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e7f">Who knows why anything hits a nerve? I can only guess..</p><h2 id="1f12">“A Forever-After Valentine’s Gift”</h2><p id="cb70">Readers probably appreciated that such a small idea — ask about the other person — could make such a big difference in a relationship.</p><div id="bb57" class="link-block">
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<h2>A Forever-After Valentine’s Reminder</h2>
<div><h3>Ask Questions, Gather Intel.</h3></div>
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</div><h2 id="0faa">“Note to Emily”</h2><p id="7749">This piece plays off a TV show — but it’s also about my own adventures in Paris.</p><div id="d18f" class="link-block">
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<h2>Note to Emily: Ditch Mindy for a French Friend!</h2>
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</div><h2 id="6404">“My Stolen 156: How It Ended”</h2><p id="aa9b">This is a follow-up to a story about my battle with Verizon customer service. Apparently, many readers identified.</p><div id="61e3" class="link-block">
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<h2>My Stolen 156.46: How It Ended</h2>
<div><h3>Tenacity might not matter when you’re taking on a corporation.</h3></div>
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</div><h1 id="f262">My Favorites</h1><p id="21bc">It’s a good feeling to <i>love </i>what you’ve written. I try not to publish <i>any</i> piece until I love it — but, like children, some are more lovable than others!</p><h2 id="8135">“Things of This World”</h2><p id="1777">My (and many writers’) Medium mentor, <a href="https://dr-mehmet-yildiz.medium.com/">Dr. Mehmet Yildez</a>, cited this piece as “<a href="https://readmedium.com/has-anyone-seen-a-medium-article-dated-1996-3f49e839de9c">the oldest story ever submitted to ILLUMINATION-Curated</a>.”</p><div id="d33a" class="link-block">
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<h2>Opinion | Things Of This World (Published 1996)</h2>
<div><h3>Rereading a 25-year-old piece that I once considered my best.</h3></div>
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</div><h2 id="5adf">“My Poodle Teacher”</h2><p id="2464">I enjoyed writing this piece — and living it. It is — so far — also one of the more widely read.</p><div id="d4b0" class="link-block">
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<h2>My Poodle Teacher: What I’ve Learned From Rocky About Accepting Change</h2>
<div><h3>When my friend Marge, asks how we’re “doing” in Paris, I say “some good, some bad” and then add, “But Rocky (the dog)…</h3></
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</div><h2 id="3bca">“Consequential Strangers When We Need Them Most”</h2><p id="2d89">In 2009, I wrote a book about the importance people other than our family members and close friends. It’s an enduring and universal concept, perhaps even more vital today. I continue to live it!</p><div id="3b84" class="link-block">
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<h2>Consequential Strangers When We Need Them Most</h2>
<div><h3>Yesterday — much to my delight — Jane Brody‘s featured “The Benefit of Talking To Strangers” in her “Personal Health”…</h3></div>
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</div><p id="9ae9"><i>I was new to Medium when I wrote the above— forgot a photo — but added this later:</i></p><figure id="3920"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*KMEpq17j7eM2aaOc"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@priscilladupreez?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Priscilla Du Preez</a> on <a href="/s/photos/social-life?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="ea6b"><b>###</b></p><h1 id="da18">If you like what you’ve read, by all means…</h1><ul><li><b>Clap, comment, and follow me <a href="https://melinblau.medium.com/">on Medium</a>.</b> (But you knew that, right?)</li><li><b>Subscribe</b> to my <a href="https://melindablau.com/blog/"><b>blog</b></a><b>. </b>(I won’t charge you or share your email)</li><li><b>Read</b> descriptions of my <a href="https://melindablau.com/books"><b>books</b></a><b> </b>(15, solo and co-authored). Most are available <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Melinda-Blau/e/B000APZYP6%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share">on Amazon.</a></li><li><b>Explore print and online <a href="https://melindablau.com/articles">articles</a></b> I’ve written. Some go back decades! Among the best are my <a href="https://melindablau.com/articles/publications/new-york-magazine/"><b><i>New York</i></b></a> pieces and the <a href="https://melindablau.com/articles/publications/child-magazine/"><b>“New Family</b></a><b>”</b> column<b> </b>—<b> </b>published by <a href="https://melindablau.com/articles/publications/child-magazine/"><i>Child</i></a><i> </i>in the 90s and still surprisingly relevant.</li><li><b>Read</b> — and <a href="https://melindablau.com/contact/"><b>send questions</b></a><b> </b>to — <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/author/melinblau-151"><b>“Dear Family Whisperer,”</b> which first appeared<b> </b>on Huffington Post</a>. It no longer publishes the column, but I’m still here!</li><li>Read my <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/consequential-strangers"><b>Psychology Today blog — Consequential Strangers</b>,</a> inspired by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JA02FM/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1">the book</a>, published in 2009.</li><li>Follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/melindablau"><b>Twitter</b></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Melinda-Blau-author-248332908653981"><b>Facebook</b></a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-blau-91339210/"><b>LinkedIn</b></a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melindablau/"><b>Instagram</b></a><b> </b>— or simply go to <a href="https://linktr.ee/melindablau"><b>LinkTree</b></a> for all of them!</li></ul><p id="e964" type="7">If this was way more than you wanted — which would be understandable — I was simply trying to be thorough. Think of this piece like a supermarket: You don’t have to buy or even look at everything!</p></article></body>
