Design principles that keep your pages clean and uncluttered still matter

Is each trend worthy of keeping in your bag of conversion rate optimization (CRO) tricks? Landing page length has previously trended toward short form with everything pushed above the fold. Businesses are smartening up and doing all the heavy lifting for visitors by keeping things super easy to ingest.
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So I met this guys last year bur we never really hung out until one month ago.
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What to do when an Aquarius female cuts you off completely?
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Should I Act Confident With My Boyfriend?
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Erlene:
Should I continue to act confident and make him wonder?
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Erlene:
How would you handle the situation if you were me?
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Erlene:
I don't know if I will find someone else like him and don't want to lose what I have.
(24 November 2016)

Erlene:
I want to be with him and work on it at this point.
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Erlene:
I want to make the right choice and don't want to waste time because of my age.
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Erlene:
Although people tell me I'm a very attractive woman I'm in my late 30's, I won't always be young and I have to make some tough choices.
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Erlene:
Thing is the the only way I could get a hold of myself was to distance myself a bit emotionally.
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