There are certain relationships that just don't fit into "good" or "bad"; they transcend it.
Alison RosenOnce I stopped drinking and I'd be going out on dates, or hanging out with guys, I'd realize, "Oh, maybe I don't like them that much!" I think the drinking was to make these guys more tolerable.
Alison RosenI know for me, when I would drink, I circumvented my own self-protection and my own judgment and my own discrimination - the healthy kind of judgment and discrimination.
Alison RosenEvery time someone opens up to me, it just feels like a gift they're giving me, because it's a chance to experience another human being.
Alison RosenSometimes I try to figure out why I always push things to talk about the really dark stuff in interviews, and I just think it's healing - for the listener, and for the guest.
Alison RosenWhat do you do when you see a man masturbating at a salad baran actual salad shooterbut wait, I'm single, we're both at the salad bar, we have a lot in common. I like fresh produce, he likes to get fresh with produce. I like nuts on my salad, he likes to nut on his salad.
Alison RosenI feel like I walk a very fine line between wanting someone to be open and vulnerable and honest with me and the listeners, but not wanting anyone to ever feel like I'm exploiting them.
Alison RosenIn terms of what we share from our lives, I tend to share everything. My instinct would be to share everything.
Alison RosenMost things that I think about not talking about, ultimately I decide to talk about, and I feel better.
Alison RosenI'm genuinely curious about people, and I'm always interested when people do share with me. But I would not want someone to share something with me and then after the fact feel uncomfortable or regret it.
Alison Rosen