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    What Women Want

    June 12, 2005April 14, 2024
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    Sagnik asked me to sum up in one sentence ‘What women want’. I thought for a moment of all the things I could say and said ‘The same thing men want’. Here’s why I think so. Men want:SexMoneyPowerRespectStatusFriendshipLoveFunSecurityAdmiration And here’s what women want:To be seen as more than sex symbols….

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    The Spirit Of The Ladies Room

    June 9, 2005March 30, 2025
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    Unsettling washroom encounter! A jolt of fear runs through the ladies toilet. Mind games and eerie thoughts in a quest for an awakening.

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    Taking Stock At The End Of Week 1

    June 7, 2005March 30, 2025
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    Navigating the first week at a new job – from bosses to paychecks, finding balance and humor in the corporate world. A new job is a personal milestone.

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    Inter-Office Ragging

    June 3, 2005March 30, 2025
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    Laughter echoes louder than keyboards at office when a fresh-faced Naya Baccha finds Saturday dread and the boss has unexpected advice on vacation spots.

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    Home & Identity | Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    People You Meet At A Party

    June 3, 2005January 10, 2024
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    Nostalgic encounters with old acquaintances at a friend’s engagement party bring up reflections on the emotional interconnections of human lives.

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    Catch-22

    May 24, 2005March 30, 2025
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    Let’s describe the Human Resources Catch-22. Human Resources Person (HRP): I’ll send this mail and then I can leave.CC: At 4 in the evening? Great!HRP: I can leave but I won’t.CC: You make as much sense as any HRP does!HRP: Yeah, it comes from having a best friend like you….

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    Holy Matrimony, Holy Womanhood

    May 21, 2005January 11, 2024
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    Questioning matrimony norms: A bold perspective on identity, sacrifice, and societal expectations. Join the fight for equality and redefine traditional roles.

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    Elemental Seduction

    May 20, 2005September 17, 2023
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    The mutual seduction of Earth and Ocean and the games they play, the games we play

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    Deja Vu

    May 15, 2005September 17, 2023
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    We are deja vu.

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    Body & Sex | Politics & Feminism

    The Beast of Beauty

    May 13, 2005January 11, 2024
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    Unveiling societal norms: Beauty expectations tie women to impracticalities—long hair, flowing garments, uncomfortable footwear, and jewelry.

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  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

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