Week Of Love Classic: Were We In Love? Or Was It Just Lust?

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🗓️ 10 February 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Week Of Love Classic: Were We In Love? Or Was It Just Lust? - In this episode, After 6 years of marriage, Ben and Erin aren't happy and not sure if they were ever in love to begin with. Dr. Laura guides them through honoring their commitment to each other so they can find happiness again. - Dr. Laura: "Do you really want to be 95 with nobody's hand to hold?" | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time on serious XM.
0:10.0	I'm 11 and Aaron.
0:13.0	Laura, thanks for taking our call.
0:16.0	Sure.
0:18.0	Hi Aaron.
0:20.0	How old is everybody and how long have you been married?
0:23.0	I am 35. My wife is 26. We have a three year old son. We have been married for six years.
0:33.0	And, dearly beloved, we are gathered here together right now because.
0:39.0	Tuesday night, my wife and I.
0:43.0	We express that we love each other as people. We are not in love with each other.
0:53.0	We have not been happy for a while. I think there's some attraction.
0:58.0	I'm sorry. You were in love with each other as people and in love with each other when you were dating.
1:06.0	We have the question we have. Where we in love or where we in love less.
1:13.0	Oh, please. Okay. Aaron, are you listening? Yes, ma'am.
1:17.0	Shame on both of you.
1:20.0	How dare you start parsing the word love? How dare both of you with a child start parsing the word love after you made sacred vows?
1:31.0	Additionally, how dare you both behave that self-centeredly? How dare you both?
1:38.0	So here's the reality. Lust, excitement, that is the normal beginning part of every relationship on the face of the earth.
1:47.0	And when you see people who look like they're about 92 walking holding hands, it's not because they didn't have a day like today.
1:56.0	I don't know. Maybe it was just passion. I don't know if I love you. And what they did is they honored their commitment.
2:03.0	Honoring the commitment doesn't mean just to be there and be bitty and pissy and self-centered.
2:08.0	Honoring your commitment means doing your best to make the other person happy. Because that's the vow you made to love, honor, and cherish.
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