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Heart Throbs #29
"Men Were Taboo" follows a young woman whose life has been shaped by her aunt Vera's obsession with a dress shop business and her determination to steer her away from men and romance. When Andy, the man the narrator loves, returns and proposes, she must choose between her aunt's rigid plans for her future and her own happiness. The story explores themes of independence, romantic love, and the conflict between familial expectations and personal desire, culminating in the narrator's decision to pursue her own life with Andy despite her aunt's disapproval.