In our capitalistic society, we indoctrinated to constantly evaluate the world around us based on cost-benefit analysis. We often look at our relationships through the lens, reducing the people with whom we choose to spend time or partner as products. For that reason, dating has become incredibly transactional as each person evaluates the other to see if they’re worth pulling off the shelf and taking home. What’s often missed is the question: who do I want to be in relationship? The self-evaluat
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In our capitalistic society, we indoctrinated to constantly evaluate the world around us based on cost-benefit analysis. We often look at our relationships through the lens, reducing the people with whom we choose to spend time or partner as products. For that reason, dating has become incredibly transactional as each person evaluates the other to see if they’re worth pulling off the shelf and taking home. What’s often missed is the question: who do I want to be in relationship? The self-evaluat
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