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The Virago
We are a community of women who share our personal stories about how we’ve survived and thrived in our lives. We share our messages to heal and help others learn from our experiences.
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Jun 30
What’s Missing in an Abusive Relationship
It’s easy to mistake abuse for love when you don’t know…
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Lori Welch Brown
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May 21
Why is the High Road Seemingly Reserved for Women?
Because we are strong enough to make the climb
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Suzanna Quintana
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May 13
Why Women Stay with Abusive Men
It’s hard to leave when you can’t find the door
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Suzanna Quintana
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Apr 27
Are You With an Abuser or Just an Asshole?
Where exactly is that line?
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Alice K. Black
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Mar 18
Marriage Is a Made-Up Game and We Keep Changing the Rules
Open marriages are no less “real” than…
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Alice K. Black
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Mar 5
What I Learned from Opening My Marriage with My Partner of 11 Years
Before I became a single woman…
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LibrariAnna
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Feb 26
Finding My Way in Polyamory
Labels help you define what you want from any relationship
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Katherine Hart
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Feb 22
How To Recognize a Controlling Partner
Some act out of emotional fragility rather than violence
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Alice K. Black
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Feb 14
3 Reasons Why the Married Men I Dated Sought Out Extramarital Sex
Only one of their reasons was one…
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Alice K. Black
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Feb 9
What I Learned from the French About Extramarital Affairs
They were supposedly in “open marriages,”…
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