Emily V. Gordon Quotes
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In high school, I decided that all of my female friends were stupid and traded them for guy friends. I loved horror movies and heavy metal and used these interests to become a 'guys' girl.'
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I grew up in a town where there were no Muslims whatsoever, and there was not a lot of exposure.
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If you don't simply communicate with your spouse what household tasks you would like them to do, you are setting yourself up to be angry.
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I remember being a teenager and feeling like I could talk to anyone anywhere about anything.
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Love is a good thing.
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In my experience as a therapist and as a friend, it seems that the majority of the breakup resources available are for women and not men. Women, who tend to be more vocal about their emotional struggles, are the squeaky wheel that gets the grease from friends, from online communities, from books, and from therapeutic approaches.
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Awkward conversations are painful, but they're way easier than divorce, resentment, and heartbreak.
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I think it's lovely when people are more involved in local politics.
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After my divorce, I took some time off from having a romantic life to begin the tough work of figuring out where I'd gone wrong and what on Earth I could do to understand how to be a whole person in a relationship.
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When I was young and less wise, I thought that being a feminist meant being independent. It meant not sacrificing your needs for anyone else's and not relying on anyone else for even a smidgen of your happiness or well being.
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I haven't always been the best advocate for my own body. I was a too-tall, pudgy child who felt completely out of control of the genetic lottery ticket she'd been given, so in retaliation, I shut down. I ignored my body and hated it for not being tiny and cute like my friends' bodies.
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Not deciding is a decision. People don't realize that not making a decision is a decision in itself.
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Get married wherever you like, make accommodations for the people you love so they can attend, and forget about the people who can't.
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Don't expect yourself to immediately love your stepchildren. In fact, you may hate them for a bit.
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When someone insists that you watch a show that's already been on for a few seasons, they're basically saying, 'Hey, you're not doing anything for the next five weeks, are you? Because have I got a plan for you every single night! It's 'Weeds!''
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Women are encouraged to go on an emotional journey of self-care after a divorce, while men are expected to need help learning how to cook and parent on their own.
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Do remember to pick your battles when you start parenting your stepchildren.
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Sometimes, I hate-watch television.
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Betrayal can be extremely painful, but it's up to you how much that pain damages you permanently.
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In Hollywood, it seems that the people least successful at being married are the ones most eager to tie the knot over and over again.
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Hindsight is always 20/20, but I imagine a lot of married and divorced people have insights to share about how they felt during their engagement.
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I thought of 'The Big Sick' as a placeholder title, to be completely honest. I've grown to love it.
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There is no level of professional rejection that can compare to almost dying.
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Sometimes new spouses don't fully process the commitment they've made until after the deal is done, and then they panic.