Page Turner's Blog, page 37

I Already Have the Best Present I Could Ever Get — Even If I Joke About Returning It

“Look,” I say finally, because I’m tired of worrying about it, “I’m just gonna level with you. I didn’t get you a Christmas present this year.”

You nod. Maybe you’re going to say something to me in reply.

But I’m too pent up and too impatient. Too defensive. So instead I continue.  » Read more

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Sometimes It’s Your Clear Sky, Other Times It’s Theirs

Winter Solstice was a big day this year. The great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn — the closest those two planetary bodies have been since 1623.

To say this doesn’t happen often is an understatement.

We moved to Texas last year. We’re both from up North — he originally from Michigan,  » Read more

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Is Writing a Good Outlet for Extroverts Who Would Otherwise Overwhelm Introverts? & My Approach-Approach Conflict

Heya folks,

Sometimes I’m so busy trying to get my writing done, I forget to take a minute and stop and let you know how things are going. I thought I would do another update post, since you folks seem to appreciate them.

The last time I wrote one of these,  » Read more

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Just Because You Can Put Up With Something, It Doesn’t Mean You Should

I come from a long line of stoics. I didn’t have the kind of childhood where if I fell, people were quick to rush in and tell me things were going to be okay. To kiss a boo-boo and make it better.

No, I was expected to get up. To get over it.  » Read more

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What the Imaginary Audience Is & Why Knowing About It Can Be Reassuring

In a few former installments of Psyched, I addressed two hallmarks of adolescence: Disembedding and personal fable. For more information about those concepts, please read those articles.

I’d like to tackle another common psychological phenomenon that first shows up in adolescence. It’s actually somewhat related to the personal fable (briefly,  » Read more

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The Most Satisfied Relationships Have Higher Sexual Desire — Even If Those Desires Don’t Seem to Match

Neat. Okay, so former research into the links between sexual desire and relationship satisfaction has found that when partners have similar levels of sexual desire that they tend to be more satisfied.

This isn’t hard to believe. It’s something that makes a lot of intuitive sense.

Interestingly, however, a recent study —  » Read more

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“This Is Your Final Notice,” My Body Said.

I thought I was doing fine. I really did.

Okay, yes, everything’s gone to hell. A lot of things are not okay right now in the world. Especially where I live — in the United States.

But I’d been doing a good job keeping my thoughts centered. There’s a lot to worry about,  » Read more

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This Is a Long Time for Something Temporary

I was thrilled when I heard that vaccines were on the way. Yes, it’s going to be several months before it’s my turn (I’m non-essential). And yes, the two-shot series requires some time in between and some time after before you get the effects.

And yes, greater than 90% protection isn’t the same thing as 100%.  » Read more

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A Wonderful Date Night During Strange Times

It’s been a hard day. A really hard one. I thought I had a handle on everything. I’ve been managing to be productive and stay healthy. But apparently I’ve been pushing down some stress — because my body starts to freak out in that way it only does when I’ve been anxious for some time but good at ignoring it consciously.  » Read more

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I Took So Much for Granted Before the Pandemic. I Won’t Again.

“You have a lot of time to think when you can’t go anywhere,” she says.

“I know what you mean,” I tell her. “There are always things you have to do. Work and chores. Responsibilities. That sort of thing. They don’t go away just because there’s a pandemic raging. But the distractions… well,  » Read more

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