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The masculine grows by challenge, but the feminine grows by praise. A man must be unabashed and expressed in his appreciation for his woman. Praise her freely.

David Deida

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David Deida
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: March 18
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
Praise
Challenges
Unabashed
Grows
Masculine
Woman
Freely
Must
Expressed
Men
Feminine
Appreciation
Challenge

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