EP 542: 5 Surprising Truths About Why Smart Women Stay Single

Let’s Get Vulnerable: Relationship and Dating Advice

Dr. Morgan Anderson

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

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In today’s episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why so many high-achieving, successful women still feel stuck when it comes to love. If you’ve ever thought, “What am I doing wrong?”—this one is for you.

Here’s what I cover:

Why chemistry and connection aren’t the same—and how “plastic plants” keep you emotionally invested in the wrong people
The hidden ways high standards can actually be self-protection in disguise
How to shift from anxious overfunctioning or avoidant shutdowns into secure, peaceful love

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Morgan Anderson, psychologist, relationship coach, attachment theory expert, creator of the ESL relationship method, author of Love Magnet and Athletic Wear Connoisseur. My mission is to help you raise yourself worth, have great relationships, and step confidently into the next level of your life.
0:22.3	Each week, two episodes will air featuring expert advice, live coaching, and tips, showing you
0:28.4	exactly how to improve your life and attract a healthy relationship. You deserve to feel empowered,
0:34.8	secure, and love. Buckle up and Let's Get Vulnerable.
0:42.1	Welcome to the Let's Get Vulnerable podcast.
0:44.8	It's your host, Dr. Morgan, and I am home in Montana.
0:49.2	I'm so excited to be in my studio recording for you all.
0:53.4	This episode came to me actually while I was on my
0:57.2	19 hour journey from Spain back to Montana. But I was just thinking to myself about how so many
1:07.8	people are dating and they're not getting the results that they want.
1:12.5	They're, you know, ending up with somebody for three months or six months or even a year.
1:17.4	And then the relationship's not working out.
1:19.5	And you're banging your head up against the wall being like, oh, my gosh, I keep investing time into relationships that go nowhere.
1:31.4	And people are attributing the wrong reasons as to why that is happening. So I think obviously we're going to keep doing the same
1:38.2	thing over and over again until we understand why it's happening, right? And then with the awareness, we can change. So I want you to
1:48.6	know it's actually not about being smart or intelligent. I think sometimes I know in my past,
1:56.2	when a relationship wouldn't work out for me, it'd be like, oh, you're just so dumb, right? Like,
2:01.5	even if it's unconscious, like sometimes you could be blaming yourself. Like, oh, I was so stupid.
2:06.5	Why did I stay in that relationship? Let's stop that. It's actually not about intelligence.
2:11.8	You're not in unhealthy relationships or relationships that don't work out because you're not
2:17.4	smart. It's not about
2:18.8	being smart. There's all kinds of other reasons, right? Like people blame the dating pool. They
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