Episode 75: Am I Being Unreasonable?

Pillow Talks

Vanessa & Xander Marin

Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

You love your partner, for better or worse, but there’s just that THING that gets under your skin. Maybe it’s something they say all the time, maybe it’s a bad habit that they refuse to address, or something bigger like house duties. Whatever it is, you just can’t seem to “get over it” and you have found yourself wondering, “Am I being unreasonable?” We reached out to our Instagram audience for their biggest pet peeves and frustrations, and damn did you guys have some good ones! In this episode, we’ll help you uncover possible missing perspectives, give advice on how to move forward, and even validate some the worries because spoiler alert: so many of these are not as unreasonable as you would think! Links & Resources: Episode 46: The Hygiene Episode: What To Do If Your Partner Isn’t Taking Care Of Themselves Mental Load Workbook If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe for your weekly double date full of totally doable sex tips, practical relationship advice, hilarious and honest stories of what really goes on behind closed bedroom doors and so much more. It's the sex education you wish you had! Thanks Cozy Earth. CozyEarth.com and get 35% off when you use the code PILLOWTALKS Check out the show notes at vmtherapy.com/episode75 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you don't put boundaries in place, if you only have your boundaries kind of
0:04.8	in your head and you never verbalize them, like you're going to get trampled.
0:14.3	Hello and welcome to the Pillotox podcast. We're your host, Vanessa.
0:19.1	And Zander Marin.
0:20.3	I'm a sex therapist with over 20 years of experience.
0:23.2	And I'm just a regular dude. We share the ups and downs in our relationship while giving you
0:27.9	step-by-step techniques for improving yours.
0:30.6	Make sure you subscribe for your weekly double date full of totally doable sex tips,
0:35.2	practical relationship advice, hilarious and honest stories of what really goes on
0:40.3	behind closed bedroom doors and so much more. It's the sex education you wish you'd had.
0:47.7	I gotta say I'm pretty excited for this week's episode.
0:51.1	Oh yeah?
0:51.7	Yeah. We are answering the question, am I being unreasonable?
0:56.6	Yes.
0:58.1	I was thinking, I was like, you know, Zander hasn't sung in the beginning of an episode in a while.
1:03.0	I don't think there are any songs that come to mind.
1:06.2	You know an unreasonable song?
1:08.1	No, but is it reasonably...
1:11.6	Oh my god, you did not. What are you trying to sing?
1:15.6	Wait, now as soon as I started singing it, it didn't come out the way I thought.
1:19.7	Wait, wait, but think what you were kind of...
1:21.0	No, it's not unreasonable to be loved by anyone.
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