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Episodes · 12 months
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Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Nov 2025
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 4 of 3,584, 2 of 3,862, 0 of 4,115, 0 of 4,226, 1 of 4,731, 2 of 4,438, 1 of 4,230, 1 of 4,319, 0 of 4,515, 0 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
All time
48
+65 via 36 narrower
On record
79
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Where they standLast discussed
5mo ago
Jun 9, 2026
via Relationships and Sexual Preferences
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 5Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp17 people
29%
29%
18%
12%
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- Prioritize growth and lessons5 people · 29%
- Require active commitment efforts5 people · 29%
- Define clear boundaries strictly3 people · 18%
- Distinguish emotional affair severity2 people · 12%
- Debate platonic friendship validity2 people · 12%
Prioritize growth and lessons
Romantic relationships serve as essential experiences for personal evolution, learning, and developing a deeper understanding of self.
5 people · 4 episodes
Experiencing an emotional breakup can be a catalyst for self-improvement, such as getting a haircut to feel better.
“Leanne dumps me right it was right right when we first start dating oh she dumps me I'm [ __ ] I'm a wreck I can't stop crying and he calls he goes yo I'm in town you want a haircut and I'm I'm like still crying on the phone he's like are what's wrong with with you I go ah this chick I dumped me and”
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast · Mar 2023 · 2 episodes · 1.1M views on this topicED
Elizabeth Day believes that every romantic relationship, even those that end painfully, provides instructive lessons about oneself.
“i now realize that i learned something very instructive from each one of those relationships and from the fact that they ended it taught me something that i needed to know about myself”
The Diary of a CEO · Apr 2021 · 1 episode · 75K views on this topicAL
It is better to have experienced love and loss than to have never loved at all, as the experience of loss is a valuable lesson.
“To have never loved at all, you haven't experienced one of the most important things about being a human being. To have lost, you're experiencing the most important thing about being a human being. It's the experience of loss is the most valuable lesson, the most growing experience a human can have.”
Dear Shandy Podcast · Dec 2025 · 1 episode · 18K views on this topicRequire active commitment efforts
Long-term relationships succeed through consistent effort, active communication, and the intentional building of a shared future.
5 people · 5 episodes
Effective communication between partners about sexual desires and boundaries leads to better sexual experiences.
“The more you are clear even if it's like you're dating or whatever it's just you're [ __ ] you're dating the clearer you are about what you want to do to a woman or to anybody the but just like in business like the better it's all gonna work out”
Impaulsive · Dec 2019 · 1 episode · 1.2M views on this topicDP
Healthy relationships require both partners to possess emotional maturity and a shared willingness to grow rather than just seeking perfection.
“It's the intuitive click plus the willingness to grow. I think that's what really can make a relationship healthy and productive”
The Diary of a CEO · Jun 2023 · 1 episode · 1.5M views on this topic
A successful long-term relationship requires consistent active effort and a commitment to build something together rather than searching for a predestined soulmate.
“any commitment long term requires true effort”
The Diary of a CEO · May 2022 · 2 episodes · 1.0M views on this topicDefine clear boundaries strictly
Relationships should be guided by firm standards and non-negotiable boundaries to protect against incompatibility and betrayal.
3 people · 3 episodes
Cheating in a relationship is a fundamental boundary violation that warrants an immediate end to the partnership.
“Yo if you cheat we are done. There's no coming back from that. There's no excuses. the relationship is over because as you see in this new toxic this return of some small semblance of pocket of toxic masculinity on the internet there's this like this is why cheating should be okay not okay as soon a”
Impaulsive · Apr 2025 · 15 episodes · 15.8M views on this topic
Individuals must define and adhere to a small set of non-negotiable standards to avoid wasting time with incompatible partners.
“It's not a wish list of 100 [ __ ] things, it's three to five things that are actual deal breakers. Maybe that deal breaker is, I don't date people that aren't growth-minded. I don't date people that aren't done with their ex. I don't date people that don't respect to me with respect.”
Sabrina Zohar · Dec 2025 · 2 episodes · 61K views on this topic
He claims that being in a relationship with someone who is not aligned with one's life goals is unfortunate and ultimately unsustainable.
“I think it's unfortunate to really fall in love with someone who just isn't aligned with your life and I truly think that can happen.”
Trash Tuesday · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 58K views on this topicDistinguish emotional affair severity
Emotional affairs are inherently more significant and damaging to a partnership than physical or sexual infidelities.
2 people · 1 episode
BA
The term emotional affair is often used to downplay the significance of an affair, even though it can be more damaging than a physical one.
“I almost felt like her emphasizing over and over. It was an emotional affair if you want to call it that emotional affair. emotional is came across to me as her trying to like downplay the affair when like John was saying earlier to some people in some relationships potentially even my own marriage ”
Mormon Stories Podcast · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 43K views on this topicSS
Samantha ShelleyUnrated
An emotional affair is arguably more significant and hurtful than a sexual affair.
“I think I would be hurt more by an emotional affair. I think I think we're the opposite on that one.”
Mormon Stories Podcast · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 43K views on this topicDebate platonic friendship validity
Close friendships between the opposite sex are fundamentally compromised by the inevitability of sexual attraction or jealousy.
2 people · 2 episodes
J
Opposite genders cannot be best friends because a partner should be one's best friend.
“no, I truly don't think opposite genders can be best friends. I I get friends being like like you know friendly friends by but best friend is like your partner should be your best friend right?”
HAHA Podcast · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 707K views on this topicJS
Men will inevitably be attracted to a friend of the opposite sex if they find that person physically attractive.
“if you know that your man likes uh women that are in shape then if he has a big friend and that's a friend if it's a girl that's in shape it's only a matter of time if you ask me”
Stephen A. Smith · Dec 2024 · 1 episode · 29K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Nov 2018