It might seem like he's flirting because this poem is dripping in sexuality like a morning dew but really he's flirting because this poem is about being comfortable finding joy in & for yourself and he *might be dropping hints that he wants to be the rabbit. Ask him if he'll be your bunny boy 😳

Relying on yourself always leaves room for doubt, but relying on others leaves you vulnerable and puts a lot of pressure on both parties to take on a lot of sensitive responsibilities

Short term recognition is low-risk/low-reward, and we need that sometimes, but use it to find what works long term!

On my reading list is "The Uses of Disorder" by Richard Sennet, which explores the importance of urban planning for unplanned interactions in developing the character of a city and the character of ourselves. Check it out!

There are a lot of confounding factors - those benefits come from having a committed partner and shared finances, and opening up divorce has also significantly decreased the number of women trapped facing domestic abuse. We shouldn't use the state to enforce relationships that people want to leave!

Stepping out of that context, any binary distinction can be reframed as a Unity - as a single thing defining itself (fulfilling its "destiny") through its own differentiation, destruction, reconstruction, and resolution

"Us" becomes "Us & Them" becomes "Us vs Them" becomes "Us & Them" becomes "Us"

Mutual Coexistence does not happen naturally - we need to change our institutions from being systems of order & oppression to being systems of fulfillment and progression

But every binary, including that one, is an illusion: it's only legible, let alone useful, in a given context

Savvy patients know to make their health care plan before an emergency, so that during the emergency they can rest assured that everything has changed and it was all a waste of time. Which is what we all want