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The Dumpster Fire Within

It’s natural that you’d feel guilty about an apparent asymmetry in sexual grazing

The Dumpster Fire Within About six weeks ago, I started dating the nicest guy. I have some intimacy issues (basically, fear of abandonment), and having somebody be nice to me is new and uncomfortable. I freaked out one night and had sex with somebody else. I know this guy I’m dating isn’t sleeping with other […]

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Whatever, Mom

Maternal Adaptation

Adaptive. I can’t think of a better word to describe a mother’s role. From the time her belly starts to show to the day her child leaves the nest, a mother is constantly adjusting to new conditions—always molding to her (and her little one’s) environment. Take the attachment theory, for example. For those first few […]

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