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		<title>13 Things You Should Never Say to (or Ask) a Woman Getting Married for the First Time Over Age 40</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/07/12-things-you-should-never-say-to-or-ask-a-woman-getting-married-for-the-first-time-over-age-40/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. It’s about time. (Just thought I’d get that one out of the way, right away.)
2. Well, we never thought you’d take the plunge.
3. He must be some special perfect man (read: to put up with your stubborn self) to have won you (read: because you’re so picky).
4. What changed your mind about marriage? (Note [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage: Makes Life Interesting? Or Adds to Happiness?</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/02/marriage-makes-life-interesting-or-adds-to-happiness/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2010/02/marriage-makes-life-interesting-or-adds-to-happiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Penelope Trunk’s blog, Brazen Careerist, gives a very interesting perspective on life. Her recent posts on happiness – the definition of it, the desire for it, and the overall pursuit of it – got me thinking about marriage, especially the “later in life” kind.
Trunk believes that people fall into two categories: those people who pursue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An LBB’s Advice in Finding Love: Seek Happiness First, Then A Mate</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/11/an-lbb%e2%80%99s-advice-in-finding-love-seek-happiness-first-then-a-mate/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/11/an-lbb%e2%80%99s-advice-in-finding-love-seek-happiness-first-then-a-mate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now and again, I get a reader who writes to me asking for advice on how to land a man. (Yes, the word “land” is usually used.) They are less interested in what I’ve discovered about marriage, and more interested in how to get in the game themselves. Apparently, my getting married after age 40 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Famous Late Bloomer Brides</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/11/famous-late-bloomer-brides/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/11/famous-late-bloomer-brides/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latebloomerbride.com/?p=1277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First time brides over age 40 come in all forms, from all backgrounds. And, we are in good company! Some famous Late Bloomer Brides include:

Kate Walsh – Married for the first time at age 40.  Always plays smart characters. Guess she wanted to wait to make a smart decision.
Marcia Cross – Married for the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scandinavia—Land of My Peeps</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/10/scandinavia%e2%80%94land-of-my-peeps/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/10/scandinavia%e2%80%94land-of-my-peeps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oprah]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://latebloomerbride.com/?p=1267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For some reason the Universe keeps pointing me East. Not to the Far East. No, it’s telling me to stop far short of that. It’s whispering Scandinavia.
Everywhere I turn I am seeing, hearing, reading things about Scandinavia, especially Sweden and Denmark.  So Husband and I are planning (okay, well, I am planning for us) a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Article: Benefits to Being a Late Bloomer</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/10/article-benefits-to-being-a-late-bloomer/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/10/article-benefits-to-being-a-late-bloomer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s another fun article, 5 Benefits To Being A Late Bloomer, by Jed Mellick, for all the late bloomers out there. Unlike people who like to be “first” at everything, we late bloomers may be wise for waiting. There are benefits to not being the “early adopter” of everything, he surmises. Check it out.
Share on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are LBBs High Maintenance?</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/09/are-lbbs-high-maintenance-nah/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/09/are-lbbs-high-maintenance-nah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just sent a really fun article by my friend, J, titled Four Signs She’s High Maintenance by Marcia Jedd. We found this article amusing and enlightening. He mused, are LBB’s late because they are not settling for anything less than the best or are they so high maintenance that no one has sealed [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Husband Read Your Blog?</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/05/does-husband-read-your-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/05/does-husband-read-your-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Husband Material]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get regularly asked, what does Husband think of your blog? The truth is, I don’t  think he reads it much. One, he doesn’t have much time because Husband is a very, very busy man, and two, he knew who he married. Only if he thought it was damaging to us would I consider taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When To Get Married</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/05/when-to-get-married/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/05/when-to-get-married/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi &#8211; it&#8217;s me again. As an add-on to yesterday&#8217;s post, I&#8217;d like to go on the record that I am not against marrying young. I&#8217;m not against marriage at any age. I also am not against staying single. I just believe you should get married when you meet someone you cannot live without. Or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Holding Out For Love Wrong? Just Say No.</title>
		<link>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/05/is-holding-out-for-love-wrong-just-say-no/</link>
		<comments>http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/05/is-holding-out-for-love-wrong-just-say-no/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Husband Material]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got around to reading the Sunday Washington Post. (Hey, it takes some time!) And, you’ll never guess what I found. An article titled “Say Yes. What are you waiting for?” 
Written by Mark Regnerus, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, the article positively waxes poetic about marriage, [...]]]></description>
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