32 Quotes by Franklin Veaux

You'll need courage because polyamorous relationships can be scary. Loving other people without a script is scary. Allowing the people you love to make their own choices without controlling them is scary. The kind of courage we're talking about involves being willing to let go of guarantees - and love and trust your partners anyway.

Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya. You did 2d6+4 damage to my father. Prepare to make a saving throw.

There is no yardstick for measuring love; nevermind that the heart doesn't follow rules

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing. SHERMAN ALEXIE.

In what ways am I empowered in my relationships? What things help me to feel empowered?

This means full opportunity to voice needs, negotiate agreements and advocate for building the kind of relationship you want. Because different people want different things, empowerment is more useful than sameness as a relationship principle.

The difference between “boundaries we set for ourselves” and “rules we place on someone else” might just seem like one of semantics, but it is profound. Rules tend to come from the idea that it’s acceptable, or even desirable, for you to control someone else’s behavior, or for someone else to control yours. Boundaries derive from the idea that the only person you really control is yourself.

We can easily be hurt and broken, and it is good to remember that we can just as easily be the ones who have done the hurting and the breaking. desmond tutu.

That’s the funny thing about fear of change. Sometimes the more rigid we are when we insist that we do not want our lives to change, the more catastrophically things break when change comes along.