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Dealing with an LDR (Long Distance Relationship), especially an open LDR isn?t something for everyone nor is it a very easy thing. Just like any relationship it takes work and commitment, yes commitment. You may be in an open relationship but that does not mean you can violate the bonds of honesty and trust or your open LDR is going to fail. The reason I know this is my relationship began this way.

My relationship like countless others began in the military which meant regular and often long unexpected separations which are no dream scenario to deal with. We were both reasonable enough to understand that we were still going to have certain physical needs that were going to need to be met and as such came to the agreement we would try an open LDR in the case we were apart. As such I?ve gained more than often enough perspective on how this can work successfully as well as the good and potentially bad aspects of it all.

What was good is that when we gave each other permission to have an open relationship there was no need for secrets, there was no cheating, there was no taboo factor to make being with someone else more attractive. It was simply the ability to do what had to be done to keep each others needs in check. Granted the first couple of encounters were awkward in the sense that it did feel a little dirty, but luckily I spoke up and said what had transpired. While this wasn?t met with the same cheer as a ticker tape parade, it was taken in stride and met with a similar story. Once that was out in the open everything fell in place.

While we were together geographically we were only with each other, for the first several years at least, but while we were apart we were still together in a sense, in fact even closer than many people in a similar situation because we allowed an open relationship. There was no need to lie or sneak around or get involved in any form of deceit. It actually enhanced our trust because we knew if we could be honest about intimacy with others (While not going into great detail which wasn?t necessary) we could be open and honest about anything with each other regardless of what it was.

It wasn?t always easy, there were times when jealousy entered into the picture, or at least something that felt like jealousy. It was more a matter of missing each other, wanting to be together, and that just not being possible. We weren?t jealous of each other as we knew exactly what the other was involved in at all times and that when possible we would be together. Jealousy is the type of thing that can easily spiral out of control when initially entering into an open LDR, but through regular communication issues were kept in check and soon weren?t even an afterthought. We knew what we meant to each other and that no other person could ever take our place in each others life or heart.

Even with the best laid plans sometimes things arise that test what your relationship is made of. While we had an open relationship that didn?t mean we slept with everyone we met, if in fact we were intimate physically with anyone at all. Having permission to see other people doesn?t mean we always did. As such the person we chose to spend our time with during these separations generally became viewed as more than a friend, but not someone we considered as a long term partner for lack of a better phrase. As cold as that may seem to some that was our viewpoint on this. With that said it does not mean we didn?t become close with some of these people and want them to remain in our lives in some manner which is where things got tricky.

While we were always honest from the start as to what we were and weren?t looking for with the people we became involved with there were some that couldn?t accept that when it was time to end or seriously curtail our relationship as it functioned during these separations. The potential for someone to hurt is always there as in any form of relationship. Likewise it wasn?t always easy on us to end the relationships we had formed. We are after all humans and we feel. There were attachments made that we didn?t always want to break completely. Now this doesn?t mean we wanted them to remain the same, but that we wanted these people in our lives still in some way which wasn?t always possible or desired by everyone involved.

An open long distance relationship takes work, honesty, and trust. It is a matter of realizing you love the person you are separated from and that as human beings there are certain physical and emotional needs which can only be met by a person that is there physically. Accepting and understanding that concept is what leads to the ability to have a good open LDR. It isn?t about sacrificing anything, nor is there any cheating as it is an agreed upon situation. It is about giving a person you love the ability to satisfy basic human needs free from guilt. Some may argue that?s no gift, but if you?ve ever been in a situation which separated you from someone you love for long periods of time you understand how generous and loving that really is.

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U.S. builders started construction on new homes in February at a slightly slower pace, but an increase in permits indicates that work will pick up in the coming months. The Commerce Department reported that housing starts fell 1.1% to an annual rate of 698,000 last month, compared with an upwardly revised 706,000 in January. New construction of single-family homes, which account for three-quarters of the housing market, dropped nearly 10% to an annual rate of 457,000 however, compared to a year ago, is higher by 18%. Construction on multi-dwelling units such as apartment buildings surged higher by nearly 29% to an annual rate of 233,000. Work Permits to begin new construction climbed 5.1% during February to an annual rate of 717,000, striking the highest level since the middle of the recession during October 2008. Single-family home permits increased 4.9% to an annual rate of 472,000. Permits for condominiums and apartments rose a mere 3.3% to a rate of 219,000.

Territorial new construction statistics: Midwest rose 3%; South rose 1.5%; Northeast fell 12.3% and West fell 5.9%. While the housing market remains in a severe slump as the worst seen since the government began record-keeping in the early 1960s, there is evidence of signs of a slow motion improvement with sales of new and existing homes have been on the rise since the end of the last summer. In the past four months, housing starts have averaged an annual rate of 697,000; striking the best stretch of home building since the final months of 2008.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Tuesday that troubled European countries should take a steady, multi-year approach to fixing their budgets. ?The path of fiscal consolidation should be gradual with a multi-year phase-in of reforms,? said Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in testimony prepared for a House Financial Services Committee hearing. ?If every time economic growth disappoints governments are forced to cut spending or raise taxes immediately to make up for the impact of weaker growth on deficits, this would risk a self-reinforcing negative spiral of growth-killing austerity.? Geithner added that he was encouraged by the progress Europe was making.

The Federal Reserve and its district banks earned the second-highest amount in its history during 2011 as the central bank profited from increasing its balance sheet to boost the U.S. economy. On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve and its district banks reported that it earned $77.4 billion, down from $81.7 billion in 2010. The historical earnings allowed the Fed to distribute $75.4 billion to the U.S. Treasury which was also the second-highest level ever paid. The Feds balance sheet hit level of $2.92 trillion in 2011, up from $2.43 trillion in 2010. The earnings were derived primarily from $83.6 billion in interest income on securities acquired through open market operations, from Treasury securities, federal agency and government-sponsored enterprise mortgage-backed securities, and GSE debt securities, as reported by the Fed.

