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Aza Y. Alam
Aza Y. Alam

Apr 11, 2021

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A lot of people feel that way about themselves, but I don’t think many people will admit it. We live in this society that looks down on single women while simultaneously telling us that we’re not supposed to care too much about finding romantic love. And yet, the overriding message about love remains this idea that a romantic partnership is everything, and if we don’t find that, we are nothing.

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Another spot-on articulation of the painful realities women have to negotiate.

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