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What if there's more than one love of your life?
De-centering romantic love
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The Emotional League
A framework for gauging emotional compatability
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Is it Casual Now?
Reflections on the rise of 'Casual' and how to (ethically) traverse the landscape
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Is it Casual Now?
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The Relational Library
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The Emotional League
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Dopamine diaries
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Why Romance is the Most Necessary Inconvenience
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Why We Can't Just Let Ourselves Be Loved Already
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Why is Therapy So Expensive?
And what do we do about it? Field notes from a therapist
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Why We Can't Just Let Ourselves Be Loved Already
The terrifying, but necessary practice of receiving
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The Relational Library
For those who crave love & everything around it
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Is Dating Just Math?
A therapist's take on The Materialists
Aug 12, 2025
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Why Romance is the Most Necessary Inconvenience
Excavating romance from the ordinary because we all can't go to Italy for the summer
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Our healing isn't a burst
Social anxiety, moss, and the inconvenience of slow growth
May 2, 2025
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Dangerous little thing
Can we be envious and still be good?
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