{"id":213,"date":"2025-08-08T18:44:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2025-10-17T14:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:11:49","slug":"relationship-stuff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/relationship-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Relationship Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main class=\"is-style-default wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-6-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cbe57604 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\"><h1 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Relationship Stuff<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-cbe57604 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"is-style-default wp-block-column has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural);flex-basis:75%\">\n<div class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-md  nfd-wb-blog__blog-10 is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-query-loop-1 wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2dbb0626 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-324 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mental-health category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/fear-is-the-new-f-bomb\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fear is the New F-Bomb<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">\u201cThe thought of being in a serious relationship scares me.\u201d I was told this by someone I had just recently met and started hanging out with. Someone I like. Someone I enjoy spending time with. And based on his words and actions, I\u2019m fairly certain he felt the same way. The connection was real enough<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/fear-is-the-new-f-bomb\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:0.75rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/mental-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mental Health Stuff<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/relationship-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationship Stuff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-311 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-mental-health category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/two-weeks-in-africa-that-changed-everything-i-thought-i-knew\/\" target=\"_self\" >Two Weeks in Africa That Changed Everything I Thought I Knew<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I spent two weeks in Arusha, Tanzania working with Zoe Empowers, and I came home fundamentally changed. Not in the Instagram-caption kind of way.In the everything I thought I understood feels incomplete now kind of way. Zoe Empowers works with underprivileged youth\u2014young people who, by most Western standards, have very little. Limited resources. Limited safety<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/two-weeks-in-africa-that-changed-everything-i-thought-i-knew\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:0.75rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/mental-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mental Health Stuff<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/relationship-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationship Stuff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-309 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/dating-with-intention-in-a-swipe-happy-world\/\" target=\"_self\" >Dating With Intention in a Swipe-Happy World<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019ve been dating again. Like, actually dating\u2014putting myself out there, meeting men for coffee or drinks or trail walks, having those first-date conversations where you learn what someone does for work, whether they have kids, what they\u2019re into outside of Netflix binges. It\u2019s been&#8230; interesting. Hopeful at times, frustrating at others. And one theme keeps<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/dating-with-intention-in-a-swipe-happy-world\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:0.75rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/relationship-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationship Stuff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-307 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/when-you-care-about-someone-but-your-futures-dont-match\/\" target=\"_self\" >When You Care About Someone\u2026 But Your Futures Don\u2019t Match<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about that weird, tender space you end up in when you genuinely care about someone, but you know the two of you are standing in completely different chapters of life. Not because either of you did anything wrong\u2014just because the math of your realities doesn\u2019t line up. For me, it<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/when-you-care-about-someone-but-your-futures-dont-match\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:0.75rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/relationship-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationship Stuff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-303 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/the-apps-arent-the-problem-the-people-on-them-are\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Apps Aren\u2019t the Problem \u2014 The People On Them Are<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Let\u2019s just get this out of the way: dating apps aren\u2019t the enemy. In theory, they\u2019re genius \u2014 a digital meet-cute for busy adults who don\u2019t have the luxury of bumping into a charming stranger at the grocery store. But somewhere between the swipe-right dopamine rush and the post-midnight \u201cwyd\u201d messages, the entire concept lost<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/the-apps-arent-the-problem-the-people-on-them-are\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:0.75rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/relationship-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationship Stuff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-297 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/avoidant-or-independent-learning-the-difference-between-strength-and-self-protection\/\" target=\"_self\" >Avoidant or Independent? Learning the Difference Between Strength and Self-Protection<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For most of my life, I\u2019ve worn independence like armor \u2014 and, honestly, it\u2019s served me well. I\u2019m capable, resourceful, and comfortable standing on my own two feet. I don\u2019t crumble when life gets hard. I handle things. But over time, I started to notice something about my so-called \u201cindependence.\u201d It wasn\u2019t always empowerment \u2014<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/avoidant-or-independent-learning-the-difference-between-strength-and-self-protection\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:0.75rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/relationship-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationship Stuff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-295 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/the-complications-of-dating-when-you-have-kids\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Complications of Dating When You Have Kids<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Dating is complicated. Dating when you don\u2019t have kids but the person you\u2019re seeing does? Extra complicated. I learned this the hard way recently when someone I had been getting to know sent me a message that basically said: &#8220;I was feeling a bit like you wanted me to respond to plan stuff while my<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/the-complications-of-dating-when-you-have-kids\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:0.75rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/relationship-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationship Stuff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-292 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/just-show-up-seriously-thats-half-the-battle\/\" target=\"_self\" >Just Show Up (Seriously, That\u2019s Half the Battle)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Making friends as an adult is weird. It\u2019s kind of like dating, but with less wine and more awkward small talk about hobbies. I\u2019ve been making a real effort to put myself out there lately\u2014joining group events, walking into rooms full of strangers, and basically coaching myself with, \u201cOkay Marie, you\u2019re here to find your<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/just-show-up-seriously-thats-half-the-battle\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:0.75rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:300\" class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/category\/relationship-health\/\" rel=\"tag\">Relationship Stuff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-289 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-relationship-health\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infirstposition.com\/ovaryactive\/ghosted-when-casper-isnt-cute-anymore\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ghosted: When Casper Isn\u2019t Cute Anymore<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">4 min read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.51), 1.2rem);\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Ah, ghosting. 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