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The Girl Who Could Fly

The Girl Who Could Fly

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Thirty Going Twenty, or Eighty Five: Purpose as the Measure of a Life

A reflective essay on the gap between societal timelines for marriage and the deeper question of personal purpose. The writer traces her own journey—from ending a promising relationship over differing marriage timelines a decade earlier to arriving at 30 unmarried but increasingly clear about what she actually seeks in partnership.

Staff · 27 March 2020
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