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I was mostly speaking about myself there, but yes, I believe it is true of most men. Tell them they can't have something, and they will suddenly want it more than they've ever wanted anything in their entire lives.

Also, didn't this just happen at GitHub?

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I'm a man, so I wouldn't know, but isn't this true of most women too?

Sexual harassment has NOTHING to do with romance.

I don't think anyone has a complete picture of what really happened at GitHub. But even assuming the worst, it's an anecdote, just as valuable as any of the relationships we have seen flourish in our workplaces, which don't make headlines because they are simply, boringly successful and wonderful.

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