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It is idolized so much that we say these feelings should also transcend to the point where each]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@msgivings/would-you-die-for-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@msgivings/would-you-die-for-love</guid><category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[msgivings]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 18:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6Qnbf3tYPkNsXE3Y2GuxHg1bSVwfE7hfaJxVCpEdNPqYcjQg1FtSC11Gcr2QetSyqo2F7ptt8j1hx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On China's Leftover Women: Single and Successful]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Recent studies carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics in China show that about one in five adult women are not married. 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