WEBVTT - Just B Rant: Be Honest, No Faking It

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk about being transparent and honest when

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<v Speaker 1>you're in relationship. The reason I say that is everybody

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<v Speaker 1>comes into a relationship with a different background. It could

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<v Speaker 1>be financial, it could be cultural, it could be geographical,

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<v Speaker 1>it could be nature versus nurture, a million different things.

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<v Speaker 1>It can be a relationship before, an abusive relationship before,

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<v Speaker 1>or really positive relationship before. But people come into a

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<v Speaker 1>situation and everybody has their own inner monologue and dialogue

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<v Speaker 1>about what they think something should be based on what's

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<v Speaker 1>in their own head. And I've said this to people.

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<v Speaker 1>Also providing context for people that you relate to, even

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<v Speaker 1>at work, you know, you know, romantic relationships, friendships, business relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you're not going to start getting into that

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<v Speaker 1>you were abused as a child in a business relationship

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<v Speaker 1>per se. But giving context is important. And I said

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<v Speaker 1>this sentence to someone. I said to someone, they're raised

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<v Speaker 1>like a breeder dog with safety security, knowing where the

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<v Speaker 1>meals were going to come from and knowing that they

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<v Speaker 1>weren't going to be abused and they were going to

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<v Speaker 1>be protected. And that I come from a perspective of

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<v Speaker 1>being a rescue dog, a dog that has been in

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<v Speaker 1>many different homes and had many different experiences and comes

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<v Speaker 1>in a little cagey doesn't trust that much. Could act

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<v Speaker 1>in a different type of way than somebody else who

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<v Speaker 1>is a breeder dog, because by definition you've had How

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<v Speaker 1>could two people with vastly different experiences react in the

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<v Speaker 1>same way. So if you let people know where you are,

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<v Speaker 1>then they'll understand why you act in a certain way.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, that could apply to business. It could be

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<v Speaker 1>in business that you're explaining to someone that you are

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<v Speaker 1>a very direct person, that you don't respond well to

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<v Speaker 1>beating around the bush or a lot of small talk

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<v Speaker 1>or corporate jargon like that's a way of saying something

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<v Speaker 1>where then in the future they're going to know how

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<v Speaker 1>you might operate or why you might act cold or

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<v Speaker 1>weird or distant or dismissive or something like that. And

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<v Speaker 1>certainly in a relationship, it could be like I have

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<v Speaker 1>the tendency to run, so if you run too, this

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<v Speaker 1>will never happen. And I've been in relationships with people

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<v Speaker 1>who get insecure when I run, and then they want

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<v Speaker 1>to run, and then it's done because somebody needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be the rock, and somebody is going to be. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you have two breeder dogs, then great. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have two rescue dogs that can be challenging too. That

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<v Speaker 1>can be like two different insecurities and cagueness and radic

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<v Speaker 1>or unpredictable or just not traditional. I don't like to

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<v Speaker 1>say irrational but not normally expected behavior, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, like things that would seem unexpected. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's good to know where people come from so

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<v Speaker 1>you know how to deal with them in all situations

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<v Speaker 1>in life. There's one thing I wanted to say about dating.

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<v Speaker 1>I was on the I was with Alex Cooper in

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<v Speaker 1>the Unwell Tour on stage, and I was giving dating advice,

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<v Speaker 1>and the one thing I forgot to mention that I

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<v Speaker 1>thought was so important in dating advice is this, you

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<v Speaker 1>could really like someone like to the point where it

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<v Speaker 1>gives you the chills. You can't even believe how much

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<v Speaker 1>you like them. You're so into them, it's uncomfortable, like

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<v Speaker 1>you're in Just like in business, you could be so

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<v Speaker 1>into a business deal you could make. You're gonna make

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<v Speaker 1>millions of dollars. It's gonna be the best business deal

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<v Speaker 1>you're ever in. Right, But if you're not getting what

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<v Speaker 1>you want and need, and it's going to like affect

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<v Speaker 1>you and affect your life. And you're settling for less

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<v Speaker 1>than what you deserve. You're kind of cheating yourself. You're

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<v Speaker 1>selling yourself short. Something is wrong. Your gut is telling

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<v Speaker 1>you something's wrong. You don't like the way it makes

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<v Speaker 1>you feel. You have to be willing to walk. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to be willing to walk, but not in a bluff.

