Tag: Partner reliability
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Before You Call Life a Gift, Evaluate the Branch
The In Between: For the Woman Deciding Whether to Continue Her Pregnancy I was listening to an Alan Watts lecture once, and he made an observation that stuck with me. Imagine an alien arriving on Earth and trying to understand what this strange planet does. It might look around and conclude: The Earth peoples. The…
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The Price of Milk vs. The Price of Absence
There is a reason milk shows up so often in cultural jokes about fatherhood and family breakdown. People say: “Your dad left to go buy milk.” Or: “Mom was flirting with the milkman.” Even modern shows like South Park have played with the old “milkman” idea because milk has become a cultural symbol for the…
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F#ck Like You Live in Georgia
Before you have sex with a man, ask yourself: If I became pregnant by this man, would I trust him with what comes next? Would I want to raise a child with him? Could I depend on him during a medical emergency? Would he respect my decisions? If the relationship ended tomorrow, would I still…