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Emily Yoffe
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 15
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As far as types preferring other types, people of the same type can understand each others' perspective very well, but also drive each other crazy because they see their flaws magnified.
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Sometimes people have a wild past because they have an essentially wild nature, and that's how they plan to go through life. Sometimes such people settle into happy monogamy, and can be content there because they never have to wonder, What did I miss?
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The biggest problem is that people want to tell the whole story, and they write letters that are way longer than anything I could possibly run.
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Don't underestimate the power of the nonplussed look and the shake of the head. Letting noxious words hang in the air can be very powerful.
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People often recommend, Why do you ask? as a good conversation stopper. But that really doesn't end the conversation, it just leaves the other person sputtering for a response. I like, You'll be the first to know..
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Obama's major accomplishment is himself. This can be an effective argument to make to undecided voters and something Obama has to artfully address.
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When people are really drunk they have a propensity to harm themselves and others - they fall off buildings, they drive into other cars.
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When you expand the definition of marriage beyond one man and one woman, society can expect other consenting adults in other configurations to say that their choices deserve recognition.
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I have this wonderful capacity just to walk away from my mistakes and not dwell on them.
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Interfering, judgmental, and disrespectful mothers-in-law are common complaints.
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Sometimes people back themselves into corners where they think they have to make kind of an engraved-in-stone decision.
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If you think a caregiver has an active substance abuse problem, that person should never be entrusted with your child.
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If you look at books that describe the 16 personality types, you can see how different they are from each other.
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It is a mystery why people think they need to act as their friends' dietitian, nonetheless it's common.
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An alcoholic 47-year-old woman with teenagers who thinks a guy in his mid-20s is a good prospect as a partner definitely has some judgment and character flaws.
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I think it's helpful for kids to know that their parents weren't perfect, that they messed up and learned from their mistakes. So be open about some of your own struggles or express gratitude that your kids are taking advantage of the opportunities they have instead of squandering many of them, the way you did.
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Polygamy has an ancient history and is legal in many parts of the world. I find the rules of polygamy to be damaging and it's potentially dangerous to young girls and terrible for excess boys. But polyamory is supposed to be a more equal arrangement among agreeing adults.
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Keep in mind that when you tell people to come see you, they might not get the idea about when it's time to leave.
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Children need adult men in their lives.
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Love is not shown by giving your toddler a car. It's better demonstrated by clapping as she bangs on pots or singing to her while she plays with her cheap little bath toys in the tub.
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