We commonly confuse closeness with sameness and view intimacy as the merging of two separate "I's" into one worldview.

Underground issues from one relationship or context invariably fuel our fires in another.

Intimate relationships cannot substitute for a life plan. But to have any meaning or viability at all, a life plan must include intimate relationships.

Although the connections are not always obvious, personal change is inseparable from social and political change.

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.