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Engagement Ring Help needed
Hi, Im not sure if this is the right place or not bbut im having no luck anywhere else at all. I am looking to have an engement ring made, I already have a very nice diamond but I cant find somewhere that would make the actual ring and set the diamond etc etc. Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated!!
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Friends ...
A bit of a ramble ... I've been ill for a few years, nearly housebound but not quite and any activity leaves me cream-crackered for days. Because of this I've lost quite a few, if not all, of the friends I had. My (so-called) best friend heard I was ill and didn't return my emails/calls/texts for a year - yes, a year! I…
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Conflict over child contact - how to source mediation?
The parents just cannot see eye to eye on anything, and contact is - difficult, at best. How do couples get mediation going? Is it something they have to ask someone to arrange - GP, HV etc? Or are there specialist mediation people then can find themselves? And if one of the parents approaches the mediation service, what…
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Supermarket cashier chit chat
Do you enjoy a little chat or would you rather be left to get on with your packing? I had possible the most awkward cashier conversation EVER today and whilst normally I don't mind a little bit of chat, today has put me off for life and completely reaffirmed why I do my shopping online! Was happily packing away all my…
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Overwhelmed, stressed and a mess
I've been feeling very down and overwhelmed the last few weeks and just cant shake it. I know my problems are very, very small compared to those of others, but I feel like the switch in my brain that allows me to deal with stress has been turned off and everything is on top of me. My life is a bit unusual - I am an…
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Door to Door Christmas Carols Etiquette??
Hi, Having just had the most awkward 3 minutes of my life...:eek::rotfl: opening the door for a family of Carollers (Mum, little daughter and teen boy ), I was wondering what I am supposed to do.. give them money? sweets? sign along with them? :D They caught so much by surprise I just stood awkwardly there and say thank…
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Since when did it become acceptable to ask about others finances?
Just wanted a kind of vent really and to see if i'm the only one who thought it wasn't the 'done' thing to ask about other peoples money. Our circumstances as a family have changed a lot in the last year and we are getting by just. However i am getting really fed up of my in laws trying to worm info about our finances out…
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Changing maiden name to middle name, any advice?
Hi, I am getting married next year and I will take my husbands name, but I thought it would be really nice to have my maiden name as my middle name. I believe you would have to change your middle name by deed poll before the marriage as to change everything over like passport etc. afterwards you would need the correct…
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Delivery address change with amazon?
No idea where to post this, sorry Ive placed an order with amazon that isn't yet dispatched. Any idea ow I can change the delivery address? It's being sent to my work, estimated as thurs to sat next week, my work isn't open on Saturday so I'm worried I won't get the order til after Christmas :(
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Dentists
I was astounded at the cost of dental treatment recently. £108 for 2 replacement fillings and £29 for a scale and polish :eek: I consider myself lucky as it was my first visit in 15 years so I expected to need much more treatment. Thank goodness I didn't at the price of it. The thing is I have just looked up NHS dental…
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feeling sorry for myself & need a virtual hug
..............or a kick up the backside :naughty: middle-aged single and no kids but get on well with and live quite close to my siblings. Every Christmas I make my home look nice with tree, lights etc and go to a lot of trouble choosing and wrapping gifts for the family ......... But nobody in the family ever pops round…
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Discipline
As some people may know i have a little girl who is 2 next week, she right outgoing and a handful at times. what do you do with naughty children..... im trying out the naughty step for thirty seconds, how that super-nanny woman dose, i find it only works half the time, when it dont work she just carry s on doing wrong, ie…
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Marriage is over - No idea what to do next! Updated
Well it's come to a head the past few days and we have both decided neither can continue to live like this. I feel ok, just a bit sad that I've missed my Christmas do last night and he's gone out tonight as well a ticketed event which we were both going to (My parent's bought us the tickets but I've let him take a friend)…
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Any advice greatly appreciated for a carer!
Hi All, My Dad had a stroke two years ago and my Mam has been his full-time carer since he came home from hospital last Feb. His speech was only slightly affected but he has had to learn to walk again (he can only walk a few steps in the house unaided otherwise we have to assist). Since the stroke, he has had very bad mood…
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Advice - Adult Hornby gift
I hope you can help, I would like to surprise my boyfriend with a train for Christmas. Every time we see any trains he is devasted about when he had to sell quite a collection he had about 10 years ago. So far I got a big load of 00 gauge track I have a Horby train controller R965 (3 box things) and a 900 power control. I…
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Has anyone been married abroad?
Hi, Was just looking for some advice. I am hoping to get married this summer but only have a 10k budget, so we are thinking of getting married abroad. We looked into Santorini but the quotes we were receiving were scarily high, 5k for a photographer because he has to travel over from the main land...So now I am looking at…
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School slip up- What would you do?
The school my child goes to send out text messages instead of written not es for events/dates/notices ect. Now they have made a big mistake- one of the mums owed quite a large sum in dinner money and they have sent her a text asking her to come in and pay it. But, they have mistakenly sent it to all parents and so a lotof…
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LDR - not wanting to see each other
Well... not not wanting to... that makes it sound awful. My OH lives in my home town. I live at uni 250 miles away. At some point this weekend, he's travelling to his home town (150 miles away from both points, so it's not a small distance at any stage of this equation) for his birthday later this week. He suggested a few…
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Surprise Party
My dd is 16 in February.Its not been an easy year for her and I am planning on throwing her a surprise party :) . This is where I get stuck though. I have never done one before and I need to do it as cheaply as possible. I can hire the local hall for 30.00 but anyone any ideas on food/drinks/cake/dj etc...? I really want…
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Piano grading and lessons...
Hi there, bit of a funny one for you. Hope someone can advise me? DD started piano lessons 2 years ago at the beginning of year 4. She seemed to have a natural ability for playihng although less so with the practice :o . She did her first year and passed the test which her piano teacher said was the beginners level prior…
