
Talking to ourselves
Love in Conversation
The pandemic is reminding us that it’s ultimately our own job to get along with ourselves.
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The pandemic is reminding us that it’s ultimately our own job to get along with ourselves.
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This has been an unconventional mechanism, perhaps, for two friends to learn to navigate each other’s flaws.
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Berkeley opened into permissiveness. It was a place where I could bring all of me, wherever I went.
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We’ve both had times when a car ride has been a catalyst for connection or an important milestone in a relationship.
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Exclusion is an old, deep feeling, born back in middle school when friends would plan sleepovers in front of me.
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When you first get to college, the process of picking a major is a little bit like dating.
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We toss these phrases around a lot in our relationships. We expect them, in pivotal moments, to transform our relationships.
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In the name of love, I’ve made it a habit to sweep my crumbs dutifully into the sink.
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Music is a vessel to hold our experiences, our many selves. It gives us words (and a drumbeat) for every moment of euphoria and every strain of heartbreak.
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This is one of love’s implicit agreements: I won’t — or can’t — hide, but whatever you see, you won’t look away. And vice versa.
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