Compatibility Is More Than Getting Along
Two people can share a pleasant life together and still discover that their deeper ways of living do not fit.
Relationships
Privacy, Secrecy, and the Space Between Them
Privacy protects the space in which an individual remains a person in their own right. Secrecy becomes more complicated when withheld information materially changes what another person believes or is able to choose.
When Being Needed Is Mistaken for Being Loved
Being the person others depend on can create a powerful sense of connection. But when a relationship relies primarily on what one person provides, it becomes important to ask whether there is room for that person to have needs of their own.
The Quiet Distance That Can Grow Between Two People
A relationship does not always become distant because something dramatic has happened. Sometimes distance grows through small omissions, postponed conversations, and assumptions that neither person realises have become part of the relationship.