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Being the Exception Is Not the Same as Being Loved: The Silent Weight of Performing for His Approval!

Being the Exception Is Not the Same as Being Loved: The Silent Weight of Performing for His Approval!

Why when he prays with you, praises you, and calls you wifey, something about it still feels like pressure. Even when he calls you the one, you wake up every day feeling like you have to prove it.

Octavia E Vance
Octavia E Vance
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Wednesday’s Q&A with OEV #20: "My Fiancé Loves That I’m ‘Pure’ But I’m Starting to Feel Like He Hates Women. Should I Still Marry Him?"

Wednesday’s Q&A with OEV #20: "My Fiancé Loves That I’m ‘Pure’ But I’m Starting to Feel Like He Hates Women. Should I Still Marry Him?"

When he prays with you, treats you well, and calls you “wifey material”, but the way he talks about other women makes you question if he even likes women at all.

Octavia E Vance
Octavia E Vance
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After I Gave All I Had, I Had Nothing Left...Except Me!

After I Gave All I Had, I Had Nothing Left...Except Me!

What if starting over in your late 30s, 40s, or 50s is the greatest gift you’ve been given?

Octavia E Vance
Octavia E Vance
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Wednesday’s Q&A with OEV #15: My Faith Says No, but My Body Says Yes. How Do I Honor My Faith While Longing for Sex and Intimacy at 38 with No Suitor in Sight?

Wednesday’s Q&A with OEV #15: My Faith Says No, but My Body Says Yes. How Do I Honor My Faith While Longing for Sex and Intimacy at 38 with No Suitor in Sight?

When you don't want to be celibate while single anymore while navigating desire, devotion and the deep craving for intimacy, without losing yourself or your faith

Octavia E Vance
Octavia E Vance
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The Power of Touch: How I Fulfill My Intimate Needs...Without Sex.

The Power of Touch: How I Fulfill My Intimate Needs...Without Sex.

Navigating life after separation, I’ve discovered profound ways to satisfy my body’s craving for connection. Here’s how I embrace intimacy, affection, and touch, without engaging in sex.

Octavia E Vance
Octavia E Vance
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When I Have Issues With Him, I Go To Them...

When I Have Issues With Him, I Go To Them...

Special LOEV Letter on knowing when to handle it yourself and when to go to someone else.

Octavia E Vance
Octavia E Vance
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Wednesday’s Q&A with OEV #11: "He Basically Wasted Six Years of My Life and Never Proposed and Now He’s Marrying Someone Else? How Do I Stop Feeling So Angry"?

Wednesday’s Q&A with OEV #11: "He Basically Wasted Six Years of My Life and Never Proposed and Now He’s Marrying Someone Else? How Do I Stop Feeling So Angry"?

He used me for six years, never proposed, and now he’s engaged to someone else just five months after I broke up with him? He treated me badly, but she gets the best of him? Why?

Octavia E Vance
Octavia E Vance