When the furor had died down, my friends showed a great deal of concern for me. Were my feelings hurt? Was I okay? No, really, was I sure? It shamed me to think that I had blown off the same feelings in other women, when my friends were so solicitous of mine. I finally get it. I still advocate muting the jerk and erasing him from your world. But I now know to deal more gently with those who have had to do so.
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