“You’re hot then you’re cold
You’re yes then you’re no
You’re in and you’re out
You’re up and you’re down
Someone call the doctor
Got a case of love bipolar
Stuck on a rollercoaster
Can’t get off this ride”
Katy Perry, Hot N Cold
I want to write about integrity, but I don’t know what it is. Sure, I have a sense of what [...]
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One of the reasons that young people prefer to hook up casually is that they are hesitant to get emotionally invested in a relationship with an expiration date on it. The school year ends, people study abroad, job offers come from different cities, as do acceptances to graduate school. Most people can expect to be [...]
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“Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You better know that in the end
It’s better to say too much
Than never to say what you need to say again
Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken
Even as the eyes are closing
Do it with a heart wide open
Say what you need to [...]
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“I love romance. I’m a sucker for it. I love it so much. It’s pathetic.”
Drew Barrymore
If you have had enough of hooking up with either randoms or friends, and you feel ready for a relationship, it’s important that you not waste your time and energy on boys who don’t have any relationship potential. You need [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Dec 29, 2008 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Relationship Strategies
“Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.”
Abraham J. Heschel
Before you hook up with a guy, do you think about what things will feel like afterwards?
If you’re going for the random one-night stand, obviously your expectations are very low. A minimum of awkwardness in [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Dec 21, 2008 in
Tidbits,
What Guys Want Oh, James and Carly, what have you wrought? Well, I guess Ben Taylor gets points for honesty. We’d all be better off if guys made their intentions clear from the start. Maybe girls should start asking guys what they’re looking for on Day 1, before they hook up? Awkward, yes, but it could save a [...]
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Posted by Susan Walsh on Nov 20, 2008 in
Hooking Up Realities “Our brains are identical to the ones that emerged from Africa 100,000 years ago. You take a caveman, shave him, give him a three-piece suit, and put him on Wall Street, and he looks like all the others barbarians on Wall Street. Our brains haven’t changed at all in the last 100,000 years.”
Michio [...]
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