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    Body & Sex | City | Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | Relationships

    Part Time Lovers

    January 28, 2019July 16, 2023
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    The 60s talked of free love. Millennials say fuck-buddies or if they want to be nice, friends-with-benefits. How do we navigate our many lovers?

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  • Ramya looking down into phone. She's wearing a grey hat and black teeshirt with moon on it. The background is grey tile.
    Map Of Emotion

    A Connoisseur Of NOs

    January 26, 2019August 28, 2023
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    No. It’s the scariest word in language. It drives people into frenzy. It sits deep inside the heart, every No we’ve heard.

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  • Ramya in red and black saree smiling with eyes closed outside Poetry cafe
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion | Pop Culture

    Be Incomplete

    January 24, 2019July 16, 2023
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    Today I didn’t feel cool, collected or in control. Today I was incomplete.

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  • Single bike driving up a bridge between buildings, sunrise on the horizon
    City | Map Of Emotion

    What You Thought The Future Was Going To Be

    January 23, 2019May 13, 2023
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    The hardest thing to let go of, is what you thought the future was going to be.

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  • Ramya in 2009 (red dress, black wrap) & 2019 (red sweater, black jeans standing at a balcony)
    Digital World | Home & Identity

    10 Years Is A Long Time On A Ferris Wheel Called Life

    January 22, 2019August 28, 2023
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    I did the #10YearChallenge, placing a photo of me from 2009 side-by-side with one from me now. It brought up life lessons.

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  • Ramya on the balcony of a Juhu house, beach in the background.
    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    Alone Time Doesn’t Always Look Like This

    January 21, 2019March 29, 2023
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    Alone time doesn’t always look like this. More often than not, it’s faded, crumpled, tattered even. But it’s important.

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    City | Map Of Emotion | Relationships

    I’m Always Coming of Age

    January 14, 2019September 16, 2023
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    I think I’ll be coming of age for the rest of my life. I immerse myself in people & experiences, that it is the death of the rest of me.

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    Map Of Emotion | Politics & Feminism

    2019, You’re Kicking Butt Already

    January 8, 2019February 25, 2025
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    I started 2019 on a promising note. I broken through long held fears. I fell splatch but even my blood stains make art.

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    Books | Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

    Life is hard. Men are crap. Books are bae.

    December 8, 2018October 27, 2024
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    I have opened my bookshelf after a long time. Books are the best.

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  Polyamory: In The Name Of Love (For Many)
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    Polyamory: In The Name Of Love (For Many)

    December 1, 2018August 28, 2023
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    Millennial Free Love Or Old Cheating With A New Name? I’ve written about polyamory before. I’ve known polyamorous people. I’ve been out with some. I have felt a deep connection, even great affection for a polyamorous person. But I’ve also known a lot of men who use polyamory as license…

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  • IdeaSmith on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “@Harshaman: What a delightful set of throwbacks it was to receive this comment! First, to the days when one would…”
  • Harshaman on The Feels This Week: A Curated Life Is A Considered One: “Which for me means, looking back at the past with a discerning and curatorial eye I had been thinking about…”
  • Neha Kapoor on Unlikeable Women: It’s Okay To Dislike Her, But Respect Her: “You always have such good book recommendations!”
  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”

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