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[Hiring] Open Source Ecology - 6 Positions (self.Nonprofit_Jobs)
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Dear Reddit,
Open Source Ecology is engaged in a major recruiting campaign to build a team of 6 who can work together to create high-quality documentation as we expand the development of the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS). The GVCS a high-performance, modular, do-it-yourself, low-cost platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different industrial machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts or enterprises that can compete anywhere in the open economy.
Basic Terms
Must live on-site at Factor e Farm (accommodations are provided) + stipend up to $2,000/month + full time commitment (no outside jobs or telecommuting unless specifically negotiated).
Daily Scrum Session from noon to 6 at the FeF workshop, with Daily Standup at noon.
Daily vlogging requirement for updates, 5 days per week.
Contributing to the Control Panel of the Flashy XM Platform daily.
Semi-monthly blog posting on the Factor e Farm Blog according to FeF Blogging Standards.
6 month minimum commitment, extendable indefinitely. Goal is to build a 30 person development community.
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Summary: The key cameraman. The Factor e Farm Documenter produces video documentation of developments at OSE Headquarters - including progress updates, instructional videos that demonstrate how to fabricate and use GVCS machines, and longer-term documentaries. Recruits and trains interns and assistants for video production. Uploads media to the cloud for collaborative editing. Manages remote video editing collaboration in the form of Video Sprints. Produces high quality explainer videos bimonthly. Works with Media Director on messaging.
Documentation Director
Summary: The Documentation Director sets standards for OSE documentation, and is responsible for organizational learning necessary for best practices to spread throughout the OSE development community. Assesses documentation for clarity and quality, and directs priorities of technical documentation. Specific tasks include development and management of the Flashy XM platform, and prioritization of development tasks in the XM platform. Collaborates with FeF Documenter, CAD Director, and Documentation Community Manager to set standards. Works with and guides remote collaborators in the production of documentation assets.
Communications Director
Summary: This is the key disseminator of OSE culture. Journalist and blogger of OSE progress - documenting philosophical, organizational, and technical development of OSE and the Global Village Construction Set. This role involves creative writing, journalism, technical wiriting, script writing, preparing presentations, and assisting Founding Director in communicating the message.
CAD Director
Summary: the CAD Director is responsible for assuring that CAD assets are generated for the GVCS. This incudes creating 3D models of each GVCS machine, exploded part diagrams, 2D fabrication drawings in coordination with the Production Director, isometric assembly drawings, as well as other CAM/CAE assets. The job involves a high-degree of CAD proficiency as well as the ability to manage a team of remote collaborators in group CAD sessions - or CAD Sprints. This role also involves the development of a clear set of specifications for the open source CAD/CAM software package - as well as recruiting candidates for the full development of the open source CAD/CAM platform over the next 2 years.
Documentation Community Manager
Summary: The Documentation Community Manager oversees the on-site and global community of developers with an emphasis on generating project documentation - including video, animations, CAD, technical writing, and other assets. In technology transfer - actively seeks, refactors, captures, and transfers documentation from collaborating projects. Role includes organizing and managing Book Sprints to generate documentation in a remixable format. Also responsible for maintaining an in-house, on-demand publishing infrastructure of hard copy manuals. Responsible for building and managing OSE social media platforms, and managing the OSE Documentation Forum. Works closely with Recruiter to create Dream Team 30. Functional literacy in video, editing, design, and CAD required.
Director of Learning
Summary: Works with other Documentation Team members to produce rapid learning materials on key topics of relevance to open source economic development. Collects a wide array of materials from industry, academia, social enterprise sector, open source community, and other practitioners - and distills these materials into rapid-learning format. Facilitates on-site cross-training sessions and remote education programs. Organizes on-site workshops.
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The majority of motion analysis and industrial imaging applications require synchronous image acquisition of all pixels while often operating under difficult lighting conditions. Through innovative pixel design, CMOS image sensors meet these preconditions, establishing a solid basis for future requirements. Custom design enables sensor solutions optimized for specific applications.
Over the last several years, CMOS sensors have established themselves for fast and high-resolution image acquisition. They can be produced at low cost on standard manufacturing lines, monolithically integrating analog and digital functions on the same chip. By saving external components with their inherent board space overhead and mounting expenditure, such subsystems primarily reduce cost. At the same time they consume less power because drivers for external circuits and components are obsolete.
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Ancient Hebrew Research Center
Biblical Hebrew E-Magazine
May, 2004 Issue #003
Issue Index
Biblical Word of the Month – Seder
Name of the Month – Eber
Biblical Word of the Month - Seder
By: Jeff A. Benner
Continuing the Hebraic view of "order" we will examine the Hebrew root סדר. The word סדר (seder) is found in Job 10:22 "A land of darkness is like a darkness of death and without order, and the light is like darkness". This imagery is reminiscent of Genesis 1 where the heavens and the earth were in total darkness, a state of chaos. The creative power of God then "ordered" (through words as in an order and in action through the arranging of the creation) the world into a state of "order".
