Is adulting really a lie?? What if it wasn't? Let's talk about what it means to be an adult: our relationships & connections, our families & children, the culture & society, intimacy & money... Let's explore and learn together.
In order to be intimate with another, you have to be vulnerable. While vulnerability can be challenging at times, it creates a deeper dimension in relating where another layer of connection that is non-verbal. Intimacy is many things and is multifaceted. With patience, it can be cultivated and nurtured in a variety of ways. Here's our perspective on the subject. What does intimacy mean to you?
13 Jan 2026
Quality Time
Have you ever wondered what makes the 'quality' in quality time? We spend so much time and effort trying to create moments and spaces for this much needed aspect in our relationships. What if it was never as complicated as we have made it? In this episode, we tackle what quality time is and how we can make room for it in the relationships that matter the most to us.
30 Dec 2025
Conflict Resolution
About that argument, that fight, that disagreement... the day you were sure it was over... or perhaps the day it ended. What could you have done differently? Did you really need to say that thing? Could you have said it differently? Sometimes we say things that we wish we could take back, but the words cannot be unspoken. While we may not always agree on every last thing, we can find a way to navigate the difficult conversations and the situations that create hurt. In this conversation we shall be addressing how to navigate arguments, disagreements and those epic fights, so that we come out on the other side with our dignity still intact.
16 Dec 2025
The Relationship Graph: How Relationships Progress Over Time
There's a bit of a science to relationships. They have a general natural progression. While technology may play a role in how we interact, the natural core mechanisms of how humans connect by and large remain the same. If you understood this science, if you understood the progression, would it change how you see relationships? Would it affect how you walked into relationships? Would it change how you managed disagreements or handled conflict? This conversation is about how relationships develop over time. Do you agree? Do you have a different perspective? Share with us in the comments section.
2 Dec 2025
EP3 | Part 2 | Relational Dynamics of Cornerstone & Capstone Relationships
So, now that we have a general understanding of what a cornerstone relationship is and what a capstone relationship is, have you figured out how you relate? What if you are a capstone and your partner is a cornerstone, or vice versa? How does that play out in real time? This is what this conversation is about. So take a seat, because this is going to be interesting.
18 Nov 2025
Defining Capstone & Cornerstone Relationships
Did you know that people commit to relationships based on their life priorities? Have you ever dated someone who did not seem to want to commit, often being referred to as a commitment phobe? Have you dated someone who seemed overcommitted even before y'all got to really know each other, making you wonder what the rush is all about? Things are not always what they seem. In this episode we discuss the dynamic behind commitment.
4 Nov 2025
Motivation for Relationship
Why do you want to be in a relationship? Is it peer pressure? Is it family pressure? Is it societal pressure? Is it a life goal? In this episode we talk about the different reasons we may have for getting into relationships to determine if it is a need to fit in, an escape from societal pressure, or genuine desire.
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