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Conversations with Lovers

A space for tenderness, curiosity, and deep dives into relationships, intimacy, and simply being human in this wild world.

By Conversations with lovers

· Launched 6 months ago

Intimacy Without Performance

There are moments in intimacy that don’t look extraordinary from the outside, yet something in the body recognises them as a kind of returning.

Jun 21•Conversations with lovers

The Audacity to Care

The performance of pretending not to care is costing us who we are.

Jun 16•Conversations with lovers

Being in Community

Imperfect Together

Jun 14•Conversations with lovers

The Difference Between the Chase and Being Pursued

We all know the chase isn’t good for us the adrenaline, the ambiguity, the emotional whiplash.

Jun 7•Conversations with lovers

The One Who Loves

Most of us have experienced something like it.

May 17•Conversations with lovers

The Fear of Being Too Much

When I was a child, I was told I was too much.

May 11•Conversations with lovers

The Necessary Inconvenience of Romanticising Life

Lately I’ve been thinking about how romance, not the cinematic kind, but the quiet, everyday kind, might be the antidote to the way time keeps slipping…

May 3•Conversations with lovers

The Quiet Erosion of Reciprocity

When I think about reciprocity, I think about the friendships that once felt effortless.

Apr 28•Conversations with lovers