friends and hustle obstacles out of your love way. The disagreement in opinion will make middle-ages couples exchange words, and tolerance may be the only way out.

Wealth
Your wealth luck is average. It is lucky to keep the expenditure within the limits on the premise that your income has not been impressively promoted. But things always run counter to your wishes. You will have to pay more to deal with unexpected new problems, so make a budget in advance to unburden your stress. Keep cautious with investment to avoid risk involved. Don’t touch each other’s interests when making friends.

爱情小说。。

像本小说，爱情小说。。真的可以写。。起起伏伏。。心痛了一次又一次。。但真的是结束的时候了。。
当相爱的时候，要真心用心好好的爱；不能爱的时候，就做个更好的人吧。。这是昨夜一直在想的。。
就让我祝福你们吧。。谢谢关心我的朋友们。。

歌曲:眼底星空
歌手:李圣杰

你好喜欢看我眼睛 你说是宇宙的缩影
只要没有分离　天气晴 能看见星星
我努力爱你宠你调整自己

我是邻居还是伴侣 时间带来残忍结局
在爱情的隔壁住友情　界线太锐利
对不起　就一刀切开所有亲密

眼底星空 流星开始坠落
每一滴眼泪说着你要好好走
转过身跌入黑洞
看着天长地久变两种漂泊
男人流泪比流血加倍心痛

眼底星空 流星跌落手中
我静静握着抬头向上天祈求
愿你先找到温柔
有人包扎伤口也挡住寂寞
谢谢你陪我被爱 听雨吹风

用三年去维系感情
用三秒钟结束关系
剩回忆能回去能温习能把你抱紧
就算爱烧成灰烬扬起变乌云

谢谢他给你　给一个爱你的星空

我放心不下妳

男孩跟女孩是在音樂會上相遇的
男孩的鋼琴獨奏深深的吸引女孩注意
經過幾次的邀約後，他們便開始交往了...
男孩出生在富有人家裡，父親因經商而賺了很多錢
男孩是獨生子，從小便被受呵護，男孩的個性內向，凡事都聽從父母
女孩並非像男孩一般幸運，她自小父母雙亡，與弟弟相依為命
需要半工半讀來付自己與弟弟的學費
她弟弟因為結交了不好的朋友，平時壞事做盡
但對於姊姊他一向很尊重，所以當他知道姊姊為他而打工賺錢時
他便決定繼續唸書，本想休學的念頭，就此消失無蹤...
交往一年多，女孩從不去想男孩的家境，她愛他並不是為了他家財產
但男孩的富裕是眾所皆知，而男孩從也不再別人面前誇耀自己

兩個非常相愛，亦是別人眼裡的金童玉女，多讓人羨慕呀

一天，警察局打電話給正在打工的女孩，告知她弟弟出事了
她連忙打了通電話給男孩，想不到當她到警局時男孩竟已在警察局了
原來，女孩的弟弟飆車時一不小心竟衝向人行道，一名婦人當場死亡
而那名婦女剛好就是男孩的母親...

自己女朋友的弟弟是殺害母親的兇手，男孩無法接受這個打擊
在考慮很久後男孩終於做了決定

『我們分手吧！』男孩壓抑自己的激動，勉強的吐出這句話
『對不起！』女孩沒有哭、沒有鬧，冷靜的使人出乎意料之外

因為女孩心想是自己的弟弟惹來的禍，所以她也不怨天尤人
男孩沒說話，反倒是女孩說了 『祝你幸福！』


女孩輕輕的從男孩身旁走過，淚......也從臉頰悄悄的滑落下來

分手...對彼此都好，男孩一再安慰自己，他的決定是對的

但他過沒幾天就後悔了，少了女孩的日子，一切都變的沉靜


原來要忘記一個人真的很難，何況必須忘了他最深愛的人...


