The Mindset That Changes Love
Here’s the counterintuitive fix for connection
Apr 7, 2026 · 50 min · 27 segments
On this episode of We’re Out Of Time, Richard Taite sits down with world-renowned happiness expert Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky to break down the biggest myths about happiness—and why so many people feel…
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So one of the reasons I'm so excited to have you here today is because for 20 years I've been teaching my staff, and really everyone who comes to me, that happiness in relationships, there's nothing to get, there's only to give.

... that's all I care about, okay? How lo- how much more loving you can be, how much more attentive you can be, how much more nurturing you can be, how much more generous you can be, how much more present you can be.

Don't worry about her, okay? And I would tell them that, you know, look, they're not always gonna reciprocate.

That's none of your business, but you get to be a loving person, and that feels better than actually being loved.

When you were a kid in high school, is it true that there were people there that loved you that you didn't really feel it for? But then when you loved someone, it felt really good, right?"

I said, "That's what it..." And then the other day, or a month ago, I'm, I'm reading you're the authority on this.
No, what, what we're writing, what we write about in our book, uh, How to Feel Loved, is totally aligned with what you were just describing.

So one of the reasons I'm so excited to have you here today is because for 20 years I've been teaching my staff, and really everyone who comes to me, that happiness in relationships, there's nothing to get, there's only to give.

... that's all I care about, okay? How lo- how much more loving you can be, how much more attentive you can be, how much more nurturing you can be, how much more generous you can be, how much more present you can be.

Don't worry about her, okay? And I would tell them that, you know, look, they're not always gonna reciprocate.

That's none of your business, but you get to be a loving person, and that feels better than actually being loved.

When you were a kid in high school, is it true that there were people there that loved you that you didn't really feel it for? But then when you loved someone, it felt really good, right?"

I said, "That's what it..." And then the other day, or a month ago, I'm, I'm reading you're the authority on this.
No, what, what we're writing, what we write about in our book, uh, How to Feel Loved, is totally aligned with what you were just describing.
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