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raw media on trust, sex + power.
modern masculinity. emotional confrontation.
for women who want to understand men 🖤
for men who dare to confront themselves ⚔️
modern masculinity. emotional confrontation.
for women who want to understand men 🖤
for men who dare to confront themselves ⚔️
emotional safety
isn’t something you promise.
it’s something your presence
proves.
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isn’t something you promise.
it’s something your presence
proves.
— author
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
emotional safety
isn’t something you promise.
it’s something your presence
proves.
— author
isn’t something you promise.
it’s something your presence
proves.
— author
chaos teaches attachment.
peace teaches discernment.
— author
peace teaches discernment.
— author
January 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
chaos teaches attachment.
peace teaches discernment.
— author
peace teaches discernment.
— author
most people don’t fear love.
they fear being seen
once there’s nowhere left
to hide.
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they fear being seen
once there’s nowhere left
to hide.
— author
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 PM
most people don’t fear love.
they fear being seen
once there’s nowhere left
to hide.
— author
they fear being seen
once there’s nowhere left
to hide.
— author
when peace feels unfamiliar,
it’s usually because
no one ever stayed steady
long enough.
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it’s usually because
no one ever stayed steady
long enough.
— author
January 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
when peace feels unfamiliar,
it’s usually because
no one ever stayed steady
long enough.
— author
it’s usually because
no one ever stayed steady
long enough.
— author
intimacy isn’t closeness.
it’s responsibility
without supervision.
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it’s responsibility
without supervision.
— author
January 26, 2026 at 9:04 AM
intimacy isn’t closeness.
it’s responsibility
without supervision.
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it’s responsibility
without supervision.
— author
if they trusted you,
they wouldn’t have needed to leave.
— author
they wouldn’t have needed to leave.
— author
January 26, 2026 at 1:21 AM
if they trusted you,
they wouldn’t have needed to leave.
— author
they wouldn’t have needed to leave.
— author
corporate wisdom, now available next to flip flops.
motivation sounds different when it’s sold for $9.99
between a postcard rack and a seashell wind chime.
sometimes the lesson isn’t growth.
sometimes it’s just consequences.
— author
motivation sounds different when it’s sold for $9.99
between a postcard rack and a seashell wind chime.
sometimes the lesson isn’t growth.
sometimes it’s just consequences.
— author
January 25, 2026 at 11:02 PM
corporate wisdom, now available next to flip flops.
motivation sounds different when it’s sold for $9.99
between a postcard rack and a seashell wind chime.
sometimes the lesson isn’t growth.
sometimes it’s just consequences.
— author
motivation sounds different when it’s sold for $9.99
between a postcard rack and a seashell wind chime.
sometimes the lesson isn’t growth.
sometimes it’s just consequences.
— author
being present
is the most underrated form of effort.
— author
is the most underrated form of effort.
— author
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
being present
is the most underrated form of effort.
— author
is the most underrated form of effort.
— author
fortune cookie rejects.
everything happens for a raisin.
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everything happens for a raisin.
— author
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
fortune cookie rejects.
everything happens for a raisin.
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everything happens for a raisin.
— author
emotional safety
is built in small moments.
miss enough of them
and it collapses.
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is built in small moments.
miss enough of them
and it collapses.
— author
January 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
emotional safety
is built in small moments.
miss enough of them
and it collapses.
— author
is built in small moments.
miss enough of them
and it collapses.
— author
secure attachment feels boring
to people addicted to uncertainty.
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to people addicted to uncertainty.
— author
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
secure attachment feels boring
to people addicted to uncertainty.
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to people addicted to uncertainty.
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silence is only peaceful
to the person choosing it.
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to the person choosing it.
— author
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 AM
silence is only peaceful
to the person choosing it.
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to the person choosing it.
— author
most relationships don’t end.
they erode.
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they erode.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:16 AM
most relationships don’t end.
they erode.
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they erode.
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she didn’t need perfection.
she needed predictability.
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she needed predictability.
— author
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
she didn’t need perfection.
she needed predictability.
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she needed predictability.
— author
he told you exactly who he was.
you just kept translating it into potential.
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you just kept translating it into potential.
— author
January 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
he told you exactly who he was.
you just kept translating it into potential.
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you just kept translating it into potential.
— author
you can be independent
and still dependable.
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and still dependable.
— author
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
you can be independent
and still dependable.
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and still dependable.
— author
bad advice saturday no. 21 🥂
cry a little.
then post something hot so no one suspects it.
— cuffed
cry a little.
then post something hot so no one suspects it.
— cuffed
January 24, 2026 at 6:44 PM
bad advice saturday no. 21 🥂
cry a little.
then post something hot so no one suspects it.
— cuffed
cry a little.
then post something hot so no one suspects it.
— cuffed
people who value you
don’t make access difficult.
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don’t make access difficult.
— author
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
people who value you
don’t make access difficult.
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don’t make access difficult.
— author
emotional maturity
shows up
on boring days.
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shows up
on boring days.
— author
January 24, 2026 at 1:12 PM
emotional maturity
shows up
on boring days.
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shows up
on boring days.
— author
avoidant behavior
always looks rational
from the inside.
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always looks rational
from the inside.
— author
January 24, 2026 at 9:11 AM
avoidant behavior
always looks rational
from the inside.
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always looks rational
from the inside.
— author
distance feels powerful
until it costs you
someone you actually wanted.
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until it costs you
someone you actually wanted.
— author
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 AM
distance feels powerful
until it costs you
someone you actually wanted.
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until it costs you
someone you actually wanted.
— author
disappearing doesn’t protect your peace.
it just transfers the damage.
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it just transfers the damage.
— author
January 24, 2026 at 1:09 AM
disappearing doesn’t protect your peace.
it just transfers the damage.
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it just transfers the damage.
— author
⚠️ she stopped asking.
that’s when you should’ve been scared.
— author
when a woman stops asking questions, she’s already made peace with your absence.
it doesn’t mean she stopped caring — it means she stopped believing it mattered.
that’s when you should’ve been scared.
— author
when a woman stops asking questions, she’s already made peace with your absence.
it doesn’t mean she stopped caring — it means she stopped believing it mattered.
January 24, 2026 at 12:36 AM
⚠️ she stopped asking.
that’s when you should’ve been scared.
— author
when a woman stops asking questions, she’s already made peace with your absence.
it doesn’t mean she stopped caring — it means she stopped believing it mattered.
that’s when you should’ve been scared.
— author
when a woman stops asking questions, she’s already made peace with your absence.
it doesn’t mean she stopped caring — it means she stopped believing it mattered.
people remember how consistent you were,
not how intense you felt.
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not how intense you felt.
— author
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
people remember how consistent you were,
not how intense you felt.
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not how intense you felt.
— author
reliability is rare
because it requires self-control.
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because it requires self-control.
— author
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
reliability is rare
because it requires self-control.
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because it requires self-control.
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