Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Positive aspects of denial


Article on positive aspects of denial in today's New York Times.


Here's a quote: "The ability to look the other way, while potentially destructive, is also critically important to forming and nourishing close relationships."


One of my unmarried friends has observed that everyone she knows who is married is putting up with something she wouldn't or couldn't.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think you've hit upon an issue I keep tripping on over and over in my relationships with others. The question becomes, do I care (grin)?