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Why emotional baggage doesn't scare guys away: there's little reason to hide a checkered past. Just look at all the starlets who've had their fair share of hard times ... and are still being pursued.(COSMO NEWS)(Brief article)

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| July 01, 2007 | Rotchford, Lesley | COPYRIGHT 2007 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Everyone has at least a little relationship baggage. But these days, a woman's cargo--whether a carry-on amount or enough to fill the luggage hatch of a 747--doesn't seem to deter a guy from wanting to date her. Look no further than Hollywood for examples: Reese Witherspoon split from her husband and has two small children, but Jake Gyllenhaal seems smitten. Demi Moore's brood didn't faze Ashton Kutcher. Halle Berry confessed to being suicidal after her first marriage failed, yet beau Gabriel Aubry takes it in stride. And Angelina Jolie? Two ex-husbands, a lesbian affair, and a creepy kiss with her brother couldn't keep Brad Pitt away!

According to Dan Neuharth, PhD, author of Secrets You Keep From Yourself: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Happiness, thanks to tabloids, talk shows, and tell-all memoirs, such issues as troubled relationships and stints in rehab have been ...

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