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Looking for Alice, part 3

This is essay is part of a series, but it can be read independently. The first part, “Looking for Alice,” I wrote for two friends who wanted to know how I thought about finding someone to share your life with. The second part, “Dostoesvky as lover,” was about open dialogue in relationships. A polaroid photo by Andrei Tarkvosky “Dependence is scorned even in intimate relationships, as though dependence were incompatible with self-reliance rather than the only thing that makes it possible.” ― Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts When I meet a person who is truly, profoundly themselves, I sometimes…

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