Name of the Month - Eber
By: Jeff A. Benner
Abraham is the first person called a Hebrew
(Genesis 14:13) in the Biblical text. What does the name Hebrew mean and where
does it come from? Abraham's G,G,G,G,G Grandfather was Ever (or Eber) "And
Arpakshad bore Shalach who bore Ever" (Genesis 10:24). The Hebrew spelling
of the word Hebrew is עברי
and the Hebrew spelling of Ever is עבר. When the letter י
is placed after a name it means "one belonging to the family of ..."
and in this case a Hebrew is one who belongs to the family of Eber. By
definition, a Hebrew is one who is descended from Ever and this would include
Abraham as well as his brothers Nahor and
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Are These Then The Last Days? - Poem by Dr. A.Celestine Raj Manohar M.D.,
We seem to live on earth in modern days,
When wheat cannot be freed from chaff always;
Most seem to wear a mask upon the face,
And lose the spiritual and heavenly gaze!
We seem to live in times of great peril,
When temptations come often from devil;
At times, we cannot know good from evil,
And many lament while a few revel!
We seem to live in times with future bleak,
When body, mind and spirit seem so weak;
Our trials and travail have reached a peak;
For human assistance, most of us seek.
We live in times when weeds outgrow the crop,
And robbers seem smarter than any cop;
Most human progress seems almost a flop;
The undeserving rise up to the top!
We rant and rave but nothing happens right;
We weep aloud but sops are not in sight;
We talk of peace but always try to fight;
We live in dark avoiding any light!
Have we not forgotten the God, most high?
Are we not dishonest and speak the lie?
Aren't souls unprepared and afraid to die?
We dupe and lie, telling the end isn't nigh!
But this is just beginning of the end;
No human being can the end portend;
To divine justice, all must one day bend;
The righteous souls, Christ Jesus will defend!
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Current Property Market Makes Seller Finance More Relevant Today, Says Rick Otton(May 05, 2014)
(PRWEB) May 05, 2014
Finding a decent shelter in the major cities in Australia has become a big problem for many low-income Aussies for the past few years, because of the rapidly increasing house prices and rental rates. Now that prices are at an all-time high, some Aussies face the risk of living on the streets due to the continued jump in prices of already expensive private housing and property for rent, according to Rick Otton, the host of the highly anticipated tour, Ready, Set, BOOM.
A new study from Angelicare Sydney found that welfare recipients or low income earners could only afford to rent 0.3 percent of existing private rental property in the city, while only 8 percent can be afforded by minimum wage earners without forcing them to go into rental stress, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on 29 April 2014.
In the current state of things, its not impossible to see low-income families out on the streets due to out of this world rental rates. But there is a way to turn things around, and that is to find more efficient ways of buying and selling houses, Mr. Otton said.
Mr. Otton then explained in a new interview for his Ready, Set, BOOM tour that to make the process more efficient people should start doing away with payment of high deposit fees or applying for new home loans, and start to use seller finance strategies.
Seller finance is more relevant and helpful to Aussies today more than ever before, since the traditional process no longer works in a post-GFC economy. First, the banks have become stricter in lending money to applicants, thats why not everyone can get the money they need to buy a home. Second, most people just dont have enough cash on hand. And in the traditional process, people are required to invest a lot upfront, he said.
But through seller finance, buyers and sellers will be able to create flexible payment terms. As I said before, affordability can be created in the terms. So if prices are high and not everyone has the cash to pay upfront, the best solution is to adjust the way buyers pay for the house. If the payment terms are convenient enough, more buyers will be able to afford houses today. And if more buyers can buy, more sellers can move away from unwanted debt more quickly. And as a whole, its a win-win situation for everybody, Mr. Otton discussed further.
If you want to learn more about creative real estate strategies you can join Rick Otton for the second round of his 2014 Ready, Set, BOOM Tour. Mr. Otton will be visiting Sydney on 29 May 2014, Thursday, and 31 May 2014, Saturday. Register now at readysetboom.com.au.
For over 23 years property millionaire Rick Otton has built an impressive real estate portfolio using innovative strategies that he has developed strategies in which transactions are made without the need for traditional bank-type loans.
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Continuing to tweak his body art, Justin Bieber shared some new ink to his fans via his Instagram account on Sunday (December 30).
In addition to the praying hands already on his left leg, the 18-year-old pop star added roses at the bottom of the image.
The modified leg piece joins several other tattoos on his young skin. In September, he posted a self portrait of himself with newly acquired ink on his chest, saying, "New tattoo its a crown if you couldn't tell."
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Ex Fabula: Game On
Dec. 6, 2012 7:30 p.m.
