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PQ 17.4 — How much space do I have to devote to new relationships right now?

PQ 17.4 — How much space do I have to devote to new relationships right now? * Reasonably? Hmm… As of this writing, I’m fresh

April 1, 2018

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Family of Origin

If You Leave a Note Before You Go Out, Will They Still Yell At You When You Get Home?

It was something I was told a thousand times growing up. If you’re going to go out, leave a note. By my mother when I was

March 8, 2019

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Relationships

Learning to See an Imperfect Person Perfectly

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.”

-Sam Keen

June 3, 2022

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Relationships

The Trouble With Change Is Sometimes You Leave Others Behind

On one hand, I embrace change — in myself and others. I know that without change, stagnation sets in — an incredibly damaging force. But on the other hand, the trouble with change is sometimes you leave others behind.

March 21, 2021

PQ Series

PQ 22.1 — How do I approach the end of my relationships? What do I want from my former partners?

PQ 22.1 — How do I approach the end of my relationships? What do I want from my former partners? When Being Dumped, I Like

July 4, 2018

Communication

The Difference Between “No, But” and “Yes, And”

For a very long time, I’ve been extremely irritated by a phenomenon I call the “False Correction” What is the False Correction? It’s pretty simple.

May 27, 2020

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Relationships

“If You Broke Up, You Weren’t Really in Love”

Having gone through plenty of breakups myself, I can tell you firsthand that they can be a real bummer. Whether you were dumped or the

November 16, 2018

Psychology

What Is Aphantasia?

“I apparently have aphantasia,” I told my friend. “Didn’t know it had a name.” “Really?!” she said. “Yeah, I have no visual imagination,” I replied.

March 11, 2020

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Mental Health

No, Really. I Don’t Care If I Ever Get Better at Doing Something I Enjoy But Do Badly.

It would seem that I’m not the only person out there who has trouble accepting that you can do something simply because you like doing it — with no expectation of ever getting good at it. Even as I said I didn’t care if I ever got better at it, I heard from lots of folks who felt it was their duty to assure me that I would.

June 6, 2021

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PQ 17.4 — How much space do I have to devote to new relationships right now?

If You Leave a Note Before You Go Out, Will They Still Yell At You When You Get Home?

Learning to See an Imperfect Person Perfectly

The Trouble With Change Is Sometimes You Leave Others Behind

PQ 22.1 — How do I approach the end of my relationships? What do I want from my former partners?

The Difference Between “No, But” and “Yes, And”

“If You Broke Up, You Weren’t Really in Love”

What Is Aphantasia?

No, Really. I Don’t Care If I Ever Get Better at Doing Something I Enjoy But Do Badly.

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