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	<description>We&#039;re not at war. Love isn&#039;t a battlefield.</description>
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		<title>Your Team Doesn&#8217;t Always Have To Win</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/05/14/your-team-doesnt-always-have-to-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Shellhammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chargers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football fan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Junior Seau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Diego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super Bowl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winning]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6600</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Junior Seau was a great football player. Growing up in San Diego as a Charger fan himself, Seau embodied the lightning bolt. He seemed to have twice as much energy as everyone else on the field. He was exhilarating to watch. When news of his death hit last week, my mom sent me a text [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When A Man Has What It Takes</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/05/07/when-a-man-has-what-it-takes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/05/07/when-a-man-has-what-it-takes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darcy Dates</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strength]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons I married my ex-husband is because I saw how he took care of his mother when she was sick. He not only quit his first major job out of college to move to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota with her for three months to take care of her (he was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Still Learning How To Say No</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/04/20/im-still-learning-how-to-say-no/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/04/20/im-still-learning-how-to-say-no/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Sager</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confrontation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mistakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saying no]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skeezy guy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unwanted kiss]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Warning: The following article contains possible triggers for victims of sexual assault. I&#8217;ve never been good at confrontation. When I&#8217;m alone, I argue like a pro. When there&#8217;s nobody to cut me off, I put everybody in their place. When I&#8217;m lying in bed, thinking about what I wish I&#8217;d said, I make flawless points [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dear Politics: Please Pick Your Battles</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/04/06/dear-politics-please-pick-your-battles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/04/06/dear-politics-please-pick-your-battles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centrism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centrist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character assasination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propaganda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Santorum]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, whenever my mom deemed it necessary to declare war on someone I or my sister was dating, she would execute a pretty ambitious—though usually ineffective—battle plan. Her strategy? To “prove” the person wasn’t right for us by systematically pointing out every last imperfection this person might have. If character assassination is what you [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Boy Who Only Wanted One Thing</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/03/12/the-boy-who-only-wanted-one-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/03/12/the-boy-who-only-wanted-one-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fleur Phillips</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first boyfriend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first kiss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theatre]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6457</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Theatre is sexy. Backstage is dimly lit, with the subtle glow of the onstage lights streaming through the dust of the wooden flats. There are dark corners and pre-determined soundless moments. It’s hot, too. Heat-hot from the lights, and sex-hot from the right chemistry and synchronicity. Give a couple of prepubescent teens two-and-a-half hours with [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Boy Who Got Away (With It)</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/02/13/the-boy-who-got-away-with-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/02/13/the-boy-who-got-away-with-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fleur Phillips</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boyfriend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth grade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[girlfriend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humiliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was in fifth grade, I had a wicked crush on Pierce Leves. Pierce was &#8220;it&#8221; for me. And Rebekah Rabinowitz knew it. She also knew that I was too shy to do anything but love him from afar (oh no, I was not the fleurt I am today). Deciding to play matchmaker, Rebekah [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can You &#8220;Hear&#8221; What You Read And Write?</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/02/03/can-you-hear-what-you-read-and-write/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/02/03/can-you-hear-what-you-read-and-write/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auditory learner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cadence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning styles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melody]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhythm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visual learner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a fun little experiment. Read the passage below in your head and see if it makes sense to you. If it doesn&#8217;t, read it out loud to yourself. If it still doesn&#8217;t make sense, ask someone to recite it to you. Hopefully, then it should be obvious. And if you don&#8217;t have someone (to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Talk About Dating And Relationships!</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/01/16/lets-talk-about-dating-and-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/01/16/lets-talk-about-dating-and-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Musings on Life and Love</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Talk To Us]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dating and relationship discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dating help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LemonVibe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online dating profile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship help]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for advice on your love life? Need help crafting an online dating profile? Or maybe you just enjoy talking about dating and relationships? If so, then we&#8217;ve created a new site just for you! Lets face it. Love is complicated. We believe that questions on dating and relationships are just too complex for any [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Okay, I&#8217;m A Doctor &#8212; It Says So Right Here On My&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/01/09/its-okay-im-a-doctor-it-says-so-right-here-on-my/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2012/01/09/its-okay-im-a-doctor-it-says-so-right-here-on-my/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assumptions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bartender]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember learning about self-esteem in grade school? When they teach you to stand up for yourself in an assertive way? To speak up when someone doesn&#8217;t give you the respect that you deserve? As it turns out, that&#8217;s only half the lesson. Because they certainly don&#8217;t teach you how to respond when someone [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Christianity Have A Place In Professional Football?</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/12/25/does-christianity-have-a-place-in-professional-football/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/12/25/does-christianity-have-a-place-in-professional-football/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jon Shellhammer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denver Broncos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Tebow]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s another Sunday in the National Football League. With just over a minute left in the game, the home team is down by three points. The ball is on the 20-yard line. 60 feet from the goal line. 60 feet from victory and glory. At this point, most coaches wouldn&#8217;t call for the quarterback to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Ricktastic Guide To Proper Booty Call Etiquette</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/12/12/booty-call-etiquette/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/12/12/booty-call-etiquette/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Allan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[booty call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[playing hard-to-get]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sex]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6043</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then, I’ll take a girl home who might not be my #1 pick of the night, but maybe she&#8217;s really enthusiastic or just knows how to play the game. Inevitably, we’ll have the “I’m not looking for anything serious right now” conversation, and things will go smoothly for at least a few [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>64</slash:comments>
