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Embracing excellence means going beyond “the encouraged mediocrity of our society.” - Audre Lorde
In other words, siblings are forced together, and then suddenly they’re not. The independence of adulthood—when proximity is no longer required and the obligations lessen—creates opportunities for siblings to build, repair, or discard the relationships of their youth, to stay stuck in or break free of the roles they played as children.
“Once you grow up, you realize you don’t want to be crazy in love.
You want to be calm in love,
stable in love, patient in love,
understood in love, safe in love.
Your partner should give you peace of mind and reassurance, not constant little heart attacks and high anxiety.”
Agotados de atravesar esos lugares de intensificación de la falta, algunos cuerpos van retirando su interés de lo sexual. Porque determinadas prácticas se nos imponen de forma ideológica, y no accedemos a menudo al tanteo y la duda como caminos de sublimación y conocimiento no discursivo, pasada la novedad en la que se despliega como movimiento de
... See moreUnspoken expectations are premeditated resentments.
— Neil Strauss
Instead of asking "Are you the one," ask two questions of each of you. Do I accept my partner despite their shortcomings? Do I commit to nurture them to achieve what is important to them? And likewise, do they accept me and do they commit to me? All you need is four yeses.
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