Tag: love
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Don’t Buy Things, Buy Experience
Lately, my husband and I have a wish, we want to buy a big land outside town. Then, we saw this property. There’s a lovely small cottage on it, with huge trees and a big yard; it also has a fish pond, and what’s extremely satisfying for us (me especially), there’s a river crossing the…
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Why We Struggle to Say No: The Power of Reciprocity
Salesperson: “Free chocolate sample?”Me: “Okay.” (bites, oh they’re good!)Salesperson: “They’re on promo.”Me: “Hmm. No thanks.”Salesperson: “They might sell out.”Me: “Okay, fine.” (now $25 poorer with 3 packs of chocolates that I didn’t need and even know they existed 90 seconds ago) Familiar? Of course. I bet you’ve been in this kind of situation, especially when doing the grocery shopping. At first, we…
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The Secrets Behind Lasting Relationships Revealed! (Part 2)
In my previous post, we unpacked the idea that some couples argue often and are still happy together, because of what? That’s my friends, something we have to figure out. Well, consider this the sequel. Because the more I think about it, the more I realize: there’s a certain charm to their chaos. So, the…
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The Secrets Behind Lasting Relationships Revealed! (Part 1)
I just left Desi & Arif’s (pseudonym) apartment. It was raining a little, not dramatically, just that soft, cold kind of drizzle that feels like it’s trying to match the mood. And I can’t stop replaying it. The plate. It started with a plate. I sat there, third-wheeling a conversation I wasn’t invited into. And…
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A Sign of a Happy Relationship: Playful Teasing!
In a Coffee Shop, Somewhere in Jakarta. 14.35 pm Sit next to me, there’s a beautiful couple over there. Based on their appearance, they kinda look like me, probably in their 40s. I don’t have the intention or whatsoever to eavesdrop, but since I’m in “zen” mode, basically just chilling, my ears are quite sensitive…
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