‘Marriage’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

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Personality and Identity: Do I Stay the Same ‘Me’ Over the Years?

By Evan Hadkins | 2 February 2010
Personality and Identity: Do I Stay the Same ‘Me’ Over the Years?
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During an active imagination exercise, I discovered “It’s OK to play”. This was a liberation for me. I felt both relaxed and energised. I experienced it as a liberation for/of ‘me’.

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Do You Have Regrets?

By Evan Hadkins | 8 December 2009
Do You Have Regrets?
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Something close to a position of ‘no regrets’ — making a choice and living with the consequences — is easy to adopt for me. But is an absolute ‘no regrets’ policy too close to callousness?

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Romance: On Value, Need, Seduction and Violence

By Evan Hadkins | 31 August 2009
Romance: On Value, Need, Seduction and Violence
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Why is romance such a strong value? I think part of the reason is that our emotions are so excluded for much of our lives. Romance is one area where we are allowed to make a decision based on our emotions.

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Marital Miscommunication, Part 1

By Sarah Luczaj | 25 September 2007

So much of the pain we go through with loved ones is down to communication failure — to each person assuming that the other speaks and thinks in the same way that they do. I thought of that today as I had a rerun of one of the top ten conflicts I have with my husband…

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