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Lilly Calandrello, personal growth expert, MS, MA, is a relationship, marriage, family therapist, motivational and inspirational speaker, intuitive co...  (more...)

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At the end of our lives we will not remember how much money we made, how many ball games we watched, or how many things we possessed. What will come back to us in a brilliant and blinding light will be ... the quality of the relationships we formed with those we loved; our family, our partners, our children and our friends ...

Lilly Calandrello, personal growth expert, MS, MA, is a relationship, marriage, family therapist, motivational and inspirational speaker, intuitive counselor and author. Lilly helps people from all walks of life develop strategies to attract, grow, and retain meaningful and long lasting relationships.

As a freelance writer she has been published both locally and nationally as the author of hundreds of articles dealing with love, dating, and relationships.  Her work has also appeared in many Publications, including her own monthly newsletter. She has appeared as an expert on national broadcast media such as CBS, Fox Television Network, and National Public Radio.

In addition, Lilly has been quoted in periodicals, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Readers Digest, Good Housekeeping, Woman´s Day, Redbook, Working Woman, Family PC, Parade, Parents, Parenting, Newsweek, and Time. She has also been interviewed several times on AOL Live Chat.

Committed to her own personal growth, Lilly continues ongoing academic studies, apprenticeships, and volunteer programs to deepen and expand her personal, as well as professional knowledge, experience, and capabilities.

Lilly brings a unique blend of experience as a relationship coach, writer, speaker, teacher, and spiritual intuitive to serve, support, and empower others with honor and respect to each individual´s beliefs and concerns. Her joy of teaching, sharing, and learning have brought her here to participate with the readers of Squidoo. Learn more about Lilly.

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Meeting The Right Man Online 

Learn how to find love online now in a way that truly WORKS.

* The goal of online dating isn't to browse profiles or even to go on dates. The goal of online dating is to go on your last date.

Let me ask something to all single woman... How often do you actually end up crossing paths with a genuinely attractive and interesting man who is real "relationship material" for you?

Once every few weeks or months? Every few YEARS? However long it is... what are you doing in the meantime? Are you spending your life finding ways to be "busy" doing EVERYTHING BUT enjoying the company of a man and the relationship you want? What are you spending your time doing?

Do the math for a second...

If you seem to meet and attract a lot of the WRONG MEN... and it's only on very rare occasions that you actually come across the right kind of man who has potential, then there's something you should know...

The reality is that your odds of success for finding what you want in the real world, where chance meetings are all you have to work with, are really about the same odds as winning the lottery. Very small odds.

And let's not mention how the odds get even smaller because you not only have to find the right man... but you also actually have to TALK to him and get his attention and interest (that alone means that neither of you are on a cell
phone, driving a car, or in rush to a business meeting or appointment? How often does THAT happen?)

But that's a whole other story. The point is... how would it be to meet not just one great guy, but have a whole group of great guys at your fingertips who you could chat with and get to know?

How great would it feel to know that YOU are the one who has a pool of handsome, intelligent men to choose from? Men who you knew had similar interests and life goals?

And how would it be if you didn't have to go out and try to meet a guy at some bar or club where there aren't too many of the kinds of men you're looking for in the first place. Not to mention that the men at these places aren't often looking for a real woman and a real relationship like you are.

If you don't have the kind of relationship you want with a great guy right now, then hoping that you'll magically cross paths with him one day on the street, or pretending that you'll be able to meet a great guy at a "club" is NOT putting the odds in your favor. And I think you know that.

Luckily, there's another way to go about things that can actually give you a whole lot more insight, control, comfort, and certainty about the kind of man you're meeting. And best of all... it only takes a few short minutes to get
started.

I'm talking about online dating.

Now, I know that the last thing you want is to start meeting a whole new crop of the wrong random men online... and go out on a whole bunch of dates that go absolutely nowhere. I know that. And that's why I've gathered these resources that will show you how to AVOID all these problems other women have when it comes
to online dating.

The thing is... if you know exactly how to write your profile so that it only attracts the RIGHT guys, it means you'll also be screening out the "bad apples" at the same time ? and you can sit back and let your profile do the work for you.

That way, you won't have to do all the guess work, worrying, and the constant "browsing" and emailing that other women waste their time doing with a whole bunch of the wrong men online.

Best of all, there's a way to screen the wrong guys out online that at the same time will make you stand out and help you capture the right man's attention - to where he'll simply see you and instantly RECOGNIZE you as a quality woman who he NEEDS to get to know better.

