Ep. 273 - How to stop comparing your new partner to your ex in 2 simple steps
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
If you've found yourself comparing your new relationship to your ex, you're not alone—and it doesn't necessarily mean you're not over them. In this episode, I break down two powerful steps to help you move past those comparisons and focus on what truly matters: creating clarity and deeper connection in your current partnership. Whether you're sabotaging a great relationship, feeling like something is missing, or stuck in a conflict with your new partner, this episode will help you take the right actions to build the relationship you deserve. Tune in to find out how to stop looking back and start moving forward!
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to How to Get Over Your Ex, episode number 273. |
| 0:04.2 | How to Stop Comparing Your New Partner to Your Ex in two simple steps. |
| 0:19.4 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Ex, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:25.4 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. |
| 0:27.7 | Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. |
| 0:35.2 | Hello, hello, beautiful brave hearts. |
| 0:37.0 | How are you doing today? |
| 0:38.3 | I got a request on Instagram to record an episode on what to do when you find yourself |
| 0:44.2 | comparing your new partner and your relationship to your ex. |
| 0:47.1 | And I thought, you know what? |
| 0:48.9 | This is a great idea. |
| 0:50.1 | Let's talk about it. |
| 0:50.9 | I think as we dive in, I want to address the very first thing. |
| 0:55.5 | We need to address this immediately. Why do we compare our new relationship to our X? |
| 1:03.2 | Because I think what happens is many people jump to the conclusion that this only happens |
| 1:08.9 | because we aren't over our X, which I don't think is necessarily true. |
| 1:14.4 | Absolutely, that could be one of the reasons. But sometimes we find ourselves comparing to our, |
| 1:22.8 | well, comparing our new relationship to our X because one one comparison is absolutely a normal part of human |
| 1:28.9 | behavior but two typically I find that people who have done the work to be over their ex like |
| 1:36.0 | they have zero desire for zero attachment to their ex but then still find themselves comparing |
| 1:40.6 | it's normally because something in their bigger and better life isn't |
| 1:45.9 | bigger and better or there's something missing or just not right about the life that they're |
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