男孩成天以酒澆愁，他不再活躍、不再歡笑，變的比以往更加陰深
男孩的朋友都知道除了這個女孩外，沒有人能救得了他

有一天，男孩獨自在ktv喝得酩酊大醉，他迷迷糊糊中感覺有人扶著他
不過因為力氣不夠而摔倒，這一跌男孩酒醒了
不可思議的他發現扶她竟是那女孩...



『你有怎樣嗎?對不起！』女孩急忙的道歉，擔心男孩表露無疑

『是你！』男孩呆了，這...怎麼可能

『.......』女孩沉默

『你怎麼會來？』男孩有些冷淡的說

『我放心不下你啊！』此時女孩的淚已經奪框而出

『不哭了...』男孩一手將女孩抱入懷中
那天，男孩不知道怎麼回到家的，他只記得他擁抱著女孩

其他的他都不記得了...

當他宿醉醒來後，發現自己躺在床上，女孩已不在身邊他不禁慌了
瞬時他拿起外套往女孩家奔去...

此時他想終於清楚了，為什麼他總愛將那個意外怪罪在她身上呢？
他們的感情是無辜的，他決定告訴女孩他原諒她了
他想和女孩永遠在一起，再也不要跟女孩分離
當他到達女孩家中時，女孩的弟弟迎著他走來說著
『我就知道你會來...姊...等你很久了...』
男孩焦急的說：『她在哪裡？我想見她！』
女孩弟弟回答：『姊姊她...她已經去世了！』

男孩一臉驚訝的說：『為什麼...我們...昨天還見面...不可能呀！』

弟弟傷心的說：『昨天...姊姊的頭七...她說一定要等你來才入殮』

『怎麼會這樣....說啊！』男孩瘋了似的大吼

弟弟哽咽的說：『姊姊在你們分手之後...每天都拼命的工作...想忘掉你
最後因為睡眠不足，又加上感冒引起了急性肺炎，一星期前她就走了』

在姊姊臨終前她說：『想再見你一面但是卻等不到...』
『她怎麼能這樣...』不能...不能這樣對她
『去看看她吧！她很想念你！』女孩的弟弟揮揮眼淚便離去了
隔著玻璃裡面的女孩，沒了往常的微笑，只剩蒼白的臉龐

『我來了！妳為什麼不起來？妳不是一直在等我？』男孩哭了

『我原諒妳了呀，那是件意外跟妳無關，我不要分手了
我不要妳離開，我要守護著妳，我不會放開妳的』

『妳記不記得？妳以前常問我妳漂不漂亮？

嗯~妳好美，真的！妳在我心裡是最漂亮的！我好愛妳...

好愛好愛妳！妳知道嗎？』

『如果妳醒來，我就原諒妳，我們結婚！妳不是很嚮往嗎？


我們就永遠在一起，只要妳起來，求求妳！醒來！好嗎？？.....』



翌日清晨，當大家發現男孩時，他已經服毒自盡死在女孩的身旁

你怎麼會來...？因為...我放心不下妳......

