Entre el primer plato y el postre, despues de la ducha o mas tarde en la habitacion, muchas mujeres son golpeadas por sus parejas. Los ultimos datos de la Direccion General de la Mujer del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, indican que la mayoria de las victimas de esa tension que explota en violencia estan casadas y tienen hijos.
Desde enero hasta septiembre, un total de 21.066 mujeres llamaron a los Centros Integrales de la Mujer -que dependen de esa Direccion- y denunciaron que sufen distintos tipos de violencia; fisica, psiquica o sexual. Segun detalles ese informe, el 31,3 de las denunciantes tiene entre 35 y 44 anos.
En el ranking de golpeadas, las mujeres con una de cada menos, les pisan los talones. Las jovenes de 15 a 24 anos son las que padecen menos agresiones.
Ademas, el 53,9 de quiene llamaron a estos centros estan casadas,tienen hijos (83,4) y terminaron el secundario (30,32).

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Navidad is the best of Puerto Rican culture. No where else is Christmas celebrated like in Borinquen. Navidad is the time of tradition, aguinaldos, d cimas, y de ser j baro Puertorrique o. Christmas celebrations in Puerto Rico begin very early in December and do not stop on December 25th. The celebrations can continue into the middle of January if you consider the ''octavas and octavitas''. The big Christmas celebrations are; December 24 - Nochebuena; December 25 - Navidad; December 31 - Despedida de A o; and the biggest and most important of all for the children, of course, el D a de Reyes on January 6th. What makes our Christmas different? First, most "Ricans" pretend to be j baros (or claim to be from el campo) during the holidays. We have a "pava" (traditional straw-hat) in storage just for Christmas. Puerto Ricans are known for their unforgettable "parrandas or trullas navide as". A parranda is when a small group of friends gathers together to "asaltar" or surprise another friend. It's the Puerto Rican version of Christmas caroling. Most parranderos play some sort of instrument, either guitarras, tamboriles, g iro maracas, or palitos. And they all sing. A parranda tends to be more secular than religious however many of the traditional aguinaldos (Puerto Rican Christmas songs) retain the holiday spirit. The parranderos arrive at the destination and then very quietly gather by the front door. At a signal all start playing their instruments and singing. The parrandas usually begin after 10pm in order to surprise and wake the sleeping friend. The parranderos are invited in and refreshments, music and dance follow. Of course we don't surprise unsuspecting victims. The parranderos are given plenty of "hints" before hand by the homeowner that he is ready to receive a parranda. The party goes on for an hour or two then everyone, including the owners of the house, leave to parrandear some more. The group grows as they offer their parranda at several houses during that night. At the last house probably around 3 or 4 in the morning the homeowner offers the traditional chicken soup or asopao de pollo. The party is over at dawn.

