Have You Heard? It's Now An Achievement For A Relationship To Last 1 Year

Have You Heard? It's Now An Achievement For A Relationship To Last 1 Year
Are long-term relationships becoming a thing of the past?
Adaeze Sherleen Ilo
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Oct 6, 2021
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Image by Jackson David from PixabayAt the age of twenty-five, I quickly realized that it takes more than good looks, a good heart, and having pure intentions to make a relationship start, talk less of lasting.
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Written by Adaeze Sherleen Ilo
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Adaeze is a social worker in training who recently embraced her writing super powers. Now she writes to make up for lost time.
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