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I think that’s it. The darkness. That is my fatal flaw. Because as it turns out, most of you are scared of the dark.

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One of the most complicated combination of feelings is being both tough and sensitive. You’ve been through so much and are pretty strong, but it doesn’t take much for you to worry or be upset over something someone did or said.

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I was involuntarily coerced into a culture very different from the one I was used to and forced to adapt to it, which made it really hard to stay immersed in my own.

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I am going to be the friend that will have friends on my terms, where the balance is not tipped in favor of the boys.

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When you’re the one that everybody runs to, you start to feel this overwhelming pressure to stand still.

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Our generation is riddled with indifference. Nobody wants to be the one who cares too much, so we act like we don’t care about anything at all.

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It can be frustrating, when everyone constantly thinks you’re just being silly. And it sometimes makes you repress your actual emotions because you don’t think people will listen if you don’t.

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I value a man for the things that he provides to my body and soul, the things that can’t be bought or manufactured. I value loyalty, compassion, a will to try, passion.

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A study in the Social Forces Journal found that men with a daughter aren’t as likely to support traditional gender roles. Fathers of daughters are less likely to believe that a woman’s place is in the home and are more likely to agree that men should help out around the house.

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There are many more games men and women play, but these are of the more common ones. Carefully take a look at your relationship and try to find hints of any of these happening. You might be surprised.