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		<title>When Ordinary People Turn Into Trolls</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/11/29/when-ordinary-people-turn-into-trolls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/11/29/when-ordinary-people-turn-into-trolls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arguing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dear Wendy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[debating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flame war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helpfulness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tough love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trolling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=6019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past few months now, I’ve been contributing guest columns on Dear Wendy. By no means do I consider myself a relationship expert, but I do believe I’ve been through enough personal drama that I can offer some pretty good insights. Plus, helping people gives me a warm, gooey feeling that’s way more slimming [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Losing My Motivation</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/11/07/losing-my-motivation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/11/07/losing-my-motivation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attribution theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[determination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persistence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sympathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thalassemia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t do running. That is to say, I don’t do running when running is the only thing being done. Running in flag football, floor hockey, or settling of drunken bets? That, I can do. But&#8230; just running? Like, the ancient Greek death sentence known as a marathon? Crap, no. I’m decent at sports that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Thoughts From A Two-Week-Old Mother</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/31/thoughts-from-a-two-week-old-mother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/31/thoughts-from-a-two-week-old-mother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Atterberry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[priorities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My first visit to New York was in the fall of 2004, a month before the presidential election. I came to visit my then-boyfriend who was here for a few weeks doing a rotation for med school. Exactly three years later—almost to the day—I moved here—this time, to live with Drew, the man I’d been [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Desperately Seeking The Friend Zone</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/24/desperately-seeking-the-friend-zone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/24/desperately-seeking-the-friend-zone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Hamilton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cultural differences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friend zone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[platonic friends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband and I have a German friend, Gunther&#8212;late 30s, good-looking, smart, funny, and a genuinely nice guy. Of course, he&#8217;s single. A few weeks ago, we were hanging out together, pondering his romance woes over a few glasses of wine. But it wasn&#8217;t the preposterous fact that he was still unattached that lingered in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Once A Cheater, Never Again A Cheater</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/17/once-a-cheater-never-again-a-cheater/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/17/once-a-cheater-never-again-a-cheater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Witt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adultery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boyfriends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dissatisfaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[girlfriends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[once a cheater always a cheater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the moment I laid eyes on him, I knew I had to have him. I figured he had to have a girlfriend. But he asked me out, and I didn’t even think about my boyfriend back home, 700 miles away. The reasons I cheated were many. Distance, lack of sexual satisfaction, pre-existing lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>(Almost) Over You</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/10/almost-over-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/10/almost-over-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catherine Gryp</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/?p=5896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There it was, at the bottom of the tan purse I never wear: a grocery list from another life. Toothpaste Frozen dinners Diet Coke Ice cream Cheez-Its Oatmeal cookies I haven’t thought of buying Cheez-Its or oatmeal cookies since the day I moved out of your house. This list was pre-breakup. A year ago, finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Ex-Boyfriend Isn&#8217;t My Friend Anymore</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/03/my-ex-boyfriend-isnt-my-friend-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/10/03/my-ex-boyfriend-isnt-my-friend-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lady Bee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drifting apart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ex-boyfriends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ex-girlfriends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I broke up with a serious boyfriend last year. Our relationship was really complicated. Our breakup wasn’t. When we ended it, we were both of the same opinion that it was over. With initial reluctance, I acknowledged to myself that I was getting less than I wanted or deserved from the relationship. With the honesty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Choosing Contentment Over Conformity</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/09/26/im-choosing-contentment-over-conformity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/09/26/im-choosing-contentment-over-conformity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents. We all have them (sort of), we all love them (sometimes), and we all have to deal with their actions, asinine as we may believe them to be. I have to admit, my parents are pretty awesome. But, of course, they have their flaws, and they make plenty of mistakes. My parents are devout [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Fell In Love Too Hard, Too Soon</title>
		<link>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/09/19/i-fell-in-love-too-hard-too-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.musingsonlifeandlove.com/2011/09/19/i-fell-in-love-too-hard-too-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Hong</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effusiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[falling in love]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the One]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am a stoic. In a new relationship, I tend to stay reserved and guarded. I hold back my feelings, and I definitely don’t let myself fall for someone very easily. At least not until I know for sure that the relationship means something. Some people, on the other hand, are effusive. In a new [...]]]></description>
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