親愛的朋友，你的心中是否有你放心不下的人呢？
如果人的一生只能有一次選擇那請珍惜...您的最愛

感情

狗不會瘦，因為牠不會思念。

人會瘦，因為他思念別人。

人總是被思念折磨，在思念裡做一頭可憐的流浪狗。

我們每一個人都是被有條件地愛著，也是有條件地愛著別人。

不必心灰意冷，既然知道世上沒有無條件的愛，

你應該努力使自己更具備條件去愛，

同時也該學習忘記一些條件去愛一個人。



愛情最恐怖的地方，

他愛你，不代表他不會背叛你。

他背叛你，也不代表他不愛你。

不愛上他，就不會因為無法跟他長相廝守而難過。

承諾本來就是男人與女人的一場角力，

有時皆大歡喜，大部分情況卻是兩敗俱傷。



不到最後一刻，千萬別放棄。

最後得到好東西，不是幸運，

有時候，必須有前面的苦心經營，才有後面的偶然相遇。

有時候，我們愛著的，不是現實的那個人，而是回憶裡的他。

男人覺得對不起一個女人，

不代表他仍然愛她和思念她人在回憶的時候，

只是回味從前的自己。



有些事情是不可勉強的。

你愛一個人，他不愛你，不代表你不可愛，

不代表你不好，只能代表他不愛你而已。

有時候，我們願意原諒一個人，並不是我們真的願意原諒他，

而是我們不想失去他。ㄦ失去他，惟有假裝原諒他。



一段愛情可以由愛重新開始，卻不能由原諒重新開始。

我們愛一個人和不愛一個人往往是因為同一些理由。

時間治療痛苦，也加深了痛苦；它有時候太長，有時候又太倉促。

感情的事很奇怪。你很投入的時候，對方很抽離。

你很抽離的時候，對方又偏偏很投入。

男人對女人的傷害，不一定是他愛上了別人，

而是他在她有所期待的時候讓她失望，

在她脆弱的時候沒有扶她一把，在她成功的時候竟然妒忌她。



愛到極愛，往往變成無情。恨到極恨，往往不再有恨。

愛情永遠是想像比現實美麗，相逢如是，告別也如是。

爱情是什么？

1。爱情这东西啊，是你想要的时候偏逃走，不想要的时候又纠缠不过来，想放放不开，想抓抓不牢，忘又忘不掉，恨又恨不了的一种轮回中冥冥跟随你的灵感世界！

2。莎士比亚曾说过：“爱情是幸福的，然而又是痛苦的。”我从来不曾领会这世界文豪所说的哲理，但从我认识他以来，我才知道爱情是酸甜苦辣的多味豆，它即可以激励你站起来，也可以淹没你。
什么时候你为一个人吃不好，睡不好的时候，你的爱情就来了。

3。爱情是一只笨鸟跟另一只笨鸟说：你是世界上最聪明的鸟！且那只笨鸟也是这么想的。

4。爱情是这样一种东西：当你需要它的时候，它是一杯柠檬茶--酸、甜、苦；当你不需要它的时候，它又是一杯白水，淡得近乎让人觉得有点烦。

5。我认为爱情是什么最好的解释是：她就像一双筷子。酸甜苦辣她们都一起去尝试。其中的感觉也只有她们知道。难道不是吗?

6。爱情啊，对于年轻人来说，她是一团火。一旦她燃烧就会付出一切。对于中年人，爱情是一杯浓酒。因为她已经酝酿了许久，不用品尝，就已经芬芳四溢了。如果非得要尝试，那要一点、一点的去喝。否则会醉的，醉得没有了方向。当你清醒时，你才发现，你已经离你的出发点很远、很远……

7。我对爱情的认识也是这样的。爱情来到的时候，你会感到她的一切都会牵动着你的心，对她的关心胜过自己。对她的思念，一刻也没有停止过。

8。爱情是上帝给予我们的一种娱乐方式。

9。爱情是一种让人时而烦恼时而幸福的东西。

10。爱情就是给你所爱的人幸福，就是你自己的幸福。只要她幸福快乐，自己苦一点又何妨。

11。或许，所谓爱情，应该分为爱与情，爱只能产生于充满理想和冲动的年轻时，而年纪愈大，便愈不可能产生，有的，只是情而已——人非草木，孰能无情？

12。人说：先甜后苦的爱情是虚伪的，先苦后甜的爱情是真实的！

13。爱情是七分现实加三分理想！

14。爱情作为一个整体是美丽的，其中却包含着更多的痛苦！

15。人类总想知道爱情是什么？？可到了年终之日，才明白，爱情只是一种追求，根本无需知道答案。

爱要怎么说 Say I Do

刚度过了一个又累又饿又有意义的星期六。。。

下班以后，就和早已约好的好友到新达城。。。一般的人通常在下班以后的周末都会到处逛逛。。但我们到那里的目的不是闲逛。。而是帮朋友求婚！！

看，我够讲义气吧！ 其实我们俩是去哪儿鸡婆！！哈哈。。

因为“男猪脚”参加了 U 频道的【爱要怎么说】！

这是一个全新实况求婚/示爱的综艺节目，主持人谢韵仪和伍洛毅将在节目中携手为“男猪脚”策划浪漫的求婚/示爱惊喜，并在全国电视观众的见证下，为他们将难忘的一刻记录为永恒回忆。。所以“男猪脚”邀请了好友们来助阵！

