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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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Relationship Cliché

Your Beloved Need Not Be Your Bestie Too Lately, I have come to notice a certain shared impulse by coupled-up friends, acquaintances and post-Bachelor influencers in the way they talk about their beloved. It shows up all year, but really crops up around Valentine’s Day. You have
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Your boyfriend can have a girl that is a friend. Accept it. (Photo: iStock)

Too Many Girl Friends?

Are Opposite-Gender Friends a Threat? If you are in a relationship, it is natural to become a little territorial. Your significant other is all your’s, and you don’t want to share them with any random person that passes by. But what if it isn’t just a random
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