The Fawning Abyss
Instead of fighting, fleeing, or freezing, those who fawn will placate the source of their distress with being agreeable and helpful, relinquishing assertiveness and boundaries in exchange for a sense of safety.
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Twenty years into her marriage, Kat and her husband faced head-on the great underlying fear of most monogamous people: My partner wants to have sex with other people. For them, that truth led to a rollercoaster of new sexual and romantic adventures...
Instead of fighting, fleeing, or freezing, those who fawn will placate the source of their distress with being agreeable and helpful, relinquishing assertiveness and boundaries in exchange for a sense of safety.
Continue reading →I kept feeling like if only I could hit on the right combination of hair colour and attitude then Poof! I'd magically feel like early-2015-model Kat
Continue reading →Finding your people can be one of the most important things you do as you make your way in the world, and when you find them, it feels like coming home.
Continue reading →It is always near the water that I do my best thinking. It's like it blows away all the superficial thoughts and worries and as I contemplate the vast and awesome nature of the ocean as it shifts and breaks, I'm able to see truths that are invisible to me at other times.
Continue reading →I feel really glad that a partner gets to have a thing that fuels and fulfills them while simultaneously feeling left out that they're choosing to do those things with someone else.
Continue reading →Jealousy is almost always the reason people cite when they state that they couldn't ever be non-monogamous yet plenty of non-monogamous and polyamorous people experience jealousy regularly.
Continue reading →The more we learn about their lives and their partners and connections, the bigger our lives begin to feel. We feel part of a larger whole and it can fill us with a sense of comfort and belonging.
Continue reading →I want you to want to know me. To dive deep into my brain, into my life. I want you to want to know the essence of me (though never through extended eye contact).
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