New season, new stories! Ex Fabula kicks off its fourth season at Turner Hall Ballroom with a storytelling spectacular on the theme of "Game On." Storytellers for this special edition have been pre-selected to tell a 10-minute story on the theme.
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Gomez recently expanded the reach of its Web application management services to include testing and monitoring mobile Web sites, applications, and SMS services. Mouline says the new capabilities were specifically designed to help find site issues that would affect mobile performance and resolve them throughout the development and life of a site.
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Gomez has a long history of solutions to help clients understand how their site will look on handheld devices even before they go into production. "We're no longer dabbling in mobile, and end-users are waking up to a higher level of quality," Mouline says.
To that end, Gomez is now providing passive monitoring that identifies which mobile devices, browsers, OSes, carriers, and ISPs are being used by smartphones to access either fixed or mobile Web sites. Gomez can tell you how quickly your company's Web site loads and how that affects user behavior across several categories. Are they clicking repeatedly on an unresponsive button? Is there an issue with a third-party provider? What happens to the end-user experience if a site garners more traffic than expected? Clients are alerted when problems arise, and because Gomez tells them which users are affected, they can make informed choices about what actions to take moving forward.
Gomez has also partnered with dotMobi to produce the world's first mobile Web benchmarks. Their initial result found that mobile Web sites are 30 percent slower than their desktop counterparts. The Mobile Web Experience Benchmarks test five aspects of a Web site's mobile presence: readiness, discoverability, speed, success, and consistency. The benchmarks will be released monthly and the initial data covers airline, banking, and search sites. Business can now test and monitor how their sites (and competitors' sites) perform on a variety of smartphone handsets, OSs, and browsers.
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They've only been dating for a bit, but Lily Allen says she's already in love with her motorcycle man Jesse James.
The "LA Ink" babe explained that her connection with James is extra special because she hasn't dated much in her past.
He's definitely not known for his normalcy, and now it's being reported that Jesse James has gotten new girlfriend, Kat Von D, pregnant.
Although nothing has been confirmed, there are reports claiming that Sandra Bullock's ex-husband is starting a family with his new "LA Ink" star girlfriend.
No longer denying the fact that they're a couple, Jesse James and Kat Von D were spotted making their way around West Hollywood, California on Friday (September 3).
The West Coast Choppers CEO and his tattoo artist gal stopped to get some gas before holding hands as they headed off to grab up some lunch.
Publicly declaring their love for one another, Jesse James and Kat Von D were spotted at the Two Worlds of Art Collide event in West Hollywood last night (September 2).
The motorcycle stud looked to be in good spirits as he supported Kat's Wonderland Gallery shindig and they both posed for the paparazzi together before heading inside.
Wrapping up her workday, Kat Von D was spotted leaving her High Voltage Tattoo shop in Los Angeles yesterday (August 30).
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Mumbai: This time actor and superstar Shahrukh Khan has done an act that will make all eyes turn towards him and make the people compare him to Salman Khan. Just imagine Shahrukh is going to be compared to none other than Salman Khan with whom he is not in terms for a long time now.
Shahrukh has become the brand ambassador of an undergarment brand and soon will be seen in the screen of televisions in home flaunting his masculine body in a vest. Shahrukh has managed to maintain his highly acclaimed physique from the time of 'Om Shanti Om' when he was highly appreciated for carving out those six packs in him. Shahrukh for his well-maintained body is considered among the fittest heroes in industry nowadays. According to ad personnel the six pack abs was a real achievement for Shahrukh and he has proved that he too can do it. The ad man added that Shahrukh has proven his mettle as he has maintained the body for so long time now and haven't let himself go. Shahrukh was first a romantic hero and now he is also a fit, classy and fine actor in Bollywood. His latest collaboration with the undergarment brand to become its brand ambassador and the appearance he is going to give in the television commercial showing his body is enough to compare him with actor Salman Khan who has already done these.
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2007.141: Including suppression effectiveness in fireline growth models
2007.141: R.O. Weber, J.W. Dold and A. Zinoviev (2006) Including suppression effectiveness in fireline growth models. In: Proceedings of Bushfire Conference 2006, 6-9 June 2006, Brisbane.
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The inclusion of suppression effectiveness in fire line growth models is formulated as a system of differential equations. The model draws on earlier ideas using ellipses to model fire growth, particularly the head fire and flank fire rates of spread, combines this with recent studies of the effect of fire line on spread rate and appends a single equation for the increase of suppressed fire line with time. Representative parameter values are used to illustrate this way of describing the effect of fire suppression activities on the fire line and to develop criteria for the likely outcome of containment activities.
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Washington, D.C.–Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada today issued this statement on the Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act:
"Democrats are working to allow prescription-drug price negotiations in Medicare so that it works as well as it can for seniors, people with disabilities, and taxpayers in Nevada and across America. In blocking this bill from even being debated, Senate Republicans have resorted to obstructionism in an effort to protect the drug industry at the expense of our seniors.
