We can judge different relationships as more or less real or authentic in a variety of ways and for a range of reasons. And our judgements about our relationships, including our definitions of different kinds of relationships, may strike us at different times as moral or circumstantial, helpful and unhelpful. What's a judgement that you have about the authenticity of a relationship in your life that can feel unhelpful? What's a judgement that you have about your relationships that has been helpful?
[image description: A heart lies on a couch and speaks a jumble of illegible words toward the ceiling, while another heart sits on a chair nearby and listens. Text reads, "Is this a relationship?"]