Jun 8, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min · 20 segments
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Lauren HofstetterGuestTamara GestetnerHostSo I'm gonna get into some of the questions that was sent, that was sent in, um, and see your, see your take on it.
Why do some people feel emotionally lonelier in marriage than they do single?
So f- from what I've seen, I think the number one thing that came to my mind was expectations.
Like, even if you get married at 20 or get married at 30 or 40, whatever it is, um, there's a certain expectation that this person is going to, like, fill a need, an emotionally connective need-
The problem is, is that if you've never really learned how to develop that connection, whether it be through, um...
Um, so nobody tells them, like, yeah, men and women are really different, and you kind of have to learn how to develop that emotional closeness with him, um, or with her-
So I think that's a big, big issue, is that people come into a marriage or into a romantic relationship thinking that this person's gonna, like, fill this emotional need I have.
So I'm gonna get into some of the questions that was sent, that was sent in, um, and see your, see your take on it.
Why do some people feel emotionally lonelier in marriage than they do single?
So f- from what I've seen, I think the number one thing that came to my mind was expectations.
Like, even if you get married at 20 or get married at 30 or 40, whatever it is, um, there's a certain expectation that this person is going to, like, fill a need, an emotionally connective need-
The problem is, is that if you've never really learned how to develop that connection, whether it be through, um...
Um, so nobody tells them, like, yeah, men and women are really different, and you kind of have to learn how to develop that emotional closeness with him, um, or with her-
So I think that's a big, big issue, is that people come into a marriage or into a romantic relationship thinking that this person's gonna, like, fill this emotional need I have.
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