"This common-sense bill makes Medicare drug plans more accountable, improves information about which drugs are effective, and empowers the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the bargaining power of Medicare's 43 million beneficiaries. The Bush Administration has never been shy about expanding its executive authority. Yet when Congress tries to give the Administration more flexibility in negotiating drug prices, they are fighting it at every step."


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EPA Orders Frackers to Release More Information About How They Dispose of Toxic WastewatersMay 13th, 2011 | By Mark | Category: Fracking, Lead Articles
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Just days after a new study found a direct link between natural gas fracking operations and contaminated drinking water, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered six Pennsylvania fracking operations to disclose more information about how they get rid of the toxic water produced by the process.
The EPA also ordered a seventh company to stop dumping fracking fluid in an abandoned mine in Pennsylvania.
Fracking is a process in which drillers inject tens of thousands of gallons of toxic liquid deep underground to break up rock formations, freeing natural gas trapped within.
The process has become the target of a growing body of critics, and several recent academic studies have pointed to serious environmental consequences associated with fracking, including drinking water contaminated with methane.
"We want to make sure that the drillers are handling their wastewater in an environmentally responsible manner," said EPA mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. "EPA is continuing to work with PADEP officials who are on the frontlines of permitting and regulating natural gas drilling activities in Pennsylvania."
The drillers had been disposing of their toxic loads at local wastewater treatment plants, many of which are ill-equipped to handle the noxious brew, according to the Pennsylvania Department of the Environment.
Recent surface water sampling has found elevated levels of bromide in rivers in the Western portion of the state, where the majority of natural gas drilling is taking place. Bromide, itself non-toxic, turns into a combination of potentially unsafe compounds called Total Trihalomethanes once it is combined with chlorine for disinfection at water treatment facilities.
"While there are several possible sources for bromide other than shale drilling wastewater, we believe that if operators would stop giving wastewater to facilities that continue to accept it under the special provision, bromide concentrations would quickly and significantly decrease," acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer said.
The six companies that received the notice from the EPA are: Atlas Resources L.L.C; Talisman Energy USA; Range Resources – Appalachia, L.L.C.; Cabot Gas and Oil Corporation; SWEPI, LP; and, Chesapeake Energy Corporation. According to the EPA, these six companies account for more than 50 percent of the natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania
Drillers have refused to disclose the chemical content of the fracking fluids, saying that the information is a proprietary trade secret, but publicly available information indicates that the fluid contains at least 50 different chemicals, including formaldehyde, ethylhexanol, glutaraldehyde, boric acid and methanol.


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Christina Aguilera makes a shocking announcement
Christina Aguilera finally confirmed her pregnancy in the latest issue of Glamour. She will "enter into mommyhood" next year, according to People:
"I want to get it right," she is quoted as saying.
Describing the reaction of the father-to-be – Aguilera's husband, music executive Jordan Bratman, 30 – she says, "He's thrilled! He's just great."
Aguilera also says she finds Bratman (who, like her, hails from New York) "so supportive and amazing through everything. He came with me on the last leg of the tour and he was my support system. … I gush. I'm a lucky girl."
I would've never guessed. For a while there I could only come up with one explanation why Christina Aguilera kept getting larger and shopping at baby boutique stores. I'm embarrassed to say it, but I thought she was eating babies. Hence the extra weight. The boutique items she purchased were, of course, part of an elaborate trap to lure the little ones in. I just assumed she learned that from her husband who employed similar techniques during his time roaming the Pacific Northwest. Man, I was way off. She's just pregnant – with that dude's child. On second thought I like my theory better. Less gross.


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Controlling leaf diseases in seed corn in 2002
The time is fast approaching when seed producers need to be looking for early symptoms of leaf diseases in seed corn. Eyespot (Aureobasidium zeae), common rust (Puccinia sorghi), gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis), and northern leaf spot (Bipolaris zeicola, also known as Helminthosporium carbonum) are diseases that can cause losses in seed corn production and sometimes need to be controlled with a fungicide application. In addition, Northern leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum) seems to be making a "comeback" in some areas.
The benefits of foliar fungicides on seed corn have been researched for a number of years at Iowa State University. Protecting susceptible inbreds with a fungicide has proven to be very profitable. Fungicide options have been changing; last year, Quadris (Syngenta Crop Protection) was first labeled for corn. This year, another new fungicide, Stratego (Bayer Corp.), is labeled (see June 17, 2002, ICM article). Quadris and Stratego, which both have active ingredients in the strobilurin family, offer some advantages over former standard, Tilt. Generally, Quadris, and Stratego provide superior disease control compared with Tilt and yield increases that are similar or better than those we have seen with Tilt. Three other fungicides may be used on seed corn; they differ in their type of activity (contact versus systemic), spectrum of disease control, and application requirements. The table provides some comparisons of the fungicides most commonly used on seed corn.
