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Are You A "Protector," A "Dreamer," Or A "Fixer?"

"Just because my dreams are different than yours doesn't mean they're unimportant." - Meg March

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Women Are Confessing The Unexpected Ways Their Lives Changed After A Divorce, And Some Of Their Responses Are Agonizing

"One thing I never expected to feel was grief. Going through a divorce felt like I had lost one of my best friends and, in some ways, my sense of security as well. It was the best decision for my well-being, but I feel a ton of guilt for any pain I inflicted by having to choose myself."

People Who Married For Money Are Revealing What It’s Like, And It’s Wayyy Messier Than I Imagined

"I met my husband in a business school class. I'm 24, and he’s about 22 years older than I am. He's the heir to one of the biggest family fortunes in the state. Everything was perfect in the beginning, and I have no regrets. But I’m pretty lonely most days. It's just me, the dog, and my year-old daughter. He works all the time and travels a lot, so most of the time, it’s just me in this big house. I just want to travel and do the things women my age do. All the money in the world isn't worth it if you're basically confined to your house for days or even weeks at a time."

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Men Are Confessing The Unexpected Ways Their Lives Changed After A Divorce, And Some Of Their Regrets Are Gut-Wrenching

"I think one of the hardest things about divorce that I never hear people talk about is how loud the silence of an empty house is. Your kids are no longer with you every night to run to you and yell 'daddy' and jump on you. It makes it very hard to come home to that very loud, empty house."

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People Who Dated Or Married Millionaires And Billionaires Are Revealing What It’s Really Like, And It's Truly Bonkers

"I've been with my partner for years, and we're getting married in a few months.... When you turn 16, a standard gift from his family is a $50K car, and everyone gets $1 million at 18 from their trust fund to pay for college, and then, you get your remaining millions when you graduate."

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"I Wanted To Find A Way To Move Past The Betrayal": Divorced People Are Sharing The Moment They Realized They Wanted To End The Marriage, And Some Of These Are Dark

"I filed for divorce after two years of marriage.... Six weeks after I had major surgery, he came home from work and told me he quit his job. I asked why, and he said he just didn't feel like working there anymore. We had our medical benefits through his job."

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Women In Their 30s And Up Are Calling Out "Absurd" Standards For Women That Should STOP Being Normalized, And Everyone Needs To Read This

"One thing I wish I could tell my younger self is 'stop accepting everything.'... I would make excuses for significant others rather than recognize truly terrible behavior. I would shrug it off when friends did things that bothered me, instead of recognizing toxic behavior.... It took a lot of therapy to crawl back out of that pit."

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People All Over The Internet Are Debating Whether Or Not This 1 Social Media Behavior Is Cheating Or Not, And It's Getting Messy

Dr. Teyhou Smyth, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist based in California, shared, “I deal with this constantly with Gen Z. They can be dating somebody, but then their other partner is liking stories and pictures of other women, and experiencing it is like betrayal and infidelity."