Then all you have to do is check your email inbox and enjoy the conversation.

If you're ready to learn how to meet the right man for you, and you're tired of waiting around for it to happen... then I STRONGLY SUGGEST you check out our
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. It will show you exactly how to use the Internet, email, and dating sites to bring these great guys right to you.

This is also a great place for a step-by-step easy way to write and create your own "profile" that will not only catch the attention of the right men, but have them emailing you and engaging in the kinds of conversations that will tell you what you really need to know.

And because you'll actually enjoy hearing from the great guys you'll be attracting, you're going to have FUN and look forward with anticipation every time you open your email and go online.

Imagine that... simply coming home in the evening and checking your email and there's a message from a fascinating and attractive man who's written to tell you about himself and what he's interested in and likes about you.

And best of all, you'll finally be able to "read between the lines" with his profile and the things he's writing and saying... and you'll know all kinds of details about what kind of guy he is and what he's REALLY looking for that you could possibly never find out otherwise.

Be sure to examine our recommended dating sites for quality and reliable dating sites online and you'll find that you'll be able to have men share and express with you more of about what they are honestly really thinking and feeling than most women can get talking to a man face to face.

It couldn't be any easier to find the right man for you today. So don't wait anymore when it could be so EASY (and fast) to bring the right man into your life forever.

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Stop Being The "String-Along" 

Ultimately, you want a partner you can be your true self with, a partner who will treat you with love and respect.

The subconscious social conditioning we receive to get or capture another causes us to fail and to string ourselves along, while we simultaneously hide our real selves. This robs both people equally of the opportunity to get to know, love, and care for each other, while maintaining a solid sense of self.

It does not matter if you are male or female, nor does it matter what your sexual preferences are. The only thing that matters is that you view yourself and the other person as fully equal human beings.

Stop Being the String Along: A Relationship Guide to Being THE ONE

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How To Survive An Affair
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The Woman Men Adore. and Never Want to Leave
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How to Spot a Dangerous Man
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How To Keep Other Women Away From Your Man
Learn how to PREVENT infidelity, affairs & cheating. One of the hardest things in life is watching someone you love, loving someone else. Don't let that happen to you. Wouldn't you like, not to ever worry about losing your man to another woman? Stopping infidelity only takes you educating yourself about what to do and how to go about doing it. Isn't your relationship worth the extra knowledge you will acquire from reading about solutions to infidelity? Rather than live in fear of the possibility that your spouse is committing adultery or remain paralyzed by a betrayal that has taken place, you can educate yourself on infidelity and empower yourself to prevent infidelity from happening.

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How To Keep Other Women Away From Your Man 

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One of the hardest things in life is watching someone you love, loving someone else. Don't let that happen to you. Wouldn't you like, not to ever worry about losing your man to another woman? Stopping infidelity only takes you educating yourself about what to do and how to go about doing it. Isn't your relationship worth the extra knowledge you will acquire from reading about solutions to infidelity?

The advice in this book has been provided through research from men who have openly and freely shared their experiences about this topic. If you want to know how to keep other women away from your man, you need to learn from the advice given by men about how to go about doing this..

Also included in this first of its kind book is advice from the "other woman" about what you need to do to keep them away from your man. Believe me when I say you don't want to miss this very revealing book.

Rather than live in fear of the possibility that your spouse is committing adultery or remain paralyzed by a betrayal that has taken place, you can educate yourself on infidelity and empower yourself to prevent infidelity from happening.

Learn how to prevent infidelity, affairs & cheating in your relationship, here.

A MUST Read For EVERY Woman 

Five principles drive the lives of men. By knowing them, anyone can understand the majority of male behavior, and learn to predict it.

Five Keys for Understanding Men, A Woman's Guide

Twenty-eight percent of all women murdered in this country are slain by their intimate male partners. Every twelve seconds a woman is beaten, raped or maimed by a man in this country today.

Five Keys For Understanding Men exposes the deepest drives and most pervasive needs that lay at the core of the male psyche. Dr. Gary Malone and Susan Mary Malone collaborate to reveal the five needs driving the lives of all men, and that by knowing what these are, women can understand their men, who they are, how to predict their responses and actions in any given circumstance.

Complete with case studies, checklists, as well as questions and answers, Five Keys For Understanding Men will enable women readers to separate the healthy traits of their men from the unhealthy, borderline, and dangerous ones. This is "must" reading for any mother of sons, as well as the wife, sister, daughter, friend or co-worker of a man.

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