Proof of Life with Preston Rakovsky
Jun 30, 2026 · 31 min · 11 segments
A chaotic-in-the-best-way romantic who collects friends and hobbies the way other people collect dust explains why a relationship she was willing to give everything to still wasn't one she was willing…
Preston RakovskyHostOf course.
Last time we talked, we had talked about how you had this idea that any relationship can work, but only if you ask yourself one question.
And we kind of talked about it before, but we didn't really touch on the story behind that.
And I thought it was really interesting, because for most people, breakups typically represent the end.
But I think for you, your breakup really represented the beginning of understanding what that meant for you.
I think when you're first getting into a relationship, like number one, you know everyone is gonna have incompatibilities.
... you know, you only get 80% or 50% or 70%.
So I think-
... you go into every relationship knowing that there's gonna be something that you have to compromise on or sacrifice.
Like-
... it's inevitable to find a clone of you to be in a relationship with.
Nor do you want that.
Um, and I also think, like, biologically-
... we tend to be attracted to people at the get-go that we're, like, pretty different from.
Um, and I think a lot of the times-
... like, we see qualities in other people that we don't have, and we really kind of admire that, and even want to be that.
Of course.
Last time we talked, we had talked about how you had this idea that any relationship can work, but only if you ask yourself one question.
And we kind of talked about it before, but we didn't really touch on the story behind that.
And I thought it was really interesting, because for most people, breakups typically represent the end.
But I think for you, your breakup really represented the beginning of understanding what that meant for you.
I think when you're first getting into a relationship, like number one, you know everyone is gonna have incompatibilities.
... you know, you only get 80% or 50% or 70%.
So I think-
... you go into every relationship knowing that there's gonna be something that you have to compromise on or sacrifice.
Like-
... it's inevitable to find a clone of you to be in a relationship with.
Nor do you want that.
Um, and I also think, like, biologically-
... we tend to be attracted to people at the get-go that we're, like, pretty different from.
Um, and I think a lot of the times-
... like, we see qualities in other people that we don't have, and we really kind of admire that, and even want to be that.
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