SC 102 - The Surprising Difference Between Divorced People and Married People- Mark Manson

Relationship School Podcast

Jayson Gaddis

Relationships, Relationshippodcast, Sex, Relationshipadvice, Society & Culture, Jaysongaddispodcast, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 981 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

UPDATE: CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

What can you learn from divorced people and people who are married for a decade or two? What are the main differences? There are two and we cover them in this episode with author Mark Manson. We also explore how Mark navigated a big challenge with his now wife and why self-improvement and self-awareness are so essential to long-term partnership.

SHOWNOTES

Contest winners announced [1:00]
The fundamental issues people have in relationships [9:00]
Why we need to communicate without blame [13:00]
How to avoid ‘enmeshment’ and maintain a strong, independent identity [14:00]
Three questions to ask to dig deeper into your emotional states [21:00]
The HUGE difference between divorced people and happily married people [23:25]
What do all long-term (20+ years) happily married people have in common? [24:00]
One keystone value for a rock-solid, long-term marriage [27:00]
What needs to be added to our schooling to prepare us for the real world [29:00]
The ‘Self Awareness Onion’ [33:00]
Three layers of self-awareness [34:00]

Transcript

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0:00.0	over the course of a couple of years turned into like let's talk about all of your emotional problems and how you're going to talk to you up.
0:07.0	So, yeah. the Hey and welcome back to the Smart Couple Podcast, episode number 102.
0:36.4	I'm Jason Gatis, guys, and I'm your host today.
0:41.3	I get a little time with you today, which is very cool. We get weekly time together.
0:46.0	Granted, it's a little one way, okay, but I think you appreciate what I'm bringing after a hundred episodes of extremely valuable
0:57.1	content around relationship and partnership, I'm guessing you're okay with that semi one-way relationship.
1:05.0	All right, if you're new, welcome.
1:07.0	Here at the Smart Couple podcast, we talk about partnership, monogamy,
1:11.0	long-term relationship,
1:13.0	marriage, etc.
1:15.0	And I interview neuroscientists,
1:18.0	sex experts, experts,
1:21.0	of relationship,
1:23.0	authors, bloggers, writers, couples, and everyday men and women
1:29.0	discussing what it means to be in a relationship
1:32.0	and have a vibrant sex life and relationship life
1:35.6	over many years.
1:37.2	If you're returning, welcome back.
1:39.0	You know the deal, you know the program, and we're about to get into it.
1:42.2	All right, I wanted to quickly announce the winners of the podcast contest for our 100th episode
1:50.0	to celebrate, I gave away about $700 worth of prizes and I'm going to announce those here real quick.
1:58.0	So Melissa from Cleveland won a free month in our relationship school, Roots Community.
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