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Jay Shetty PodcastWORLD LEADING THERAPIST Answers Relationship Questions Most People Are Afraid to Ask | Lori Gottlieb
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Lori Gottlieb on Doing Inner Work for Lasting Love
- Lori Gottlieb argues that being single at 28 isn't being behind as long as you examine your own patterns, since people tend to date their unfinished business from earlier life.
- She says love is a verb shown through understanding your partner's 'operating instructions' and stating your needs openly, rather than expecting them to guess, and that this strengthens rather than dulls the magic.
- Gottlieb and Shetty stress raising issues early, setting boundaries you actually keep yourself, and getting curious about context instead of using terms like gaslighting or narcissism loosely.
- On long-term commitment, Gottlieb says to judge the future by how a couple repairs ruptures now, to talk openly about marriage before a proposal, and not to have a baby to fix a shaky relationship.
- She frames in-law problems as couples issues and says a partner who struggles to open up needs a safe, patient space and help building an emotional vocabulary.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasYou're only behind if you're not doing the work
Gottlieb says someone single at 28 who examines what hasn't worked is probably ahead of people in relationships who haven't done that work.
We date our unfinished business
Gottlieb says that if we haven't done the work, our unconscious is drawn to people who feel familiar from earlier hurts, even when they look different on the surface.
Slow down to save time
Gottlieb tells people panicked about time to stay and work through ordinary issues, as in the woman who did six months of couples therapy, nearly left, and later said she was glad she hadn't.
After a first date, ask how you felt about yourself
Gottlieb says asking whether you felt comfortable and like yourself is more useful than asking whether you felt a spark, and that great first daters aren't necessarily great partners.
Share your operating instructions instead of expecting mind reading
Having interests in common isn't the same as understanding how a person wants to be loved, and stating needs, like the birthday example, enhances connection rather than removing the magic.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesWe have this saying, we marry our unfinished business. We date our unfinished business, too.
— Lori Gottlieb
You need to slow down in order to save time.
— Lori Gottlieb
Love in the day to day is a verb. How can I be loving to another person? How is someone being loving, as a verb, to me?
— Lori Gottlieb
Love is saying, "I'm taking the time to understand your operating instructions."
— Lori Gottlieb
Love can't complete a lack of understanding.
— Jay Shetty
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SPEAKERS
Lori Gottlieb
guestTherapist and relationship advice author who shares clinical insights from individual and couples therapy.
Jay Shetty
hostPodcast host and author of “Eight Rules of Love” who interviews guests about relationships and wellbeing.
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