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Design Matters with Debbie Millman

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Relationships Are About Teaching

A sulk is fury that the other person hasn't understood something key about you, mixed with a real commitment to not explaining what that thing is. You're sort of blaming them for not understanding you, but refusing to explain because that seems a betrayal of love. Successful relationships are ones where the couple, each part of the couple, allows the other to teach them and takes on board the lessons without fury or bitterness. But demands such patience and maturity on both parts. We have to learn to become our own advocates.

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