Not all relationships fracture loudly—some erode in silence, in compromise, in what goes unspoken. These posts explore the darker side of connection, where desire, betrayal, distance, and control reshape intimacy, and what binds people together can just as easily pull them apart.
Come in. Take your time. This isn’t a site you rush through — it’s a place for wandering and wondering. You’ll find stories, essays, and observations that circle around one persistent question: what happens between people when desire fades, twists, or turns into something darker? I write about intimacy and/or the lack of it —
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Does this make me a bad person? Yes, I know I shouldn’t do it, but I can’t not do it. My fantasy is the only thing that gets me through sex. My imagination gives me the strength to continue when reality demands something else. We see stories of sexual fantasies and, yes, some talk about
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We’re told technology is about better connection, yet I watch and listen to people spend more time with their devices than nurturing relationships with the living, breathing souls right in front of them. Their screens glow brighter than the eyes that long to meet theirs. Phones have become our companions, therapists, and our gods. They
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He wakes up again with the familiar discomfort. Not the physical ache — although that’s there too — but the emotional one that sits underneath everything. His wife lies on the far edge of the mattress, facing away. Their backs rarely touch anymore. When he shifts slightly closer, she doesn’t respond. She sleeps. He stares
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Today’s episode dives into a topic that many couples find challenging – discovering your marriage is sexless. We’ll explore the three main issues associated with this situation and discuss effective strategies to address and overcome these challenges. It can be unsettling to realise that your marriage has become sexless. While some of us are still
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They exist. Woman narcs are real. Ask anyone. Everyone knows at least one special bitch who is as bad (if not worse) as any male narcissist. Ugly. Inside and out. That’s Maxine. There was a particular pleasure felt when writing such a repulsive character into my book. It was absolutely exquisite because I knew her
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They call us liveaboards—ghosts who drift on water. We live in floating homes that rock to the rhythm of tides and secrets. It’s not an address but a temporary haunting. To outsiders, our world glimmers with freedom and sunsets, but the truth hides below the waterline. Glamour is our mask. What lies beneath is darker,
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C-sections have soared—from about 5% of U.S. births in 1970 to over 30% today. Across the developed world, surgery is replacing natural birth. What’s behind this change, and what could it mean for future generations? Across the rich world, more babies arrive by caesarean than ever before. In the United States, nearly 1 in 3
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Every living room in Australia must’ve watched those two young staffers—Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann—play out their tragedy in public. We weren’t just spectators; we were jurors, psychologists, and gossip columnists rolled into one. I rarely comment on political matters. There’s enough political content out there to satisfy interested parties several times over. But occasionally,
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“She’s just not as freaky as she used to be,” he said in a letter that was filled with disappointment and disdain. Here I was reading yet another letter from a man who was frustrated with how his sex life was going, and he had good reason to feel discontented. The beginning of his relationship
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