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This is where men and women are different, we can put aside petty competition for relationships - they can't. It interferes.

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Adriana Trigiani
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
Author
Film Director
Novelist
Screenwriter
Television Producer
Writer
Competition
Women
Different
Men
Interferes
Petty
Interfere
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Relationships

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