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<v Speaker 1>This used to happen with housewives all the time. I

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<v Speaker 1>watch people say they were gonna walk, and then Bravo

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<v Speaker 1>realized that they weren't really gonna walk, and then they

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<v Speaker 1>called their bluff, and then the person has no leverage

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<v Speaker 1>the next time around. I've seen this. I can name

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<v Speaker 1>five housewives who've gotten paid so much less than they

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<v Speaker 1>would have and ten times less than I got paid

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<v Speaker 1>because they didn't know what they were doing. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>confidence to that, and it's scary. That's scary to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to say to someone, I'm into you, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>willing to walk because I won't settle for less than

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<v Speaker 1>what I deserve. And that's business, that's friendships, that's all

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<v Speaker 1>of it, and that is very strong. I've done that

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<v Speaker 1>in friendships too. I've had someone treat me in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that is not appropriate. And I have walked and

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<v Speaker 1>they have come back around and they have never made

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<v Speaker 1>that mistake again. But it's it's scary because sometimes you

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<v Speaker 1>really know you'll really miss that relationship, you missed that friendship,

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<v Speaker 1>you will miss that that guy, that girl, and you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be able to do it. And there's something in

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<v Speaker 1>a relationship to landing vulnerability, confidently being needy in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that is confident, like for me at me and

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<v Speaker 1>saying I need a little love, I need a little

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<v Speaker 1>praise right now. I'm a little needy. That's way more

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<v Speaker 1>confident than actually being needy and drippy and desperate and thirsty,

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<v Speaker 1>like the way you frame things, you know, the way

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<v Speaker 1>like saying what you need is confident. Begging for scraps

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<v Speaker 1>and being desperate and waiting around and then not getting

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<v Speaker 1>it and accepting that you didn't get it and asking

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<v Speaker 1>for it again, that's needy. There's a very big difference

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<v Speaker 1>between being like, this is what I need, this is

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<v Speaker 1>what I require, this is what I want, and like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, call the bluff. Gotta be willing to walk.

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<v Speaker 1>Also being able to articulate to someone the difference between

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<v Speaker 1>your wants and your needs your deal breakers and what

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<v Speaker 1>you really would like, because if you're in a healthy relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>most people will want to give each other what they

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<v Speaker 1>need and want, and you can't pick every single thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything can't be a need. Some things are a want,

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<v Speaker 1>and you might not get at all. But as one

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<v Speaker 1>of the dating coaches on here said, I really really

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<v Speaker 1>really validate what he said when he said a relationship

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<v Speaker 1>should not be work, and we got to it should

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<v Speaker 1>be effort. And I was talking to someone about this today.

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<v Speaker 1>It should be intention, but it should be desire. You

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<v Speaker 1>want to work on it, you want to get better,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's not work. And many of us have had

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<v Speaker 1>the same experience where we think we're the problem. Somebody

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<v Speaker 1>is good on paper, somebody seems like they're it. Someone

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<v Speaker 1>you know you're supposed to be feeling some way. Why

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<v Speaker 1>are you being critical of the other person. Why don't

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<v Speaker 1>you want to share with the other person? Why are

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<v Speaker 1>you leaving them out of things? Why do you want

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<v Speaker 1>to do things without them? Why do you not feel

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<v Speaker 1>great when you're around them? Why are you kind of

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<v Speaker 1>excited when they leave? Why are you not that excited

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<v Speaker 1>when you see them? Then you start saying, but they're

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<v Speaker 1>so good, they're so generous, they're this, They're what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to be wanting. Then you go inside. Then you

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<v Speaker 1>start beating yourself up. Then you start saying it must

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<v Speaker 1>be me. I must be flawed in some way, I

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<v Speaker 1>can't be happy, I can't allow myself to love. Then

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<v Speaker 1>it's another dialogue. If there is a person that fits

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<v Speaker 1>you properly, these things will not exist. You will have

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<v Speaker 1>to have intention, you will have to make an effort,

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<v Speaker 1>but they will not be the feeling of dread and

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<v Speaker 1>negotiating with yourself and torturing yourself and torment yourself and

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<v Speaker 1>tearing yourself apart because you're staying out of fear. Now

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<v Speaker 1>compound that you have kids, you're afraid because of financial reasons,

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<v Speaker 1>or because you've already gotten married, because what's your family

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<v Speaker 1>going to think. I mean, these things are super important

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<v Speaker 1>and also why relationship should not be jumped into. But

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<v Speaker 1>we beat the shit out of ourselves unnecessarily. If you

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<v Speaker 1>eat something and it doesn't agree with you, you just you

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<v Speaker 1>listen to that. You don't start talking about why the

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<v Speaker 1>thing is supposed Oh it's supposed to be good for me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's coconut, it's got good oil. If you don't like

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<v Speaker 1>it or it doesn't make you feel good, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>eat it. You don't care what the fuck anyone says

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<v Speaker 1>about it, How good for you it's supposed to be.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not eating it. You rejected it, your body rejected it.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't mean you're psychologically unfit, doesn't mean you can't if

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<v Speaker 1>something's wrong with you. It means it's not right for you.

