I was teaching virtue and knowledge while lying on the side

By: Katherine Moses, University of Mississippi, The Conversation

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Published: March 13, 2026

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Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Katherine Moses, University of Mississippi

I had been with my boyfriend, Tyler, for almost 10 years when we finally agreed that we should get engaged and married. Up until then, our respective jobs – mine as an academic, his as a fisherman – had forced us to endure long stretches apart.

But I had been offered a permanent academic job teaching philosophy in Florida. Tyler said he was willing to start a business there. It …

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