The author of the articles on this site was born in New York but raised in Tokyo. Marika now resides in Georgia; as a result, she has a mixture of the Northern wit, with Asian Culture, and a Southern soul. "Renaissance Woman" is the best term to describe her as she can work in the tech field, put together marketing strategies, pose in front of a camera and create art but her true love is a combination of creative writing, speaking in front of a camera, learning about people and researching important issues. As a result of her experiences in life and the life of others she has come to adore, RelationshipLiving.com is now created.
“The only way to really live to the fullest is to really come to a great understanding of the relationships around us.“ – Marika Dye
Smart Parents Help Create Them
A part of me feels that certain children are “born hustlers” but from experience I know that to be a good one my parents helped tremendously. Part of being a hustler is knowing how to manage your money when you get a job. These days most people are working more than one job and that is when managing your money gets a bit difficult. The biggest challenge for me when I worked multiple jobs...
Or Actually Pretty Smart?
Two movies come to mind while writing this article, Clueless and Legally Blonde. They both were a great depiction of how beautiful women that are seemingly ditsy or “bimboish” actually end up proving to be pretty smart chicks. However, I am writing this article because I was watching the bio of Marilyn Monroe with my mother one day only to realize that she is actually really smart. ...
Who’s in Love with the Strings, not His Puppet
In my life so far, I have seen so many women be controlled. Sometimes it’s obvious and other times it’s obscure. Although I am sure that cunning women exist who control their men in the name of love, but since I am a woman that have dealt with witnessing more men that control women (including myself) my article will positioned as men being the “puppet...
The Check-Off List
Two-Thousand-Twelve is going to be a special year. I mean people have already been talking about it for quite some time. There’s even a movie out about it and the Mayan Calender is ending. All that is telling me is that it is going to be a special year. I don’t believe any of the hoopla about it ending but I do believe it will be a new beginning. However, my thinking is that we should probably...
They Keep Dancing
I am fascinated by people who are faced with physical challenges in life and supersede what most people believe they wouldn’t be capable of. These people push me to do more and help keep me in the mindset that anything really is possible. However, the deaf and hearing impaired are most dear to my heart. As a child, I had to get tubes surgically placed into my ears due to constant ear infections I was...
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