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What Each Zodiac Discovered About Themselves In Their Last Relationship

What Each Zodiac Discovered About Themselves In Their Last Relationship

January Nelson January Nelson
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SCORPIO: You realized you need someone who takes charge. You don’t want to make all the decisions. You want some input from your partner.

What Each Zodiac Sign Will Learn In August 2021

What Each Zodiac Sign Will Learn In August 2021

January Nelson January Nelson
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LEO: You’ll learn compassion. You’ll show your selfless side in the month of August.

9 Important Lessons I’m Reflecting On This New Year

9 Important Lessons I’m Reflecting On This New Year

Nui Kara Nui Kara
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My most favorite holiday is the New Year, from the New Year’s Eve dinner to a countdown, to seeing January 1 on my phone. To me, it is full of excitement, new hopes, and new adventures that I am looking forward…

29 Pieces Of Dating Advice I’ve Learned In 29 Years

29 Pieces Of Dating Advice I’ve Learned In 29 Years

Alyssa Lynn Malmquist Alyssa Lynn Malmquist
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If you’re not excited about the first date, there’s not going to be a second date.

There Is Beauty In Temporary People

There Is Beauty In Temporary People

Eileen Lamb Eileen Lamb
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They left, but their lessons remained.

What I Learned When We Didn’t Work Out

What I Learned When We Didn’t Work Out

Ang Nunez Ang Nunez
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When things do not work out, look at the experience as a lesson for growth and learning.

24 Lessons I’ve Learned In 24 Years

24 Lessons I’ve Learned In 24 Years

Kalem Fergusson Kalem Fergusson
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It’s about who I am and where I come from, not what I do. We’re loved and valued for who we are, not what we do.

If This Is A Test From God, Then I’m Failing Miserably

If This Is A Test From God, Then I’m Failing Miserably

Tracy McKelvey Tracy McKelvey
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I have to admit that if I am truly better than this, I need to stop my pouting and fit throwing and get on with being the badass I was created to be.

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