Love, Sex, and Survival: What It Really Takes to Make Relationships Last

Love, sex, survival — Esther Perel has spent decades showing how our relationships shape everything about the quality of our lives. In this episode of Mindfully Masculine, Charles and Dan unpack her powerful conversation with Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO.

We explore the big themes from Esther’s interview:

• Why the quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life
• How childhood experiences shape adult patterns (and how to change them)
• The “figure-eight” loop couples get stuck in — pursuer vs. distancer
• Why love is a verb, not a feeling, and what it takes to keep desire alive
• How presence, novelty, and vulnerability keep relationships from going stale

This is a conversation for men who want to stop repeating old patterns, show up more fully for their partners, and understand what it really takes to make relationships last.

Watch the full Diary of a CEO interview with Steven Bartlett and Esther Perel here: https://youtu.be/nTWXfo7narw?si=ycEbp6RpgqQLJ9JY

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