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      Lifestyles from page 12                           of the above, I don’t blame you. BUT you do have to stand up   introduced in America in 1847
                                                        for what you want at some point and take a strong calculated   and eliminated this problem.
         Love Bombing: The flame that burns too fast dies quickly.   risk. Not everyone is obsessed with his or her screens! Not   When it comes to sibling
      You feel someone fell madly in love with you but they have   everyone would risk his or her safety, money or sanity on   birth order, where were
      never met you or you met briefly. In this case you definitely   internet dating or blind flirting. You don’t have to either. Don’t   most U.S. presidents born?
      should think twice. Why is he or she falling so fast and they   think of what you have to lose today, think of what you have      Throughout history, the
      barely know you? How many times have they done this before?   to gain. Be confident, smart, and carry on my friend! It’s time   majority of our commanders
         Catfishing:  When a person lures someone into a   you start dating smart too. You got this--and so do we!   in chief have been middle
      relationship by pretending to be someone else online or has      Let’s claim some internet-independence!  children. Abraham Lincoln,
      greatly altered their appearance. Catfishes often steal photos                              XOXO,    JFK and Donald Trump were
      from strangers’ profiles, and sometimes even create multiple                                  Kelly   all middle children. In fact,
      personas to make their stories more believable. They will try      Kelly Leary, Founder of Revolution Dating has a master’s   just over half – exactly 23 – of
      to continue a “fake” relationship for months--always avoiding   degree in psychology and 29 successful years in the dating   United States presidents have been middle children. Firstborn
      a face-to-face meeting.                           industry. A top matchmaker, now known as THE Florida   children made up the second largest group among the 44
         Ghosting: When someone you’ve been seeing vanishes   Matchmaker, she has been profiled by ABC News, The Palm   commanders in chief. Firstborn children may often be natural
      without a trace. You could have been dating a few days, or   Beach Post, PalmBeacher Magazine, The South Florida   leaders, but only 14 United States presidents were the oldest in
      months, but one day they simply disappear. They don’t return   Business Journal, and numerous other media outlets. Please   their respective families. Seven presidents were the youngest
      your texts, and may even block you to avoid having the break-  call our hotlines seven days a week at 561-630-XOXO (9696)   in their birth order. There has yet to be a president who was an
      up conversation with you. It’s cowardly, but sadly common,   in the Palm Beaches and South Florida area or 772-932-  only child.
      especially with a vast array of dating apps at our fingertips.   HERE (4373) on the Treasure Coast. You may also visit our   How far away is our sun?
         Zombie-ing: If you’ve been ghosted, the culprit may   informational only website at www.revolutiondating.com. All      We all know that the sun is the star around which all the
      resurface. It’s usually a decent amount of time after they   inquiries are confidential. All applicants must be prescreened   planets in our solar system revolve. You might think that the
      disappeared, and they often act like nothing happened, like a   in person at our private practice to be eligible. This is NOT   Earth is relatively close, given that it just takes just 365 days to
      revived corpse.                                   online dating.                                     make one orbit, but you’d be wrong. The Earth is a whopping
         Nexting: With all the apps at our fingertips and singles                                          93 million miles from its star, a distance so far that it takes
      finding it so easy to communicate via a smart phone, anyone  Around Town Photos July 2020            light over eight minutes to reach Earth. It would take a driver
      can be anyone. False confidence abounds and many just feel      One of the BEST ways to find love is by introduction   traveling at 65 mph an astonishing 163 years to drive to the sun.
      they can jump to the next in an instant...and guess what? They   through a friend. Say no more. A photo speaks 1000 words!   Who was Albert Einstein’s second wife?
      can. This is a weak testimony to a real man or woman who is   Happy Fourth of July from Revolution Dating!     Einstein’s second wife, Elsa, was his first cousin on his
      looking to date sincerely as a romantic goal. If you feel you                                        mother’s side. Cousins marrying each other wasn’t frowned
      are in this trap, get out quickly.                                                                   upon at that time. Their fathers were cousins and their mothers
         Stashing: When the person you’re dating doesn’t introduce                                         were sisters. They both spent their childhoods together, forming
      you to their friends or family, and doesn’t post anything about                                      a strong friendship. She called him “Albertle” when they were
      you on social media. Basically, you’re their secret boyfriend                                        young. As adults, they reconnected when Albert moved to
      or girlfriend, while they feel justified in “stashing” you on the                                    Berlin for work; he was married at the time. Elsa was living
      shelf, pretending nothing is going on to the outside world,                                          there with her two daughters. She had been recently divorced
      and keeping their options open. If they proclaim you as their                                        from her first husband. Albert would visit often. The two began
      romantic interest, they will have to give up their search.                                           a romantic relationship. And the rest, as they say, is history.
         Benching: Before you have “the talk” with your new partner                                        Whom did ESPN name the greatest athlete of the 20th
      about whether you are in an exclusive relationship, you are at                                       Century?
      risk of being “benched.” Like the sports term, where players                                            ESPN named Michael Jordan the greatest athlete of the
      are left on the bench as reserves, you might find yourself being                                     20th Century. Considered one of the best basketball players
      someone’s back-up option as they continue to look around. They                                       ever, Jordan dominated the sport from the mid-1980s to the
      may come back to you if nobody better comes along, but that                                          late 1990s. He led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball
      doesn’t give one high hopes for the relationship, does it?                                           Association championships and earned the NBA’s Most
         If you are someone who has resisted dating because of all                                         Valuable Player Award five times. With five regular-season
                                                                                                           MVPs and three All-Star MVPs, he became the most decorated
                                                                                                           player in the NBA. Legendary slugger Babe Ruth came in
                                                                                                           second on ESPN’s list, while boxer Muhammad Ali locked
                                                                                                           down the third spot.
                                                                                                           Which famous musician trespassed on Elvis Presley’s
                                                                                                           property?
                                                                                                              Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen was such a big fan of Elvis
                                                                                                           Presley that he hopped over the fence at Graceland one evening
                                                                                                           in 1976, hoping to meet his idol. Unfortunately for him,
                                                                                                           however, Graceland had security guards as well as large dogs.
                                                                                                           Security guards on the estate caught him and escorted him out.
                                                                                                           He wouldn’t have been able to meet Elvis anyway, because the
                                                                                                           King wasn’t even home at the time. Bruce Springsteen never
                                                        I Didn’t Know That ... Bet You                     got to meet his idol, who died in 1977.
                                                                                                           Do sharks ever get sick?
                                                        Didn’t Know It Either                                 Sharks are the only animal that never get sick. They are
                                                                                                           immune to every known disease, including cancer.
                                                        Fascinating trivia facts compiled by Stanley Morgenbesser  Who was the first Republican president?
                                                        Who paid the postage until the mid-19th Century?      The first Republican president was Abraham Lincoln.
                                                           Recipients, not senders, had to pay for postage on the   During the 1860 presidential election, he ran as a Republican,
                   Tuesday - Saturday                   letters they received. As a result, people tended to refuse many   opposing John Breckinridge, a Democrat; John Bell, a member
                                                                                                           of the Constitutional Union Party; and Stephen Douglas,
                                                        letters in order to escape paying for them, which caused the
                       10 am - 5 pm                     post office to spend an inordinate amount of time returning   a Northern Democrat. Lincoln won the election with 303
                                                        mail to senders. Postage stamps – which were prepaid – were   electoral votes.
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