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Male Reluctance & The Pursuit Dilemma

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  • Post published:February 26, 2026
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Why aren't they approaching? If men have really stopped approaching, why? In her February 13, 2026 post on Medium, Ms. Edith Tali grappled with the question of why men have…

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The Trouble with All of It

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  • Post published:February 1, 2026
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Stay at Home Girlfriends...A Thing? Recently, an article by Career Ms. (of whose work I’m a borderline obsessive reader) posted an article on Medium, entitled Stay-at-Home Girlfriends. Subtitle—So apparently, I’m…

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Why are Divorced Women So Angry? (Or are they?)

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Twisted Love Recently, I ran across a post on Medium, an online magazine I subscribed to, entitled Why Are So Many Divorced Women So Angry? It was posted in one…

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Love-a term in need of explanation?

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  • Post published:July 9, 2023
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Is love not the gift we give ourselves...and each other? Relationships, Situationships and Slippery Love Prelude Recently, Dr. T.J. Jordan posted a thought-provoking article in Medium, an online magazine that I…

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