Relationships
‘I hope so’ because I don’t want to lose this unique, special friendship that I’ve never had before.”
“When someone is in your heart, in your bed, you share intimacy, you want to keep them as friends,” she said. “Sometimes it takes work, especially if you left them.”
Diane von Furstenberg Has No Regrets: ‘I Will Laugh When I Die’
Frame failure as an AFOG (Another F*cking Opportunity for Growth).
Lenny Rachitsky • How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”)
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)
You should address minor irritations (“pinches”) before they escalate into major conflicts (“crunches”). Early identification and resolution of pinches promotes honest relationships and minimizes the expected pain of a crunch.
Lenny Rachitsky • How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”)
For some of us, the fear of intimacy overpowers the desire for it. It feels safer to be alone or in relationships where we are “unemotionally involved” than it does to be emotionally vulnerable, close, and loving. I understand that. In spite of the range of needs and wants that go unmet when we don’t love, it may feel safer to not love. We don’t ri
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In searching for your life partner or assessing your current life partnership, it’s important to remember that every relationship is flawed and you probably won’t end up in something that gets an A in every one of the above items and bullet points—but you should hope to do pretty well on most of them, since each one plays a large part in your lifel... See more
waitbutwhy.com • How to Pick Your Life Partner - Part 2
Fear is one of the worst possible decision-makers when it comes to picking the right life partner.