The Importance of Having a Partner with Moderate Adventure

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There's a certain threshold of chaos that if you see that is going to be destructive. You want somebody who has just some resiliency, I think, is a good term for it. Flexibility, Resiliency, easygoing. Okay, but not too much. The third is really interesting, he found that having a partner with sort of moderate adventurousness, not high adventurousness actually leads to greater greater satisfaction.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(05:41) – Starting a relationship
(09:40) – Couples therapy
(16:57) – Why relationships fail
(24:15) – Drama in relationships
(29:42) – Success in relationships
(36:06) – Dating
(44:42) – Sex
(46:36) – Cheating
(55:37) – Polyamory
(57:28) – Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial
(1:26:06) – Forensic psychology
(1:36:16) – PTSD
(1:45:51) – Advice for young people
(1:48:42) – Love