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Learn About Sexuality<p>To my supporters - I appreciate your courage! Most people are afraid to face the facts, logic &amp; research findings that explain our sexuality. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SexualHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexualHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Taylor Swift is engaged — will it change how fans relate to her music?<br>By Jessica Riga</p><p>Now that Taylor Swift is entering her bridal era, is this the end of her vast swathes of relatable heartbreak songs that have sound-tracked the lives of her fans?</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/taylor-swift-is-engaged-how-fans-will-relate-to-her-music/105709652" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/tay</span><span class="invisible">lor-swift-is-engaged-how-fans-will-relate-to-her-music/105709652</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ArtsCultureandEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCultureandEntertainment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PopularCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopularCulture</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JessicaRiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JessicaRiga</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Taylor Swift is engaged — will it change how fans relate to her music?<br>By Jessica Riga</p><p>Now that Taylor Swift is entering her bridal era, is this the end of her vast swathes of relatable heartbreak songs that have sound-tracked the lives of her fans?</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/taylor-swift-is-engaged-how-fans-will-relate-to-her-music/105709652" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/tay</span><span class="invisible">lor-swift-is-engaged-how-fans-will-relate-to-her-music/105709652</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ArtsCultureandEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCultureandEntertainment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PopularCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopularCulture</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JessicaRiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JessicaRiga</span></a></p>
United States News Beep<p>Sufficient vitamin D and calcium is crucial for bone growth</p><p>Dr. Keith Roach &nbsp;|&nbsp; To Your Health Dear Dr. Roach: I am co…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nutrition</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/advice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advice</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AdviceandRelationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdviceandRelationships</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AdviceColumns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdviceColumns</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/and" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>and</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Columns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Columns</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Conditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conditions</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/HealthConditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthConditions</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medical</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/MedicalLiteratureu0026Resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalLiteratureu0026Resources</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Negative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Negative</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/OverallNegative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNegative</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resources</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/supplements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supplements</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/vitamins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vitamins</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Vitaminsu0026Supplements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vitaminsu0026Supplements</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/us/116928/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/us/116928/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Queen of Argyll<p>Jeff Guenther. ❣️</p><p>Are you in a safe and secure relationship? 7 questions.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a></p>
damian entwistle<p>Today's poem:</p><p>tender<br> - by Sophie Glessner</p><p><a href="https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/793119742616616960/tender?source=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tumblr.com/ukdamo/793119742616</span><span class="invisible">616960/tender?source=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/SophieGlessner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SophieGlessner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/separation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>separation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/mundanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mundanities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/portent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portent</span></a></p>
Lifestyle | The Guardian US<p>Taylor Swift’s romantic travails were the soundtrack to mine. What does her engagement mean for fans’ love lives? | Hollie Richardson <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/28/taylor-swift-engagement" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/music/2025/aug</span><span class="invisible">/28/taylor-swift-engagement</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Lifeandstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lifeandstyle</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/TaylorSwift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaylorSwift</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/TravisKelce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravisKelce</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Youngpeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Youngpeople</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Popandrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Popandrock</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Weddings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weddings</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Marriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marriage</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a></p>