For now, guidelines for foliar disease control are based on scouting, relative susceptibility of the seed parent inbred, and weather considerations. We are currently researching methods to predict gray leaf spot so that fungicide application decision-making can be improved. In general, the most profitable results have occurred when sprays are initiated before detasseling. However, most of these results were obtained before Quadris was available. Given the efficacy of Quadris and the label allowing post-silking applications, there are situations in which a single post-silking application of Quadris is the best choice, depending on the scouting results.
The following guidelines should be followed for the control of leaf diseases in seed corn:
Always check the label of any pesticide to confirm that it is registered for the intended use and to be sure that all label requirements are being fulfilled.
Commonly used fungicides for controlling corn leaf diseases.
*If Tilt is applied after silking, crop residue cannot be fed to livestock.
This article originally appeared on pages 117-118 of the IC-488(14) -- June 24, 2002 issue.
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This article was published 22/2/2013 (1611 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A standoff in Rapid City has been peacefully resolved, more than 12 hours after police were first called to a domestic dispute.
A 34-year-old Rapid City man was arrested, and will face charges of assault causing bolidy harm. Police say they are continuing to investigate possible firearms-related offenses.
Mounties from Spruce Plains were originally called to the home at about 10 p.m. last night. When they arrived, they learned a distraught man was still inside the home, a woman had been assaulted, and that there was the possibility of guns inside.
The victim, who had managed to leave the house, was taken to Minnedosa hospital, where she was treated and released.
Officers from several detachments cordoned off the area, and closed the nearby school, due to the threat from potential firearms. A couple of dozen residents from about 10 nearby homes were also evacuated.
The man inside the home was arrested at about 10:30 a.m. this morning. Police say he was taken into custody without incident. Police are not identifying him to protect the identity of the victim.


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But the day after his first birthday, our breastfeeding journey came to an end. On one hand it's exciting, a new chapter in his life is starting. On the other I'm a little sad, my baby is growing up.
I have to say I'm missing our night time snuggles, his little hand resting on my chest as he settled himself off to sleep, happily feeding away without a single care in the world. It was the only point in our hectic day that I could just stare at him and take the time to think how beautiful and amazing he is.
Knowing our journey was reaching an end, I made sure I treasured those magical moments which will become such precious memories. His little face so peaceful as he fed, and the overwhelming feeling of love wrapping us both up in our own little world. No distractions, just mummy and baby.
But Charlie is clearly going to be a breast man, like father like son, and trying to find a substitute cost me a fortune. I think I bought the entire range of bottles and beginners cups on the market. Do you know what he drinks his milk with now? A straw!
Yes, we tried the sippy cups, and various bottles with various teats, but he wasn't having any of it. He did however, take to both a wine glass and pint glass, but I knew this wouldn't be practical. Imagine pulling out a pint glass during playgroup!
So in the end we went for the straw, and now there's no stopping him. I think he would give most students a run for their money in a drinking contest.
Stopping breastfeeding second time around was actually harder than stopping with my first. I think it's because I am in no rush for him to grow up like I was with my first born. I guess the only thing for it is to convince my fiancé to let me have baby number three.


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Three in the relationship? Sorry, long(41 Posts)
I've been widowed 4 years. Started internet dating around a year later. Met DP online in September 2010 and dated for around 9 months. DP is a lovely, caring, man who had never married, no children, but had had a longish relationship of 12 years, which had run its course. DP is 4 years younger than me (late forties/early fifties). DP was ready to move on and after a month or two, declared his love for me and wanted to see me more and more. That was scary as I was enjoying dating, and socialising with friends, but not looking for anything too serious, and definitely not ready to have someone moving in and/or introducing them to my late husband's family. I did introduce DP to my children (in their 20s) and they adored him. My mum also met him (liked him too) and I was introduced to his parents and sister. All good so far. However, he wanted to move things on quicker than I did and he started planning holidays and wanting to come straight to my house from work and stay over. Eventually I said I needed space and we split up in June 2011.
We agreed to remain "friends" and for a while, we stayed in touch, but gradually the phone calls/texts got less and less. In December 2011, I sent him a "Happy Christmas" text and he responded by saying how good it was to hear from me. I replied that perhaps we could meet for lunch one day and it was arranged for after Christmas. We had a lovely lunch and I was surprised at how nice it was to see him again, he looked well and I immediately felt an attraction. However, he told me that he had met someone and that he was very happy. So I wished him all the best and said that I was happy for him.
