Posted by Susan Walsh on Oct 12, 2009 in
Hooking Up Realities,
Relationship Strategies The Concept of Fast, Good or Cheap?
Psychologist Linda Young has written an article at Psychology Today that caught the attention of the largely dormant MBA part of my brain. She takes a Project Management construct and applies it to dating. It’s called Fast, Good or Cheap, and I think it works.
The concept refers to the [...]
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“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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Posted by Susan Walsh on Apr 8, 2009 in
Relationship Strategies
The Art of Manliness has a great post today: Living a Life of Integrity. It’s written for men, obvs, but very much applies to all of us and the way we treat one another. Here’s an excerpt relevant to relationships:
Integrity in Your Romantic Relationships
Be an open book. Don’t keep secrets from your significant other. Even [...]
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“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”
Mark Twain
Dear Aunt Sue,
I’ve been hooking up with this guy a lot lately. I think we’re both really into it. The only thing is, he’s got a girlfriend. He says their relationship isn’t making him happy, and I think he might be [...]
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