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No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.
No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.
Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's read more
Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect, and interior decorating scheme. For example, men could be imported from the developing countries, many parts of which are suffering from a man excess, at least in relation to local food supply.
When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months read more
When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.
Only if we can restrain ourselves is good conversation possible. Good talk rises upon much discipline.
Only if we can restrain ourselves is good conversation possible. Good talk rises upon much discipline.
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you read more
If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.
You people are telling me what you think I want to know. I want to know what is actually happening.
You people are telling me what you think I want to know. I want to know what is actually happening.
The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish?
The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish?
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth read more
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.