However, a week or so later, he texted to say he would be in my area at the weekend so could he pop in. I agreed and we had a nice afternoon chatting. He told me about his girlfriend, apparently also an internet date and had met her literally days after our split. Three months into the relationship, he moved in with her, like him never married and no kids. He said that once we split, he just tried to put our relationship behind him and move on. Interestingly we had kept in touch for a few months after our split, but he hadn't mentioned the new girlfriend. Anyway, as the afternoon progressed, things got a little amorous and eventually had a snog (nothing more!), for which he apologised. However, after that, we met once a week and began a relationship again. He was still living with his girlfriend at this point, although it was obviously tearing him apart. He told me that she was a lovely lady, didn't deserve this, but that there was "issues" between them which made him think it would eventually split them up. I had to say that he would have to choose as obviously this was no good to either of us. I had never been the OW before and he had never two-timed anyone. He agonised for a couple of weeks and then DP and his girlfriend had a discussion where they both agreed that it wasn't working, that they were friends but didn't love each other. So, he packed his bags and returned to his house. This was a year ago now and our relationship has gone from strength to strength, (I've introduced him to all my family and he's moved into my house), apart from his insistence that the OW remains a friend and someone he cares about. In the early days, the OW was constantly phoning him and they met up from time to time. She apparently told him that "she would be a shoulder to cry when it all goes wrong, as she was convinced he'd made a terrible mistake". I'm not comfortable at all with this, but have had to accept that she's been "needy" and lonely and from time to time, wants support from him. Unfortunately, my DP really doesn't understand that I might not like this friendship and feel uncomfortable with it and I'm made out to be sulky if I complain. The OW also has a good relationship with DPs parents (her own have died), and still is in contact with them regularly. She does contact him slightly less now, but still once a week, which after a year seems a little excessive. I have never met the OW, so I suppose I feel envious that he has a female "friend" (one he was intimate with) that he speaks to regularly and I am not part of it. He reassures me that he has no feelings for OW and hasn't ever regretted leaving her, but she always seems to be in the shadows, either he speaks about her, or she's on the phone (usually they speak at work, since I got upset when she phoned once when I and the children were sitting there). She seems to phone for any reason she can think of and I can't help thinking that, even if he no longer has any feelings for her, she hasn't got over him and it's causing me to feel vulnerable and doubt his feelings towards me. I can't help comparing myself to what I know of her, that is, she's slimmer, 6 years younger, a career lady with a masters degree (though she's been unemployed for the last few months) and highly intelligent and I keep wondering why he chose me? He says he loves me totally (and I love him), but still the doubts remain.
Am I being silly and stupid?
Hellototheno - thank you, I can see that I will probably leave things as they are and accept their friendship. Re the assets, don't worry I have sought legal advice.
Bestsonever - he hasn't been to see her at all, though she occasionally travels into the city where he works and they have met for coffee maybe three times in the last year. We split up the first time because I wanted space and I initiated the split. It was nothing to do with moving in - he had not even suggested it, but he started making plans for the evenings/weekends, even holidays. I was also enjoying socialising with my friends and family alone. I had lost my DH 2 years earlier and I was beginning to enjoy my independence and didn't feel ready to commit fully to the relationship. When I started to feel he was suffocating me, I felt I had to end the relationship.
GreatUncleEddie - yes, I agree, I do need to meet her and my DP had asked me to several times so I don't think he feels I have anything to worry about.
Bestsonever - DP has moved the relationship. He sold his house in October, hence moving in with me. He would now be effectively homeless if I were to throw him out. We are in the process of buying a house together. His previous house was owned by him and his XP of 12 years. When they split up, he bought her out.
I would not be lulled into an expectation that living with him gives you more status than girlfriend. He has not moved the relationship on much as he can, and already has left whenever he likes. As long as you realise that you are a girlfriend rather than partner as such and are happy to stay that way for the foreseeable, then that is fine. Did he have his own place during his 12 year relationship? The answer to that could be revealing.
Gosh you've had a pasting here. I think you need to meet her. If she is a friend then you should be included in the friendship to some extent. Opinions vary as to whether men and women can be platonic friends. Most people think if one side of the friendship won't let their partner meet the other side, that is worrying.
Have they met up since I wonder? If so, then with 50 miles between, and her not driving, has he traveled to see her? If not, it's less of a worry as phonecalls may be as far as it gets.
It also strikes me as odd that the first time around you seem to say you went from a good relationship to nothing and splitting up because you did not want him to move in. No middle ground? Was he not willing to wait and why was that? What would of happened if this time you had not let him move in also, and why is he so keen to move in each time? If a real commitment is happening, surely it's best to move somewhere new together. Seems he just plays at commitment as he keeps his own place on each time like it's just a part of dating so is no big deal. I think you see living together as a bigger commitment than he does, which may be why it was harder for you but so easy for him the first time.
It's what happens, not many of us are completely single when we meet another person.
