Akin Akintayo
@forakin.bsky.social
Person, observer, blogger 21🌞, gay, end-user computing 35🌞, experienced cancer twice, living well, Christian, GB/Ng, European, and hitched.
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Thought Picnic: When Support Becomes Self-Insertion
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In our quest to be concerned about the misery of others, we could inadvertently create more misery and unnecessary distractions.
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In our quest to be concerned about the misery of others, we could inadvertently create more misery and unnecessary distractions.
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January 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Thought Picnic: When Support Becomes Self-Insertion
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In our quest to be concerned about the misery of others, we could inadvertently create more misery and unnecessary distractions.
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In our quest to be concerned about the misery of others, we could inadvertently create more misery and unnecessary distractions.
When The Metrics Don't Measure Our Pain
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I might need to get a Bambi of deer to help with this intractable IT problem.
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I might need to get a Bambi of deer to help with this intractable IT problem.
When The Metrics Don't Measure Our Pain
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
When The Metrics Don't Measure Our Pain
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I might need to get a Bambi of deer to help with this intractable IT problem.
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I might need to get a Bambi of deer to help with this intractable IT problem.
Held in Tension: Sexuality and Spirituality
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Any God worth worshipping is big enough to handle our complexity; the question is whether we're brave enough to accept ourselves.
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Any God worth worshipping is big enough to handle our complexity; the question is whether we're brave enough to accept ourselves.
Held in Tension: Sexuality and Spirituality
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Held in Tension: Sexuality and Spirituality
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Any God worth worshipping is big enough to handle our complexity; the question is whether we're brave enough to accept ourselves.
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Any God worth worshipping is big enough to handle our complexity; the question is whether we're brave enough to accept ourselves.
Photons on the Prostate - XXI: Living with the Trade-Offs
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The trade-off between quality of life and cancer eradication (active surveillance versus immediate treatment). Treatment was the better choice, in my view.
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The trade-off between quality of life and cancer eradication (active surveillance versus immediate treatment). Treatment was the better choice, in my view.
Photons on the Prostate - XXI: Living with the Trade-Offs
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Photons on the Prostate - XXI: Living with the Trade-Offs
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The trade-off between quality of life and cancer eradication (active surveillance versus immediate treatment). Treatment was the better choice, in my view.
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The trade-off between quality of life and cancer eradication (active surveillance versus immediate treatment). Treatment was the better choice, in my view.
Men's things XXX: Let's talk Prostate Cancer
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Our men's toilets now have prostate cancer campaign posters. Let's start that conversation to help the brotherhood catch issues early.
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Our men's toilets now have prostate cancer campaign posters. Let's start that conversation to help the brotherhood catch issues early.
Men's things XXX: Let's talk Prostate Cancer
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Men's things XXX: Let's talk Prostate Cancer
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Our men's toilets now have prostate cancer campaign posters. Let's start that conversation to help the brotherhood catch issues early.
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Our men's toilets now have prostate cancer campaign posters. Let's start that conversation to help the brotherhood catch issues early.
Men's things XXIX: The Cubicle Next Door
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How do you approach a stranger on your concerns about their prostate health? I asked for posters in the Gents.
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How do you approach a stranger on your concerns about their prostate health? I asked for posters in the Gents.
Men's things XXIX: The Cubicle Next Door
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Men's things XXIX: The Cubicle Next Door
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How do you approach a stranger on your concerns about their prostate health? I asked for posters in the Gents.
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How do you approach a stranger on your concerns about their prostate health? I asked for posters in the Gents.
Opinion: Global Bystanders Giving Succour To Fellow Leaders
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We have a few playground bullies that no one can challenge when they are evidently doing wrong.
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We have a few playground bullies that no one can challenge when they are evidently doing wrong.
Opinion: Global Bystanders Giving Succour To Fellow Leaders
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Opinion: Global Bystanders Giving Succour To Fellow Leaders
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We have a few playground bullies that no one can challenge when they are evidently doing wrong.
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We have a few playground bullies that no one can challenge when they are evidently doing wrong.
Speaking Truth to Leading Questions
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I know I am not shy when it comes to giving honest feedback; there is always an inspired arrangement of words that makes it go down nicely.
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I know I am not shy when it comes to giving honest feedback; there is always an inspired arrangement of words that makes it go down nicely.
