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The Sleeping Beauty Syndrome and Unavailable Love

Pay Attention To Reality, and Not Fantasy

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Joe Gibson
Feb 09, 2024
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Pay Attention To Reality, and Not Fantasy

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I speak a lot about romance and unavailable love on this page. The subject of why we can find ourselves so hung up on individuals who simply can’t give us what we need has always fascinated me — no less due to my own struggles in unrequited love. How we can so clearly want more…

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