Please speak only for yourself. It's not what happens in my world and apart from chaste romances at 13-14, have always been completely single when I've started a relationship, with men who are equally unattached.
You started this thread because you were uncomfortable with his attachment to another woman. Although you appear to put most of the responsibility for that attachment on to a fiercely intelligent, independent woman rather than a man who has form for neediness and duplicity - since then all you've done is defend him.
What did you want people to say?
Did you want us to join with you in criticising a woman who's been treated very badly by your partner?
Or for us to agree with you that cheating is not such a big deal?
Or that your partner sounds like he's a great catch?
You're worried for a reason. I'd be worried too.
OP the answer to this lies with you. Just decide what your boundaries are and what is a dealbreaker for you. It doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks of what's going on, if you don't like it, just give him an ultimatum. If you won't do that, just accept that this woman is still in his life and leave things as they are.
As an aside, I'd also say protect your assets and don't marry him. Why is he so keen to shack up with people so quickly?
badinage - I get on with his DPs and friends very well. They have all accepted me and I have been told by one couple that they have never seen DP happier than he is now.
Anyfucker - how many women/men have met their husbands/partners when one or both were in a previous good/bad relationship. It's what happens, not many of us are completely single when we meet another person. It's when a relationship is going on for a long time in secret and the truth only comes out when the other person discovers it, that it is abhorrent. We met, we rekindled our relationship and he ended his relationship with his girlfriend within 3 weeks, which is surely the best thing to do in this situation rather than carry on being deceitful for months/years as some people do.
LessMissAbbs - yes his track record may suggest he moves on, although a 12 year relationship would suggest he can commit. Ultimately it didn't work but there are plenty of relationships that fail before 12 years. Since then he's had two girlfriends, me and the ex. Surely that's not a "pattern"? He works full time.
MidnightMasquerader - thank you, you have summed it up pretty well. I have accepted that my DP and his ex girlfriend have remained friends. I have found it difficult to handle at times but have mostly held my tongue to him. My friends however, think it strange that one year after they broke up, they still phone each other and I guess I had hoped that by now, it would have dwindled away.
awsangel - he moved in with me in October 2012 - 9 months after we rekindled our relationship. I thought the time was right and my children were very accepting of him. Maybe it is too soon in your opinion but I have not regretted this decision.
Dozer - he did move in with his ex very quickly, partly because she lived 50 miles away, and seeing her for dates had meant a fairly long drive for him (his ex doesn't drive), though I'm not making excuses for that - I was pretty shocked too when he told me about it and it has been the source of many discussions since. Oh and yes, he does share domestic chores.
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although it was obviously tearing him apart. He told me that she was a lovely lady, didn't deserve this, but that there was "issues" between them
It all really falls apart here. He told you it was 'tearing him apart' (boo effing hoo) and his lies started kicking in. He's not a good guy. He's hedging his bets, has more of a relationship with her than you're aware of and you're on a hiding to nothing if he won't stop communicating with her.
Is he amazing? Is he really a great catch or just Mr. He Will Do? Does he (be honest) absolutely share in your home life together or do you pay all the bills and have free access to the remote control?
Sounds like he wants a live-in relationship and its advantages without commitment, pushy (odd) in seeking this early on in relationships and in moving onto someone else when he wants.
Does he share domestic work etc?
With respect to his ex, if he met her online and their relationship ended because he preferred you (he moved in v quickly with her - again, odd), is strange to keep in touch IMO. Sounds like he is hedging his bets and enjoying keeping you on your toes / in a weak position. You sound eager to justify his strange/selfish behaviour and assert that yours was somehow the "true love" relationship.
Imo he is likely to leave, probably to another relayionship, if/when things get tough for any reason.
Well if it were me I would feel very uncomfortable that he is having contact with his ex lover. I would feel scared of what is going on between them. To be honest I think you moved in too soon and could have done with time just dating and getting to know each other properly. You have every right to feel the way you do.
Your thread title sums things up pretty well, as it goes.
Is it acceptable for an ex to still need contact/support a year after a relationship ends? How long is a piece of string...
The answer to that question depends entirely on the fundamentals of the relationship, and obviously there is a rather interwoven back story here between the three if you that will tint the answer to your question.
You've placed yourself into a situation over which you don't really have an awful lot of control or grasp. You either let him conduct his friendships as he wishes (put up and shut up), ask him to end the friendship (and possibly cause him to resent you), or walk.
It sounds like he is playing you both, sorry.
His track record indicates he gets bored and moves onto other women before finishing with the first, moving into their houses seems to be part of this pattern (does the man not work, so as to enable himself to move around the country into other women's houses?).
I don't think his behaviour is good, and he seems to have a pattern of behaviour that you might find uncomfortable to live with.
You don't trust him because you have witnessed how quickly he can turn from one woman to another.
