By Rebecca Solnit — 2019
Mass shootings enforce the oppression built into America’s economic and legal systems and our history.
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The very qualities that lead to greater emotional satisfaction in peer marriages, as one sociologist calls them, may be having an unexpectedly negative impact on these couples’ sex lives.
When men harm women, we obscure their role. Instead, we blame women for the injustice that happens to them.
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Understanding how and why can help people cope with the disorder.
If you have ADHD, you might find it hard to date, make friends, or parent. That’s partly because good relationships require you to be aware of other people's thoughts and feelings. But ADHD can make it hard for you to pay attention or react the right way.
Forgiving someone is a way of letting go of old baggage so that you can heal and move forward with your life. It benefits both the person who forgives and the offender because it can allow both people to let go of past resentments.
Conflict doesn’t mean the end of your remarriage, and can actually make it stronger. There are always going to be disagreements; you cannot avoid them entirely. What you can do, however, is become skilled at recovering from disputes by talking about your perspectives afterwards.
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A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.
Sometimes, doing the work means looking at yourself and your actions first.
Kamilah Majied shares her advice for staying afloat when you feel like you’re drowning.
“For your husband, your illness may have made him acutely aware of not just your mortality, but also his own.”