Oct 8, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min · 29 segments
Relationship satisfaction is the grade, and a culture wired for the instant hit has taught us to enroll in love for the grade alone. We swipe, and the moment the dopamine thins we drop the course and…
Zo WilliamsHostAndyHost
Satisfaction that comes from being known holds up better than satisfaction that comes from being pleased.

Andy, do you think that the satisfaction of being known, seen, and heard by your partner is deeper and richer than the satisfaction that comes from being pleased by your partner? Andy, don't put your head down.

True or false, satisfaction that comes from being known, seen, and heard holds up better than satisfaction that comes from being pleased.
See, the thing is with relationships, there are two kinds of relationships.
One is where the two of you agree to awaken together and you enter into a compact to grow and awaken together.
That's a beautiful, high, wonderful thing.
It's like the two of you are trying to, through being together, trying to find the one so that you can both rest in the one and then dance as the two.
That's the real yoga of relationships.
Most people do not have that in most of their relationships.

Satisfaction that comes from being known holds up better than satisfaction that comes from being pleased.

Andy, do you think that the satisfaction of being known, seen, and heard by your partner is deeper and richer than the satisfaction that comes from being pleased by your partner? Andy, don't put your head down.

True or false, satisfaction that comes from being known, seen, and heard holds up better than satisfaction that comes from being pleased.
See, the thing is with relationships, there are two kinds of relationships.
One is where the two of you agree to awaken together and you enter into a compact to grow and awaken together.
That's a beautiful, high, wonderful thing.
It's like the two of you are trying to, through being together, trying to find the one so that you can both rest in the one and then dance as the two.
That's the real yoga of relationships.
Most people do not have that in most of their relationships.
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