他们从早上 8。30 就和“男猪脚”会合。。然后和 U 频道的工作人员一同出发去新达城。。 到了那儿他们就开始排练。。因时间长与天气又热又没得坐，排练的过程有点儿累。。虽然正式的形式只是大约 15 分钟。。但一看到“女猪脚”那感动和意外的表情，大家都觉得一切的努力都是值得的。。看着“女猪脚”因感动而落泪，我的眼泪也不尽流下来。。

这对恋人真令人羡慕。。好希望我也可以找到一个深爱我和我深爱的人。。

阿！忘了介绍“男猪脚”的名是 Alvin 是“熊”踢球的好友。。从中学时就认识了。。哪 Alvin 的未来老婆的名字是 Sharon! 祝他们永远幸福快乐,白头偕老！！

这对恋人的节目，大约一个月后播放。。请锁定U 频道的【爱要怎么说】！



爱要怎么说
节目主持：谢韵仪、伍洛毅

Say I Do
Hosts: Michelle Chia & Wu Luo Yi

节目内容：

面对心仪对象，爱在心，口难开？
想与另一半踏上红地毯，又不知该如何制造浪漫的求婚惊喜？

爱要怎么说出口？
你爱慕某人已经一段时间了，很想向对方告白，却觉得难以启齿……你担心毫无新意的示爱、求婚方式会遭到对方拒绝？

【爱要怎么说】让你敢敢把爱说出来。

谢韵仪以及伍洛毅这一对媒人婆以及媒人公将发挥惊人的创意，为有情人制造各种惊喜，如：安排有情人在热气球上求婚等……让有情人终成眷属。

求爱三重奏：
1. 搬演男女主角的恋爱故事。

2. 讨论示爱/求婚计划、设计突发状况，以测试对方是否真心付出？

3. 展开行动！只要被示爱、被求婚者在不知情的情况下接受了求婚或示爱，并说出“我愿意”三个字，任务就算完成。

【爱要怎么说】将以实况拍摄方式记录整个示爱、求婚过程。
你想向爱恋已久的男生、女生示爱/求婚，【爱要怎么说】就是你的最佳参考范例！锁定【爱要怎么说】，准备偷师吧！

谢韵仪和新人伍洛毅在U频道新实况红娘综艺节目《爱要怎么说》里，为参加者策划浪漫的求婚或示爱惊喜，让男女主角在全国电视观众的见证下，将难忘的一刻记录为永恒回忆。　

(2006年9月19日起 每逢周二晚上8时30分 首播 ； 午夜12时30分重播)




Story Outline:

Can’t decide how to propose? Say I Do is your perfect guide to 101 creative and unexpected ways to express your love and ask for his or her hand!

An all new variety programme hosted by Michelle Chia and Wu Luo Yi that challenges the conventions of proposing, Say I Do will feature unique ways to help participants choreograph the most unusual and surprising wedding proposals that thousands of viewers will witness on national TV!

Prior to filming, the show producers called for people with a ‘steady’ beau to come forth if they were intending to propose to their other half. The two hosts will then come up with creative ideas to help him or her solve the difficult situation of how to pop the question. When the other party without any prior knowledge of the event, says ‘I do’, then their mission will be considered a success!

The programme’s light hearted genre, creative ideas and surprise elements make it one of the most enjoyable and personable shows this year. Who knows? It may just help to increase the country’s marriage count this year!

Segment 1:
Enactment of the couple’s love story – their hopes and dreams.
Segment 2:
The plan and preparation – The what, where, when and how to spring a surprise!
Segment 3:
The proposal – touching moments, Say ‘I Do’?, interviews

Difference of friendship between men and women

There is this classic joke on the difference of friendship between men and women.

