Choosing to see the beautiful and brilliant in a relationship and life

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Choosing to approach life and relationships with positivity and understanding is a conscious choice. It should be as effortless as the love we have for our children and pets. However, it may require some conscious practice in the beginning, similar to meditation or mindfulness. It's easier to adopt this mindset early in a relationship rather than when problems arise. It's like maintaining a healthy weight, easier to prevent than to fix.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:01) – Why marriages fail
(30:32) – Sex and fetishes
(39:49) – Breakups
(1:05:35) – Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
(1:25:36) – Complicated divorce cases
(1:32:22) – Cheating with the nanny
(1:34:39) – Relationship advice
(1:43:20) – Cost of divorce
(2:05:11) – Prenups
(2:19:33) – Cheating
(2:27:17) – Open marriages and threesomes
(2:40:05) – Sex and fighting
(3:05:00) – Kevin Costner’s divorce
(3:14:44) – Lying
(3:22:12) – Productivity
(3:30:06) – Jiu Jitsu
(3:38:38) – Sex, love, and marriage