Is it wrong to be a chameleon girlfriend?

From: Cosmopolitan | Date: January 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

A woman who takes interest in the interests of her boyfriends can learn many new things and even keep the interest if the relationship does not work out. The development of interests makes people interesting, but people who develop new interests should not lose sight of their values or their selves.

People are always a little surprised when they learn that my college major was Russian history. "How did you end up with that?" they ask. "I thought you were the English-major type."

Well, I suppose I am, but there's a personality trait operating here that's far more powerful than my ...

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