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The Daily Motivation

Mel Robbins On The Revolutionary Truth About Love, Letting Go & Long-Term Relationships | EP 845

The Daily Motivation

Lewis Howes

Education, Self-improvement

4.8893 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

"Loving someone is letting them be themselves. When somebody can be deeply disappointed in you or something that you've done and they can still love you - that's holding space for two things to be true." - Mel Robbins With raw honesty and profound insight, Mel Robbins unveils her transformative understanding of love, drawing from her own journey through relationship challenges with her husband Chris. She redefines love through two essential components: consideration - the small daily acts of thinking about another person, and admiration - the ability to genuinely see and appreciate someone else's qualities. Through her personal experience, she reveals how successful long-term relationships depend on both partners wanting it to work and being willing to stay on the metaphorical seesaw, even through the inevitable ups and downs. Robbins delves deep into the revolutionary concept of "letting people be who they are" and its impact on relationships. She challenges common misconceptions about guilt-driven actions and explains how our brains physically resist opposing viewpoints, drawing from Dr. Tali Sherratt's research. Her insights extend beyond romantic relationships to family dynamics and political differences, offering a practical framework for maintaining meaningful connections while honoring personal boundaries and values. This approach transforms how we handle disappointment, disagreement, and the delicate balance between influencing others and accepting them as they are.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, my name is Lewis Howes and welcome to the Daily Motivation Show.

0:10.6

Loving someone is letting them be themselves.

0:14.8

100%.

0:15.4

And when I started, when I stumbled onto this,

0:24.6

Chris and I have been through Hellenbeck, and he is my most favorite thing about life.

0:29.6

And there is something about Let Them

0:35.6

that is a profound act of love.

0:40.2

Because in my mind, when I think about love, I think love is two things.

0:43.9

I think it's consideration.

0:46.1

So having someone else in mind.

0:48.5

Like literally, if you make a cup of coffee for somebody and you put in the oat milk,

0:53.5

because that's what they like. That's an act

0:54.9

of love because you have consideration. When I slice the cardboard box and flatten it, I have

1:00.9

Chris in mind. And the second part of love for me is admiration, which is the ability to see

1:08.5

something in someone else that you admire.

1:13.1

And you asked, I don't like, how do you go the distance?

1:16.6

I think a long-term successful relationship requires two things.

1:22.6

It requires two people who want it to work.

1:25.6

And that's an important thing. Because if you look at any

1:30.6

relationship that breaks up, whether it's divorce or a breakup, there is a moment looking back

1:37.5

where at least one of the people didn't want it to work. Yeah. And the second component is that you're both willing to do the work, to make it work. It's

1:47.7

almost like you're always going to be on a seesaw with somebody in a long-term relationship,

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