Well, Now: What We Get Wrong About Love

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3.8 • 546 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode of Well, Now’s ditching the flowers and grand romantic gestures we often see on Valentine’s Day. There’s tons of research about how loving relationships contribute to wellness, as well as how lacking those relationships can play a part in adverse health outcomes. But what if our entire understanding of love is misguided? Kavita and Maya talk with relationship expert Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh about what she says are the six components for creating real, long-lasting intimate relationships. Her latest book is called Love By Design: Six Ingredients to Build a Lifetime of Love. If you liked this episode, check out: What “Wellness” Is and Isn’t Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to wellnow@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Well Now Slate's podcast on Health and Wellness. I'm Maya Fowler.
0:11.5	And I'm Kavita Patel. Love is in the air. Or at least that's what the business is hoping to cash in on Valentine's Day like to tell us.
0:18.6	And whether you're watching a rom-com.
0:20.7	I hate the way you talk to me and the way you cut your hair. us. And whether you're watching a rom-com...
0:20.9	I hate the way you talk to me and the way you cut your hair.
0:24.4	I hate the way you drive my car.
0:26.3	I hate it when you stare.
0:27.7	Reading a romantic novel.
0:29.5	You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love.
0:32.7	I love.
0:33.7	I love you.
0:34.8	Or listening to a ballad.
0:37.2	And I will always love you.
0:45.9	We just can't seem to get enough of a good love story.
0:49.3	You know what kind of story we're talking about?
0:51.8	You're just out there living your life, minding your own business,
0:54.8	and suddenly you meet the one, the person who completes you in every way, emotionally, spiritually,
1:03.5	and of course, physically. And sure, maybe there's some obstacles along the way, but none of them
1:08.7	stand a chance against you and your true love,
1:13.2	your soulmates after all.
1:15.1	And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night.
1:19.8	And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve.
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