2,300 messages reveal wife's infidelity in a 24-year-marriage. Handling depression and worries with mother. Negotiating salary fairly. Dealing with difficult step-mother. Impact of ghosting and importance of clear communication. Geopolitical analysis of global trade and food supply.
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Quick takeaways
Communication is key in handling mental health dilemmas with loved ones.
Addressing salary disparities requires establishing one's value and fairness in compensation.
Therapy and self-love are essential in breaking free from patterns of failed relationships caused by trust issues.
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This episode of Feedback Friday includes discussions about a woman who visits her mother and experiences worsened depression and anxiety due to feelings of disappointment and comparison with her sister. She contemplates whether to disclose her mental health struggles to her mom but worries about her mom's anxiety. The hosts suggest setting expectations for maternity leave involvement and discussing the salary discrepancy with her boss.
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Another listener seeks advice on renegotiating her salary after returning from maternity leave while working part-time. She wants to address the pay disparity between her and her colleagues who do the same work. The hosts recommend having a conversation with her boss to establish her value and fairness in compensation, and to not delay the discussion until after maternity leave.
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A listener in her late 20s discusses her father's frequent infidelity and how it has impacted her trust in men and relationships. She is worried about repeating the same patterns of failed relationships and seeks advice on breaking free from this pattern. The hosts suggest therapy to address the underlying trust issues and to prioritize personal growth and self-love.
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In this episode, the hosts address the concerns of a listener whose father frequently prioritized his new family over her and her siblings from his previous marriage. She struggles with feelings of abandonment and seeks advice on healing and moving forward. The hosts recommend therapy to process and heal from the emotions surrounding the situation and to focus on self-love and self-acceptance.
Father's Difficult Relationship
The writer's father is in a challenging relationship with a woman who has chronic pain and health issues. The woman's condition makes it difficult for the father to visit his children and causes constant complaining and unpleasantness when he does. The writer wants to talk to her father about the situation and suggests that he leave the woman and move closer to her and his siblings. However, she is unsure about how to approach the conversation and whether it is her place to intervene.
Ghosting After a Long-term Relationship
The writer had been in an exclusive relationship with her boyfriend for 11 months. They had a good relationship and had met each other's families and children. However, one day he became distant, stopped responding to her messages, and completely ghosted her. The writer is devastated and confused by his behavior. She wonders why people choose to ghost others and finds it unacceptable. She is haunted by the partner she wanted and taunted by his flaunting behavior on dating apps.
2,300 messages discovered on your wife's old phone reveal her prolific infidelity that spanned years of your 24-year marriage. Welcome to Feedback Friday!
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On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:
2,300 messages discovered on your wife's old phone reveal a pattern of prolific infidelity that spanned approximately 16 percent of your 24-year marriage. Does she deserve the second chance she's begging for?
As the least successful of two sisters, you know your mother already worries chronically about you. And since your brother-in-law died by suicide last year, you're hesitant to share that you also suffer from depression — but you don't want to keep her in the dark, either. What's the right way to handle this dilemma?
Described as "irreplaceable" by your employers, your workload equals or surpasses that of longer-tenured coworkers who make twice as much as you. How can you renegotiate your salary without coming off as entitled and greedy? [Thanks to The Connector’s Advantage author Michelle Tillis Lederman for her help with this one!]
Your dad lives remotely with a partner who's generally abusive toward him, with health problems that make it difficult for her to be left alone for long periods of time. This means she either comes with him when he visits (complaining the whole time and making everyone miserable), or she stays home and texts or calls incessantly to berate him the whole time. How can you help him work up the nerve to end this obviously unhappy relationship?
How do you get over the anger and confusion brought on by the ex who ghosted you with zero explanation after a year-long relationship — especially when his thirst-trap photos keep showing up in your dating app?
Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!