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‘I'm Ready for Love But I Don't Know How to Start!’

Vulnerability requires surrender. Surrender takes practice. You start by savoring your conflicted, greedy soul.

Heather Havrilesky
Jul 18, 2024
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Dear Polly,

I, a cis woman in my late 20s, come here as a longtime reader of your column. Thank you for everything you do.

I'm writing to you because I feel that while most parts of my life are good, there's one that's really not: I so want to have an active dating life that eventually leads me to love and par…

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