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Ultimately what both sexes need, I think, is a cultural message that it’s okay to depend on each other. We should depend on our partners—to stay, to be faithful, to give support. And from that we can be more independent. Long-term relationships shouldn’t be about losing yourself, but becoming more of who you are.
Freya India • A World In Upheaval
We do not live by our memory; we make use of it to live. Record only what can help you to conceive or to execute, which can be assimilated into your soul, correspond to your objectives, vivify your inspiration, and bolster your work. As for the rest, consign it to oblivion.
A.D. Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life
A.D. Sertillanges, The Intellectual Life
From Irony to Earnestness: The Cultural Death of Cringe
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FROM RESIGNATION TO REBELLION TO RESOURCEFULNESS - KEEPING PACE WITH CHINA'S POST-00S YOUTH
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while having a romantic partner is not a necessity for everyone, having a community is. “I truly believe that hyper-individualism, which is deeply rooted in capitalism, does so much work to trick us into believing that we should feel like we can do everything in life on our own,” maya says, adding that being in a relationship has made them so much... See more
i-D • Unpacking our generational fear of codependency
“Chefs, grandmas. Potato, potah-to. Many chefs say they were first inspired by their moms and grandmothers, so these rotating nonnas, grannies, and nanas in Staten Island eatery Enoteca Maria are definitely chefs in their own right.
In just one month they had nonnas — Italian for grandmother — from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Peru, and Japan, with Egypt, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, and Argentina on the calendar. And what’s better than a meal cooked from the heart?”
I am fully aware that it is not my duty to teach people how to love me— that if someone truly loves me, there will always be a room for them to learn my love language. But recently, I learned that to be understood, we must first understand who we're talking to.
It's a lovely feeling to finally have someone you could share your wildest dreams without... See more
It's a lovely feeling to finally have someone you could share your wildest dreams without... See more
Jacob Falkovich says that single people often seek out similarity when complementarity is what makes relationships cohere long-term. It’s a great observation. But how to operationalize it? Maybe: look for someone you can’t initially understand, but also don’t feel like walking away from.