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TIL Writer Norah Vincent lived as a man for 18 months. She said the experience opened her eyes to the “suffering of men”, namely the pain from a lack of emotional intimacy & weight of being “providers”. Traumatized by the ordeal, she checked herself into a mental health facility after it was over.

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