![]() Instead, ask ‘Do you like this?’ That question is easily answered with a yes or no. It’s the sexy time equivalent of ‘How are you? Fine, thanks.’ Don’t do it. Relatable Quote: “This is a question I want you to eradicate from your lexicon: ‘Is this okay?’ Any answer to this question gives you exactly 0% constructive information. There’s also an erotic story told in graphic novel form interspersed throughout to illustrate Moon’s advice that might just bring you back to life. It is also filled with tons of useful tips around communication and consent - it will make you better in bed no matter who you are or who you love. If you have a vagina and/or have sex with people with vaginas, this is most definitely the book for you, no matter your gender. When you’re starting to heal, you might find yourself contemplating what’s next for your sex life. Relatable Quote: “That idea – of one’s own life as something that had already been dictated – was strangely seductive, until you realized that it reduced other people to the moral status of characters and camouflaged their capacity to destroy.”įind Transit at Amazon for $11.55+, Barnes & Noble for $15.30+, Indiebound, or your local library. You will be entertained while also feeling you’re getting an education on the human condition itself. That said, what through-line exists in Transit focuses on the protagonist moving into a new home after a divorce. As with much of the Outline trilogy, there’s little plot, and more a feeling of sitting in on a series of fascinating conversations, sort of like the Before Sunrise movies. While The Country Life and her entire Outline trilogy are all great breakup companions, the middle book of her trilogy, Transit, deals especially, as its title suggests, in transitions. I highly recommend Rachel Cusk’s writing, no matter your relationship status - I certainly fell in love with her voice, which is astute while seeming effortless. In a great show of self-respect and personal dignity, she elected to end it rather than tolerate being less than fully embraced.”įind The Wisdom of a Broken Heart at Amazon for $14.83, Barnes & Noble for $15.27, Indiebound, or your local library. Relatable Quote: “When the one you love does not choose you on the deepest level, although he may actually love you in his own (bizarre) way, the pain of not being chosen is too much to bear. It was comforting to be spoken to directly by someone wise yet vulnerable - a mentor-aunt-counselor type who professes no magic cure. I downloaded it to my Kindle the day of my breakup and had a nice commiserating cry through the first few chapters. It is both deeply philosophical and practical and ends with a seven-day self-imposed retreat of sorts to help you process everything. This Buddhist approach to broken-heartedness by meditation teacher Susan Piver is all about learning to sit with the pain of a broken heart. I used to think self-help books screamed “scam,” but this book changed that, because it claims to fix nothing.
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