(This post was originally published on 📝Ghost Influence on January 21, 2016.)

I practice all kinds of safe sex.

There many different kinds of safe. Safe in a biological sense, wear a condom. Safe in a physical sense, have a safe word. Safe in an emotional sense, clarify intentions.

The metaphor of the email list being the bedroom can be carried further:

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The platonic friendship is a passive email subscriber.

The friend with benefits is a 'once in a while' customer.

The wife is a lifelong advocate that will buy anything you offer.**

Another 22 unsubscribed yesterday, woot! I don't want these emails to come to anyone that doesn't want them. I want to find people, like you, who are ready to go deep — people who know that big relationships require a bigger investment.

What's a single sentence metaphor describing the current landscape of your mind?