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Canada's best known gardening personality, Mark Cullen believes that Canadians of all ages need to play more - preferably in the dirt. A best-selling author with over 400,000 books in print, Mark reaches over one million Canadians every week through various media outlets. He is the host of his own gardening show on CFRB radio, a Home Hardware spokesperson and regularly contributes to various magazines, gardening shows and newsletters. With a familiar style that people can relate to, he delivers a message that is compelling, fun, informative and inspirational - all based on his organic approach to gardening. In his spare time Mark enjoys driving his Ford Model A - and of course he loves to garden.

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  • Men:do u like romantic girls or non romantic girls?

    Singles & Dating - 4 hours ago

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  • Any help with this quick one...?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    cut along story short ex girlfriend broke up with me after being together for 2 years...spending many happy times together she talked of having my kids etc...and she wouldn't let me off the phone with out me saying i loved her... she broke it off saying she hadn't been feeling herself lately..so i played it cool and was like ok do wat u want....and then she said i no this sounds sad etc but i can see myself settling down with you and marrying you etc but im not ready for all that yet your all i have known... cut anti her bit short she is now with a boyfriend, even tho she has been desperately trying to get in contact with me...me ignoring it...so i finally said wat do you want she said can we talk i lost like my closet friend in all this to...and it sucks etc...now is there trouble le in paradise? she claims she is completely over me and doesn't fancy me etc..so why all this fuss i have stayed away...she should be all wrapped up in her new guy and i should be the last thing on her mind...why all this after four months of not being together? i said to her i cant be friends sorry...she cant have her cake and eat it as well... its like she wants the friendship without sex...i told her don't contact me etc...will she try again do you think? thanks for reading!
  • Does he like me? Really confuzzled :/?

    Singles & Dating - 5 hours ago

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    Ok, i have this guy friend and i've known him for like 1 year and a half. He is a friendly person and has the most wonderful personality :] I became like really good friends with him like the first week since we started talking to each other. But i didn't fancy him at that time. I was actually trying to help him to ask a friend of mine who he liked. Anways, recently, he has been hugging me A LOT. When i say a lot, i mean like whenever we see each other, whatever situation and we don't care who's around us...he just makes me forget about anything and everything around me. There are also a whole bunch of girls he's friends with but he doesn't hug them as often and as tightly as he does with me (he sometimes like hugs them with just one side or like normal hug but they're not close.) AND like when he drinking something and a girl comes up by him, he just hugs them with like the hand that's not holding the drink. But he hugs me normally, even if he has a drink in his hand. He used to hug me often when we first started talking but it was one of those friendly ones where you don't actually get close you just like give each other a little bit of space. But now-a-days, he hugs me every time. And they're not just like friendly hugs (like 3 second, light hug type) but they're like more than 20 seconds+ and he hugs me tight too. He sometimes comes up from behind me and just rests on my shoulder (even though he's like 3 inches taller than me...and that's probably uncomfortable... I'm like 5ft 6/7 he's a bit taller but I still go on my tip-toes to hug him properly though) We also hang out all the time like at lunch times and break times..which really doesn't help things and he used to hug me when we first met but he liked someone else but he told me just recently that he doesn't like her any-more because he doesn't see him and her going out. Sorry, if it's really long, but i was wondering if he likes me or if I'm just over-analysing this. He doesn't hug his other friends like he hugs me. He only side-hugs them all just a short normal hug. But when he hugs me, it's like a 20 second, tight hug and sometimes we just talk while hugging...just relaxing. My friends say i like him but i deny because if i asked him out and he sad no...it'll be awkward between us and i don't want that because he is like a really close friend of mine. The other day, my friend even said that he blushed when he hugged me in the hall (it was when we were about to have registration and he came out of his last lesson, and then i smiled at him, he smiled back and we hugged for like a long time...then my friend had to say that he BLUSHED!!!) Oh, and that day he made a little sound like "hmm". WHAT DOES IT MEAN!??! My other friend said that he follows me everywhere and always thinks of a reason for him to talk to me (like when I was playing ball with my girl friend...he was like with other people talking and stuff then he just came up to me and hugged me and we started talking and I kinda forgot I was playing something...) We hugged a lot after that and for a long time...all in like 10 minutes. Pleeeeease help me. I think he likes me...no, I HOPE he likes me because i like him A LOT. I'm just afraid to make the first move 'cause he might reject me and it'll be awkward between us (i even hug him from behind and he doesnt care...he turns around to hug me back or just carries on talking to who-ever but leans on my arm or something like that) I think if he did care that i hugged him that way he would have said something (and because he has to like lean a bit back...'cause of the height difference, and that probably uncomfortable) Oh, btw i was thinking of like hugging him on next time i see him then kissing him on his cheek (we've never kissed so i don't know how he'd react.) He usually doesn't mind me hugging him or saying 'i love you', he even says it back. When i hug him, it's like i don't want to let go of him, and when i hug him for like longer than you're meant to- he doesn't say anything :| I'm REEEALLY sorry that this is like an essay, but i really need your help!
  • Please help me, this is very important!!!?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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    Please help me decide what i should do? Should i stay in Australia for my boyfriend. I received a job at a firm in New York city and have an apartment on the upper east side and as much i wont to go i have this voice in the back of my head saying dont go. We have been together 4 years and are very stable . with his job he wont be able to come over for a year due to work commitments. After then he can live with me. Im 25 and he is 29. Should i go and hope he doesnt cheat on me?? I love him so much and i dont want to loose him and Its not him that i don"t trust, its all the other girls. A year without his girlfriend, they will try anything. His brother hinted that he has a ring in his top draw and said that he may only give it 2 me if i stay, i don't know if his brother is telling the truth and i don't know if going to New York will put that ring on my finger or keep it in the draw forever.
  • What should i do, Please help me!!!!?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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    Please help me decide what i should do? Should i stay in Australia for my boyfriend. I received a job at a firm in New York city and have an apartment on the upper east side and as much i wont to go i have this voice in the back of my head saying dont go. We have been together 4 years and are very stable . with his job he wont be able to come over for a year due to work commitments. After then he can live with me. Im 25 and he is 29. Should i go and hope he doesnt cheat on me?? I love him so much and i dont want to loose him and Its not him that i don"t trust, its all the other girls. A year without his girlfriend, they will try anything. His brother hinted that he has a ring in his top draw and said that he may only give it 2 me if i stay, i don't know if his brother is telling the truth and i don't know if going to New York will put that ring on my finger or keep it in the draw forever.
  • have you ever felt this way?

