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Opinion | Your Most Ambivalent Relationships Are the Most Toxic
Why are frenemies more stressful than enemies? It’s the unpredictability.
Eric Barker • Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong
Relational ambivalence is exhausting because it forces us to live in contradictions, unsure of which side to trust.
“Hostile relationships are toxic. Cultivate good relationships,”
Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh • The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Some of the most difficult people to be in relationships with are those who are so threatened by even the slightest suggestion that their behavior is hurtful that they actually end up getting angry at the person suggesting it, reinforcing the problem altogether.
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
I needed the concept of near enemies because when it comes to cultivating meaningful connection, the far enemies—the real opposites—are not what get in the way most of the time. They’re easy to recognize—we don’t get tricked into believing that everything is okay; they are up front with their disconnection. It’s the near enemies of connection—the i
... See moreBrené Brown • Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
So many discussions around relationships feel binary. You’re either struggling or you’re not. You’re either content or you’re miserable. These narratives are easier to follow and allow us to think, Well, if X isn’t happening, then we’re okay. The truth is much more complicated and terrifying. You could love someone and want to lose them at the same
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