Is This a Healthy Relationship?

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Michael wonders if it's acceptable that he and his girlfriend only see and talk to each other a few times every couple of weeks. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for downloading my call of the day podcast. You too can participate in my live
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0:11.8	111.
0:13.0	Michael, welcome to the program.
0:15.0	Hey, Dr. Laura, I respect your opinion.
0:18.0	I want your opinion.
0:19.0	I've been with a woman for about a year,
0:22.1	and it's really great.
0:24.0	We live in different places and we've arranged.
0:27.0	We see each other four days every two weeks.
0:30.0	It works for her, works for me, I collect my weekends, and we either go to my place or place or cottage.
0:38.0	And it's been a year and it's going well.
0:47.3	And then on the weekends that we're not together she's with her friends that's great we each have her own life sometimes I don't hear from her at all and it takes a second for I don't want to sound
0:56.1	needy or anxious and I never brought it up everything is great but inside I feel
1:01.8	I don't know how invested she is and I know you're probably
1:04.3	able to ask her but when I have asked other people about what's happening they
1:11.2	think well you know she she, when we're together, everything is great, and the weekend we're not together, she's with her friends.
1:17.0	And only in her moment will be like...
1:20.0	Right, and that's the relationship you have. If you want something different, then you're going to have to start thinking of marriage.
1:25.0	Otherwise, this is what you get when you have this kind of setup.
1:31.0	It's not going to give you everything you want. kind of
1:35.0	set up. It's not going to give you everything you want. Right. Sorry. Yeah. That's why I wanted you or you have the expert opinion. And it's working great, it's just, I guess, two people
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