For me it was specifically in my family our relationship to my grandparents on my mom's

side who were very conservative had very strong opinions about what you should and shouldn't do

based on their religious beliefs and also just their opinions that they felt like were facts.

And so there was a lot of, hey, this is a thing we're not going to talk about

around grandma and grandpa or if they ask about this topic have an answer prepared like

what church you're going to now that you've moved to LA or something to just

be like we don't want to deal with it so let's just not and that was like that's how

we did it for all of my life that I can remember right and obviously the things we might be dishonest about changed over time, but there was this sense of like this is just not worth it. You're going to make it hard for all of us. So let's just all avoid these things or lie a little bit about these things whatever it is.

Welcome to the multi-amory podcast. I'm Jace. I'm Emily and I'm Dettiker. We believe in looking to the future of

relationships not maintaining the status quo of the past. Whether you're

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On this episode of the Multiamery Podcast, we're talking about what makes it difficult

to be honest with a partner.

Whether it's sharing a negative opinion you have about

something they did or if it's about disclosing information about other relationships

or if you've experienced a partner omitting information, we've all had difficulty making

the call of when to be forthright and when to keep our mouths shut.

So today we're going to dive into what the research says about what gets in the way of being honest in relationships, as well as tools to help you feel more comfortable being open and honest with someone that you love.

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