Jay is Stuck in the Shack-up-Trap

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Jay is learning that it's not easy to hit the eject button on a failing relationship when you're shacked up. 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 radio program
0:06.8	heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM. Triumph 111. Jay, welcome to the program.
0:15.2	Hi, Dr. Laura. How are you doing? Good. What can I help you with?
0:20.5	Do I have a kind of a, I don't want to say unique situation, but something I've never dealt with before.
0:25.6	I have a girlfriend currently who I care for very dearly.
0:32.6	Her and I live in a small apartment together.
0:35.5	And so recently, over the past month, I'd say, she's been
0:41.1	really complaining to me a lot about how unhappy she is with her body and her weight. And
0:47.9	it's very unhappy every time she steps on the scale. Constantly ask me, you know, do you think I'm fat?
0:56.7	Why are you shacking up with this woman when you're dating to find out if she's a keeper?
1:02.2	Doesn't it kind of interfere with objectivity? Listen to the question.
1:07.7	Doesn't it interfere with objectivity when you're already shacking up sharing toilet paper and screwing whenever you want
1:17.1	yes i could see how it does um i you're all you're already seeing that you're already seeing that
1:27.8	You're already seeing that she's somewhat superficial
1:30.8	and neurotic
1:32.8	But since you're living with her
1:35.2	Already shacking up with her
1:37.3	You feel obligated in a way you wouldn't
1:40.6	If you were dating her
1:41.7	You'd probably talk to your friends and go
1:44.0	God, she does
1:44.7	this all the time and they'd go, you know, move on. Get somebody who's confident, who's comfortable in her
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