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Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

477 - I Love You But I Don't Like You

Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

Multiamory, LLC

Sexuality, Self-improvement, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education

4.9935 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

This week, we're exploring the difference between loving someone and liking someone. We're specifically discussing how it is we can love someone but also not like being around them very much, and if one feeling is more important than the other. We'll also be talking about how knowing the distinction between liking and loving can help us show up in our relationships, and as always we'll have some takeaways to help you navigate these distinctions.Take the Love & Like test we talk about in the episode here: https://www.idrlabs.com/love-and-liking/test.php If this show is helpful to you, consider joining our amazing community of like-minded listeners at patreon.com/Multiamory. You can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, bonus episodes, and more! Get hair care that is completely customized to your hair and your life AND get 15% off at Prose.com/multiamoryThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/multi and get 10% off your first month.Quality lube is essential for good sexual experiences. Try our absolute favorite, Uberlube and get 10% off plus free shipping with promo code MULTIAMORYTreat yourself to some stories to turn you on or help you drift off to sleep with an extended 30-day free trial at DipseaStories.com/multi Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack.Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand.Follow us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast and visit our website Multiamory.com. We are a proud member of the Pleasure Podcasts network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I think this is particularly important if you do find you're in a situation where you don't like this person particularly much,

0:11.0

especially if they're like a family member or something like that, where you

0:15.1

definitely love them and definitely don't want to end that relationship.

0:19.9

But if you spend too much time with them, you start to just really want to yell at them or like you get nasty with each other or something like that,

0:27.0

that that's definitely a place where kind of realizing just because I love this person doesn't mean I need to spend all my time with them if I'm not being charged up by that.

0:38.0

You know if I'm not feeling at ease, I'm not feeling comfortable, I'm not feeling even like I respect this person. It's okay to do what you can

0:45.6

to try to minimize the amount of time you spend with them if that's still a relationship

0:49.9

that you want to maintain at all rather than just leave entirely.

0:53.0

Welcome to the multi-amory podcast.

0:57.0

I'm Jace.

0:58.0

I'm Emily.

1:00.0

And I'm Dedicher.

1:01.0

We believe in looking to the future of relationships, not maintaining the status quo of the past.

1:07.0

Whether you're monogamous, polyamorous, swinging, casually dating, or if you just do relationships differently we see you and we're here for you I did.

1:30.0

force me to for myself to fit.

1:36.3

On this episode of the Multieamory podcast we're talking about the difference between like and love. Why is it that we can love someone but not actually like being

1:42.2

around them very much. Is one more important than the other?

1:46.0

Join us today as we explore the distinctions between liking and loving and how that knowledge can hopefully affect the way we show up in our relationships in positive ways.

1:56.0

If you're interested in learning more about our fundamental communication tools that we reference all the time on this show,

2:02.0

you can check out our book,

2:03.6

Multiamery, Essential Tools for Modern Relationships,

2:07.0

which covers some of our most used Communication Tools

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