Adieu

Unknown known definitions

Friendships: different or similar like you?

Het laatste woord

The fine line

Wie past er in mijn leven en waarom?

Uitpraten

When to get off on a dead-end street

Male friendships declining??

Frenemies

Biden’s industrial policy is missing a key ingredient: Allies (WaPo)

Feeling deserted

Life is a series of separation events

“Do you trust me?”

Moral hazard problems

The most important ingredient for happiness (Axios)

Priority vs option

Why do we expect reciprocal friendships?

Life’s too short for conventions

Nothing to lose

Geopolitics

Friendship, a f/m perspective

Outsmarting

Relationship vs Situationship

Why must I have an opinion about anything?

Calculating women vs opportunistic men

From Hanseatic League to ‘Friend-Shoring’

Judging people

The matrix of macro vs micro + negative vs positive

“Are we friends??”

Loyalty, fidelity and principles

The lesser of two evils principle

“It’s a pity we can’t stay friends with everyone”

“Solitude has always been my analgesic of choice.”

A few make a difference

Making compromises

Trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback

The 7 elements that define the type of relationship

“Why do you trust me?”

What is peace? The absence of war?

Neutrality

The connection that men and women are looking for

The opposite of love is indifference, not hate

The dating shopping list

What are the odds in Love?

I’m drowning in my nostalgia

Loose ends

Strong people don’t need help, do they?

What are your plans?

Happiness comes along when you least expect it

Why are corona and Trump able to tear up families and friendships?

Balancing friendship, intimacy and trust

The new kid in town

50+ dating is like fishing in troubled waters

What constitutes a relationship?

Love: body, mind and soul

Do you understand me?

Trialism, dualism and monism in Love

Why is it so hard to reconnect to someone?

You cannot be everyone’s friend, else you will lose yourself

Ghosting on friends

Friendship is a goal for women and a tool for men

Compatibility

Trust

The art of compromising

Self-deception

When is a relationship a relationship?

Why do we believe in diversity and also dislike it?

In sickness and in health

Occam’s razor

Making amends vs reconciliation

Why are there (no) boundaries in human thinking?

Admiration

Friendship vs Relationship

The love for Solitude and fear of Loneliness (2)

Dogs and cats

Time to think

Soulmates

The Road to Recovery from a Burn-out or Depression (2)

Changing my belief

Friends

Friendships and reciprocity

I cannot remember. I forgot.

Person vs personality (traits)

Joan (6) – Rhythm of Life

Joan (5) – Rest In Peace, my very dear friend

Recognition and Appreciation (2) – Compliments

Recognition and Appreciation

Sorrow

The psychological cost of reconciliation

Age is nothing but a number

Life and Death

The Revenge – Retaliation cycle (2) – Letting go and moving on

The Revenge-Retaliation cycle

Unknown Knowns – Friends and Enemies

Commitment issues

Small is beautiful – the Rise and Fall of nations (3)

Givers and Takers

How are you?

I am only doing it for you……..

Vulnerability

Check. Double check.

Palpable emptiness

Relationships and money issues

Letting go

Fragile

Friends, friendship and social media

Polyamory – part 2

Polyamory

Mind Your Own Business

Nicknames

What’s your story?

Curiosity

You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with

Jealousy

Saying “NO”

It’s just a game………………

Can we still be friends?

Show some emotion

The 7 Hurdles

Mistakes versus Lessons Learned

The dark side

Feeling incomplete

Adieu

How pain defines us

Pain

Relationships – purpose

Relationships – pre-conditions, maintenance and purpose

Dating, modern romance, and soulmates

The Heart of the Matter

Second chances

Words

Trust issues

Neutrality – clean hands in a dirty war

Why do we yawn?

A man’s kiss is his signature (Mae West)

Friendship

Vrouwen, Hoop en Teleurstelling

When Harry met Sally (1989) + Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)

Vriendenkring en sociaal isolement