Pleasure Project: Sex and Relationships
Jul 26, 2026 · 30 min · 10 segments
Resentment rarely begins with one dramatic betrayal. More often, **it builds quietly** through unmet needs, unspoken expectations, unresolved conflict, and the small disappointments we convince…
Jen KennedyHost
So I thought this topic might be a good one because I think most of you can relate, because I often hear people say, "We never fight." But when I look a little closer to these couples, I actually find something different that is also problematic, and that is resentment.
Not because they're angry all the time, but because they've actually stopped saying what they need, and they've swallowed disappointments, they've avoided difficult conversations, and quietly they've carried hurts that don't get repaired, like really repaired.
Today, we're talking about why resentment is one of the biggest threats to intimacy and how it quietly erodes connection, what you can do to stop the leak before it damages your relationship.
So I thought this topic might be a good one because I think most of you can relate, because I often hear people say, "We never fight." But when I look a little closer to these couples, I actually find something different that is also problematic, and that is resentment.
Not because they're angry all the time, but because they've actually stopped saying what they need, and they've swallowed disappointments, they've avoided difficult conversations, and quietly they've carried hurts that don't get repaired, like really repaired.
Today, we're talking about why resentment is one of the biggest threats to intimacy and how it quietly erodes connection, what you can do to stop the leak before it damages your relationship.
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