Relationships
In love and dignity, speak the truth—as we think, feel, and know it—and it shall set us free.
Melody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself (Revised and Updated)
Many of us have learned to run from closeness rather than take the risks involved. We run from love or prevent closeness in many ways. We push people away or do hurtful things to them so they won’t want to be close to us. We do ridiculous things in our minds to talk ourselves out of wanting to be close. We find fault with everyone we meet; we rejec
... See moreMelody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself (Revised and Updated)
we’re stuck in the tiny unglamorous folds of the fabric of life, and that’s where our happiness is determined.
Tim Urban • How to Pick Your Life Partner - Part 2
Another idea that had consensus assumed that romantic feelings exist, and you can only be friends if you’re able to maintain clear communication and work through them. It turns out that the assumption of a heterosexual “trap” threatening friendships is still very much alive — and we can assume it is stopping many men and women from exploring what m... See more
Ashley D'Arcy • Can Men and Women Actually Be Friends?
When men and women are friends, it won’t be based on mutual understanding. It will be based on a shared vulnerability that one allows to remain exposed instead of covering it over with a romantic relationship. This is harder, but many find it worth the effort.
Ashley D'Arcy • Can Men and Women Actually Be Friends?
There would still likely be a lot of mutual understanding, we’re all human, but yes
34. Your house, containing everything you own, catches fire. After saving your loved ones and pets, you have time to safely make a final dash to save any one item. What would it be? Why?