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	<description>A fresh perspective on dating and life in your 30s.</description>
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		<title>Change is Good … Or At Least That’s What I Keep Telling Myself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a recent vacation to DC with my BFF Kathleen (yes, we’re that geeky about history that we take holidays in the nation’s capitol), we swung by the Jefferson Memorial for a visit with our friend Tom. Kathleen and I are both fans of this complicated and multi-faceted man; however that’s not the point of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2012/02/change-is-good-%e2%80%a6-or-at-least-that%e2%80%99s-what-i-keep-telling-myself/</link>
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		<title>Reunion Anxiety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reuniting is a strange phenomenon.  In my case it’s loaded with shaky expectations and lots of unknowns. Frank is returning from Afghanistan in about four weeks.  The past 11 months flew by really fast, but now the last month is going to drag with anticipation.  He’s hit the part in his tour where they are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2012/01/reunion-anxiety/</link>
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		<title>To Mentor or Not to Mentor …</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The subject of mentoring has been on my mind a lot lately.  It’s been one of those things that when you hear about it once it sticks in your mind and then you keep noticing it everywhere. It began in early December when I started a new job and my boss gave me a New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2012/01/to-mentor-or-not-to-mentor-%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<title>A Highly Evolved Man?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to be highly evolved?  In particular – a highly evolved man?   Last month Frank wrote to me, “I worked on my brief last night till 2 am.  Then read Cosmo for an hour. What smut that is. It gave me some tips on how to enjoy your masturbation, and encourage use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2011/12/a-highly-evolved-man/</link>
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		<title>Oh Baby!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who have read my blog know that at 36 and 364 days (birthday 37 is tomorrow!) I’ve come to understand the giving birth to a child might not be in my life’s plan.  That’s fine with me.  I have a great life of freedom and fun.  That was until the other night [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2011/11/oh-baby/</link>
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		<title>Something To Look Forward To</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend Angie is a few years younger than me.  I actually hired her at my last job – where we worked together and became friends.  When I left that job we continued to hang out now and then.  Angie was married when I met her, had one daughter while we were working together, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2011/11/something-to-look-forward-to/</link>
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		<title>Shedding the Past</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My parents have decided to divest themselves of my childhood home and build a new house.  After 38 years in the same place, they have accumulated a lot of stuff – and so have I. For years my mother has threatened me with the following words, “You need to go through all those boxes of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2011/11/shedding-the-past/</link>
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		<title>The Ego Did It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I picked up a book on learning theory for work, Lost Subjects, Contested Objects: Toward a Psychoanalytic Inquiry of Learning.  It was recommended by a colleague, so I read it specifically to gain insight on my work in the education field.  Second to my three years in intense therapy – this turned out to be the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2011/10/the-ego-did-it/</link>
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		<title>Fewer Fish in the Sea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You often hear these complaints from women over a ‘certain age.’  “Where are all the good men?”  “Why can’t I find a good man?”  “I’m a good catch. Why am I alone?”  Well I think I’ve finally divined an answer. My friend Kathleen and I were marinating on our dating histories and I mentioned that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2011/10/fewer-fish-in-the-sea/</link>
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		<title>You Know You&#8217;re Old When &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m not a fan of the “you know you’re old when …” jokes.  Nor am I a fan of pointing out people’s ages – especially as one progresses on the continuum.  However, a recent event reminded me of just how “old” I am in the eyes of younger women. I’ve finally gotten to a place [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.psychcentral.com/yfactor/2011/09/you-know-youre-old-when/</link>
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