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Alain de Botton — The True Hard Work of Love and Relationships

On Being with Krista Tippett

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I'm Single Right Now, and I've Been Single for a Few Years Now.

I'm single right now, and have been for a few years. I think getting into a relationship with someone is a pretty cruel thing to do - it's a burden. For some people, relationships are not necessarily the place where they encounter their best selves. One of the nicest things you can do to someone that you really admire is leave them alone. Just just let them go. Let them be. Don't impose your yourself on them because you're challenging....

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