Faith is one of only two things in mankind's consciousness that defies discussion. The other is one's marriage.
he way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. He__ attracted to independent women. __e__ like an exotic bird collector,_ she said. __e only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage.
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he way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. He__ attracted to independent women. __e__ like an exotic bird collector,_ she said. __e only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage.
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