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A Spring in Your Step

Tweet May is right around the corner. The weather looks like it might finally make up its mind and stay at least spring-like (though we’re looking at temps in the 80s here this weekend, so maybe we’ve skipped spring and gone straight to summer, after a brief stopover in late fall for the past week).… Continue reading A Spring in Your Step

Published April 30, 2010
Categorized as Relationships Tagged sex, seasons, traditions, celebrations, cycles, mayday

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    Back in 2005, I was inspired during on online comment exchange to start in on a book about crushes. More specifically, the rules regarding crushes. With a little more reflection, that turned into my idea for How to Crush Without Being Crushed. The main theme to the whole book is that you can learn a lot about yourself from the crushes you get on others. Basically a “how to learn from the relationships you’ll never have and apply that knowledge to the ones you will.” The theory is all anchored in being able to tell fantasy from reality and, at one point or another, being able to detach yourself from your situation enough to clearly see where your influences are coming from and where your wants end and your needs begin. This site is the working document for that theory and a collection of stories, musings and research regarding relationships in general. Praise for WithoutBeingCrushed.com: “I never read any of these series posts before because they were so long, but I’m glad I read this one. It’s wonderful. It reminds me of “The Missing Piece” by Shel Silverstein.” “Very insightful. :) I enjoyed reading.” “This website is a godsend! I’m…

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