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Marrying Peter Pan

Reality dating shows highlight the absurd risk of marriage, especially for women

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Mar 06, 2024
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The finale of Love is Blind, which just dropped, has me thinking a lot about how many women spend their lives trying to save emotionally immature men. “Peter Pan syndrome” is not a real thing, even though it’s a popular topic on TikTok— it’s a pop psychology concept that refers to people who become adults without really growing up, supposedly affecting …

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