Adara Astin<p>What are the green flags you look for in a partner (in person, on a dating app, on a first date, whatever)?</p><p><a href="https://supervolcano.angryshark.eu/tags/Dating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dating</span></a> <a href="https://supervolcano.angryshark.eu/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://supervolcano.angryshark.eu/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Many people have herpes, so why can't we talk about it?<br>By Kellie Scott, Tamar Cranswick, and Elsa Silberstein</p><p>Despite up to 15 per cent of people in Australia having genital herpes, many of us find it extremely hard to talk about. But you can still have a fulfilling sex life with herpes.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/why-herpes-does-not-mean-the-end-of-your-sex-life/105693090" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-28/why</span><span class="invisible">-herpes-does-not-mean-the-end-of-your-sex-life/105693090</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SexualActivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SexualActivity</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WomensHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHealth</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/KellieScott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KellieScott</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/TamarCranswick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TamarCranswick</span></a> # <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ElsaSilberstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElsaSilberstein</span></a></p>
United States News Beep<p>‘Love Island USA’ Winner Amaya Confirms Breakup With Bryan</p><p>Photo: Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty Images It looks like the glass slipper broke on its way back from…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AmayaEspinal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmayaEspinal</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/breakups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>breakups</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/BryanArenales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BryanArenales</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/celebrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celebrity</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/celebrityrelationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>celebrityrelationships</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/loveisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loveisland</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/LoveIslandUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoveIslandUSA</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/loveislandusaseason7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loveislandusaseason7</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/neversaidiwasperfect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neversaidiwasperfect</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/us/115223/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/us/115223/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
IYP - iyouport🏴<p>你体验过那种亲密无间的关系吗?毫无顾忌地坦诚相待,成为彼此的情感支持,信任和依托 … 这就是我们常说的”亲密关系”本该有的样子。<br>这里完全不考虑性、无所谓任何”性别”,也不会把情感详细地分门别类。<br>只说关系本身为您带来的感触 - 那种自然安全的、带着鼓励的积极,沉浸在这份关系中可以让你感到更有勇气迎接挑战,更自由,更纯真,从而更有热情和好奇心去尝试更多新东西;<br>更少疑惑,不再需要小心翼翼,不再需要筑起高墙来保护自己 ……<br>不再抱怨和自私,享受那种发自内心的延展感和自在。</p><p>如果你能在爱侣关系中实现这一层次的亲密,你就能把这份经验复制到更多友情关系和协作中,摆脱圈子江湖,打破商品社会强加的工具性人际关系结构,创建自己的亲密团队。</p><p>那,究竟可以怎么做?</p><p>🧬 下载杂志《无界,无级,无限,无尽 …… 无忧,自带安全感的亲密关系:七夕2025》<br><a href="https://iyouport.substack.com/p/2025-3bf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iyouport.substack.com/p/2025-3</span><span class="invisible">bf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/%E5%85%B3%E7%B3%BB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>关系</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/%E5%85%B3%E7%B3%BB%E7%BB%93%E6%9E%84" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>关系结构</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/%E4%BA%BA%E9%99%85%E5%AE%89%E5%85%A8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>人际安全</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/%E4%BA%B2%E5%AF%86%E5%9B%A2%E9%98%9F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>亲密团队</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/%E7%88%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>爱</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/%E4%B8%83%E5%A4%95" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>七夕</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/%E6%97%A0%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E4%B8%BB%E4%B9%89" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>无政府主义</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/intimategroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intimategroups</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/Qixi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Qixi</span></a><br><a href="https://m.cmx.im/tags/Anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchism</span></a></p>
kirkwise<p><strong>“They’re Wrong About&nbsp;Us”</strong></p><p>Even before we started running around together, Shelly and I were two of the most visible people in our high school. Heck, it seemed like everybody in town knew us: we couldn’t go anywhere without being recognized. At the time it was a town of about twenty-five thousand people, and we had both been born there. Our dads were highschool teachers, so even when we were young, people knew our families. Both of us were deep into the performing arts and were used to being photographed by the local newspaper for publicity purposes several times a year, starting in junior high school. The fact that nobody would have imagined us as a couple prior to our now very public getting-together made us the subject of much gossip and speculation. As Tom pointed out, everyone figured we would last about three weeks. If “everyone” thinks a thing, there might be a basis for it.</p><p>Shelly took it as a challenge. </p><p>From the vantage of decades of hindsight, I think three to six weeks would have been appropriate. She would have graduated and headed to Europe for the summer, then to UCLA in the fall. I was preparing to attend the piano master class music camp that summer, with another year of high school after that. The fling would have served as a sweet coming-of-age memory for both of us. You are guessing correctly that it went a different way.</p><p>Neither of us minded the public attention our liaison received. We revelled in it. We were both accustomed to the rumor mill, she for being a “slut,” I for being “queer.” The cognitive dissonance that had people marveling over our odd pairing was hilarious to us, not least for the irony of it. From the outside, everyone assumed that Shelly, being a year-and-a-half older and “very experienced” was “robbing the cradle” and corrupting a previously innocent nerd who was painfully awkward with girls. Many were surprised because it was widely assumed I was “gay” — not entirely without reason, of course, since I am bi. She was well-known for her brash and assertive manner, and I was generally quiet, my goofy antics not withstanding. It certainly seemed I would be overmatched and swept away by her passionate intensity.