Month: September 2019
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Ask 1000 Questions (The Right Questions)
Over the weekend I read the advice column Ask E. in “Elle” magazine. A young woman said that she was gradually ghosted by a man that she dated for around a month. He told her that she was not marriage material. The man is long gone but she still feels bad about what he told […]
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Hot Girl Summer: “Believe It”
Summer 2019 is behind us and you know what, I didn’t do a darn thing. I didn’t visit one beach, pool or amusement park this year. My “Hot Girl Summer” consisted of going to work, going to church going to brunch a few times. All of my adventures and drama came from reading. That’s a […]
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The “NYT” Makes Me Cringe
I don’t like the New York Times. I find a lot of the articles to be cringe worthy. The NYT caters to a White, affluent, liberal, East coast audience that lacks self awareness. That’s well and good but I’m not of that demographic so I don’t relate to their stories or understand their tales of […]
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Review: Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri
Over the weekend I watched the 2017 release Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. It’s a very good film and Frances McDormand does great work in it. The only other movie I’ve seen Frances McDormand in is Fargo. The two films have a lot in common. Both films are centered around a mysterious crime in […]
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Relationship Satisfaction Depends on Self-Disclosure — PushUP24
There’s no magical or universal mix of ingredients that are required to create and sustain a good romantic relationship. There are, however, a few key characteristics that are necessary to make a romantic union work. One factor, in particular, appears to be especially important: self-disclosure. First, what is it? In the realm of psychology and […]