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bell hooks on divorce and breakup

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FindCenter Quotes ImageWhen men and women punish each other for truth telling, we reinforce the notion that lies are better. To be loving we willingly hear the other’s truth, and most important, we affirm the value of truth telling. Lies may make people feel better, but they do not help them to know love.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageTrue love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want to be saved.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageAll too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving response to cruelty and abuse is putting ourselves out of harm’s way.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageWhen we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.

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