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<v Speaker 1>So we have to get more clear with that stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>because I feel like we torture ourselves and spend so

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<v Speaker 1>much unnecessary time doing that in addition to the wants

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<v Speaker 1>and needs. It's like related, but it's like what's your thing?

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<v Speaker 1>What's your thing? The dating coach said. Men want to

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<v Speaker 1>be acknowledged. I think it was admired and appreciated. Women

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<v Speaker 1>want to feel safe, heard and understood. For me, it's safe.

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard men say to me loved, you know, loved.

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<v Speaker 1>So whatever it is, you listen to the other person

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<v Speaker 1>and you make sure that you give that to them

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<v Speaker 1>because some people could say it in that one moment,

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<v Speaker 1>but not in the day to day, and not everyone

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<v Speaker 1>needs to express themselves verbally. Do you ever notice there's

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<v Speaker 1>some people that express themselves nonverbally. It's their actions, it's

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<v Speaker 1>the way they do it, it's the way they make

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<v Speaker 1>you feel. They don't. Everyone doesn't need to be emoting

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<v Speaker 1>at all times, and sometimes because of our previous experiences,

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<v Speaker 1>we actually can't trust ourselves. We do have good gut instincts,

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<v Speaker 1>but sometimes we go back for the thing that's not

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<v Speaker 1>good for us, and we have to break the chain

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves in relationships, but not the pendulum, not where you're

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<v Speaker 1>just going to the opposite of what you did before,

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<v Speaker 1>which could be boring or dangerous for you, but basically

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<v Speaker 1>realizing if I walk into a casino, I might not

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<v Speaker 1>be able to be trusted. I'm gonna gamble. If I

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<v Speaker 1>go into a bakery, I'm gonna want all the sugar.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not good in that environment. Knowing you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>I see a hot guy that looks like a bad boy,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I'm going for. Or I tend to go

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<v Speaker 1>with somebody who's gonna treat me like shit but is

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<v Speaker 1>great in bed or whatever it is. We have to

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<v Speaker 1>acknowledge who we are and what our behaviors are and

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<v Speaker 1>why why we attract that and become your best self

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<v Speaker 1>before you get ready to be dating that's the hardest part.

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<v Speaker 1>People want to jump in. They want to they want

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<v Speaker 1>to fix it with the band aid. You want to

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<v Speaker 1>feel better, you want to go on a date. You

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<v Speaker 1>want to meet somebody, You want to be in a relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>You want somebody for the holidays, you want somebody for

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<v Speaker 1>New Year's Eve. If you want to feel part of something,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to feel alone. You don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>go to the wedding alone. You don't want to be

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<v Speaker 1>the loser. Then you jump in something that's wrong for you,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're wasting time not finding the right person, and

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<v Speaker 1>you have never done the work. So even if you

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<v Speaker 1>found the right place person, you wouldn't be ready because

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<v Speaker 1>you're still a train wreck because you were so afraid.

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<v Speaker 1>You never did the work. And you when you start

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<v Speaker 1>a relationship, that bar better be really high. It will

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<v Speaker 1>only go down no matter what. You have a new car,

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<v Speaker 1>it will not smell like a new car in six months,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe a faint. So you better raise that bar high

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<v Speaker 1>in the beginning. Don't start settling from the jump. Now. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>there is a time in the beginning you meet someone

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<v Speaker 1>it's not going to be off to the racist perfection.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got to sniff each other out. You've got to

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<v Speaker 1>get each other's patterns, wants, needs, likes, loves, sex. Communicate

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<v Speaker 1>about sex not in the bedroom, outside of the bedroom.

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<v Speaker 1>What does someone like? What does someone not like? What

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<v Speaker 1>about you know? Personal styles? What about cadence? What about

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<v Speaker 1>how much? What about how intense? What about how it

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<v Speaker 1>makes you feel? What about your past sexual experiences? What

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<v Speaker 1>about your trust issues as it pertains to sex. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>sex is a massive topic, but overall, you set the

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<v Speaker 1>bar high and you train the dog in the beginning,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't mean the man as a dog or

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<v Speaker 1>the woman's dog. People need to be trained in the beginning.

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<v Speaker 1>This is where the wee wee pad is. This is

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<v Speaker 1>where it isn't so we don't have any confusion. Later.

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<v Speaker 1>We may all have some accidents along the way. That's normal.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're not going to start this thing by dumbing

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<v Speaker 1>it down, because then it'll be in a shambles and

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<v Speaker 1>all the cracks become craters. So beware of the cracks,

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<v Speaker 1>beware of the pink flags. Critical periods to look out for.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe our six weeks. What are we doing? Do

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<v Speaker 1>we actually like each other? Is there a connection? Are

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<v Speaker 1>we continuing on to the next gauntlet, which is three months.

