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Modern relationships are cauldrons of contradictory longings: safety and excitement, grounding and transcendence, the comfort of love and the heat of passion. We want it all, and we want it with one person. Reconciling the domestic and the erotic is a delicate balancing act that we achieve intermittently at best. It requires knowing your partner... See more
Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity
Love laced with security is often low on courage. It carries an innate paradox. People cling to the version of their counterpart they first fell for, often unconsciously dismissing further becoming, creating a layer of delusion that binds them together. This illusion provides "stability", yet the very constructs that enable men and women to see... See more
Laurenx.comRelationships are an important source of personal growth, but for a relationship to expand us, two things are necessary.
The first is intimacy: we need to give the person we are talking to deep attention; we need to really take them in; and they need to feel comfortable enough to share their thoughts in an uncensored... See more
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