#intimacy is

[courtlymayhem]

*screaming at fanfic* CAN WE JUST HAVE SOME BESTIES CONTENT

fr tho im not even aro/ace and even my romantic heart is tired of the over saturation of romantic plot lines I just want some stories about friends being friends (who else has a large friend group of singles and wants content of our fave characters also doing things as singles) im not saying there cannot be romance just nothing more than a side plot with FRIENDSHIP taking center stage

my many thanks to the few authors i read who do this you are so under appreciated and deserve so much love for prioritizing friend/family/found family over romance even if that wasnt your main goal

[definitionsofintimacy]

“ The fear of fat is keeping so many of us waiting to be the after-photo before we truly start to live our lives.”

Quote inspired from Kelli Jean Drinkwater in her TED Talk “Enough with the fear of fat” .

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“Your partner should make you feel more confident, not less.”

Quote from Katie Hood in her TED Talk “The difference between healthy and unhealthy love”.

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“The one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection.”

Quote from Brené Brown in her TED Talk “The power of vulnerability”.

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“ When you wait until a relationship is broken, it's too late.”

Quote inspired from Jeannie Suk Gersen in her TED Talk “How understanding divorce can help your marriage”.

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“You have to listen to one another. Stephen Covey said it very beautifully. He said, "Most of us don't listen with the intent to understand. We listen with the intent to reply." 

Quote from Celeste Headlee in her TED Talk “10 ways to have a better conversation”.

📸 Noelia BN by Alex Mas, original picture for Definitions of Intimacy Project.

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“I was embarrassed that I couldn't rebound from what other people seemed to recover from so regularly.”

Quote from Dessa in her TED Talk “Can we choose to fall out of love?”.

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