Friendship between women:
A woman didn't come home one night. The next day she told her husband that she had slept over at a girlfriend's house. The man called his wife's 10 best friends. None of them knew anything about it.

Friendship between men:
A man didn't come home one night. The next day he told his wife that he had slept over at a buddy's house. The woman called her husband's 10 best friends. Eight of them confirmed that he had slept over, and two claimed that he was still there.

一个很好的佛家故事

这不是一个神话故事，而是为了使你领悟一个道理。

从前，有一座圆音寺，每天多有许多人上香拜佛，香火很旺。在圆音寺庙前的横梁上有个蜘蛛结了张网，由于每天都受到香火和虔诚的拜祭的熏托，蜘蛛便有了佛性。经过一千多年的修炼，蜘蛛佛性增加了不少。

突然有一天，佛主光临了圆音寺，看见这里香火甚旺，十分高兴。离开寺庙的时候，不经意地抬头，看见了横梁上的蜘蛛。佛主停下来，问这只蜘蛛：“你我相见总算是有缘，我来问你个问题，看你修炼了这一千多年来，有什么真知拙见。怎么样？”

蜘蛛遇见佛珠很是高兴，连忙答应了。佛主问到：“世间什么才是最珍贵的？”蜘蛛想了想，回答到：“世间最珍贵的是‘得不到’和‘已失去’。”佛主点了点头，离开了。

就这样又过了一千年的光景。蜘蛛依旧在圆音寺的横梁上修炼，它的佛性大增。一日，佛主又来到寺前，对蜘蛛说道：“你可还好，一千年前的那个问题，你可有什么更深的认识吗？”蜘蛛说：“我觉得世间最珍贵的是‘得不到’和‘已失去’。”佛主说：“你再好好想想，我会再来找你的。”

又过了一千年，有一天，刮起了大风，风将一滴甘露吹到蜘蛛网上。蜘蛛望着甘露，见它晶莹透亮，很漂亮，顿生喜爱之意。蜘蛛每天看着甘露很开心，它觉得这是三千年来最开心的几天。突然，又刮起了一阵大风，将甘露吹走了。蜘蛛一下子觉得失去了什么，感到很寂寞和难过。这时佛主又来了，问蜘蛛：“蜘蛛这一千年，你可好好想过这个问题：世间什么才是最珍贵的？”


蜘蛛想到了甘露，对佛主说：“世间最珍贵的是‘得不到’和‘已失去’。”佛主说：“好，既然你有这样的认识，我让你到人间走一朝吧。”

就这样，蜘蛛投胎到了一个官宦家庭，成了一个富家小姐，父母为她取了个名字叫蛛儿。一晃，蛛儿到了十六岁了，已经成了个阿娜多姿的少女，长得十分漂亮，楚楚动人。

这一日，新科状元郎甘鹿中士，皇帝决定在后花园为他举行庆功宴席。来了许多妙龄少女，包括蛛儿，还有皇帝的小公主长风公主。状元郎在席间表演诗词歌赋，大献才艺，在场的少女无一不被他折倒。但蛛儿一点也不紧张和吃醋，因她他知道，这是佛主赐予她的姻缘。

过了些日子，说来很巧，蛛儿陪同母亲上香拜佛的时候，正好甘鹿也陪同母亲而来。上完香拜过佛，二位长者在一边说上了话。蛛儿和甘鹿便来到走廊上聊天，蛛儿很开心，终于可以和喜欢的人在一起了，但是甘鹿并没有表现出对她的喜爱。蛛儿对甘鹿说：“你难道不曾记得十六年前，圆音寺的蜘蛛网上的事情了吗？”甘露很诧异，说：“蛛儿姑娘，你漂亮，也很讨人喜欢，但你想象力未免丰富了一点吧。”说罢，和母亲离开了。

