{"id":13197,"date":"2026-02-14T11:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/?p=13197"},"modified":"2026-02-14T12:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:00:39","slug":"saying-goodbye-to-my-shiny-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/?p=13197","title":{"rendered":"Farewell To My Shiny Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I can&#8217;t believe he writes these things&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">&#8212;He can&#8217;t believe you don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;ooOoo&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rockkk-1020x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rockkk-1020x1024.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rockkk-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rockkk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rockkk-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rockkk-1530x1536.jpg 1530w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rockkk-2040x2048.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gdby.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elton John; &#8216;Goodbye Yellow Brick Road&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;ooOoo&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m just another shiny rock to you&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">&#8212;What? What do you mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re enamored with me&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">&#8212;So?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve never felt so loved by anyone&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">&#8212;So what&#8217;s wrong with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a lot of shiny rocks.&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8212;ooOoo&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s your love language? Touch. Intimacy. The quickest way to this man&#8217;s heart is not a meal, and most nights I&#8217;d prefer not to eat or cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where I get into trouble, especially with people that conflate sex with intimacy. They&#8217;re separate and distinct animals to me. Not the same.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3686-1024x736.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3686-1024x736.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3686-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3686-768x552.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3686.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jusheav.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Cure; &#8216;Just Like Heaven&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical intimacy is an act of vulnerability. A letting down of the guard. Sharing. It could include sex, but it looks more like holding one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sex looks like my breakfast out this morning. The woman who won&#8217;t stop trying to get my attention, all while having brunch with her Valentine.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sexy-body-bdsm-girl-1024x653.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sexy-body-bdsm-girl-1024x653.webp 1024w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sexy-body-bdsm-girl-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sexy-body-bdsm-girl-768x490.webp 768w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sexy-body-bdsm-girl.webp 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/luvstn.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The J. Geils Band; &#8216;Love Stinks&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a third category. One that has nothing to do with sex or intimacy, although it may include them. This one separates the men from the boys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominance. Submission. Where pain intersects with pleasure. Not sex. Not intimacy. Not particularly married one way or the other. I&#8217;m a switch. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/u5e2pfemn8o31.jpg-575x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/u5e2pfemn8o31.jpg-575x1024.webp 575w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/u5e2pfemn8o31.jpg-168x300.webp 168w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/u5e2pfemn8o31.jpg-768x1368.webp 768w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/u5e2pfemn8o31.jpg-862x1536.webp 862w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/u5e2pfemn8o31.jpg.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/loveisatrashcan.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Raveonettes; &#8216;Love In A Trashcan&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunting the trifecta. 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I&#8217;ve never felt so loved by anyone&#8212; &#8212;So what&#8217;s wrong with that? There&#8217;s a lot of shiny rocks.&#8212; &#8212;ooOoo&#8212; What&#8217;s your love language? 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