Esther Calling - Am I Just Your Placeholder?

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Esther Perel Global Media

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

4.7 • 15.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Esther speaks to a woman who seems to get to a certain place within a relationship and then they end it. In her words, she seems to keep finding herself in the friend zone. In her latest relationship, she felt he took advantage of her stability and support without sharing the same feelings. Leaving her believing that she was just his placeholder until something better came along. Esther Callings are a one-time, 45-60 minute interventional phone call with Esther. They are edited for time, clarity, and anonymity. If you have a question you would like to talk through with Esther, send a voice memo to [email protected]. Want to learn more? Receive monthly insights, musings, and recommendations to improve your relational intelligence via email from Esther: https://www.estherperel.com/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm a 33 year old female who struggles with feelings of not being enough and just
0:10.3	this belief that I'm unlovable. I struggle with dating. I haven't been in a long-term committed
0:18.3	relationship and I find myself continuing to be in this cycle where it's as if I'm being used as some type of
0:25.8	placeholder where the individuals I date are continuing to look. And the question that I have for you is,
0:37.0	why do the men I date continue to friend zone me and choose other partners. Support for where should we begin comes from Solare.
0:55.0	Solare is a supplement brand that I use and I trust.
1:02.0	Their new line, Her Life Stages, includes a powerful Perry Menopose
1:07.0	formula and it can help hot flashes, night sweats, mood, and sleep.
1:13.0	Visit Solare.com slash Esther
1:16.0	and use Esther 20% on this and any stages formula.
1:22.0	These statements have not been evaluated by the FBI. and the product is not
1:23.7	been evaluated by the FDA and the product is not
1:26.6	intended to diagnose treat cure or prevent any disease.
1:39.0	What you are about to hear is actually a little request. We need your help and it will only take a couple of minutes of your time to answer a few questions
1:43.7	about where should we begin and you. If you would go to Estherperel.com
1:49.7	survey and tell us a little more about how you experience this podcast.
1:56.2	We would be really grateful and in fact it will help to make the show stronger.
2:00.5	It'll also let us know the kind of things you want to hear Esther speak to.
2:04.0	Again, that's Esther Perel.com slash survey.
2:10.0	We'll also add a link to that survey to the show notes of this episode you're listening to right now
2:14.5	so you can do it afterwards. And thank you so much. Hello. Hi, how are you? Hi, how are you? Hi, good, good, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too.
2:40.0	And how do you know me and find me and decide to ask me your question?
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