You’re Not a Wife, You’re His Mom S4 Ep12

2 Be Better

Chris Burkett

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

This episode is a raw, unfiltered solo conversation where Chris tackles real relationship emails without softening the message. The focus is accountability, attraction, resentment, and why so many relationships break down when one partner refuses to grow. Topics include video game addiction, emotional avoidance, power imbalances in marriage, mismatched ambition, intimacy erosion, and the consequences of choosing comfort over responsibility. Expect direct language, uncomfortable truths, and a breakdown of why trying to change your partner usually fails when you refuse to change yourself

Listeners can expect practical insight into boundaries, leadership, self-respect, and the difference between love and obligation. This episode speaks to men and women stuck carrying the relationship, parenting their partner, or feeling unseen while doing all the emotional and logistical labor. If you are struggling with resentment, disconnection, lack of desire, or feeling like you have outgrown your partner, this episode challenges you to face your role in the dynamic and decide whether you are willing to do the hard work required to build a healthy, honest relationship

Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.

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0:00.0	And look how far we've come, all the things we've done, did it all with love,
0:09.3	beauty from the bottom of, all I want is you, you're my favorite view, but there's nothing more.
0:20.4	And I am back. but there's nothing more because you made my heart be...
0:21.6	And I am back.
0:24.6	Thank you guys for being here today.
0:25.6	It is just me. My beautiful wife will not be joining me.
0:28.6	Today I will be doing episode four, or I'm sorry, season four of episode.
0:32.6	Today I'll be doing season four, episode 12.
0:34.6	And if this is any indication of how this episode is going to go,
0:36.6	man, you should
0:37.8	be a member of Patreon because I've had to do this three times now I'm fucking it all up.
0:41.5	I am, I'm by myself today, guys. This is, this is the first time that I have ever done an actual
0:48.0	podcast episode for To Be Better as a standalone thing. Some of you are kind of aware of the things going on behind the
0:57.7	scenes right now, but we are dealing with some personal things. My wife is taking a week off.
1:02.6	She's at least a week. The goal is to have her ready to go for the couple's retreat that we're
1:08.0	doing on Friday, but she will likely not be doing any
1:11.1	TikToks or any other content between now and then because of personal things in our life.
1:15.4	And we just ask that you guys remain cordial, keep us in your prayers, and know that we will be
1:23.5	bouncing back from this like we always do. We just, life has a funny way of throwing things at
1:28.2	you sometimes. So with that being said, I don't have a whole lot of housekeeping. I do have some minor things that I want to get into. There will be a whole lot of interaction with the chat because it's just me. So if you're not a member of our Patreon, you're going to miss a lot of that. There'll be a whole lot of cuts and things of that nature.
1:42.9	So housekeeping.
1:45.3	For those of, by the time this airs at the
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