House of MurrPurr ("To disarm unilaterally is a strategic error on so many levels—it commits you to a degree of openness you might not be able to maintain, and it exposes vulnerabilities that your counterparty might not be able to resist exploiting. It signals desperation, clinginess, high-maintenance. Most of all, it risks exposing the fond hope, better kept to oneself, that one yearns to leave behind the serial fuck buddies, friends with benefits, and other back-burner relationships to which one had, at some significant expenditure of effort, inured oneself. ")

Link 7
Notes "To disarm unilaterally is a strategic error on so many levels—it commits you to a degree of openness you might not be able to maintain, and it exposes vulnerabilities that your counterparty might not be able to resist exploiting. It signals desperation, clinginess, high-maintenance. Most of all, it risks exposing the fond hope, better kept to oneself, that one yearns to leave behind the serial fuck buddies, friends with benefits, and other back-burner relationships to which one had, at some significant expenditure of effort, inured oneself. "

natashavc:

A critical reading of New York sex diaries came out in fall of last year. You likely read it. But now that we have a little more distance from the piece, can we just admire its expert execution? What a grand assignment done with such a sophisticated level of empathy and precision. I think about it often.

tesslynch liked this
dangerghost reblogged this from natashavc and added:

If you’ve ever dated and/or had sex, this is a must read. It’s long, but it kind...the...
houseofmurrpurr reblogged this from natashavc
iamthewhiterabbit liked this
elisabethdonnelly liked this
maura liked this
novazembla liked this
natashavc posted this