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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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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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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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The Cost of Taking Charge in a Relationship
Where helping a partner tips into managing them, and what it costs the relationship.
Jul 6
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David Eedle
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Maybe One Person Was Never Going to Be Enough
Why a quiet, common loneliness has nothing to do with being single, and what an article about open relationships gets right about it.
Jul 1
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David Eedle
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Living Apart Together
In 2020, somewhere in the middle of the pandemic, I was dating someone who made her position clear early: she had no interest in ever sharing a home.
Jun 24
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David Eedle
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The Friendship Pyramid Is a Map, Not a Mandate
A useful framework for understanding loneliness - as long as you don't let it measure you.
Jun 11
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David Eedle
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The Anxiety We Call Love
The urge to fix things that aren't yours to fix feels a lot like love. It rarely is.
Jun 3
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David Eedle
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