Eat, Pray, Leave

Thanks For Asking

Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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When Christina met Thomas as a young adult, their relationship felt different, and right. As time goes on, cracks start to appear in their dynamic, but Christina doesn’t give up on the people she loves. But how many cracks does it take before a dam breaks? — Listener support makes our independent podcast possible. Consider joining our Patreon to get bonus episodes, ad-free episodes, and join a community of Terribles. (Or, if you’re an Apple Podcast listener, you can sign up for TTFA Premium right in the app!) Our Substack is a great way to connect with us and other listeners (and get more Terrible in your inbox). Join us here. The episode transcript can be found here. — Nora’s new Happyish journal and affirmation deck based on her own journaling practices launches today! We have a special deal for you on these new items: 25% discount for the Em & Friends website. Coupon code: HAPPYISH25. This will only work on the Em & Friends website, not on Amazon. — We’re lucky to only work with sponsors and brands we know and love. Using our links and codes saves you money and supports our independent production! Indeed: Go to indeed.com/TTFA to claim your $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post. Fordham University: Earn a degree that matters and choose social work. Learn more at fordham.edu/mswjourney. Squarespace: Go to Squarespace.com/TTFA and use offer code TTFA to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. You can find our full sponsor list here. — Find all our shows and our store at feelingsand.co. — Find TTFA on social: TTFA on Instagram | TTFA on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Um, how are you?
0:05.0	Most people answer that question with fine or good.
0:11.0	But obviously it's not always fine and it's usually not even that good.
0:17.0	This is a podcast that asks people to be honest about their pain.
0:22.0	To just be honest about how they really feel about the hard parts of life.
0:29.0	And guess what?
0:32.0	It's complicated.
0:34.0	I'm Nora McNerney.
0:37.0	And this is Terrible.
0:40.0	Thanks for asking.
0:42.0	And I'm Megan Palmer, a producer here at Terrible thanks for asking.
0:51.0	The promise of marriage is sold to girls from a very young age.
0:55.0	It's one of the first things that I remember being taught to want.
0:59.0	Before I could even begin to understand what romantic love and long-term partnership even meant.
1:06.0	As a toddler, I watched Disney princesses who were brave and strong.
1:12.0	Ariel left her entire family behind to pursue her dream of walking on two legs.
1:17.0	And the climax of her story was just a giant wedding.
1:21.0	Snow White was put into a coma by a jealous stepmother.
1:25.0	Then woke up and married a guy she had basically just met.
1:29.0	And I loved these movies.
1:32.0	I paraded my barbies down the aisle of my Nana's front staircase,
1:36.0	mashing their hard plastic heads together to seal the deal with a doll kiss.
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