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Mar 2021
31m 28s

16. The Paradox of Cuteness in Relations...

NATALIE KENNEDY
About this episode

Have you ever been disgusted by your partner being cute with you? This episode might not be for everyone -- but if you and your partner adore cute things and sometimes you start wishing things got more "intellectual" or "adult-like", I've put a lot of thought into this topic to give you some perspective on why this might be the case and what you can focus on to shift things to a deeper place in your relationship.

 

 

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