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A blog by Leon Oudejans
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De m/v machtsbalans

De m/v machtsbalans

Onderstaand artikel, Vrouwen zijn beter in oude koeien uit de sloot halen, was oorspronkelijk de aanleiding voor deze blog. Langzaam kantelde het onderwerp naar de m/v machtsbalans. Die balans speelt vooral in een relatie. In andere situaties (o.a. spel, team, vriendschap) speelt dit niet of nauwelijks. Lang geleden, klaagde de vriendin van een vriend telkens over...

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Should I accept remaining alone in life?!

Late last week, I got a brain wave (see title above) while watching a Hallmark movie. Suddenly, I realised that I'm stuck in 4 of the 5 DABDA stages: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, and Depression while being unable to reach stage 5: Acceptance. The similarity with my mother (91) is striking. Subsequently, I realised that Hope might be the flipside of DABDA. That coin...

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De P/N factor

In 2023 schreef Ben Tiggelaar een NRC artikel waar ik lang niet in heb geloofd: De ‘magische’ formule voor goede relaties. Inmiddels denk ik er daar toch echt anders over. De P/N factor bestaat mijn inziens wel in relaties. Vooral de N's blijven lang hangen. Het optimum is wellicht iets voor een andere blog. Hierbij de opening van dat NRC-artikel: "Hoeveel...

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The quality of Love

The quality of Love

Just before starting to write this blog, the title above entered my mind. I'm still contemplating on that title and/but it feels good. In 2022, I published a blog in line with today's blog: The road to self-love or philautia. My road was very long. Most likely, it's (very) long for (most) others as well. The word self in self-love has a negative connotation due to...

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Connections: how, what, when, where, who & why

Connections: how, what, when, where, who & why

Some people have deep connections. Others have not. Deep connections survive about everything. Other connections will (ultimately) fail. My diagram is about the ingredients of such connections, like the how, what, when, where, & who. The presence of ingredients will provide a (good or bad) mix. Most ingredients are from my 2022 blog The 7 elements that define...

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Types of Love

Types of Love

In 1960, British author C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) published his book The Four Loves, being affection (storge), friendship (philia), eros (eros), and charity (agape). Between (brackets) are the Greek names for those types of Love. However, there are - at least - 9 types of Love; see my diagram below. Some of my more recent blogs relate to my diagram above, being: 2020:...

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