Tag: love
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Why I started weight loss training
It is a random Friday evening when my friend messages me,“What’s the story tonight?” I don’t want to leave the house. It has been a long work week.So I hesitate, then reply,“How do you feel about dinner at Proud Mary?” An hour later, we find ourselves at the bar. A gentleman walks up to us,…
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How dating young almost destroyed me
“I would never date a Mormon.” A phrase I’ve heard many times, this time it punctures my heart. Perhaps because it is the first time I hear it addressed to me. My heart sinks as I sit across the table with a smile and soft laughter that conceals everything. The comment surfaces in a conversation…
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Relationships as a vote for the kind of person you want to be
Dear Reader, Lately, I’ve been thinking about relationships, not just romantic ones, but the full spectrum: friendships, professional connections, essentially, the whole nine yards. Being in a new country has inevitably confronted me with the task of creating new relationships. And in that newness, I’ve found myself asking: why do I connect deeply with some…
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Love defined
Hi Reader, I’m so glad you came back for a second date. If you’re like me this week, you’ve been bombarded by Valentine’s Day marketing, stories about fairytale endings, the perfect gifts to get your knight in shining armor, what love is, and the green flags to watch for. I just want to say, who…
Mbali’s Not-So-Secret Diary 