Do You Love Me for Me or For What I Do for You?
Esther PerelJonathan
Jul 3, 20267 April 2025
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"Am I too much?" is a consistent frame for a relationship that so many people come to Esther with. This week, a Southern preacher who has made a career out of tending to the needs of others wonders if she's too much or not enough in her romantic relationships. Esther guides her to explore her sense
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I've been married twice, once to a woman for over a decade and we co-parent our now teenage daughter and we live next door to each other. My second marriage was to a man, but that marriage also ended
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