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Esther Perel - Let's Be Better Lovers

The Imperfects

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The Imperfection of Relationships

Estair Parrel: I feel like we see so much perfection in relation to other people's relationships. We end up comparing our own relationships to theirs and put probably unnecessary expectations on ourselves, she says. Can denial be a big part of this for people? Well, one way to look at it would be to say that love always comes with a healthy amount of self deception and denial,. If you had to really see the truth in its stark contrasts in front of you all the time, maybe we would never stay with each other according to her.

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