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Games People Play: The Revolutionary 1964 Model of Human Relationships That Changed How We (Mis)Understand Ourselves and Each Other

Unable to ask for what we really need — because it is too vulnerable-making and demands too much trust — we end up playing for strokes that are invariably compromises on what we most hunger for, simulacra of the deepest satisfaction: real intimacy.
— Maria Popova

3d ago

jefftweedy

Quiet Amplifier (solo acoustic)

I love really loud music. My favorite music in the world is built upon that necessity for volume. But at the same time, I think there's something very unsettling and intense about quiet music. There are definitely periods when I just want to whisper. I want people to lean in and get closer to me.

3mo ago

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The Other Significant Others: Living and Loving Outside the Confines of Conventional Friendship and Compulsory Coupledom

While we weaken friendships by expecting too little of them, we undermine romantic relationships by expecting too much of them.

4mo ago

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