Health

I've been with my girlfriend for 6 years. She has many good qualities, and some semi-major bad qualities. She is pushing me VERY hard toward getting me to propose, though I only want to propose when I feel 100% confident that it's the right thing to do. Right now, the thought of being engaged and getting married in one year makes me feel uneasy.

My family recently approached me about the emotional abuse "red flags" that they see in her. I love and get along with my family very well, but they do a great job of "guilting" me into doing things their way, so I can't clearly tell if I should follow my family's advice on this or not. Before my family expressed their concerns, I was trying to ignore the red flags I saw and had just convinced myself to get a ring and propose. I already had a custom ring made, and have been stringing the jeweler on for two weeks while I figure out what to do.

We live together in an apartment, which complicates things a little. However, our apartment is in my name only, we each manage our own finances, and we have no children.

Please help me decide what to do! I like spending time with my girlfriend, and am worried that I will feel lonely/sad without her. I can't imagine my apartment empty of her stuff and organization/cleanliness. My place will quickly turn into a mess due to my organizational issues. I will miss the fun times we've had, and I don't know how easy it will be to find someone else I get along well with in the future. However, part of me would feel relieved to remove the stress of a controlling relationship from my life, and it would be nice to have free time to spend with my friends/family again rather than limiting my friend/family time to special events only.

My husband and I have been thinking a lot about me becoming a surrogate mother.
We are both working very hard and our own children need more attention! If I were to become a surrogate
mother, I could spend 24/7 with my kids and make more money than I am working 2 jobs.
Gestational Surrogate would mean IT WOULD NOT BE MY BIOLOGICAL CHILD.
Now, there are a lot of things that go into this. You have to be married, have atleast 1 child that you are
raising, dont do drugs/smoke cigg/drink. NO Criminal background (for you, or your spouse) Not be on welfare, etc etc. They do extensive medical,mental and other testing. ETC ETC. We have qualified,
Im really leaning towards doing it, but I need a little bit of input! :)

Mobile phones help us communicate, drive up mad when it rings too often, make us happy when we are expecting a good news and it usually turns us into addicts.

When people are in a hurry, the first thing that comes in mind is getting more speed. But the speed comes with advantages and risks. Are you sure you want to open out the throttle the next time you need to be on time somewhere?

Breathing problems, stress, sleeping problems, pollution, agitated life - all symptoms of the crazy world we live in. It's time to change the perspective: if the surface of the planet is crowded and always in a hurry, you should try the underground, literally.

Even the thought of a bubble bath makes us feel more relaxed... But are the hot bubble baths safe for our health? Are they good for a "intensive use" or more likely for a "from time to time"?

Do you sleep like a baby? If every one around you does, but you are having trouble sleeping, would you try sleeping pills?

Would you be willing to try it?