Esther Calling - You Are So Not Invited to My Wedding

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Esther Perel Global Media

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

4.7 • 15.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Imagine meeting the love of your life at work. And a few months in, you want to keep the guy but ditch the job. Which is fine—until your fiancé wants to invite your evil ex-boss to the wedding. In this Esther Calling a young woman seeks advice from Esther on how to handle the conflict arising with her fiancé and his decision to invite her former abusive boss to their wedding. 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]. Esther’s two new courses on desire are now available inside The Desire Bundle. Go to https://www.estherperel.com/course-bundles/the-desire-bundle to learn more about Bringing Desire Back and Playing with Desire. 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	In terms of my question, ultimately the call of the question is about understanding and working through resentment and anger towards my previous employer.
0:08.0	It's been two years since I've left her and I'm now working for a wonderful company where I'm very happy. However, my
0:15.3	fiance is still working for her and is still 100% loyal towards her despite
0:21.2	witnessing her psychological abuse towards me for almost two years.
0:25.0	Fast forward to 2024, this has become a major point of conflict as he insists that she, my previous tormentor, for lack of a better word,
0:36.1	attends our wedding as a courtesy to her. As much as I try to forget and move on
0:41.2	from the way that she treated me, My feelings of anger are just as intense as they were two years ago.
0:47.0	I would just like to understand why I have so many lingering feelings, why my fiance chooses to be
0:52.1	loyal toward her over me, and why I keep questioning what happened
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