We’re generally hugely upbeat about how relationships might go. But every now and then, we should allow ourselves a glimpse …
Tag: wisdom
‘Do I Know You?’ (On Forgetting Lovers)
It can be frighteningly hard to remember every person one ever slept with… the anxiety at the heart of this …
PSYCHOTHERAPY – John Bowlby
The English psychoanalyst John Bowlby teaches us about Attachment Theory, which is quite simply the best way to understand how …
Loving and Being Loved
We talk of love as if it were just one thing: in fact, it’s two very different moves, Loving and …
Keep Going
A big reason we give up on projects is the perfectionist belief that it all has to be right on …
PHILOSOPHY – Montaigne
Montaigne is a brilliant philosopher in part because he accepted how little philosophers understand. Here is a man wise in …
Why your partner’s parents might not like you
It’s often excruciating introducing a new partner to our parents. But look at it from their point of view: they …
POP CULTURE: What’s wrong with the media
The media is supposed to tell us everything important: so why, after spending so long with it, are we generally …