"What do you say to someone you’ve been on one or two casual dates with but no longer want to see? As anyone who has been in that situation knows, it’s hard to find the words. It’s too early to really call it a “breakup”; yet no matter how kindly you frame it, it’s likely … Continue reading Dump Bad Date Bot — Quartzy
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Personal CRM Done Right – Monica
"Monica helps you organize the social interactions with your loved ones. Organize. Follow-up. Strengthen your relationships. Monica is for people who have jobs, a family, and are busy trying to find a good work/life balance. So busy, that they don’t have time anymore to remember to call a friend, say happy birthday to a nephew, … Continue reading Personal CRM Done Right – Monica
Keep Striking the Flint of Love
"Escape is the purest form of resistance."Joseph Kelly, "The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle to Live Free." Longreads.com. October 30, 2018. God. The United States Government. Money. You, yourself. They are all ghosts, and it is your head that is haunted. There's all kinds of ghosts in our lives. People fading in and out. … Continue reading Keep Striking the Flint of Love
Why People Ghost — and How to Get Over It
"If a friendship feels like too much work, maybe it is. The good ones shouldn’t feel like a chore on your to-do list, or that one side is doing all the communicating). Sometimes the best course is to let someone go, even if you were once close. Growing apart can be a friendship’s natural evolution; … Continue reading Why People Ghost — and How to Get Over It
The Ones Worth Suffering For
If she's amazing, / she won't be easy. / If she's easy, / she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, / you won't give up. / If you give up, / you're not worthy. Truth is / everybody is going / to hurt you, / you just gotta / find the ones / worth … Continue reading The Ones Worth Suffering For
Trying is Lying
"'I wish someone had told me when I was much younger that I didn’t have to have an airtight legal case for a breakup — all I had to have was a desire to no longer be in that relationship,' she writes. 'I would have saved myself a lot of time.'" —Kelli María Korducki. "Leaving … Continue reading Trying is Lying
A Keltner List for Relationships
"Consider each question and answer truthfully with a simple yes or no response: Does your partner make you a better person, and do you do the same for them? Are you and your partner both comfortable with sharing feelings, relying on each other, being close, and able to avoid worrying about the other person leaving? … Continue reading A Keltner List for Relationships
