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Spiritually Hungry

234. Love Isn’t the Hard Part: The Truth About Lasting Relationships

Spiritually Hungry

Monica Berg and Michael Berg

Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Growth, Selfimprovement, Fulfillment, Parenting, Love, Anxierty, Reincarnation, Relationships, Fear, Society & Culture, Manifest, Mental Health, Life-changing, Lifes Purpose, Well-being, Improve Life, Spirituality, Wellness, Wisdom, Inspirational, Transformation, Self-help, Education, Culture, Kabbalah, Happiness, Society

4.8617 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Finding a life partner isn’t about chasing “the one.” It starts with doing the inner work. In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore why diminishing the ego is essential for lasting love and how conflict can be a tool for growth instead of a battleground. We talk about why showing up as your best self (consistently) matters more than being right. This conversation offers a grounded, honest look at what it really takes to build a healthy, growing partnership.

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0:00.0

One of the most overlooked qualities in a partner is how good they are at maintenance.

0:13.4

What this really tells you is how much appreciation they have for the blessings in their life.

0:20.4

Hello and welcome to spiritually hungry.

0:24.3

Very excited to be speaking about relationships with you today.

0:27.3

Yes.

0:27.9

There's never a bad time to speak about relationships.

0:30.6

There's so many people have a hard time navigating.

0:32.9

But unfortunately, a lot of conversations you have, it seems like it's a bad time.

0:37.7

Yeah. I get to see a lot of that.

0:40.4

It's very funny. You know, we're like, you're having dinner with people and you're like, please, let's not bring up their relationship. No, mine's more in my head, like, please don't start arguing during dinner. Yeah. Well, that's what I meant. Yes. so today we're going to talk about how to look for a life partner

0:56.8

and kind of what to focus on among other things. Most conversations about love focus on

1:04.0

attraction, chemistry, even soulmates. Everybody wants to find their soulmate, not fully realizing

1:08.9

what it takes to find a soulmate relationship,

1:12.8

but then also even if you have the merit to find it through hard work, then it takes

1:19.2

extra work later. It's something that is consistent and constant, and it's forever choosing

1:26.3

each other again and again, which means you have to show up in ways

1:30.7

that diminish the ego, which makes a soulmate relationship, first of all, very hard to find

1:35.6

and then also very hard to appreciate and cultivate.

1:38.0

Yeah, I was thinking probably the biggest mistake or lack of attention that people have,

1:44.4

and it relates to relationships and soulmates,

1:45.9

and or keeping your soulmate is who you need to be.

1:51.0

It's crazy.

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