542 Relationship Q&A: When to Give Up, Let Go, and Stop Giving Chances
The Terri Cole Show
Terri Cole
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
When should you stop trying to make it work with a partner who is seemingly uninterested in self-improvement?
What do you do when the love between you and your partner is no longer enough?
How can you keep yourself from falling back into old roles within your family of origin when visiting home, especially if you've grown and changed?
And when is it time to consider moving into independent living when you are a full-time caregiver for your spouse?
I answer all of these questions in this Q&A episode, which is all about relationship dynamics. Let's dive in.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there, and welcome to this episode of the Terry Cole Show. |
| 0:05.3 | And I am going to be answering your questions today. |
| 0:08.2 | So this is a new format. |
| 0:09.2 | I'm doing it like once a month or once every other month because we get so many questions. |
| 0:14.4 | And I do my best in all the many places to answer as many as possible. |
| 0:19.0 | But I like the idea of just answering it on the pod. |
| 0:23.2 | Hopefully the answers will apply to lots of people. |
| 0:27.4 | I try to pick the questions that I think will be most applicable, not get into the two granular with people's problems. |
| 0:34.9 | But I'd love to know from you what your thoughts are about the Q&A episode. |
| 0:40.7 | I think this is the second one that I'm doing. |
| 0:42.3 | And really, I'm doing it for you guys. |
| 0:43.8 | So if it's not your trip, if you don't love it, I'll go back to doing four, four, you know, podcasts of content per month. |
| 0:52.5 | Because really, it's all about you. |
| 0:54.3 | So hi, and thanks for being here. |
| 0:58.1 | So happy you are. |
| 1:00.2 | Literally, it just makes my heart feel so good that you're hanging out with me right now. |
| 1:06.1 | If you love the show, if you want to support the show, it really does help me out so much. |
| 1:12.1 | If you rate, review, or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast, that really helps us out. |
| 1:19.8 | This is how other people find us. |
| 1:22.3 | So I know it's a pain, but just do it. |
| 1:24.4 | If you love me, do it. |
| 1:25.7 | If you get value, and really it's about if you get value, right? |
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