Ms. Entitlement and Mr. Sacrifice Out on a Date

Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Esther Perel Global Media

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

4.7 • 15.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This is a classic session of Where Should We Begin? An on-again, off-again couple in their fifties, dating in a post-divorce landscape, are struggling with different world views, priorities and sexual interests. Recognizing that their polarized dynamic takes the fun out of spending time together, Esther guides both towards less rigid perspectives. 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	What you are about to hear is a classic session of where should we begin with Esther Perel.
0:05.5	None of the voices in the series are ongoing patients of Esther Perel's.
0:09.9	And each episode is a one-time counseling session.
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1:24.6	slash grow. At a time when I meet this couple, both people have been married before, have had long-term
1:33.4	marriages.
1:34.7	This is a midlife relationship for both of them.
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