蛛儿回到家，心想，佛主既然安排了这场姻缘，为何不让他记得那件事，甘鹿为何对我没有一点的感觉？

几天后，皇帝下诏，命新科状元郎甘鹿和长风公主完婚；蛛儿和太子芝草。这消息对蛛儿如同晴天霹雳，她怎么也想不通，佛主竟然这样对她。几日来，她不吃不喝，穷究急思，灵魂就将出壳，生命危在旦夕。太子芝草知道了，急忙赶来，扑倒在床边，对奄奄一息的蛛儿说道：“那日，在后花园众姑娘中，我对你一见钟情，我哭求父皇，他才答应。如果你死了，那么我也就不活了。”说着就拿起了宝剑准备自刎。

就在这时，佛主来了，他对快要出壳的蛛儿灵魂说：“蜘蛛，你可曾想过，甘露（甘鹿）是由谁带到你这里来的呢？是风（长风公主）带来的，最后也是风将它带走的。甘鹿是属于长风公主的，他对你不过是生命中的一段插曲。而太子芝草是当年圆音寺门前的一棵小草，他看了你三千年，爱慕了你三千年，但你却从没有低头看过它。蜘蛛，我来问你，世间什么才是最珍贵的？”蜘蛛听了这些真相之后，好像一下子大彻大悟了，她对佛主：“世间最珍贵的不是‘得不到’和‘已失去’，而是现在能把握的幸福。”

刚说完，佛主就离开了，蛛儿的灵魂也回位了，睁开眼睛，看到正要自刎的太子芝草，她马上打落宝剑，和太子深深的抱着。。。。。。

故事结束了，你能领悟蛛儿最后一刻说的话吗？“世间最珍贵的不是‘得不到’和‘已失去’，而是现在能把握的幸福。”

A tribute to a pretty lady for typing this passage out during busy working hours of the day and risking her rice bowl for it! =P

DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON?

During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question.
She said,"How do I know if I married the right person?"

I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It
depends. Is that your husband?"
In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?"

Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's
weighing on your mind. Here's the answer.

EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with
your spouse. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked
their idiosyncrasies.

Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a
completely natural and spontaneous experience.

You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in
love... Because it's happening TO YOU.

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept off my feet." Think about the
imagery of that _expression. It implies that you were just standing
there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.

Falling in love is easy. It's a passive and spontaneous experience. But
after a few years of marriage, the euphoria of love fades. It's the
natural cycle of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone calls
become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when
it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute,
drive you nuts.

The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you
think about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between

the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry
subsequent stage.

At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking, "Did I marry
the right person?" And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of
the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with
someone else. This is when marriages breakdown. People blame their
spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their marriage for
fulfillment.

Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is
the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work, church, a hobby, a
friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances. But the answer to this
dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it. I'm not
saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could.

And TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a
few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):

THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S
LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER
just happen to you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have to "make" it
day in and day out. That's why we have the _expression "the labor of
love." Because it takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly,
it takes WISDOM.
You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work.

Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific
things you can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your
marriage.

Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there
are also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet and exercise
program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your
relationship WILL make your marriage stronger. It's a direct cause and
effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable...
you can "make" love.


Love in marriage is indeed a "decision"... Not just a feeling.

JUST FIVE MORE MINUTES

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man
on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there,"
she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who
was gliding down the slide.

"He's a fine looking boy" the man said. "That's my
daughter on the bike in the white dress." Then, looking
at his watch, he called to his daughter. "What do you
say we go, Melissa?"

Melissa pleaded, "Just five more minutes, Dad. Please?
Just five more minutes."

The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to
her heart's content.

Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to
his daughter. "Time to go now?"

Again Melissa pleaded, "Five more minutes, Dad. Just five
more minutes." The man smiled and said, "O.K."

"My, you certainly are a patient father," the woman
responded.

The man smiled and then said, "Her older brother Tommy
was killed by a drunk driver last year while he was
riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with
Tommy and now I'd give anything for just five more
minutes with him. I've vowed not to make the same mistake
with Melissa.

She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike.
The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play."

Life is all about making priorities, what are your priorities?

Give someone you love 5 more minutes of your time today