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May 3, 2000

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MAY 3, 2000

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F R O M T H E E D I T O R

I’m very happy to announce the publication of my new e-zine. I am
calling it “Just Between Us: Secrets to Building Blissful
Relationships.” The first issue will go out this Friday.

I’d love for you to get the first issue and tell me what you think
about it and how I can improve it.

Have a blissful week. — Michael

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I T ‘ S T H E L I T T L E T H I N G S

Starting a fund for your 50th anniversary celebration

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W E E K L Y C O N T E S T

Connie Treuting of Cuddebackville, New York won last week’s contest.
Her suggested title for my new ezine was “Just between you & me.”
Connie noted “that would reflect the relationship between the person
(author) giving advice and the reader, but at the same time reflect
the relationship of the couple.” I liked the dual meaning and altered
it to “Just Between Us” since there are several books with her
suggested title.

This week’s contest came as a result of someone asking me for tips on
making their WEDDING CEREMONY extra special and romantic. So, that’s
the assignment. Send your suggestions/stories my way and the winning
entry will receive a copy of Mona Golabek’s Rachmaninoff III CD. Mona
is the host of the wonderful syndicated radio program, The Romantic
Hours.

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T I P O F T H E W E E K

BABY ON BOARD
by Michael Webb

I’ve done hundreds of media interviews over the last five years. One
of the questions that is logically asked is “do you have any
children?” When I said that we didn’t have any children (up until a
month ago), the reporter would usually state that the romance would
come to a screeching halt once the baby arrived. I wasn’t sure
whether to be mad at them or simply pity them.

Yes, romance can go out of the window when children arrive if your
concept of romance is exchanging expensive gifts, dinners at fancy
restaurants and exotic vacations. While those things can be nice,
they really speak little of your love for one another. Anyone can
throw money around to try to impress another person. Real romance
goes deeper. As I’ve stated before, romance comes from the heart, not
out of your wallet.

So, how have I kept the romance alive during our first month as
parents? Here are just a couple of ways I have let Ashton help me
express my love for Athena.

When Ashton is sleeping, he often likes to put both his arms straight
out from his sides. Last week, I took a sheet of printer paper and
cut out a comic “bubble.” I put the bubble right above our son’s head
as he was taking a nap. When Athena went to check on him, she saw him
sleeping with outstretched arms and a “bubble” that said, ‘I love my
mommy this much.’

Most new parents carry around photos of their children and on the back
is written the age when the picture was taken. Today, I took one of
our press photos and cut out Athena and put it in the pouch on
Ashton’s outfit. When Athena discovered it, she saw that Ashton (with
dad’s help) had scribbled on the back of the photograph, “Mommy, age
31.” He just loves showing off photographs of his beautiful mom.

Don’t let anyone con you into thinking that the romance has to cease
just because you have children. It’s a terrible myth that needs to be
exposed and destroyed.

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~~~  Who is Michael Webb?     ~~~

He is:
Athena’s loving husband
Father to Ashton and Ireland
Best-selling author
* The Romantic’s Guide: 100s of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love
* The Romantic’s Guide to Popping the Question
* 50 Secrets of Blissful Relationships
* 50 More Secrets of Blissful Relationships
* 300 Creative Dates
* 1000 Questions for Couples
* A Better Way to Date
* 500 Lovemaking Tips & Secrets
Founder, National Resurrect Romance Week (second full week in Aug)
Syndicated Columnist, “TheRomantic.com Column”
Romance/Relationship expert on over 500 TV/radio stations
Founder, TheRomantic.com
Founder, Love One Another Foundation