“Expressing your feelings constantly is like pleading. It comes across as needy rather than dignified.”

— Sherry Argov

Source: Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship

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American writer 1977

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