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		<title>Why He Pulls Away… Then Pops Back Like a Rubber Band</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ah yes — the classic all yak, retreat, but no shak snap back move. When a man pulls away and then suddenly reappears, it’s rarely a mystery and almost never about you. It’s usually about his internal tug-of-war between desire and readiness. Here’s what’s really going on: The feelings showed up before the plan did.  [...]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Let the Man Lead, Ladies!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Judy Sekinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ladies, the men want to lead! Leading is in their DNA. Let them Lead! This keeps them into their masculine and allows you to stay as the feminine diva you are. Men, if you're not a good leader, for what ever the reason (not judging here), find a good role model to watch and learn.   [...]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Bachelor: My take, because you can&#8217;t un-phuck them.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Judy Sekinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I really don't watch much TV, but I had it on last week from the nightly news to catch up on the beautiful people and country of Ukraine...and I am praying for their peace. A few hours later I walked by the TV and saw The Bachelor, and thought I should see what's going on,  [...]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is bAd sEx A reLatIonShiP dEaL bReAkEr?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Judy Sekinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2021 01:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yep, yes, absolutely!]]></description>
		
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		<title>There should be no game&#8230;..before you meet.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Judy Sekinger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 01:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ladies, before you've met in person, and if he's treating you like the stranger that you are, there should be no kissy face emoji, love texting, texting how beautiful that you are, etc.  There should be no flirtation. If he is, then he's a fake.  There should be no show or illusion of intimacy You've  [...]]]></description>
		
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