Speaking Truth to Leading Questions
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Speaking Truth to Leading Questions
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I know I am not shy when it comes to giving honest feedback; there is always an inspired arrangement of words that makes it go down nicely.
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I know I am not shy when it comes to giving honest feedback; there is always an inspired arrangement of words that makes it go down nicely.
Between the Window and the World
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What we see is obscured by what we see through, creating unbroken perspectives of lives lived by others.
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What we see is obscured by what we see through, creating unbroken perspectives of lives lived by others.
Between the Window and the World
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Between the Window and the World
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What we see is obscured by what we see through, creating unbroken perspectives of lives lived by others.
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What we see is obscured by what we see through, creating unbroken perspectives of lives lived by others.
For Healing and Forgetting
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The path to healing from childhood trauma is a giant leap of faith into trusting God can heal the eagle's broken wings.
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The path to healing from childhood trauma is a giant leap of faith into trusting God can heal the eagle's broken wings.
For Healing and Forgetting
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM
For Healing and Forgetting
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The path to healing from childhood trauma is a giant leap of faith into trusting God can heal the eagle's broken wings.
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The path to healing from childhood trauma is a giant leap of faith into trusting God can heal the eagle's broken wings.
Thought Picnic: The Ephemeral Gift of Life
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We depart for the Christmas holidays, full of hopes for the New Year, and one among us becomes a memory.
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We depart for the Christmas holidays, full of hopes for the New Year, and one among us becomes a memory.
Thought Picnic: The Ephemeral Gift of Life
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Thought Picnic: The Ephemeral Gift of Life
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We depart for the Christmas holidays, full of hopes for the New Year, and one among us becomes a memory.
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We depart for the Christmas holidays, full of hopes for the New Year, and one among us becomes a memory.
New Year, Ancient Praise
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One Anglican tradition in Nigeria comes to mind: the singing of Te Deum Laudamus in Yoruba, ushering in the New Year.
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One Anglican tradition in Nigeria comes to mind: the singing of Te Deum Laudamus in Yoruba, ushering in the New Year.
New Year, Ancient Praise
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:18 AM
New Year, Ancient Praise
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One Anglican tradition in Nigeria comes to mind: the singing of Te Deum Laudamus in Yoruba, ushering in the New Year.
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One Anglican tradition in Nigeria comes to mind: the singing of Te Deum Laudamus in Yoruba, ushering in the New Year.
AI Certification in the Thermionic Age
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Bookending the year with another Microsoft certification on computers from a bygone age.
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Bookending the year with another Microsoft certification on computers from a bygone age.
AI Certification in the Thermionic Age
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
AI Certification in the Thermionic Age
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Bookending the year with another Microsoft certification on computers from a bygone age.
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Bookending the year with another Microsoft certification on computers from a bygone age.
The Boy Born Abroad
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Thirty-five years after I left Nigeria for the final time, I reflect on how, like ET, home is different from where others think you belong.
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Thirty-five years after I left Nigeria for the final time, I reflect on how, like ET, home is different from where others think you belong.
The Boy Born Abroad
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Boy Born Abroad
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Thirty-five years after I left Nigeria for the final time, I reflect on how, like ET, home is different from where others think you belong.
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Thirty-five years after I left Nigeria for the final time, I reflect on how, like ET, home is different from where others think you belong.
Seven Years of Hope, Faith, and Love
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Each day of knowing is an opportunity for growing much deeper in love.
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Each day of knowing is an opportunity for growing much deeper in love.
Seven Years of Hope, Faith, and Love
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Seven Years of Hope, Faith, and Love
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Each day of knowing is an opportunity for growing much deeper in love.
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Each day of knowing is an opportunity for growing much deeper in love.
Yuletide Pilferer, present
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His face was presented on camera as he nicked Christmas presents, and he is presently in a police cell.
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His face was presented on camera as he nicked Christmas presents, and he is presently in a police cell.
Yuletide Pilferer, present
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December 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yuletide Pilferer, present
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His face was presented on camera as he nicked Christmas presents, and he is presently in a police cell.
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His face was presented on camera as he nicked Christmas presents, and he is presently in a police cell.
The UK: What You Get At 60
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With the help of AI and some editing, here is a list of entitlements, benefits, concessions, and perks we automatically get.
