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Can our bodies 'reject' relationships?

Can our bodies 'reject' relationships?

A viral trend sees UTIs and yeast infections as signs you should break up. Plus: the right co-opts feminism, beauty products promise freedom from other beauty products, and more.

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Happy Sunday! In this week’s roundup, we’ve got a bill to criminalize all porn, a woman waiting three decades to hate her husband less, a queer romance marketed as a straight one, and more.

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Cosmopolitan reports on the trend of women recognizing bodily symptoms—from UTIs to yeast infections—as signs that they’re in a bad relationship. The article’s subhead: “Whether it’s romantic or platonic, trust that when it’s time to end things, you will feel it.” The piece reads:

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