This man is no prize. I am pretty sure you will always feel unsettled in this relationship. Which, to be honest, is not really any more than you deserve. That is not meant harshly, although I am sure you will take it as so.
It's just his spin on things though isn't it that she is 'needy' and is the one who always phones him? Because you've never met her, you've got no way of corroborating much of anything he's told you; their relationship before, the way it ended, their relationship now. What I do know though is that no-one keeps in touch with an ex who still hankers after the relationship, just to provide support and help. There's always something in it for him; an ego boost, a fall-back plan, a bolthole or a fully-fledged relationship. I certainly don't think it's because he's 'too nice' because when it suited him, he was extremely cruel to her.
What's your relationship like with his parents and his friends?
Thank you so much maleview, so nice to hear a supportive message.
Izzyizin - When we met in Sept 2010, DP was single and I was not an OW. His partner of 12 years lives locally and I have met her. There are no feelings between them whatsoever. They split up in February 2010 several months before I knew him. We went out for 9 months before splitting in June 2011. When we met again in January 2012, he told me he had met someone - this person lived 50 miles away and one of the reasons for moving in so quickly was the distance, though he still maintained his own property. We rekindled our relationship while he was still with this girlfriend, but three weeks after rekindling, i.e February 2012, he ended their relationship and moved back to his property. We then continued our relationship from January 2012 until October 2012, when he moved in with me, having both decided our relationship was worth something. The four months we have been living together has been fabulous. The ONLY glitch is his continuing (mostly phone) contact with the ex girlfriend. I have seen her photograph and she is not the same person as his previous partner of 12 years, who incidentally his parents did not like. He does want me to meet his ex girlfriend and I think I will do so, I just feel unsure if that is a good idea or not. He has reassured me that she is not, and will not, be his back-up plan.
Foxy - thank you, you seem to understand very well and I'm grateful as some of the posts have been rather harsh. There are a lot of people on here with OW problems and obviously I'm not oblivious to that. As several people have already said, it may happen to me, as it may and does happen to others. I didn't set out to be an OW, and in the end he made a choice to be with me and we are very happy.
To be very honest I don't think I'd be able to trust him.
The trying to and moving in too quickly, the suddenly going back to you, the cheating.
She is his back up plan. If things go wrong with you, he can always go back to her - he's keeping her warm. I'd put my foot down - its ok to have friends but not ones that you feel worried about.
The moment she's distracted by someone else their "friendship" will dwindle, so you could wait for that. But I'd prefer him to be respectful of you. If she really is just a friend, he can bring her to meet you. But I suspect not - in which case an occasional text hello or catch up coffee is ok but not full blown emotional support. If you tell him it upsets you and he still contacts her every week he's not worth it
I think you are uncomfortable with his relationship with her because you know exactly what he is capable of doing...having a relationship behind your back this time?
I'd leave. Whether you make him split up with her or not he's still the person who could do that. He went into it eyes open. I think you were a little less conscious of your role
CORRECTION TO 2ND PARA: your relationship with him ended in June 2011 whereupon he allegedly met another
unsuspecting woman online.
He was in a relationship which he claimed had 'run its course' when he signed up to the online dating site through which you met him back in Sept 2010.
Having placed yourself in the position of being the ow, he declared his love for you shortly thereafter but, having allegedly left his former long term dp, your relationship with him ended in December 2011 whereupon he allegedly met another
unsuspecting woman online moved in with her shortly thereafter.
Knowing he was living with another woman, you rekindled your relationship with him in January 2012 and were happy to be the ow once more until he 'returned to his house' before eventually moving in with you.
Has it occurred to you that the 2nd ow he allegedly met online and moved in with within days of your breakup in 2011 may be one and the same as the woman he cheated on when he first met you - the one he had a 12yr relationship with, which would explain her 'good relationship' with his dps?
Whether it's acceptable for an ex to continue to still need contact/support a year after a relationship has ended is not the question.
The question is why is he engaging in contact with her? Once you have an honest answer to this question, you'll be able to decide whether it's acceptable to you to be one of 2
or more strings to his bow.
Some of these responses are very harsh. She has asked for help with something that clearly is bothering her yet rather than offer support and guidance on the question raised, people choose to attack. If you don't have anything constructive to say then sometimes silence really is golden.
I think OP you will find on here many women who have been hurt by an OW (and clearly can't get over it) and therefore you end up with answers like these.
Every relationship is a gamble. Personally I would see if he is open to you all meeting up and therefore getting to know her better. If he isnt then you can't really stop him being friends with her if that's what he said he was in the first place. You will just have to trust him. If you had a good marriage for 24 years, I can see how scary it must be to leave yourself open to someone again. Still better to have loved and lost as they say so a gamble worth taking.
So you started a post to ask if he can have a friend?
So essentially 'all' that has happened is he wants to stay friends with an ex? This is his choice, no?
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