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Why Did Everyone Disappear After Fifty?
Retirement, empty nests and grey divorce quietly dismantle the social scaffolding you never built. Rebuilding it doesn't take a five-year plan, just…
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David Eedle
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Structure Isn't the Same as Connection: The Loneliness of Being the Dominant
Dom drop, power exchange, and why the person who holds the structure needs care too.
Aug 10
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David Eedle
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Is Living Apart Together Just Loneliness With Better PR?
Commitment and cohabitation are not the same thing. But it's worth asking what sits behind the decision not to share a roof.
Aug 5
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David Eedle
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Why Did My Friend Ghost Me?
The reason a friend goes quiet is rarely the one you fear. I know, because I have been that friend.
Aug 3
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David Eedle
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July 2026
Is "Spice Things Up" Code for We've Lost Each Other?
Couples who ask for novelty are often asking to feel close to each other again.
Jul 29
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David Eedle
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Good Person, Bad Friend: What's the Difference?
Being a good person and being a good friend are not the same thing, and the difference shows itself when life goes sideways.
Jul 27
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David Eedle
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Is Monogamy the Only Grown-Up Way to Love?
What a Schitt's Creek wine speech says about the fear of relationship variety
Jul 22
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David Eedle
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Welcome to Alone Rangers: I Realised at 54 I'd Been Lonely My Whole Life
Who I am, why I write about loneliness and connection, and what you'll find here.
Jul 22
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David Eedle
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Whose Job Is Your Happiness?
If a partner is treated as the cause of your happiness rather than its trigger, then losing that partner should mean losing the happiness itself…
Jul 20
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David Eedle
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Waiting for Someone Else to Grow Up
Why waiting for a difficult coworker to change keeps you anxious.
Jul 15
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David Eedle
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When the Body Says Stop
Burnout is rarely a failure of strength. Usually, it is the body reporting a bill you did not know you were running up.
Jul 13
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David Eedle
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Shoulder to Shoulder Friendships, Not Face to Face
What happens to a friendship once the activity that built it disappears?
Jul 8
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David Eedle
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