Love Letters Sidebar: A Break in the Monogamy
Aug 22, 2023
Brette, recovering from knee surgery, joins her sister Meredith for a candid chat about navigating love and single life. They dive into a letter from a serial monogamist who craves a year of being single, debating its potential impact on finding true connection. Brette shares her passion for nuanced relationship letters and discusses the importance of practicing casual dating during this break. The sisters' insightful dialogue challenges traditional views on love, suggesting that deeper connections can persist through time apart.
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Sisters, Sleep Rules, And Recovery TV
- Meredith cares deeply about sleep and enforces strict sleep rules when caretaking her sister after knee surgery.
- Brett, recovering and low on sleep, binge-watches Vanderpump Rules despite not liking it and calls herself the "queen of inertia."
Timeboxed Break To Relearn Independence
- Try taking a deliberate break from searching for a next monogamous partner to practice independence and flirting without commitment.
- Use a timeboxed period (like a year) to learn self-reliance and how to give and receive attention without immediately locking into a relationship.
Use Timeframes As Tools, Not Guarantees
- Don't expect a single year to magically solve all relationship questions or produce a perfectly clarified wish list.
- Treat the year as a helpful timeframe, not a guaranteed reset that yields all the answers.