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Shahida Arabi

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Bestselling Author. Content Writer for Thought Catalog. Quotes about empowerment, healing, victory.
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800 quotes curated by Shahida Arabi:

“Essentially, being the payer and the paid-for on a date replicates actual dom-sub sexual dynamics. But being a sub isn’t about not being in control—it’s about being in control of not being in control. There’s still power in relinquishing power.”
— Karley Sciortino, Can I Be a Self-Sufficient, #Empowered Woman and Let Him Pay On Dates?
Tagged: Empowered Women, The Complexity of Feminism, What Is Feminist?, What isn't Feminist?, Who Pays For Dates?, gender roles, Gender Socialization, The Politics of Chivalry, Sex And Dating, Dating, Modern Romance, Is Chivalry Dead?, Chivalry is Sexy, Power, Power In Relinquishing Power
“Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.”
— Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Tagged: Harry Potter, Dumbledore, Words As Magic, Magic, The Most Inexhaustible Source of Magic, Language Can Hurt and Heal, Choose Your Words Wisely, Language Can Create New Worlds, Creativity and Language, Wordsmith
“The younger generation is growing up at an exciting yet terrifying time: a time when connections can be made instantaneously, yet meaningful connections are becoming harder and harder to find.”
— Shahida Arabi, Online Dating Is A Hunting Ground For Narcissists And Sociopaths: How To Protect Yourself In The Modern Dating Age
Tagged: Online Dating, Narcissists, Malignant Narcissism, malignant narcissists, The Digital Age, Modern Romance, Tinder, bumble, Hinge, PlentyofFish, OkCupid, dating apps, The Dating Apocalypse, connecting with people, Instant Gratification, hookup culture, Quote of the Moment
“When you spend some time single, you become confident that you can fulfill your own emotional needs and manage your emotions without the need for anyone to validate your self-worth. This is an exquisite life skill to have that will serve you well throughout your entire life, whether single or with a partner.”
— Shahida Arabi, 5 Powerful Healing Benefits of Being Single After Abuse
Tagged: Being Single After Abuse, Abuse, Trauma, Healing, Singlehood, Inspirational
“The ability to be successful, independent and joyful no matter what your relationship status is should be seen as a gift and an asset, not a curse.”
— Shahida Arabi, Single Women Are Happier Than Society Thinks They Are – According To Research
Tagged: Being Single, The Happy Single, Singlehood, Research on Relationships, Research on Singlehood, Quote of the Moment, Shahida New Quote Macros
“Missing from the stacks of journal articles is any sustained attention to the risks of intensive coupling—investing all of your emotional and relationship stock into just one person, “The One”—or to the resilience offered by the networks of friends and family that so many single people maintain.”
— Bella DePaulo, Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After
Tagged: Being Single, Happier Single, The Happy Single, Single Life, Research on Relationships, Research on Singlehood, Single Women, Single Women Rule
“We hear all about how single people are supposedly at risk for becoming lonely, but little about the creative, intellectual, and emotional potential of solitude… We are told that single people do not have the intimacy that married people find in their partners, but hear only crickets about the genuine attachment relationships that single people have with the most important people in their lives.”
— Bella DePaulo, Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After
Tagged: Being Single, Happier Single, The Happy Single, Single Life, Research on Relationships, Research on Singlehood, Single Women, Single Women Rule
“If you are not already a happy person, don’t count on marriage to transform you into one. If you are already happy, don’t expect marriage to make you even happier…finally, if you are single and happy, do not fret that you will descend into despair if you dare to stay single. That’s not likely either.”
— Bella DePaulo, Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After
Tagged: Being Single, Happier Single, The Happy Single, Single Life, Research on Relationships, Research on Singlehood, Single Women, Single Women Rule
“Sexual harassment is the opposite. It's devoid of empathy and it's about forcing your will upon another person without having any regard for their desire.”
— Kate Willett, I love to be flirted with. I don't like being sexually harassed. These two things are not the same.
Tagged: Flirting, Flirting vs. Sexual Harassment, Rape Culture, MeToo, #metoo, The Difference Between Flirting and Harassment, Empathy, Changing the Cultural Climate, Sexual Assault Awareness, The Reckoning, Sexual Harassment, The Art of Flirting, The Art of Subtlety, Sexual Aggression vs. Empathy, Building Desire, Eros
“Good flirting is fundamentally empathetic. It's about building desire and it's often pretty subtle. It's paying such deep attention to another person's emotions and body language that you create more intimacy with them. It's a two-way, playful, fun exchange that makes everyone feel good.”
— Kate Willett, I love to be flirted with. I don't like being sexually harassed. These two things are not the same.
Tagged: Flirting, Flirting vs. Sexual Harassment, Rape Culture, MeToo, #metoo, The Difference Between Flirting and Harassment, Empathy, Changing the Cultural Climate, Sexual Assault Awareness, The Reckoning, Sexual Harassment, The Art of Flirting, The Art of Subtlety, Sexual Aggression vs. Empathy, Building Desire, Eros