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Sasha cagen is a writer, coach, and founder of the quirkyalone movement, about supporting women and men who prefer to be single rather than settle, with special focus on the empowerment of women to know their worth. First of all, i dont consider myself to be an uncompromising romantic as it states in the title, not at all. As i began reading the book, i was ready to claim i am a quirkyalone. Mothers fretted these unfortunate creatures might be condemned to a committing a crime of tragic proportions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A manifesto for uncompromising romantics, based on a term shed created to describe people who are comfortable being single but who want to be in a relationship and wont settle for something or someone that doesnt allow them to be who they truly are. My weeklyish newsletter the sasha cagen weeklyish goes out to 5,000 quirky souls.
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