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A beautiful quote from Meghan Markle

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"I won't be defined by the relationship I am in" And added - "including this one". meaning Prince Harry. That is what I call a real woman who knows who she is.

I have been happily single since 1996, and that is where I was going wrong in my two long term relationships. I was being defined by those two men.

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Why would you want to be in a relationship where the other person defines yourself? That's surely self defeating? I don't understand a mindset.

OK anyways thanks for the quote and the post it made me think and that eerra good thing!

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marigold22 in reply to Zoea

Well, when I was in a relationship where the other person defined me, I was ill, had been brought up by my parents as a people pleaser, a sweet little girl who was subservient to her husband. No doubt you are much younger than me... and thankfully things have changed.

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marigold22 in reply to Zoea

Are you unaware that women particularly are "defined" by the relationship they are in? It happens worldwide. How old are you? !!! Even Meghan Markle understands it because she said that statement. Maybe that's the reason she is divorced, once her long term partner became her husband he tried to mould her his way. That happened with my second husband, the minute we were married he took absolute control of my life. I walked out after 9 months

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Zoea in reply to marigold22

yes I was unaware of this. I won't say my age here. Maybe some day.

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I'm 66 ! :-)

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