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The Dr. Laura Podcast

Questioning Strength or Insecurity

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Samantha reflects on a confusing emotional experience, unsure whether she was genuinely diminished by the interaction or simply encountered a man whose weakness and insecurity shaped the outcome after she took the initiative to ask him out. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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Laura.com.

0:32.5

Samantha, welcome to the program.

0:35.5

Hello, Dr. Laura.

0:36.7

Good afternoon.

0:37.5

Thank you so much for taking my call.

0:40.0

You're very welcome.

0:41.6

Okay.

0:42.0

So I'll give you some quick background and then I will jump into my question.

0:45.8

Okay.

0:46.3

Super dopers.

0:47.7

I am a 57-year-old single lady, never married, no kids.

0:53.1

And I know in kind of recent months, you've talked a lot about the kind

0:57.4

of importance of direct communication. So that might be exactly the answer that I need from you.

1:02.8

Okay. So I know this, I know this man casually through some kind of professional interactions.

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