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A good woman

Someone asked me what a good woman is. It baffled me for a bit. Is the definition of a good woman universal or cultural? How would you define her? (edited)

What is love?

I feel like no one is asking the right question on here. Just like the question from the famous Haddaway song , what do you guys think love is? That special feeling in your stomach? That can be gas. They run through your mind all day? Sounds obsessive. The willingness to die for someone? Divorce... read more

If Saul could become Paul,

Then I too can be reformed. One's past mistakes do not necessarily define who they are in the moment. No matter how shamed or worthless I may feel, I remember that Saul was able to become Paul. I choose to not dwell on the past, and move and look forward.

Someone asked me how I define friendship, because I said I’ve never truly had one...

Why wasn’t friendship just as meaningful as a romantic relationship, or even greater, when it was two people choosing each other every single day without the glue of desire, obligation, or permanence, not held together by bodies, contracts, money, children, or shared property, but by a quiet and... read more

What is love?

According to your perspective how would you define love ?

On Orientalism(Saïd)

I have had the pleasure to read Edward Saïd's Orientalism recently and wanted to share some thoughts, especially during these trying times. Orientalism isn’t just something that lives in old colonial paintings or dusty archives. It’s alive in how people talk about travel. In how certain countries... read more