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Jean Guerrero: In defense of ghosting: It’s useful against toxic partners and politicians

Los Angeles City Council 6th district representative Nury Martinez addresses the crowded city council chambers Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, for the first time as President of the City Council.

I grew up on stories about worthy men cursed to live as beasts or ogres. Those tales taught that it was a girl’s task to liberate captive Prince Charmings with her love.

At the age of 4 or 5, I rebelled against this lesson. I was so disgusted by the Grimms’ fairy tale “The Frog Prince” that I hurled a once-treasured toy frog with all my strength over the fence at the end of our backyard, banishing it forever.

I’d watched an animated version of the fairy tale from a VHS tape depicting a

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