If only one party in the relationship is working to create love, to cr…

Bell Hooks
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If only one party in the relationship is working to create love, to create the space of emotional connection, the dominator model remains in place and the relationship just becomes a site for continuous power struggle. ✨ bell hooks (2004). The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love, p.69, Simon and Schuster
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