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In today's episode, I'm going to be discussing how red flags are not just warnings.

And I'm going to give four relatable examples as to how these pesky little red flags escalate.

So imagine you're driving down a road.

And you see a small pothole ahead and you think, well, it's not a big deal.

I'll just drive over.

It's just a little hole.

But as the weeks pass, the rain and the traffic worsens the damage.

And this bottle suddenly has grown the diameter of a basketball. And you're like,

holy crap, I can't even avoid this now, you know? And when you hit it, the damage to your car is

significant. So next thing you know, you've got suspension issues, your alignment is out of whack, balancing is all off,

and this can all lead to financial issues, because let's face it, fixing your car is not cheap.

Relationships work the same way. You know, those small little red flags may seem harmless

or easy to overlook at first, but over time, they grow

into problems that can severely impact your emotional well-being. And no matter how much you try to

push them down, they don't go away. Kind of like when people try to run from their problems.

But their problems just follow them wherever they go,

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