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  1. Tend and befriend

    Tend and befriend is a behavior exhibited by some animals, including humans, when under threat. It refers to protection of offspring and seeking out the social group for mutual defense that was theorized as having evolved as the typical female response to stress, just as the primary male response was Fight-or-flight. The tend-and-befriend idea was originally developed by Dr. Shelley E. Taylor and her research team at the University of California, Los Angeles and first described in a Psychological Review article published in the year 2000.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tend and befriend in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tend and befriend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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