Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and a bestselling author, she is also the co-host of the ‘Dear Therapists’ podcast. Her New York Times bestselling books include, ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’ and ‘Mr Good Enough’. 00:00 Intro 02:42 How to Live the Life You Want 05:40 Lack of Human Connections Leads to Relationship Pressure 06:55 Why the Majority Aren't Satisfied with Their Relationships 08:35 The Need to Be Understood 10:21 Why Men Struggle More Opening Up in the Relationship 17:08 Setting Unreal Expectations When Looking for a Partner 20:14 We're Too Picky on Dating Apps 25:33 High Expectations, Can They Be Lowered? 29:40 Gender Differences in Dating 34:18 The Type of People That Seek Bad Partners 35:45 How to Help Those People 37:23 Financial Differences in Dating 43:27 People Are Choosing Not to Have Kids and Get Married 49:36 What Happens When a Woman Earns More in the Relationship 51:42 The Big Debate on a First Date 57:09 Red Flags in First Dates 01:00:27 The Age You Marry Is Linked to Divorce Risk 01:04:08 You Need to Learn to Unknow Yourself 01:06:11 The Impact of Seeking Approval 01:12:56 When Your Friends Sabotage You When You Try to Change 01:21:20 Do Women Express More Emotion Than Men? 01:23:12 Do Our Dreams Have True Meanings? 01:25:44 The Safety of Self-Compassion 01:27:31 The Opposite of Depression Isn't Happiness 01:30:22 The Grief of Heartbreak and How to Recover 01:38:27 How to Help Someone Going Through Heartbreak 01:45:38 The Last Guest Question You can find the link to the graph on age and divorce risk here: https://bit.ly/49KpKrM You can pre-order Lori’s book, ‘Maybe You Should Talk to Someone’, here: https://amzn.to/4a9IVv8 Follow Lori Twitter - https://bit.ly/434PAEB Instagram - https://bit.ly/3PeOVup Follow our Shorts channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDiaryofaCEOShorts Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Sponsors: WHOOP: https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/CEO ZOE: http://joinzoe.com with an exclusive code CEO2024 for 10% off This episode of The Diary Of A CEO was filmed at Gold Tree Studios, located in the heart of the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California