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added by Laura Pike Seeley and · updated 9mo ago
added by Laura Pike Seeley and · updated 9mo ago
Ambivalent relationships are unpredictable. With a clear enemy, you put up a shield when you cross paths. With a frenemy, you never know whether Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde is going to show up.
Laura Pike Seeley added 1y ago
We often think about relationships on a spectrum from positive to negative. But the most toxic relationships aren’t the purely negative ones. They’re the ones that are a mix of positive and negative.
Laura Pike Seeley added 1y ago
Although frenemies are the people who hurt us the most, we’re much slower to drop them than enemies.
Laura Pike Seeley added 1y ago
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mbivalence is an invitation for rumination. We agonize about ambiguous comments, unsure what to make of them and whether to trust the people who make them.
Laura Pike Seeley added 1y ago