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<v Speaker 1>Three months is are we in a relationship? Are we

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<v Speaker 1>doing this at some point? Will I meet your family?

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<v Speaker 1>Will you meet my friends? Will I meet your kids?

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<v Speaker 1>Will we say I love you? Like? Three months is

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<v Speaker 1>critical and then we're off to the races. Then you

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<v Speaker 1>get to six months and a year and the rest

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<v Speaker 1>is history. But three months, to me, would be the

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<v Speaker 1>most critical part in any relationship. It's when you decide

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<v Speaker 1>what the real intention is of the entire relationship. I

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<v Speaker 1>stand by what the experts say about texting. Control yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying to myself as well. Do not communicate anything

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<v Speaker 1>important via text. Now this means, you know, reprimanding someone,

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<v Speaker 1>scolding someone, giving some notes, saying something you don't like,

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<v Speaker 1>saying something you do like, saying how you really deeply

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<v Speaker 1>feel about someone. Like real feelings should not be communicated

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<v Speaker 1>by text. Now there's a gray area because it could

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<v Speaker 1>be I miss you. That's a real feeling, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>like a small statement or XO, or I can't wait

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<v Speaker 1>to see you, or you make me feel great, or

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<v Speaker 1>you're making me happy, or look at I mean, once

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<v Speaker 1>in a while, there's an exception. But overall, you should

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<v Speaker 1>not be getting into broad stroke topics, negotiating something, talking

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<v Speaker 1>about how something makes you feel, how something didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>you feel. I wish you didn't do that. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>not do it? Like no arguing? No real meat should

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<v Speaker 1>be happening on texting. And it's a discipline because you

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<v Speaker 1>can't always get someone on the phone and people work.

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<v Speaker 1>And I would say if you're in something, FaceTime is

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<v Speaker 1>important too, if you're not with the person, particularly if

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<v Speaker 1>you're long distance. But if you're not gonna be with

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<v Speaker 1>the person all the time, someone's facetiming tour from work.

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<v Speaker 1>It is remarkable what it means to see someone's face

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<v Speaker 1>compared to just being on the phone. Let's take this down.

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<v Speaker 1>Seeing someone's face is a whole different ball game than

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<v Speaker 1>being on the phone. But being on the phone is

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<v Speaker 1>a whole different ball game than texting, which is pathetic

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<v Speaker 1>and sad because being on the phone can be really disconnected.

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<v Speaker 1>It really can. But texting, it's a fucking joke. Texting

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<v Speaker 1>is like getting a bag of cheetos and wanting it

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<v Speaker 1>to feel like you had like brown rice, chicken, breast

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<v Speaker 1>and broccolini. Like it's garbage food. It's junk food. It's

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<v Speaker 1>never gonna it's not gonna do it. It's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>like a tool that we overuse. Texting technically should be

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<v Speaker 1>like I'm in the corner booth and a red shirt.

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<v Speaker 1>It shouldn't even be as much as we use it for.

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<v Speaker 1>But we use it as a crutch, as a tool,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, it's a necessary evil. One of the

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<v Speaker 1>tricky things in dating is talking about x's it really

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<v Speaker 1>really is. We say we're never going to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>we do it not because like, oh I miss Joe.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a reference point. You want to compliment the person

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<v Speaker 1>you're with. You like, I'm not used to this, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>And sometimes it does feel good. I don't mind it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mind it if someone says something about their

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<v Speaker 1>ex as it pertains to us and why this is different.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's sometimes informative. If the last person used

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<v Speaker 1>to do something that really bothered you or made you

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<v Speaker 1>feel unsafe, you might have to discuss it with the

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<v Speaker 1>current person because that is institutional knowledge. Talking about how

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<v Speaker 1>you still miss the person or how you broke up

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<v Speaker 1>or when Joe and I used to go to do this.

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<v Speaker 1>That is not a good idea. Joe bought me flowers

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't. That is not a good idea. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'm used to a different dynamic with Joe where I

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<v Speaker 1>feel guilty about doing this. You know that might make

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<v Speaker 1>someone feel good that you're validating. Oh what's going on?

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<v Speaker 1>And again, as some of the matchmaker is only one

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<v Speaker 1>of the dating coaches has expressed the male dating coach,

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<v Speaker 1>the game moves fast when you're dating. We have all

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<v Speaker 1>these plans. We plan a god laughs, You plan to

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<v Speaker 1>have a get, play a game, do this, do that.

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<v Speaker 1>It all goes out the window. It does. You do

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<v Speaker 1>the very best you can, but it all does go

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<v Speaker 1>out the window.