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With the help of AI and some editing, here is a list of entitlements, benefits, concessions, and perks we automatically get.
The UK: What You Get At 60
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December 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The UK: What You Get At 60
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With the help of AI and some editing, here is a list of entitlements, benefits, concessions, and perks we automatically get.
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With the help of AI and some editing, here is a list of entitlements, benefits, concessions, and perks we automatically get.
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This Christmas the real Scrooges are corporations that raked in record profits this year and paid their CEOs millions of dollars but still deny workers a living wage and benefits.
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This Christmas the real Scrooges are corporations that raked in record profits this year and paid their CEOs millions of dollars but still deny workers a living wage and benefits.
Cultural Insights: The Agbada
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A foreigner's perspective and review of the agbádá.
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A foreigner's perspective and review of the agbádá.
Cultural Insights: The Agbada
I enjoy getting to learn and understand things about different people and their cultures. I got to learn about the Agbada outfit, which is...
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December 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Cultural Insights: The Agbada
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A foreigner's perspective and review of the agbádá.
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A foreigner's perspective and review of the agbádá.
A Curmudgeon's Christmas Eve
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As I trundled through another ghastly Christmas market, I had travelled by train as officially senior, but unofficially ignored.
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As I trundled through another ghastly Christmas market, I had travelled by train as officially senior, but unofficially ignored.
A Curmudgeon's Christmas Eve
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December 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A Curmudgeon's Christmas Eve
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As I trundled through another ghastly Christmas market, I had travelled by train as officially senior, but unofficially ignored.
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As I trundled through another ghastly Christmas market, I had travelled by train as officially senior, but unofficially ignored.
Turning 60: Finding the Light Switch
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As you turn 60, and begin to wonder what 60-pluses do, get, need, or have in the UK, just out of the good fortune of reaching that age? A Senior Railcard, for starters, so I got mine.
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As you turn 60, and begin to wonder what 60-pluses do, get, need, or have in the UK, just out of the good fortune of reaching that age? A Senior Railcard, for starters, so I got mine.
Turning 60: Finding the Light Switch
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Turning 60: Finding the Light Switch
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As you turn 60, and begin to wonder what 60-pluses do, get, need, or have in the UK, just out of the good fortune of reaching that age? A Senior Railcard, for starters, so I got mine.
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As you turn 60, and begin to wonder what 60-pluses do, get, need, or have in the UK, just out of the good fortune of reaching that age? A Senior Railcard, for starters, so I got mine.
My Dear Boy: Turning Sixty
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In all the birthday greetings I received, one stood out, my father's, writing from the memory of the past to the recognition of the passage of time.
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In all the birthday greetings I received, one stood out, my father's, writing from the memory of the past to the recognition of the passage of time.
My Dear Boy: Turning Sixty
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My Dear Boy: Turning Sixty
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In all the birthday greetings I received, one stood out, my father's, writing from the memory of the past to the recognition of the passage of time.
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In all the birthday greetings I received, one stood out, my father's, writing from the memory of the past to the recognition of the passage of time.
Sixty and not tiring to retire
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Another obligatory birthday blog from a newly minted sexagenarian.
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Another obligatory birthday blog from a newly minted sexagenarian.
Sixty and not tiring to retire
Akin Akintayo on human rights, politics, religion, Nigeria and other concerns.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Sixty and not tiring to retire
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Another obligatory birthday blog from a newly minted sexagenarian.
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Another obligatory birthday blog from a newly minted sexagenarian.
Thought Picnic: Adversity Reveals True Love
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We should love no less, even if we do not feel loved.
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We should love no less, even if we do not feel loved.
Thought Picnic: Adversity Reveals True Love
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December 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Thought Picnic: Adversity Reveals True Love
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We should love no less, even if we do not feel loved.
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We should love no less, even if we do not feel loved.
Our Stories, Beautifully Written by Brian
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When you meet someone who thinks the world of you and writes beautifully about the love you share.
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When you meet someone who thinks the world of you and writes beautifully about the love you share.
Our Stories, Beautifully Written by Brian
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December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Our Stories, Beautifully Written by Brian
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When you meet someone who thinks the world of you and writes beautifully about the love you share.
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When you meet someone who thinks the world of you and writes beautifully about the love you share.