Pre-Valentine's Day noodles

[attack_laurel]

(Note:  This essay is posted from a het-cis monogamous point of view.)

So, the day before Valentine’s day, huh?  What a great time to talk about Emotional Labour. What is emotional labour, you ask?  I’ll be happy to tell you!  Read on

Comments

[gwacie]

I think a lot of people fall into the trap of looking for Mr or Mrs Right based on this horrible out-dated hetero-patriach paradigm that never made anyone actually happy... when the real Mr. or Ms. Right is someone who is your partner and equal, your match. Right-for-you is not a standard thing. Both supporting the other and if you're really, really lucky, you're both wondering how the hell you got so lucky.
<3

[thread_walker]

Wow! You just encapsulated why I got divorced. And why I broke up with the boyfriend I had after that.

thank you for putting this into words. It's so much better than I could have done.

And good for you and Bob. I don't want to throw up; I'm thrilled that someone has a for-real happily ever after that I can admire.

[brickhousewench]

I miss your excellent commentary on our world. So glad you decided to pop in and leave us a lovely V-Day present.