Conventional wisdom tells us we'll only be happier after a divorce if the marriage itself was a war zone. Ariel Gore conventionaldivorcehappy Change image and share on social
I think there are different kinds of happiness. We know when we're happy a lot of the time, but then there are those moments that have more of an afterglow, when the happiness has more depth. Ariel Gore afterglowdepthhappiness Change image and share on social
I don't know if my mother was a narcissist - or bi-polar or borderline. Those were words she tossed around over the years. Ariel Gore borderlinemothernarcissist Change image and share on social
I've never been socially outgoing, but I suspect I've gotten more and more ambivalent about making new friends. I'm irritated by how-do-you-do chit-chat, but that's how new relationships usually begin. Ariel Gore ambivalentbeginchat share on social
New Agers have always told us that we create our own realities. Mind over matter. Ariel Gore agercreatematter Change image and share on social
A lot of positive psychology is stuck in being the psychology of privilege, and I reject that. Ariel Gore lotpositiveprivilege Change image and share on social
My own habit had always been to write about the things that ticked me off in a given day. If I kept a journal at all, I kept it to vent. Ariel Gore dayhabitjournal Change image and share on social
In my experience, staying in a marriage that my ex and I both agreed had all its best moments behind it was epically depressing. Ariel Gore agreedepressepically Change image and share on social
I'm sure there were plenty of loving, attentive mothers in the 'me generation,' but none of them lived at my house. Ariel Gore attentivegenerationhouse Change image and share on social
I always do like seeing other people dance in their cars. It's one of the things that makes me happy. Ariel Gore cardancehappy Change image and share on social
