PQ 18.7 — Do I fully understand my partner’s choice to be monogamous or polyamorous, and am I able to accept my partner for who
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say something like this after someone has behaved selfishly: “Oh, I bet they’re an only child.” It’s
I thought watching other people watch movies was a weird impulse. Something personal to me, maybe indicative of a niche quirk I had. Nope, it’s a popular genre of video.
The GI Joe Fallacy is the name for a psychological phenomenon whereby we expect that knowing about a bias means that we can overcome it. Knowing is not half the battle. Not even close. Now, knowing about a bias does help — but according to research, it’s something like a tenth of the battle. Waaaaay less than half.
Jealousy is in some measure just and reasonable, since it merely aims at keeping something that belongs to us or we think belongs to us,
“Consistency theories all assume that human beings have a fundamental need to find meaning and order in life’s experiences. Psychologist Melvin J. Lerner adds that
He’s complaining about his love life. I mean, I don’t blame him. It’s been a long dry spell, so I see what he means. But
It’s a blessing — and a curse — to be satisfied with so little. A blessing because it makes it relatively easy for me to
I can feel that you love me. For now. And I’m hoping it stays that way.
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