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A woman in love will do almost anything for a man, except give up the desire to improve him.

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Nathaniel Branden
Age: 84 †
Born: 1930
Born: April 9
Died: 2014
Died: December 3
Academic
Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Women
Anything
Giving
Improve
Men
Except
Love
Almost
Woman
Desire
Give

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