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How Do Your Friends Make You FEEL?
Years ago, I wrote a blog about the “friendship totem pole”. How we all have friends stacked on our poles but how the arrangement ON that pole alters constantly. One day someone is on top, another day their relevance to … Continue reading
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Tagged acquaintance, deplete, energize, feel, friends, friendship, friendships, gut, love, relationships, true blue, user
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Confessions of an Out-of-Control Empath …
We all look at empathy as a beautiful attribute, a quality we should happily possess and nurture. But have you ever wondered what happens to a person when their empathy runs amok? When they are overwhelmed with compassion? When their … Continue reading
Posted in Love, relationships
Tagged control, empath, empathy, freindship, love, mental health, relationship, relationships, sympathy, tragedy
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The Beauty of Booze (and the Wonder of Water)!
I didn’t name this blog WineSoakedRamblings for nothing. If you know me, you know I love my wine. I also love a cold lime beer in the summer, an Aperol Spritz on the deck in the sunshine and the occasional … Continue reading
Posted in aging, relationships
Tagged alcohol, booze, cocktail, drinking, drunk, food, life, red-wine, relationships, travel, water, wine, wine-tasting
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What Are the 2 Most Important Elements of a Love Relationship? Same for Friendship? You Might Be Surprised …
I will admit to being a pretty impatient Instagram scroller, so when I come to something vaguely interesting I might stop, watch for a few seconds and then just keep going. Such was the case with a Mel Robbins (love … Continue reading
Posted in help, Love, relationships
Tagged admiration, communication, consideration, divorce, friends, friendship, love, Mel Robbins, relationship, relationships, respect, romance, spark
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Are You Rational, Irrational or Just Plain Crazy?
I recently came upon an Instagram video featuring Canadian physician and author Gabor Mate (whose work I love). I was instantly intrigued by his premise that there are basically only 3 responses to a “challenging” relationship. Two of them are … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, challenge, choice, control, Gabor Mate, irrational, love, marriage, mental health, philosophy, psychology, rational, relationships, values, writing
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Best Friends Don’t Leave Over the Phone
Or What is the best (and worst) way to end a relationship? My talented son, singer-songwriter Sam Drysdale, just released a new record – “Any Other Season.” It’s actually two records. Two versions of the same original song. The “Spring” … Continue reading
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Tagged break-up, cowardice, dating, empathy, friends, life, love, lyric, music, need, relationship, relationships, respect, season, sensitivity, song, writing
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How Much Mind-Reading Do You Expect Your Partner to DO?
I just saw this “alleged” quote yesterday, attributed to famed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Apparently she once said to her husband, “I’m not asking you to kiss me or to apologize when I think you’re wrong. I won’t ask you … Continue reading
Posted in help, language, Love, relationships
Tagged ask, beautiful, family, friendship, kiss, life, love, marriage, mind reading, partner, relationships, romance, truth
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What Should We Do About Inattentive Friends?
We all have them, right? The friends who ignore us for months on end? The friends to whom we regularly reach out or invite, with nary a reciprocal invitation to behold. The friends who don’t seem terribly invested in a … Continue reading
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Tagged company, energy, friends, friendship, inattentive, life, rapport, relationship, relationships, resilence, selfish
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Is True Freedom Really the Ability to Be Disliked?
I just read that. Some long-haired guy on Instagram who is obviously an expert on life said it. So it must be true. But is it? I mean, first off, how do you get to a place where you honestly … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, belief, conviction, freedom, judgement, like, love, mental health, relationships, self-love, social media, worth
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