Our literature columnist today adds literary, philosophical and psychological depth to the "White Knight Syndrome" in relationships, or the need to rescue a troublesome (potential) partner, drawing from a Keats poem, mythology and a plethora of femme fatales, and personal experience and interpretation.
MoreReflections on Sleep Made Sullen
For some reason, I understood and yet didn’t understand what was spoken because in the dream I began to cry.
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A gothic haiku.
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In rejection, we not only feel hurt but it seems more than that.
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In the past, in the aftermath of a breakup from a long-term relationship, I tended to seek out constant external stimulation (besides validation). I tended to try to "stay high" on the rush of fleeting romances and parties that, after the fact, only left me feeling more alone and empty.
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