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Valentine's Day is a perfect time to reject the idea that the ideal man is taller, richer, more knowledgeable, more renowned, or more powerful.

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There's nothing wrong with celebrating the good things in our past. But memories, like witnesses, do not always tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. We need to cross-examine them, recognizing and accepting the inconsistencies and gaps in those that make us proud and happy as well as those that cause us pain.

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Couples need time alone to renew their relationship. They also need to sustain supportive networks of friends and family.

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Contrary to myth, 'The Feminine Mystique' and feminism did not represent the beginning of the decline of the stay-at-home mother but a turning point that led to much stronger legal rights and 'working conditions' for her.

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Feminism needs a political program because gender inequality has been fostered by political decisions.

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Donald Trump has tapped into a deep vein of racism, nativism, and misogyny.

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Parents who obsess about every detail of child-rearing and orchestrate their children's 'resumes' may run themselves ragged while their own personal identities and adult relationships wither for lack of care.

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Cooking ought to be, quite literally, child's play. And every child ought to have access to the game. Just don't tell them it's healthy.

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Over the ages, some societies have accorded far less value and respect to singles than to married individuals.

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Nostalgia is a very human trait.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: August 31st, 1944

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