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" I had to live through being a woman who thought men always had a one-up... I knew I didn't like it. I thought that's how it was. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

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" I run a dating site, but I will gladly tell someone, 'Do not date someone if it's not right.' And don't settle. This settling thing is insane. I've literally had to force friends out of relationships because they want to be married by a certain age, so they just date these guys that are not right for them. "

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" Everyone deals with trauma differently, and recovery is always a work in progress. But courage is contagious, and the more that people stand up and speak out against misogyny, the faster we can create the kind of world where we won't have to. "

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" I'm kind of in my own world. "

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