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The Sorrows of Love
Louis-Léopold Boilly, Les Malheurs de l’amour (The Sorrows of Love), 1790 If we happened to pass this painting in its home –…
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The Importance of Hating People
The idea that we might, at points, need to create room for hatred – that mental well-being might rely on…
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On Not Being Able to Believe Your Own Luck
It would be natural to assume that luck was something it was very easy indeed to believe in: what could…
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The One Question We Forget to Ask Ourselves in Love – And Why
There’s one question that people who are deeply enmeshed in love – who might have been pursuing someone in vain…
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Relationships
The Brutality of Dating
The word ‘brutal’ may sound a little hyperbolic and self-pitying when applied to an activity whose chief outward requirements involve…
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Starting New Love While Still Hung Up on an Ex
In the pantheon of modern villains of love, there is one character who stands out as worthy of particular condemnation:…
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