417 - Are "Safe Spaces" Possible in Relationships?
Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships
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The Negative Effects of Challenge by Choice on Civility
Jay Parini: I was a little surprised by how dismissive so many people were of all the stuff that Stephen L Carter said in his book civility. He showed some ways that we miss out on civility but also kind of weaponized civility to sort of quash people who might disagree with him, he says. The negative ways that this can potentially show up could be in making it so like you can just withdraw from conflict and from repair anytime right you know? It does speak to the fact that it's important for us to also be able to receive somebody else's communication or somebody else's emotions right you know?" Jay parini: We talk about holding space for someone to share
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