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The Intelligent, Compassionate Learning Community For Lesbians++ 

Welcoming all self-identified women and adjacent non-binary people who love women or want to.  

FROM ELEPHANT JOURNAL -

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Choosing the Right Partner with Ruth Leah Schwartz (in conversation with Waylon Lewis)

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:

Neuroplasticity, Lesbian love, Choosing the Right Partner, Compatibility…oh my! I love Ruth! She’s so wise and kind and fun. ~ Waylon

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FROM NEWSWEEK -

JULY 5, 2023

I Went on a Date. Then I Gave Her My Kidney

The first time I met Gladys, she was sitting in a 24-hour café on Market Street, wearing a gauzy red blouse. She'd been eating a triple-decker sandwich, but stopped when she saw me watching her.

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FROM ELITE DAILY -

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

11 Tips For Keeping Your Lesbian Relationship Strong

Fantasizing about the perfect relationship is easy. Maintaining a successful relationship? Less easy. Maintaining a successful lesbian relationship? That comes with its own specific set of challenges and triumphs. 

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FROM TAGGMAGAZINE.COM -

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Looking Back at Happiest Season: How Real Queer Couples Can Do Better

In the movie, Abby joins her girlfriend Harper for the holidays, but finds out last-minute that Harper isn’t out to her family and endures humiliating shenanigans to maintain the secret....How could this be navigated?

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FROM GOMAG.COM -

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

We Asked A Lesbian Relationship Expert For The Top Mistakes Most Couples Make

Lesbian relationships are so often full of love, affection, talking about feelings (sometimes ad nauseam), and great sex (research proves we have better sex than straight people). But that doesn’t mean our relationships are flawless or without problems.

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FROM LESBIAN.COM -

APRIL 9, 2014

Conscious Girlfriend: 4
beautiful relationship qualities

In my years of Buddhist practice, I’ve learned a lot from the four Brahma Viharas, also known as “beautiful relationship qualities” — loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity.

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FROM LESBIAN.COM -

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Lesbian and queer love tips: The Goldilocks Dilemma

“We live in different towns, and Susan hardly ever wants to talk on the phone,” Elise said tearfully. “It makes me feel so rejected, like I’m not worthy of her time and attention.”

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FROM ELEPHANT JOURNAL 

AUGUST 7, 2023

Why Lesbians Often Struggle with Sex (It's not your fault)

Lesbian sexuality is beautiful and powerful.

Unfortunately, women loving women don’t hear that message nearly often enough. So let me say it again. Lesbian sexuality is beautiful and powerful...

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FROM DATINGADVICE.COM

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Ten Best Queer Dating Experts 

Conscious Girlfriend Academy is an intelligent, compassionate learning community for lesbians that welcomes all women who love women (or want to) and adjacent non-binary people...

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FROM ELITEDAILY.COM -

JUNE 3, 2021

8 Things To Know If You Have A Crush On A Girl But Think You're Straight 

Hey girl. I see you, crushing on your lesbian friend. She’s cute, smart, loyal, witty, and sexy,  So I totally get it. I’d probably have a crush on her, too. Crushing on a woman can be amazing, and sexuality is fluid.

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FROM LESBIAN.COM -

MAY 14, 2014

Ask Conscious Girlfriend: I always date bisexual women who leave me for men

Help! I always end up with bisexual women who end up leaving me for men. This is the fourth time it’s happened! In the beginning, they always gush on and on: “You’re so beautiful, you’re such a goddess” and I fall for it every time. 

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FROM LESBIAN.COM -

APRIL 23, 2014

Ask Conscious Girlfriend: Aren’t relationships supposed to be hard work?

I don’t understand the statement you make about learning to create “a relationship that just works, rather than one that feels like hard work.” Aren’t relationships always hard work? (It sure seems like it to me!) After all, two people are always going to be different and have different needs.

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FROM LESBIAN.COM -

MARCH 12, 2014

Ask Conscious Girlfriend: Why did the intimacy end?

My last three relationships all lasted less than a year. I thought my most recent ex was “the one,” but three months in, she stopped wanting to have sex with me! I know sex dies out after awhile,

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FROM LESBIAN.COM -

APRIL 2, 2014

How I managed to get into (and out of) an abusive relationship

It all started out so wonderfully, as many lesbian love stories do. Mary was smart, cute, insightful and interesting, and we connected on many levels.

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FROM LESBIAN.COM -

MARCH 19, 2014

How can I accept imperfection in a girlfriend? 

My problem is that I can’t seem to accept imperfection. Every time I date someone, I find something wrong with her. 

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The Conscious Girlfriend Academy is the world leader in lesbian dating, relationship and sex education. If you're ready to find the right partner or keep your current love strong, we've got the classes, support and community to help you do that. 

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The crucial info you need so you can break the bad relationship cycle forever, and find lasting love.

Relationships between women can be the best relationships on the planet. But they often end in heartbreak instead. Learn why many lesbian relationships don't last, and exactly how you can find the right partner and keep your love strong.

 

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