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 Intimidation 

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Latest Intimidation Articles

10 Reasons Why Smart Women Usually Have The Hardest Time Finding Love

10 Reasons Why Smart Women Usually Have The Hardest Time Finding Love

Brianna Wiest Brianna Wiest
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Smart women are intimidating, and whether by virtue of feeling threatened or unworthy, people have a lot of strong feelings about them – good and uh, not so good.

A 32-Step Cheat-Sheet For Life

A 32-Step Cheat-Sheet For Life

Dave Gill Dave Gill
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13. The grand, big, and most ambitious missions are the best missions.

Cursed With Resting Bitch Face

Cursed With Resting Bitch Face

Violet Royale
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Sometimes I walk around purposefully squinting, raising my eyebrows, biting my lips or making other ridiculous and often tiring faces just to avoid the inevitable scowl that will return if I was to simply relax my muscles ever so slightly.

23 Little Ways You Are Sabotaging Your Own Happiness

23 Little Ways You Are Sabotaging Your Own Happiness

Chelsea Fagan Chelsea Fagan
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Ignoring the unconditional love that people who treat you well — whether a partner, family, or good friends — because you’re too caught up in getting the approval of people who ignore you.

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