None of the voices in this series are ongoing patience of Esther Perel.

Each episode of Where Should We Begin is a one-time counseling session.

For the purposes of maintaining confidentiality, names and some identifiable characteristics

have been removed.

But their voices and their stories are real.

I just remember saying like, well, if you knew the truth, you wouldn't be able to hand it.

They've been together for almost two decades.

We met each other when we were in eighth grade and we got together our senior year.

We're much fun together ever since.

They've been disconnected from each other for a long time.

It's always kind of been rocky.

It's always kind of had its ups and downs.

And it felt like I was one of his priorities.

They each have a cutely aware of how they wanted something more from the other.

More attention, more desire, more affirmation.

And after years of complaining about the lack of affirmation,

they each found other people to give them the attention they so much craved.

So it was like a total of maybe six infertility that should be the thing.

Mine happened a year after discovery of hers.

That point I was in such a dark place to hear someone actually tell you that you're good enough.

Here we are, what now?

We've almost four years later.

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