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Common Threads

Why We Obsess Over Patterns in Our Dates “Stop dating four-letter dudes,” my friend Heather (seven letters) told me. “You have a problem. You need to break this habit, the way some people don’t date Geminis.”   While I am always scanning new paramours for red flags, I had
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Growing Up

Do You Embrace or Fear Next Steps? We often get comfortable in our relationships. A little too comfortable. It is not a bad thing, but it could lead to complications or speed bumps of sorts.   When we are comfortable in a relationship, change is not only unwelcome, but it is
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