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Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us. Read our Valentine's Day tips here.

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Berkeley International delighted to announce new Partnership for Valentine's Day

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The first week of February has come back to greet us once more, and the wake of the annual Valentine’s Day celebrations begin.

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Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Why not de-stress the whole affair by getting ahead of the game, giving it some lead time, and arranging something special for you and your partner?

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The 3-step guide to beating the January Blues

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Christmas means dark nights; mouth-watering fresh minced pies and bottles of Baileys being fetched from the back of the booze cupboard. And when it’s cold outside, we often reach for a cosy hot chocolate and lots of carb-loaded, sugary foods to give us a boost.

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The festive season stirs up all kinds of emotions, especially if you’re single, from bah humbug to abject misery. It is a holiday that perpetuates myths about family togetherness at a time when togetherness is probably not really an option. We have grown up with the romantic notion that Christmas is time to forge heart-warming memories and indulge in Yuletide festivities and kiss under the mistletoe.

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You might be happy - you’ve got a nice home, a dog, a family, a career or whatever else that fulfils you on a day-to-day basis - but you feel as though something is missing and you know in your soul that you’d like someone to share it with. Time to find love again?

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Christmas is a festival of good intentions, but it always brings stories where loneliness are part and parcel of the season. Not just for old people and the homeless etc, loneliness strikes across the board. Some of us feel alone in a house full of people. Christmas can be the best time of year, or the worst.

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Our digital selves are fake one dimensional lies - we have become masters of impression management, all seeking self-worth validation through romantic fantasy where the ideal partner is constructed in the mind of the user.

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Chivalry is not dead, it just looks different these days and because of its comparative rarity, it gets noticed.

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Cocktail of the Week: The Gladstone Axe Mint Julep

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There have been plenty of creative virtual proposals over the last year or so but it looks like we are all now back squarely in the physical business and many of us looking to cement relationships built carefully and over time during the pandemic.

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A lot of people have bought pets during the pandemic, either for company, lowering stress and/or reducing blood pressure. However, this surge of pet buying has spawned a new culture for pet owners.

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Cocktail of the week – Rampur Double Cask Indian Single Malt Whisky Golden Old Fashioned – a must for fans of a single malt!

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The much anticipated boom in post vaccine revenge fun and games might not appear to be quite here yet. Climbing vaccine rates, sunshine and over a year of pent up sexual energy were predicted to combine for a season of sixties style mingling and jingling. Not, it seems, the case.

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While many people want relationships, they have scant idea what they are looking for. Our 3 rules of engagement will improve your chances exponentially.

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Cut Rum Mango Daiquiri - a refreshing cocktail for late summer evenings.

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Our cocktail of the week is the Stambecco Spritz. A wonderful cocktail for summer nights.

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A fabulous summery cocktail recipe using Spirited Union's Pink Grapefruit & Rose Rum.

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A very special offer from the Luxury Restaurant Guide for all Berkeley International members

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Using technology to its best advantage when augmenting a long distance or Covid restricted relationship.

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Berkeley International Partners with MPR Communications - Representatives of International Premium Drinks Companies. We will be sharing some Fabulous Cocktail Recipes to add some Va Va Voom to your date!

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Technology and easy travel is making the world more accessible every day. One consequence is that attitudes toward dating between cultures give the appearance of relaxing and that cross cultural mixing and matchmaking is on the rise. 

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Low self-esteem, online addiction, burn out, and anxiety are the tip of the online depression iceberg. We are seeing a big push on mental health awareness at the moment but the full impact of online dating and social media has not yet been recognised.

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Berkeley International are delighted to announce their partnership with the JWP Media Group, founded by James W Phillips.

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Assumptions can manifest at any stage of a relationship - before you meet, early on and even after you are well down the partnership road - and all can be equally problematical. 

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This unprecedented time is seeing a return to more old fashioned values, to romance rather than flings, to depth over superficiality, to thinking rather than swiping. The pandemic has given us is time to reflect. Guidance for online and virtual dating during Covid.

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Dating and Loneliness in Covid: Now is that moment to establish a strong emotional connection virtually rather than swiping left on dating apps or filling in questionnaires so that, when the time comes to meet and date offline, the actual physical meeting is much less of a hit and miss affair.

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As the coronavirus outbreak continues, we at Berkeley International have seen an increased number of members joining, both nationally and internationally, as people are forced to socialise less in person.

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