(31 mins) | Last week I aired part 1 of my conversation with my friend Catherine Saint Siena, which was about workism (shitty jobs, following dreams, living to work vs working to live, etc). This is the second part of our conversation, which is about relationship doubt. These were topics I covered in my last Dear Baby ICYMI, but they’re also relevant to my and Catherine’s friendship, since we first bonded over leaving jobs and relationships that didn’t feel right. This part of the conversation is shorter and less in depth in that we didn’t exactly prep for it (we’d already talked for 90 minutes at this point), but we couldn’t not! So it’s getting its own baby episode.
(I finally figured out how to/put effort into a comment!) This really hit home for me. When you talked about how you kept making lists of good attributes because you were ignoring the feeling that it wasn’t right - that is exactly what I have gone through. I also second Catherine’s position that women tend to grieve a relationship before its actual end.
I’ll leave a more meaningful comment another time. This episode just struck me and it put into words a lot of feelings I have had, so wanted to show my appreciation. For now, have a good break and happy holidays!
I love your podcast so much, and you bring on so many thoughtful & witty guests. One request I have for 2021 is to bring on more single people! Or people outside of the normative sphere while discussing romantic relationships. Half the people I know in our 30s in NYC are single, and infrequently have years long romantic partners.
(I finally figured out how to/put effort into a comment!) This really hit home for me. When you talked about how you kept making lists of good attributes because you were ignoring the feeling that it wasn’t right - that is exactly what I have gone through. I also second Catherine’s position that women tend to grieve a relationship before its actual end.
I’ll leave a more meaningful comment another time. This episode just struck me and it put into words a lot of feelings I have had, so wanted to show my appreciation. For now, have a good break and happy holidays!
will miss your musings and wise words, but please have the best time off <3
I love your podcast so much, and you bring on so many thoughtful & witty guests. One request I have for 2021 is to bring on more single people! Or people outside of the normative sphere while discussing romantic relationships. Half the people I know in our 30s in NYC are single, and infrequently have years long romantic partners.