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By Nici Perreault, GalTime.com
Retailers are offering big time discounts-- just for students!College students often find themselves limited by budget, even for the essentials such as clothes, food and technology. Working within that budget is not always an easy task and many college students risk spending over their limit. Luckily for students, and yes, parents of students, many major retailers offer college discounts to take make those necessary purchases a little more reasonable.

Some discounts are readily advertised and college students are aware of their opportunity to take advantage of them, while others are not as well-known and may come as a rather pleasant surprise. Retailers offering this discounts range from technology and software companies torestaurants, everything to satisfy a college student's needs. Below are 20 nationwide retailers that offer student discounts that could change your way of shopping!

1. Apple - Apple offers special pricing for accepted college students and their parents. For the 2012 school year you

By Author Eleanore Wells for GalTime.com

Marriage isn't for everyone...

In light of National Singles Week, I want to share a story with you. At a dinner party with some "friends" a few years ago, there was a longer than necessary conversation about "what's wrong with Eleanore" (me) because I'm not married and I have no kids. I'm a spinster. A pretty amazing one, but a spinster nonetheless. An active participant in the conversation was a woman who had just gone through her third divorce. Apparently, I was the only one in the room who thought the conversation should really have been about "what's wrong with Sharon?" I'm thinking to myself, "Why does this woman keep getting married?"

I am fascinated by this notion that marriage is still thought of as a must-do in modern-day society. It's not. At least it shouldn't be. Same thing with children. There's no reason why every adult should procreate and I know that we can all think of an example or two as to why this is true.

Here's the real truth: marriage

By Relationship Coach Nancy Pina for GalTime.com

Breaking the Generational Hold

Have you heard parents say in amazement, "I sound just like my Mom (or Dad)"!

The words that made them want to flee the room as a child seem to flow right out of their own mouths as parents.

Instinctively, kids can pinpoint hot spots and become the sandpaper to old hurts.

As a relationship coach, I believe preparation is key to teaching a better way. It is wise to address individual hot buttons early in love when looking ahead to marriage and raising a family.

Bringing those issues out into the open will reduce its emotional punch when those thorns rise to the surface through your future kids.

It's Generational
My experience shows that generational cycles grow stronger, not weaker in one's children. We are all designed to find soul fulfillment in our sense of belonging, worthiness and competency. It is your ability as a future parent to have the capacity to communicate and instill this sense of wholeness.

By Author Marina Spriggs for GalTime.com

Introducing your boyfriend to your kids can be a challenge...

You thought dating was hard the first time? Here you are, single again, but this time with children. You finally meet someone you really, really like and want to introduce him to your kids. How do you go about it? What if your youngsters don't like him? What if he doesn't like them? What if it doesn't work out?

Before you even think about introducing your children to your new boyfriend, you need to have been dating for at least six months. No, I'm not crazy and neither are you. Didn't your last relationship end in divorce? You don't want that to happen again and you certainly don't want your children to go through that again. It takes at least six months to begin to really know a person. You don't want to introduce someone and one month later have to explain to your children why they don't see "Mike" anymore.

I would also advise that you let your ex-husband know you are introducing someone to your children. I find it's

By GalTime's Recipe Superstar, Camilla Saulsbury

Black Bean Chili with Sweet Potatoes Since my single days in graduate school, I have come up with some reliable standbys, all of which are delectable and have (since) been extensively husband-tested.

For example, my black bean chili-topped sweet potatoes. They are grand for lunch, fabulous for dinner, and a hit with meat and potato-people, vegan folks and friends, and everyone in between. The whole shebang is ridiculously easy to make, and very good for you, too. My 3-ingredient chili topping is baffling: how can anything so easy taste so good? The key is to use a good quality salsa, but honestly, even as I type that, I know it isn't true: I've made it with many a jar of cheap-o salsa and it still rocks. But if you can swing a good chipotle salsa.

Makes 2 hearty, main-dish servings

2 medium sweet potatoes
1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed
1-1/2 cups good quality, chunky bottled salsa (preferably chipotle)
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tablespoons

By Life Love Shopping's Rachel K for GalTime.com

The dreaded high heel hangover... Who said pain is beauty? Probably someone who's had to wear five-inch heels for longer than an hour. The truth is some fashion trends can cause damage to the body. According to Terel Newton, M.D., a Board-Certified anesthesiology and pain relief specialist physician with Pain Relief Centers, "Wearing high heels for longer than three hours a day can actually shorten the length of the Achilles tendon - and can lead to loss of motion in the feet over time."

But ladies, we don't have to give up every cute shoe in the closet. Pain Relief Centers has a few tips to put your best food forward.

• Pick the right shoe in the right size. This can help ease the tension felt from the heel to the toes. Pain Relief Centers sees dozens of patients each week with chronic back pain and oftentimes part of a patient's treatment plan is getting into a better foundation for their feet."First and foremost, pick a pair that fits. Shoes that

By GalTime Teen Parenting Expert, Barbara Greenberg, PhD

Helping your freshman adjust...

By now, your college freshmen have been away from home for about two weeks and you and they are adjusting in different ways and at different rates.

It's not that easy, is it? When I dropped my daughter off at college I felt that she was being kidnapped by the school but I couldn't exactly figure out why I was paying so much money in tuition to her kidnappers. Gosh, I was stressed, excited, and confused.

I may be a psychologist, but I am a mother too with all of those confusing thoughts and feelings that come along with motherhood.

So, I too had the urge to text my daughter constantly during those first few weeks of college to see that she was eating, sleeping, and making friends. I can tell you from my role as a mom and psychologist what is helpful and what is not so helpful during the first few weeks of transition to college.

Related: 'Helicopter Parenting:' Tips on Letting Go

1. Ask your kids

By SMF Marcus Osborne for GalTime.com

Chick flicks guys cannot stand!

Comedian Dave Chappelle once summed up the male-female dynamic perfectly with one line: "Men like nice cars because women like men with nice cars."

Absolutely, positively true. Virtually everything a guy does is somehow directly or indirectly meant to appeal to women. If one day it was proven that women were most attracted to men with one arm, I'd expect there to be a shocking rise in emergency room visits by guys who've "accidently" lost the ability to play patty-cake.

Guys are constantly trying to impress women. One of the subtle ways we attempt to influence women's opinions of us is though pop culture habits like movie choices, particularly during the initial courtship stage. It's not necessarily a red flag if a guy says that he loves "The Notebook," but that confession should make you turn your head and think, "Hmmm…this guy might just be trying to get in my pants." Here are some of the film titles that should make you say