Category Archives: love

Advice I would give my 20 year old self

Posted on February 10, 2018 by nomadoftheuniverse

On Quora there are plenty of Q&A along the lines of ‘looking back, what would you advise your 20 year old?’  I think I finally have the answer and it’s not ‘eat less sugar and floss daily’ (though this advice … Continue reading →

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For those who loved and lost… ‘Anything worth doing is worth doing badly’

Posted on February 3, 2018 by nomadoftheuniverse

Susan Cain is a bestselling author and co-founder of Quiet Revolution. I mentioned her before on the blog as a person who is making introversion ‘normal’. In one of her recent posts she shared Jack Gilbert’s poem below ‘for those … Continue reading →

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Where should we begin? Esther Perel’s new podcast on couple therapy #happiness

Posted on November 4, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

I found this podcast to be eye opening in many ways and recommend it to anyone grappling with the ‘why’s’ of relationships. Esther provides new perspectives, shares her techniques and asks some tough questions. You can find it on iTunes … Continue reading →

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4 ways to improve close relationships #happiness #love

Posted on June 25, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

From Dr. Elaine Aron, psychologist and author of the international bestsellers The Highly Sensitive Person and The Highly Sensitive Person in Love. I recently contributed on Kickstarter to her new documentary because I am an HSP and I liked her first documentary. Do novel … Continue reading →

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Alain de Botton’s The Course of Love is the encyclopaedia of real love #happiness

Posted on May 23, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve recently been to the book launch event – Alain de Botton, one of my favourite opinion leaders, a modern philosopher with a melancholic outlook on life snippets of which he shares on his Twitter account, wrote a new book … Continue reading →

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Love and marriage – best posts and talks which will radically change your perspective

Posted on August 29, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

You might have noticed that most of my recent posts were on the subject of relationships and love. It’s not random, I blog about things that interest me or that I am working on. In 2 weeks time, the Happiness … Continue reading →

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25 Good Relationship Guides Summed Up In One Infographic

Posted on August 23, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

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Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… How to start reframing a love crush (Part 2)

Posted on August 15, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

In my recent intense, somewhat all over the place post Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… Love addiction and what pain-body has to do with it (Part 1) I promised Part 2. Here we go.

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The School of Life is now on Youtube and they are tackling some serious issues

Posted on September 14, 2014 by nomadoftheuniverse

Yay, the School of Life and the amazing Alain de Botton are now on Youtube! Among the first uploaded videos my favourites are Why we go off sex and How to save love with pessimism. Philosophy gone mainstream? Enjoy!

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Happiness in marriage — how we end up marrying the wrong people

Posted on July 13, 2014 by nomadoftheuniverse

Happiness in marriage and relationships is one of the big components of being happy overall. However, there is not much practical and smart literature on the subject. There are no high quality, verified schools or classes where one could learn the … Continue reading →

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Helping Someone This Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

The Christmas before I helped a homeless Big Issue vendor. I kept seeing him on my way to the office and he always looked so sad. I got in touch with the Big Issue and found out his name. I … Continue reading →

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The Secret To Successful Marriage And Relationship

Posted on September 11, 2013 by nomadoftheuniverse

A bit of an unusual post today. I don’t recommend books a lot. The last couple I’ve been on and on about were Power of Now and Escape Manifesto. But this book is amazing. If you are in a long … Continue reading →

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