Am I wasting my TIME in the relationship? - How to know from a Male and Female Perspective - The Preston Smiles Show

 “ There is something magical and beautiful that comes from every relationship

when we are not placing blame on each other and taking 

responsibility, learning and growing, and allowing the seeds of the 

sacred union buried in the dirt will grow into something there is so much growth.”

Preston Smiles is a self-help guru and influencer focusing on personal wellness and positivity. His mission is to mentor and guide people in loving themselves and seeking fulfillment. He is the author of Love Louder: 33 Ways to Amplify Your Life and Now Or Never: Your Epic Life in 5 Steps. He has been featured in LA Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, and Origin Magazine. New Year, New Campaign, Preston together with Alexi create The BRIDGE EXPERIENCE. It is a laboratory where we re-create how you show up in life with exercises and challenges over the course of a 2-day workshop. They will literally repatterning the way you see yourself-your identity–so that your worldview fundamentally shifts along with it. The Bridge Experience gives you the gift of revealing these blindspots so you have the opportunity to work on them. Every concept you learn, you have the opportunity to instantly put into practice so that you feel the difference on a cellular level.

In this episode, Preston and Alexi will give you an in-depth explanation of things from a Female and Male perspective, most especially in a relationship. They will tell you that when you're in a relationship, there are going to be times when things seem like they're getting worse and worse. You might feel like your partner is becoming a little more distant, or that you're not spending enough time together. Maybe one day he'll say something that makes you feel hurt or rejected—and it feels like this is happening more than ever before. It's hard for anyone to deal with these kinds of things, but it can really help if you talk about them with each other so they don't spiral out of control. It's important to remember that being in a relationship is about more than just being together—it's about supporting each other and making sure the other person knows how much they mean to you.

Episode highlight:

[00:32] Introduction

[01:07] How to know if a relationship is toxic?

[01:24] What is the idea of a relationship as per Alexi

[01:46] The hardships of maintaining a relationship

[03:26] Preston and Alexi's brief story about their relationship

[04:03] Conflict/Struggle is an opportunity to learn from each other

[04:40] Are you wasting your time on your relationship? The answer is yes and no

[05:33] Alexi's perspective about wasting time in a relationship

[06:14] Preston and Alexis 10yr relationship was a sacred training ground

[06:48] Learning to open up your heart and body and close your wounds and ego

[08:05] Do not collapse on yourself: a sense of betrayal

[10:45] How can you trust me when I can not trust myself

[11:35] A Disney idea of love that society is putting up on us

[13:20] Importance of tapping on to the heart versus tapping on to the head ( ego) 

[14:20] If you're going to leave, leave at the top

[16:50] Most of us get feedback from life, but we are not living it right now

[17:32] No matter where you are in your relationship, be the best version of you

[17:54] Closing message

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