    Singles & Dating - 6 hours ago

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    everyone is telling me to forget about him and that I deserve better, but I really feel like I don't. If someone as terrible as him doesn't want a girl like me, than how am I worthy to be with someone better? and have you ever gotten over that feeling?
  • Girls: in order what are the most important qualities you look for in a guy?

    Singles & Dating - 7 hours ago

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    for example 1)Confidence 2) Sense of humor 3) Size of penis 4) Money 5) Looks and anything else you want on your list
  • How do I get over my ex? (kinda of long)?

    Singles & Dating - 7 hours ago

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    My boyfriend and I broke up. While we were together, I let him live in MY house, I let him spend MY money, I cooked for him, did his laundry, let his friends stay over, and had sex with him. I put so much more into the relationship than he ever did. And throughout the whole time we were going out he was talking to his ex girlfriend on a regular basis, and I didn't think anything of it because he told me that they were "just friends" and I believed him because I trusted him. He flew down here to live with me, flew home because we broke up, now he's flying to his ex's to be with her. He talked to her with her while we were together, and she's said so many terrible things to/about me, and he never stuck up for me once or told her to stop. How could I be so stupid? I gave him everything, and I got nothing back. I'm hurt, sad, angry and most of all I just feel SO STUPID. I feel like a total idiot. Everyone is telling me that I deserve better, but I really feel like I don't. If someone as terrible as him doesn't want a girl like me, than how am I worthy to be with someone better?
  • Is this girl for real or just messing around?

    Singles & Dating - 8 hours ago

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    Alright so this girl at school I really like gives me hugs everyday when she sees me. I befriended her brother not too long ago, so she is kinda off limits, but she is really nice and I like her. Today she had a birthday party but didn't invite me since her brother would not let her invite one of HIS friends to HER party. Every time we text each other she puts smileys in every text. She says "I like you" and always tells me that I should not have to put up with the girl I'm with now and that I deserve better. She used to be very "friendly" with allot of guys but lately I have not seen her hug anyone but me. Today I told her I was going to get a small birthday present for her and told her that it might make her day but won't last very long. (I was hoping she would guess candy) but instead she said "I hope it's a kiss". I know she has a BF but we both casually talked about how we are not serious with our partners. What I want to know from you fine people is if she is serious about it or just is a slt. Ohh also when I watched a movie at her house (she has a projector and 10 legit movie theater seats) she sat in my lap, messed with my hair, and fell asleep on my arm. She is being so open that I think she is just messing with me. That's the whole reason I'm concerned because it's too good to be true. The reason for my question is because she is drop dead gorgeous (won the miss teen Texes award) and her brother and one of his friends said she is always like this. She is too open with me that's why I'm worried.
  • my husband owes his exwife alot of money for back child support. is it possible for her to "forgive " his debt?

    Marriage & Divorce - 8 hours ago

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    can his debt be legaly "forgiven" or wipped out? even if he has been ordered by a court? if so how would one go about doing this?

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