1232: Open Relationship Deal Makes You the 3rd Wheel | Feedback Friday
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When an Open Relationship Feels Like Being the Third Wheel
A listener describes her partner spending half his time with another woman; Jordan and Gabe advise on indecision, hierarchy, and when ambiguity becomes an answer.
Your open relationship worked until he started spending half his time with someone new. Now he can't decide what he wants. Welcome to Feedback Friday!
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On This Week's Feedback Friday:
- Don't want to hear about the time Jordan and Gabe had to share a hotel bed? Then skip ahead to around 12 minutes and 50 seconds [00:12:50] because you clearly hate fun!
- You've been in an open relationship for six years, but your partner started spending half his time with someone in another state who might want monogamy. After nine months of trying to communicate, he still can't decide what he wants. How long do you wait in this limbo, and is his indecision the answer?
- You're a 26-year-old Navy Lieutenant who drives warships and owns investment properties, but worry that being too independent makes you less attractive to men. You hate makeup and dating apps because they feel like selling out. Should you compromise your principles to find love, or is there another way forward?
- Your neighbor ignored your greetings, refused to help pay for a wall, then started hanging towels and feeding cats on top of it. You've been throwing her stuff back for months, and now it's keeping you up at night. Do you bake a peace cake for Neighbor Appreciation Day or keep the petty war going?
- Recommendation of the Week: A high-quality flashlight
- You're expecting your first baby and committed to a no-screens childhood, but your siblings let their kids blast YouTube at restaurants without headphones. How do you enforce boundaries with family members who'll wave iPads in your child's face without looking like you're judging their parenting choices?
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