</p><p>But as soon as we got to talking it became clear that the reality was quite different than what people thought. About the only part they got right was that I was indeed swept along by her intensity. I would push back, but in any clash of wills or perspectives, she usually won out. But while she had been the one to “make the first move” on me, she quickly hit the limit of how far she could go with it. In an earlier post I described how she was actually “terrified of men,” and she had kind of painted herself into a corner socially. She could never have lived up to her reputation. If she had gotten with an experienced man it would have become immediately apparent that she was sexually walled off. She would have been traumatized by the humiliation of it. She felt safe and comfortable with me, and I never pushed her past her boundaries. I am a sensitive guy with “great hands” and even greater patience. And I had done my homework. Her understanding of sexual matters was what she had learned in health class, wrapped in a thick layer of cultural myth and dirty jokes — cartoonish at best. On the other hand I had studied every bit of written material I could get my hands on, from legitimate to sketchy. I had read “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” “The Joy of Sex,” “The Sensuous Woman,” the “Kama Sutra,” and lots of “Penthouse Forum.” From Langenscheidt’s Medical Encyclopedia I had memorized all the diagrams of female anatomy, internal and external — to the point that I could have sketched them out and labeled them correctly from memory. I had even read Freud. She didn’t even really know what she had “down there,” and had never explored it beyond a quick scrub in the shower. Her very large breasts were an annoyance and an encumbrance to her, and not in any way a source of pleasure. As I described in a previous post, I could feel anxiety gather in any part of her body I touched, so I proceded with care. Because of the disparity, the power dynamic was reversed when we became physical: I was the one in control as I spent the next few weeks gradually initiating her into the experiences of intimacy, first clothed, then gradually, not.</p><p>This bifurcation between the public and private aspects of our relationship set a tone that persisted the whole time we remained together — a sense that “the world” just didn’t understand us. “They’re wrong about us.” It became a kind of trap. We both cared very much about how we were perceived, both as individuals and as a pair, but we each harbored dark secrets that wouldn’t see the light of day for years to come. In a sense there was a transactional nature to the relationship: we were both ashamed of our inadequacies and “weirdness,” and we hoped each would help the other overcome them. We came to be defiant in our defense of our partnership, and the more people looked askance at the way we began to cling to one another, the more we dug in.</p><p>Many years later my dad and I had a conversation about the whole relationship. He was comparing it to his with my mom. He said, “Sometimes when two people find they have complementary neuroses it can lead to a strong bond, deeper than codependence. Very unhealthy, because the mutual adaptation keeps both people stuck in their neuroses.” I had majored in chemistry at UCSB before dropping out, so I made an analogy. “Hemoglobin has an active site where oxygen temporarily attaches to an iron ion to be transported through the bloodstream from the lungs to the cells, where it is released for metabolism. Cyanide kills by attaching to the hemoglobin and never letting go.”</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://kirkwise.com/tag/high-school/" target="_blank">#highSchool</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://kirkwise.com/tag/memories/" target="_blank">#memories</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://kirkwise.com/tag/relationships/" target="_blank">#relationships</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://kirkwise.com/tag/self-esteem/" target="_blank">#selfEsteem</a></p>
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Atlas ObscuraThe Atlas Obscura team answers audience questions about all things solo travel.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=podcastinternal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcastinternal</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Articles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>section-Articles</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-dylans-mailbag-solo-travel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">AO Mailbag: Is It Rude to Travel Without Your Significant Other?</a>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; How to Tell If Your Dates Are ‘Roaching’ You <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-to-tell-if-your-dates-are-roaching-you/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vice.com/en/article/how-to-tel</span><span class="invisible">l-if-your-dates-are-roaching-you/</span></a></p><p>Seriously, if I am ever single again, it's the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HermitLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HermitLife</span></a> for me. Every time I learn of yet another <a href="https://mas.to/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dating</span></a> practice, I count myself lucky and blessed now. Jeebus. 🪳 </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Some Women Think A Coffee Date Is Beneath Them, and Black Internet Is Losing it <a href="https://www.theroot.com/some-women-think-a-coffee-date-is-beneath-them-and-bla-2000058138" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theroot.com/some-women-think-a</span><span class="invisible">-coffee-date-is-beneath-them-and-bla-2000058138</span></a></p><p>Article does not specify if she'd accepted some other kind of outing: dinner, ice cream, picnic, church, park. I guess we'll never know. </p><p>As for me, again, if I am ever single why it's the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HermitLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HermitLife</span></a> for me. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/dating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dating</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> ☕</p>
Queen of Argyll<p>Todd Baratz.</p><p>Controlling might look like...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a></p>
Steve Henderson Fine Art<p>I send thanks to the buyer from Texas who purchased a canvas print of</p><p>Serenade -- <a href="https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/serenade-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/f</span><span class="invisible">eatured/serenade-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print</span></a></p><p>May the artwork take you to a perfect night, under a full moon, with the one you love.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buyintoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ayearforart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/romantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>romantic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sailboat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sailboat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sailing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sailing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guitar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homedecor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homedecor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/together" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>together</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/couple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>couple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/night" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>night</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>singing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a></p>
JiKo<p>Who would you rather have?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Friends</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Survey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poll</span></a></p>
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