Posts tagged platonics
Love in the Stars: the Astrology of Matchmaking (How to Find the Love You're Seeking)
Love in the Stars: the Astrology of Matchmaking (How to Find the Love You're Seeking)

with valentines coming around, this time of year gets everyone thinking on love – how to find it, how to keep it, or perhaps how much ice cream and movie binging we’ll need to get through the day.  so, I thought I would share a longer article on astrology and how it can bring more love into your life, any day of the year; whether you’re working on your self-love game or focused on deeper connections with partners and other loved ones, astrology has so much to teach about relationships!

in the rest of this article, I’ll share what each of the signs struggles with in love, what they most bring to the relationship, what excites them, and – most importantly – what they’re desiring more deeply ..

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No More Boundaries: Vulnerability as Radical, Political Healing
No More Boundaries: Vulnerability as Radical, Political Healing

your boundaries are a problem.

yes, those boundaries – the ones your therapist said were important to have.  the ones you saw in that meme reminding you of self-care.  the ones you spent years making, probably first without knowing and which you later made intentionally.  ones you are still trying to define.

see, the thing is, we don’t struggle with recognising how boundaries are a problem ..

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Many Loves: Yes, Polyamory is for Everyone
Many Loves: Yes, Polyamory is for Everyone

it only takes a few hours, or sometimes, a few days, if we are really connecting. no matter how great things are going, at some point, the moment does come:

“oh, I’m not poly.”

maybe they finally read my profile, or we start talking about relationships and I’ve mentioned that I am invested in loving many people, in many ways.

no matter how it comes up, in that moment, I can feel that the relationship changes immediately – where things felt open and light before, they now feel closed and defensive. it becomes a trial, as if I have done something criminal. laughter disappears and is replaced by a tangible expectation that I have some explaining (apologising?) to do, if the relationship’s going to move forward from this point ..

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