Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel - Where Should We Begin? is coming back… weekly

Episode Date: June 27, 2023

Every Monday morning step into the office of psychotherapist Esther Perel. Each week on Where Should We Begin?, hear real couples in search of insight bare the intimate details of their lives. From break-ups and open relationships to workplace conflicts and fractures in the family listen in and start new conversations in your own relationships. New episodes begin July 10th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Okay, so two people meet online with the stated purpose of just having light fun. Yes. And some good recreational sex. Yes. And then... Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel is back in session. What's it like to be someone's disappointment for 20-something years? It's hard.

When you pick a partner, you pick a story. And often, you will be recruited for a play that you didn't audition for. Watching her fall in love with someone else was about the most painful thing that I've experienced. And I don't want to do that again. Every Monday, join Astaire as she counsels real couples on modern love and relationships. You can both tell me all kinds of things. And I can listen to each of you.

I'm married to none of you. So it's very easy. But you need to reach each other. I'm wondering if I'm being gaslit by my partner. He says that like I'm overly boundaried. I'm overly sensitive. I just have no idea. Sometimes she'll be on the phone with an individual working through an issue. Hi Esther. I'm pushing 40 and to this day I've never had a relationship that's gone beyond four or five months. And sometimes she'll be in her office with a couple who has chosen to share these intimate and unscripted conversations. I guess there's a lot

of questions that come with it. Do you need me to watch the kids while you go with the other guys? She still struggles with saying that she enjoys having sex with me. Like, I'm not attracted to you. I don't enjoy having sex with you. And I'm like, well, you're faking really good then. Together we're going to aim for a different conversation a different exchange okay how do I do that? I will try to help you so

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