Because the Fed effectively pays for those securities out of money it created out of thin air, the so-called quantitative easing programs are extremely profitable. A Federal Reserve official on Tuesday said the central bank doesn?t pay attention to profit when it conducts its operation. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other policy makers have said they would stop the programs when the U.S. economy is strong enough, though there?s considerable debate over when that will happen, and Fed officials haven?t ruled out buying more securities. The Fed repeated that it doesn?t expect to record a loss on any of its emergency loan programs. On its portfolio of assets, unrealized losses totaled $4.3 billion, which the Fed attributed to ?instrument-specific credit risk? on commercial and residential mortgage loans; the Fed earned $428 million on the securities it did sell.

ECB data showed on Tuesday, for a second week, the Euro-system?s balance sheet shrank but remained close to the high hit after the European Central Bank?s second three-year loan operation. The Euro-system consists of the ECB and the 17 euro-zone national central banks. By the end of last week, the balance sheet fell to EUR2.986 trillion from EUR3.006 trillion the previous Friday. The balance sheet fell by EUR19.488 billion, compared with a drop of EUR17.38 billion in previous week. On March 6, ECB?s balance sheet soared to a record EUR3.023 trillion after banks tapped the ECB in late February for more than half a trillion in three-year loans. ECB?s balance sheet was EUR1.046 trillion larger than a year earlier and now amounts to 32% of euro-zone gross domestic product.

In the week ending March 16, net lending to credit institutions increased by EUR89.1 billion to EUR172.6 billion after an increase of EUR10.6 billion a week earlier. Last Wednesday, a main refinancing operation of EUR17.5 billion matured and a new one of EUR42.2 billion was settled and fixed-term, one-week deposits of EUR219.5 billion matured and new deposits in the amount of EUR218 billion were collected. On the same day, a longer-term refinancing operation of EUR14.3 billion matured and a new one of EUR9.8 billion was settled. Due to settled purchases under the ECB?s covered bond-buying program, Eurosystem holdings of securities for monetary policy purposes rose a mere EUR400 million last week to EUR283.4 billion. under the Securities Markets program, the value of bond purchases totaled EUR217.8 billion by the end of last week. The value of the Euro-system?s gold and gold receivables holdings remained unchanged.

Complaints from foreign officials about the potential effect of U.S. rules to prevent banks from making risky bets with their own money, suggesting it would not hurt liquidity in international markets was disputed again by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday. From counterparts in Europe, Japan, Canada and elsewhere, U.S. officials have come under fire publicly and privately in recent months over the so-called Volcker Rule to prevent proprietary trading by banks. Geithner said the U.S. is reviewing concerns, but downplayed the potential for any dire consequences. ?I do not believe, that the rule as drafted presents a meaningful risk to liquidity or credit in those countries,? Geithner said.

In the last two months, a number of foreign officials visiting Washington have made a point to bring up their concerns about the Volcker Rule. As currently proposed, the primary worry is that the U.S. rules would discourage financial firms from trading foreign sovereign debt while providing an exemption for U.S. debt which could put a damper on liquidity in already fragile sovereign debt markets, critics contend. Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Kiyohiko Nishimura told a group of bankers meeting in Washington earlier this month, ?The Volcker rule is intended to restrict the proprietary trading by banking entities; however, the rule could have significant implications for important market-making activities, as well as market liquidity.?

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Stocks retreat from 4-year high on China fears

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Stocks retreated from a near 4-year high on Tuesday on signs that indicated China's economy may be slowing.

Weighing on both the equities and commodities markets, China raised fuel prices for the second time in less than six weeks, while BHP Billiton Ltd, the world's largest mining company, said it saw signs of "flattening" iron-ore demand from the world's second-biggest economy.

But even with the S&P 500 up 12 percent for the year, market participants viewed the day's drop as a chance to take a breather before moving higher.

"Do I think we are due for a pullback? Yes. Do I think this is the start of a pullback? No," said Mike Shea, managing partner and trader at Direct Access Partners in New York.

"The news out of China caused everyone to look up and take a breath, but the sentiment hasn't changed. It's still bullish."

Before Tuesday, the S&P 500 index was at its highest point since May 2008 and about 10 percent below the record closing high of 1,565.15 set in October 2007.

The market has been showing resilience, shrugging off sluggish starts and building upward momentum later in the session to close higher.

Easing concerns about the euro zone's debt crisis and improving U.S. economic data have lifted the S&P 500 more than 11 percent for the year and over 27 percent from an October low.

Permits for U.S. homebuilding neared a 3-1/2 year high in February, even as groundbreaking activity slipped, the government said Tuesday, suggesting a nascent recovery in the sector was still on track.

Shares of Tiffany and Co jumped after the jewelry chain forecast higher sales this year, helped by expansion in Asia and the Americas.

Adobe Systems Inc was the worst percentage decliner in the Nasdaq 100. The maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software late Monday reported that quarterly revenue growth slowed, missing forecasts.

Apple shares dipped after an influential U.S. consumer watchdog said it is investigating online reports that Apple Inc's new iPad throws off an unusually large amount of heat.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp shares hit an all-time high of $14.78 before the release of its highly anticipated movie, "The Hunger Games."

Reuters contributed to this report.

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I have had previous experience owning a bird when I was a child, I had a budgie. I?m now 18 and I?d like to get another (or 2) pet bird(s).
I would be able to interact with it 4 ? 5 times a week, possibly more unless I am away on holiday. I am at college full time though, and working several days a week during summer. It will be able to be let out of the cage to exercise a lot too though, when I am home, 5 or 6 times a week.
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