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      <![CDATA[Neenah Pickett's 52-Week Love Mission]]>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:25:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <![CDATA[Neenah Pickett's 52-Week Love Mission]]>
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        <![CDATA[ 52 Weeks to Find My Husband]]>
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        <![CDATA[Neenah Pickett, a 42-year-old single woman, recently launched her Web site, 52weeks2findhim.com. As part of her New Year&#8217;s resolution, Pickett vowed to meet her husband in 52 weeks.&#x000A;&#8220;I always come up with crazy, wacky and fun ideas anyway because I work as a media consultant, so that’s what I get paid to do. During a dry time of guys asking me out, I came up with the idea.&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[The Marrying Type]]>
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        <![CDATA[&#8220;Marriage is something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time. If I never get married, I will have had an amazing life. Having someone be a part of [my life] has always been important. I don’t know if children are in the mix because of my age but [my future husband] might have children. I don’t want to just get married or just find a husband; I want to have a healthy marriage.&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:21:49 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[When Opposites Don't Attract]]>
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        <![CDATA[&#8220;I remember going out with this guy who was an attorney and he just wanted to debate the whole night. I just thought, &#8216;Seriously, dude? We’re on a date!&#8217; Plus, what he wanted to debate was religion and I thought that everyone knew that on first date there are topics to avoid and religion is one of them!&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:57:09 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[World Wide Woman]]>
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        <![CDATA[Pickett says she&#8217;s not fearful of running into a few &#8220;looney&#8221; men here and there.&#x000A;&#8220;I’ve talked to people about how to keep myself safe in this situation. I read up about it and I think I’m doing it in a safe way. I’ve been doing online dating for at least six years and I don’t think it’s any different. You always have to practice safety.&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:31:12 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[A Strong Beginning]]>
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        <![CDATA[&#8220;So far I’ve gotten over 100 e-mails from guys. To be honest, half of them I made ineligible because they’re 22 and I’m 42 or they’re old enough to be my father. But they’re all really great guys. I’m going to start going on dates this week.&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:27:11 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Be Adventurous]]>
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        <![CDATA[The webmaster suggests women (and men) try a different approach when it comes to dating.&#x000A;&#8220;Try something different. If you’re feeling like I felt, and your hands are tied and you’re putting yourself out there but not getting a lot of responses, then up your game. I don’t mean doing anything unethical, inappropriate or unsafe, obviously.   But really think about what you can do differently. I don’t advise everyone to put out a national search for a husband, but I do welcome people to do copycat Web sites. Go and start your own Web site.&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:21:42 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Caught On Tape]]>
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        <![CDATA[Pickett warns that setting up profiles on online dating services can be one-dimensional.&#x000A;&#8220;I think that’s what guys and females are really afraid of; we see a person’s profile and see their picture and then we go out on a date and they’re nothing like what they said they were. Video tells a lot about a person. It lets you feel their personality and see what they look like so you know what they’re in for.&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:15:21 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[That's What Friends Are For]]>
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        <![CDATA[&#8220;Get your family and friends more involved. For me, that’s been one of the biggest lessons that I’m learning. My friends care about me, which means they care about what’s important to me—which is finding a husband.&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:12:38 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Unconventional Love]]>
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        <![CDATA[Pickett&#8217;s idea and approach may be a little idiosyncratic, but she welcomes the feedback.&#x000A;&#8220;I love hearing from men and women who respond to say whatever comments they have. They’re not all gung-ho about this idea but I love getting feedback either way.&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenah Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:21:56 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Marriage Material]]>
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        <![CDATA[As one of the only single women in her group of friends, Pickett has learned a lot about marriage and commitment.&#x000A;It’s neat to see what they’re going through and I see a perspective of their marriage that they don’t necessarily see. I can actually give them advice because I’m away from what they’re going through. Conversely, they have opened my eyes to the challenges of marriage and I don’t have any illusions of it being this great and wonderful&#8212;-butterflies are kicking all the time and I’m madly in love with him.  Part of that is advice from them and seeing what’s real about marriage.&#x000A;Learn more about Neenha Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:54:34 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Smile]]>
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        <![CDATA[&#8220;Spend 7 days practicing your smile on men, whether you&#8217;re interested or not,&#8221; she says.&#x000A;Learn more about Neenha Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Patiently Waiting]]>
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        <![CDATA[&#8220;If it goes well on the 2nd date or on the 3rd date, just keep taking it easy.  Don’t look for a ring on your finger within the first few months.  Have in mind how long you want it to be.  Don’t repeat the same thing with a guy you’ve been dating on and off for 4 years who isn’t ready to commit.&#8221;&#x000A;Learn more about Neenha Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:04:39 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Picture Mail]]>
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        <![CDATA[Pickett recommends another way to set yourself apart from the bunch. “Have a friend take a really sexy (not pornographic) photo of you and add to your online profile photos.”&#x000A;Learn more about Neenha Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[On The Record]]>
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        <![CDATA[“Remember those wretched single bars? Go to one with a tape recorder and pretend you are a reporter.”&#x000A;Learn more about Neenha Pickett’s 52-week love mission &raquo;]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:29:41 GMT</pubDate>
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