Part of the holiday festivities includes cooking a pig on a spit. Most Puerto Ricans will feel their Christmas was a little incomplete if they did not get to participate or enjoy an old fashioned lech n asao. Cooking the pig is a big event. The pig is purchased and prepared a couple of days ahead. On the "big day" the pig is mounted on a stick and put to cook as early at 4 in the morning. At least two people must be on "watch" with the pig to turn it and make sure all goes well. Friends and relatives begin arriving later in the morning (this is an all day party.) While the pig roasts there is lots of holiday music. Older women will be in the kitchen cooking side dishes that will accompany the lech n. Children will be playing tag and getting in trouble. Guests bring traditional holiday desserts. Traditional Puerto Rican Christmas foods such as pasteles, lech n asado, arroz con dulce, tembleque, and coquito give Puerto Ricans a separate identity from the rest of the world. Before Puerto Rican traditions became influenced by American culture Christmas Day was a joyful day and some gifts were received at some houses, but it was not from San Nicol s. Santa couldn't make it to the tropics in his hot wool suit with cap and raindeer. Our holiday gifts used to be from Los Reyes Magos. Our Reyes celebration begins on the eve of Three Kings Day. On the evening of January 5th Puerto Rican children go outside with scissors and shoe boxes to cut grass for the camels to eat. The grass goes into shoe boxes and the boxes are placed under the beds of parents, grandparents, godparents, uncles, aunts, etc. Some time during the night Los Reyes come and while their camels eat the grass Los Reyes fill the shoe boxes to overflowing with gifts, and sweets, and many wonderful things. It is hard for Boricuas to keep our Navidad traditions especially living in places where it gets very cold. But we excel at improvisation. Make sure your children experience an old fashioned parranda. And don't forget to always celebrate Los Reyes. It makes unforgetable memories. Just like there is nothing that compares to a Puerto Rican Navidad, nothing compares with what Puerto Ricans go through their first Christmas away from the Island. It is indeed a triste Navidad like the song says. Puerto Ricans traditionally continued to celebrate Las Navidades until after Los Reyes. Celebrations began early in December and continued until almost February - with the Octavas, right after Los Reyes, and then the Octavitas. The island is loosing many of their Puerto Rican traditions by trading them with American traditions that is natural and is happening all over the world. Today islanders celebrate Santa and quit right after Los Reyes. At our own home we try to follow traditional Puerto Rican traditions. Santa is treated like a sweet lovable fictional character. It is a cute story and nothing more. Santa certainly does not bring our children gifts on December 25th, we, the parents do. We have Santa statues throughout the house as decorations, we have our kids and dogs photographed with Santa, but we do not celebrate Santa. Christmas Day is for celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ the Son of God and we celebrate it the way "old" Puerto Rico celebrated. We want to stay true to our roots and culture. And YES, we definitely celebrate Los Reyes! My children grew up knowing that Puerto Rican traditions were different and certainly much more fun than others.

At the start of your relationship, there was electricity, passion, and sex--daily, if not hourly! Years later, it's a challenge to remember the last time you were naked together. (Last Thursday--or wait, was it last month?) It's not surprising if you can't recall: Lots of committed couples aren't heating up the sheets as much as they used to, often because women have lost the urge. In one study involving nearly 1,000 women, researchers found that 65 percent of those in a relationship for a year or less reported wanting to have sex often, compared to just 26 percent of women who had been coupled up for three years. Besides taking a toll on your love life, a lack of interest in sex is bad news for your health. "Numerous studies show that people with active sex lives have fewer heart attacks, increased stamina, and a stronger immune system," says Beverly Whipple, Ph.D., a sexuality researcher in Vorhees, New Jersey, and co-author of The Science of Orgasm. Here are six real-life reasons your desire for sex may have waned, and the easy moves to help you get back in touch with your sensual side.

"I'm too stressed."

"I'm bored with sex. I'd rather watch a good movie."

"His foreplay needs work. I never get turned on."

"I've gained weight recently and don't feel as sexy."

"We're so busy."

"He doesn't seem into it."

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Woman, Never allow any man to enslave you, you were born to be loved and not to be a slave.

Never allow that your heart should suffer on behalf of love, to love is an act of happiness: Why suffer?.

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Never allow to remain hours waiting for someone that will never come: even if he promised you!.

Never allow that your time should be wasted by anybody who will never have time for you.

Never allow to listen to screams in your ears: love is the only one that can speak higher!

Never allow that wild passions extract you from a real world to another that never existed.

Never allow that others dreams should be mixed to yours making them turn into a big nightmare.

Never trust that someone could return: when they were never present!.

Never allow to give your womb to generate a son who will never have a father.

Never allow to live in the dependency of a man making you believe that you were born disabled.

Never allow to make yourselves pretty and wonderful: to wait for a man who has no eyes for you!.

Never allow that your feet should walk in direction of a man: that only lives fleeing of you!.

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Never afford to lose your dignity of being... Woman!.

" Man ... be careful of making a woman weep , since: god counts her tears!.

The woman came out of your rib, not of your feet to be trampled, not of your head to be a Superior; but of the side to be equal... Under your arm to be protected and next to your heart to be loved. "...