SC 69 - The Grass Is Greener Syndrome In Relationships

Relationship School Podcast

Jayson Gaddis

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

4.6 • 981 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The grass is greener with that other person! I used to think this quietly in my mind all the time, no matter who I was with. In this episode, I share my personal drama with this mentality and what it’s really about. Not only that, I offer something to help you get through it. It might just make you more likely to commit to the one you’re with.

SHOWNOTES

Jayson shares his personal story about leaving relationships when the going got tough. [8:45]
The kinds of partners who will more likely have a “grass is greener” mentality. [11:00]
How closeness and space impact ambivalence. [13:00]
Will a new partner solve the current problem or bad feelings I’m having? [16:15]
Jayson’s recommendation if you’re wanting to jump from relationship to relationship. [18:00]
When the grass really is greener over there and it might be time to exit. [21:15]
Jayson’s action steps for the listener. [ 24:45]

Transcript

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0:00.0	We do fantasize about being with an easier person sometimes because the relationship we're in can feel so hard.
0:09.0	But guess what, guys, that's not going to solve your relationship problems. So, Hey there. What's up? Jason Gattis back with the smart couple
0:38.1	podcast episode 69. 69er folks.
0:45.0	Such a funny slanger folks.
0:48.0	Such a funny slang term for that sexual position.
0:53.0	And we're not talking about sex in this episode.
0:57.0	Unfortunately, we will talk about sex soon, however.
1:00.0	We're going to talk about the grass is greener today on this
1:05.8	podcast. This podcast is for you if you're into monogamy long-term
1:12.4	partnership and trying to figure out how to into monogamyamy, long-term partnership,
1:13.2	and trying to figure out how to do that beast.
1:16.2	Because it can be a Herculean task
1:19.8	to love someone for a decade or three or five and stay true to yourself.
1:27.6	Plenty of people can stay married for 50 years and bicker and kind of hate each other and resent each other and bury their
1:36.1	issues and pretend like everything's fine. So we're not talking about that kind of
1:40.0	doomsday marathon here. We're talking about an inspired partnership year in and
1:46.8	year out for the length of your relationship be that five years or 50 years. You can be inspired. I'm certain of it and you can continue to do it.
1:58.5	And in this podcast we talk about really the only way to do that is to work at it. It's
2:05.0	cliche and very true. It takes work folks to succeed at this partnership game and succeed means fulfilled and inspired inside
2:18.8	your heart. You're glad and grateful to be married to this person day in and day out.
2:28.0	You can have that experience.
2:31.0	But you're going to need to face some parts of yourself and slay some
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