In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Understanding why you are in an emotional affair is important to help you move past it, provided you want to. Emotional affairs are a signal that there is something wrong with your marriage or long-term relationship. When a friendship, acquaintance or work relationship turns into an emotional affair, it is likely that you found an issue with your current relationship or your emotional affair partner may be manipulative and you lack the strength to resist. While you may be able to rationalize this current emotional affair as a one-off, if you don't deal with the underlying issues, you may simply fall prey to another such affair later on. Some of the underlying emotional hurt that might cause you to fall into emotional affairs include:  An inability to take criticism. If you're liable to seeing almost everything your partner says as a criticism because you always need positive feedback, this might set you up to wander.  Any form of psychological trauma or long-term hurt not dealt with through therapy or other suitable help can sometimes lead to escapism behavior, such as getting involved in emotional affairs, rather than dealing with the deeper underlying issues. Getting help from a professional therapist or counselor may be one way to start breaking the cycle. Not everyone finds therapy useful, but acknowledging and finding some form of facing your emotional demons, is a good start to getting emotionally well again.
Summary: Be clear with yourself about why this emotional attachment started in the first place. Consider how your own emotional damage might be fueling the need to have emotional affairs.

One of the best ways to ignore somebody is to show them that you’re disinterested in communicating with them. If a girl is bully with you, don’t stoop to her level. Instead, try not to engage in distasteful conversation. Be as formal and polite as you can so that she’ll have no choice but to leave you alone. Say you run into the girl at school, and she starts yelling at you from across the hall. Don’t respond. Politely say “excuse me” and keep walking forward. Usually, bullies act the way they do out of low self-esteem. Oftentimes they are targeting you just because they need somebody to pick on, so it is important to avoid taking the bullying personally.  To avoid taking the bullying personally, try considering the importance of the relationship. Is this someone you really care about, or someone who you just know? Does his or her opinion really matter? Will it affect how those who really care about you will treat you? You can also try thinking about how this person treats other people and why. Is she mean to most people or does she pick on a select few people? Why do you think she does this? Is she insecure? Does she struggle at school? Is there something else that might be causing her to lash out? Laughing at mean comments will make you feel better about yourself, and will also confuse the girl so much that she might stop. Bullies are looking to provoke you, and if you respond with a positive attitude, they will likely stop feeling the need to pick on you. Bullies act out because they themselves feel hurt or misunderstood. Try to see the girl as a human being who is hurting, and who is dealing with her problems by trying to make you hurt, too. Don’t let her do this to you. Instead, feel empathy for the girl and don’t let her get to you. . If ignoring her still doesn’t work, don't be afraid to stand up for yourself. Try not to yell or get too worked up. Say something simple and direct, like: "I don’t like the way you’re treating me. This needs to stop.” Saying something honest is always disarming. If you encounter the girl and she is being loud and mean, quietly say “I’m really bothered that you’re acting this way” instead of coming back with an equally offensive comment.
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One-sentence summary -- Don’t engage with a bully. Try not to take it personally. Find the humor in the situation. Try to empathize with the bully. Stand up for yourself

Q: Get onto your knees on an exercise mat and spread your knees out so they’re wider than shoulder-width. Walk your hands out and lower yourself onto your forearms. Press your pelvis down toward the ground while moving your feet outwards so that they are wider than your knees. Hold that position for 15 to 20 seconds, then release back into a kneeling position. Repeat this stretch 5 to 6 times. This stretch is great at loosening up your lower body, which will make moving into a split a bit easier. Sit on the ground with your legs stretched out in front of you. Keep the soles of your feet together, and slowly bend forward. Stretch out your arms toward your toes and grasp your feet if you can. Hold the position for 15 to 20 seconds, and repeat the stretch 5 to 6 times.  Breath deeply from your stomach as you move through these stretches. If you find yourself holding your breath, take a moment to adjust and take a deep breath, exhaling it slowly. Lunge forward with your right leg until your thigh is parallel to the ground. Keep your back leg extended as straight as possible. Stretch forward to bring your chest closer to your right thigh, and deepen your stretch as much as you can. Hold this position for 15 to 20 seconds, release the pose, switch legs, and repeat. Try to do a total of 5 to 6 low lunges on each leg. Remember, splits require a high level of flexibility in your hips and groin, so any exercises you can do to strengthen and also loosen up those areas will help you perform much better and will also reduce the risk of injury. Get down onto both knees on an exercise mat. Stretch your right leg out in front of you while keeping your back and shoulders as straight as possible. Keep your left leg bent at a 90-degree angle as you stretch forward and lower your chest toward your leg. Hold the stretch for 15 to 20 seconds and repeat this movement 5 to 6 times. Avoid rounding your spine during this move. If you feel yourself crunching over, take a moment to breathe in and straighten your back. When working toward the full split, you may find you're almost there but are afraid to fully commit. When you run into this, use a yoga block to hold yourself up a bit from the ground. Place the block under your bottom, under a thigh, or under your hands so you can hold yourself off the ground a bit. Whichever position you choose, hold it for 15 to 20 seconds before releasing it. Repeat this stretch 5 to 6 times. Play around with the placement of the yoga block to find out what position helps you the most. Once you’re able to do a split, get into position and hold it for 20 to 30 seconds. This will help stretch the muscles that are often strained during this move, and you’ll be able to more easily move into a split during your cheerleading routines without an issue. Never move straight into a split without warming up first. You’ll very likely get hurt and have to spend a week or more recovering before you can resume activities.
A: Use the frog stretch to loosen up your hips and groin. Do the seated forward bend to open your hips and warm up your legs. Complete a few sets of low lunges to stretch your groin area. Work on the half split pose to begin getting yourself ready for a full split. Use a yoga block to try a full split without hurting yourself. Hold the full split for 30 seconds at a time to acclimate your body.

Problem: Article: Place a ruled cutting mat on a flat, level, stable surface with good lighting. A cutting mat will help you cut straight lines in fabric, and it will also prevent damage to your work surface. Cutting mats are easily found at most craft and fabric stores.
Summary:
Prepare your cutting area.