Archive for the tag 'Relationships'

Feb 07 2010

Your Story Ep 48 : Tiffany. Infidelity Investigator.

Welcome To Episode 48 of Your Story.
What would you do if you had suspicions of your partner having an affair? Could you confront them and have a discussion? Even then how would you know that what you were being told is the truth? What if you were told that nothing was happening but despite that [...]

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Sep 10 2009

What Makes a Great Conversation?

Published by Ian under Conversation, Society & Culture

Why do we revel in a great conversation and what are the elements of just such a conversation that makes it memorable?
This is something I’ve been wondering for some time as I’ve been doing Your Story. What are the dynamics of a great story or conversation? What are the things that we sometimes do well [...]

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Feb 20 2008

Your Story Ep 8 : Meeyeon. Korean, International Adoption, Biggotry and Abuse.

Welcome To Episode Eight of Your Story.
Today we talk with Yeon who was adopted along with her twin sister from Korea into a mixed ethnic family in Newcastle. She tells of the disconnection she feels for her Korean heritage and the bigotry that comes from her appearance that is different to how she relates to [...]

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Feb 05 2008

Serial Monogamy, Open Relationships and Polyamory

Relationships, we want them but how do we do them?
In a previous post about how relationships collapse I suggest that we move onto new relationships in a way that is serial monogamy. I suggest that it’s necessary to realise that all relationships end and it’s the disappointment of that, based on the expectations that they [...]

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Nov 20 2007

Your Story Ep 2 : Eve, Being a child in East Germany, Australian Holiday, Alternative views on Relationships.

Welcome To Episode Two of Your Story.Today we talk with Eve a German Sociology Student who was a recent visitor to Australia. We discuss her alternative view of relationships that is fundamentally different to the way that we in the West see that intimate relationships should be conducted which many people see as quite confronting. [...]

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Oct 01 2007

Relationships Collapse, then we have Serial Monogamy. Situation Normal!

Humans are funny animals aren’t we. Lets look at relationships.
We all want to connect, to be with someone, someone in our life at whatever a relationship means to the individual. Some only want someone for the occasional hang out or friendship or maybe just a sex partner. Others want someone for everything to share hobbies, [...]

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