Women Must Stand On Their Own Two Feet Before They Get Married

Marriage can wait, but job skills? Not so much.

Shannon Ashley
Nov 6 · 7 min read

Dating a divorced man in the South is often a remarkably different experience than doing the same thing in Yankee country. This might be one of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn as a woman who’s transplanted herself from the Twin Cities to Tennessee.

Shannon Ashley

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Single mama, fulltime writer, exvangelical. It's not about being flawless, it's about being honest. Top Writer. shannon.ashley.medium@gmail.com

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