Excuses That Took More Energy Than The Truth

Courtside with Courtney

Courtney Shields

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4.2 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this week's mini episode of Courtside with Courtney, we're leaving excuses in the past. Courtney opens up about excuses she's heard and lessons she's learned from them so you don't have to. Clearing the debris in new relationships, men prioritizing other women's feelings and what they really mean when they say "I don't want a girlfriend." This mini-episode is jam-packed with personal stories, red flags and a front-row view into how Courtney navigates the dating scene.

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0:00.0	Grab a front row seat to the untold stories as we talk about how to live life on your terms.
0:10.6	You're officially part of the inner circle. Welcome to Courtside with Courtney. And don't worry,
0:16.4	I caught your ticket.
0:24.0	Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with Courtney.
0:27.2	We're going to come real close into the inner circle today.
0:29.9	And I want to talk about something I'm very passionate about and that's excuses and a
0:34.1	relationship.
0:35.4	Now, obviously, this can go both ways.
0:38.2	Girls can also make excuses.
0:39.9	They can even make all of these same excuses.
0:42.1	But since I date guys, we're going to shit on the boys today.
0:45.2	Okay, so if a guy does any of these things, I suggest you have a very serious conversation
0:53.2	with him, evaluate if you want to date them, or
0:55.3	run for the hills. Because for me, these have all been like major red flags in past relationships
1:00.6	and situations that I'm unwilling to tolerate and I think that you guys should be too.
1:05.3	So excuses that guys can make in a relationship that I think are cause for concern, we'll call it.
1:13.4	Number one, if the guy is willing to protect someone else's feelings and at the expense of yours. In other words, if he is
1:22.2	willing to hurt your feelings because he's not willing to share where you guys are, where you stand in your
1:28.2	relationship with someone else or set a boundary. I think it's such a crock of shit. So say you're
1:34.2	dating someone and you just start dating someone new and you just defined the relationship. You've
1:39.0	decided you're going to be exclusive. This is your boyfriend, your girlfriend, whatever. Okay. I feel like
1:43.1	it's 2024 and somehow there's 24 stages that you can be in in a relationship.
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