Shadow-Boxing: Wrestling with Romantic Partners
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- Last Updated: Sunday, 27 October 2013 20:37
- Written by Connie Zweig
Shadow-Boxing: Wrestling with Romantic Partners
From:
Romancing the Shadow: A Guide to Finding Gold in the Dark Side
In a famous Greek myth of romance, Eros insists that Psyche make love to him in the dark. Like Eros, many of us want to remain hidden when our passions loosen the reins of the ego's control. We long to know the Other, but not to be known. We ask probing questions, but reply with half answers. In a myriad of ways, we run from being seen and avoid becoming vulnerable, disguised in tight personas and baggy clothes, hiding in sordid addictions and clandestine habits.
