Conditioning by personal choice To the selfish all are selfish.— Aesop These are all unpleasant situations which I suspect many people have had to deal…
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Why do women say “let’s just be friends”? (V of VI)
So why does this matter? A friend noted I sounded a bit annoyed here. I am. I don’t know why, but for some reason our…
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Some anthropological context You’re dangerous, ’cause you’re honest…you tell me things I know you’re not supposed to…Well, you lied to me ’cause I asked you…
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What’s gone before If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we would all be millionaires. — Abigail Van Buren Interestingly, the…
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So what does it really mean when someone says, “let’s just be friends”? I can’t speak for all women, but I can speculate based on…
Continue ReadingWhy do women say “let’s just be friends”? -as well as, “Why do I keep hearing that line?” (I of VI)
Originally posted June 2004 Credits: For all those who’ve been part of my emotional relationships. If you helped, thank you for your encouragement, patience, and…
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4. Marriage should be just for child-rearing My first thought at assertions like this is: “Why?” Kids don’t care if there’s a piece of paper…
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Originally posted May 2004 Credits: Thanks to Bob, clear-sighted as always, as well as to George for kindness, and Ian for perspective. Also, if this…
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Truth is a slippery concept. The only thing slipperier I can think of, at this exceedingly late hour, is contested memory fought over to define…
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Enter Shiloh Sophia McCloud into the search box to see all the available books written by the instructor of this class. Amazon.com Widgets One of…
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