Communication within relationships can be challenging, and it requires constant effort to make it work. At times, expressing your thoughts can be particularly tough, especially when you and your partner aren’t on the same page. In this episode, Alex and Jon discuss listener questions about an open marriage with unexpected consequences, dealing with a husband’s ultimatum, getting caught faking a pregnancy, and how to support your partner’s success while working through your own jealousy. As a bonus, there’s an update from one of our listeners from episode 36!

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(0:00) Intro

(8:59) Our Listeners Give Their Advice

(13:03) How Old Is Too Old To Be Living At Home?

(17:43) Shoot Your Shot At The Coffee Shop

(20:28) Your Personal Information Isn’t Safe Anywhere

(23:38) You Cheated And You’re Mad He Took You Back

(25:18) Way Too Much Information

(31:32) Do Ultimatums Ever Work In A Marriage?

(34:50) Classic Case Of Who Done It

(40:44) Faking A Pregnancy

(49:36) Is It OK To Be Jealous Of Your Partners Success?

(55:39) Listener Update From Episode 36

(57:41) Icks

(1:02:32) Listener Review

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From the outside looking in, what’s normal for your partner and their family may seem strange to others. So what happens when you make an unsettling discovery about your partner’s family and past? In this episode, Alex and Jon dig into listener questions about sleeping with your friend’s crush, a debate on when kids should stop sleeping with their parents, an off limits conversation with a coworker, a fiancé no one has ever met, and addressing a questionable relationship between your husband and his mother.

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(0:00) Intro

(8:24) Our Listeners Give Their Advice

(13:48) So You Slept With Your Friends Crush And Didn’t Tell Her

(17:34) Does A Change In Travel Plans Raise A Red Flag?

(21:17) Do Birthdays Give You A Pass To Cancel On Your Boyfriend?

(24:30) When Should Kids Stop Sleeping In Their Parents Beds?

(29:02) Not A Conversation You Have With An Engaged Coworker

(32:21) You Fell In Love With Your Sugar Daddy

(37:13) Starting To Feel Like Catfishing

(43:28) We All Have A Past, When Do You Disclose Yours?

(50:20) Keeping It In The Family

(56:15) Icks

(1:01:35) Listener Review

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They say history is bound to repeat itself and the same can be said for relationships. If you don’t acknowledge what has happened in the past, can you truly look forward to a better future for your relationship? In this episode, Jon and Alex offer their mediocre advice to listener questions about the denial of being ghosted, when being a healthcare worker and drinking don’t mix, changing family holiday traditions, living a lie after a traumatic event, and what exactly are your duties as a best friend.

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(0:00) Intro

(11:35) Our Listeners Give Their Advice

(17:27) Who Needs A Maid Of Honor Anyway?

(20:01) Whoever Smelt It, Dealt It

(22:19) From Being Ghosted To Going On Vacation

(25:56) Drinking On The Job Never Ends Well

(32:50) Sorry Grandma, We’re Not Coming To Christmas

(36:48) The Harsh Truth About Escaping A Traumatic Event

(40:30) Will Refusing To Go To Therapy End The Marriage?

(44:09) Dogs, Parents, And Your Kids Safety

(55:05) What Falls Under Best Friend Responsibilities?

(1:02:19) Icks

(1:08:16) Listener Review

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Intrusive thoughts are an unwanted part of every relationship but they do need to be addressed when they come up. Avoiding them will only allow them to linger and get worse, possibly to the point of acting on them. In this episode, Alex and Jon answer listener questions about the need for prenups, dealing with insecurities about your partners past, setting boundaries with your aging parents, the negative impact of trauma dumping on a friend, and when a husband’s intrusive thoughts may lead to a scary reality.

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(0:00) Intro

(12:56) Is FOMO A Reason To Have A Child?

(17:55) Money And Prenups

(22:26) Your Insecurities Speak Volumes

(24:46) I Have The Perfect Partner But I Don’t Love Him

(28:58) What’s The Big Deal With Taking A Last Name Anyway?

(35:31) Setting Boundaries As Your Parents Caretaker

(38:48) Trauma Dumping And How That Can Impact Your Friends

(42:12) Comparison Will Only Hurt Your Relationship

(45:17) When Your Intrusive Thoughts Almost Become Reality

(50:32) Body Image Issues Are A Real Thing

(57:34) No Invites For The Black Sheep Of The Family

(1:01:53) Icks

(1:05:30) Listener Review

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