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...Mike Root, 58, who owns his home free and clear in Ann Arbor, Mich., sharing his house is mainly about companionship, not money. Never married, Root, a retired vocational counselor, uses a wheelchair, although he has some mobility in his legs. He relies on his housemate, construction worker Eduard Koopman, 54, to shop for his groceries once a week. In exchange, he offers reduced rent. His previous housemate, Maureen Salazar, 54, is a single woman who three years ago decided to leave the corporate world to pursue life as an artist. "I had to cut my living expenses," she says...
...pillow. So she went back to the shelter run by the Filipino priest. Downrange, some of the soldiers say they have heard stories like that. But a lot of guys are just young and lonely and looking for a woman to drink a beer with. "It's about companionship, it's not about sex," says a soldier who's heard about trafficking, while enjoying the rock 'n' roll music at the Sun Club. At Club Y, a soldier sits with his buddy nursing a beer as two Filipinas perform a lap dance for G.I.s at the table behind...
...research is in its earliest stages. Other scientists have posited several risk factors that can lead to pedophilia, including chromosomal abnormalities, psychological problems during puberty and even being brothers: The Journal of Psychology in 2000 reported that "a gap of several years between brothers might deprive the pedophile of companionship in formative years of sexual behavior development...
...teen-centricism of the show was exaggerated by the fact that “90210” had no parents as cast members except for Jim and Cindy Walsh. As a result, the teens had to turn to friends for advice, companionship and rides in the absence of supportive parents. Brandon constantly took responsibility for Dylan, his alcoholic best friend, and for Steve, the spoiled rich “kid” (Ian Ziering, the actor who played Steve, was over a decade older than his character) who often didn’t know what was best for him, thanks...
Harvard students who frequented the store described it fostering both companionship and community...