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Start of Nothing Special Podcast - Navigating Love in the Digital Age

Navigating Love in the Digital Age

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12/23/24 • 19 min

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Today's conversation navigates the complexities of modern relationships, focusing on rising single parenthood and the struggles with commitment. We discuss communication breakdowns, societal expectations of masculinity and femininity, and the influence of generational trauma on today's love lives.
• The rise of single parent households and its implications
• Importance of open communication in relationships
• How past traumas influence current dynamics
• Debating healthy masculinity and femininity
• Effects of generational trauma on modern love
• The impact of digital culture on dating behaviours
• Encouraging listener engagement and discussion

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Today's conversation navigates the complexities of modern relationships, focusing on rising single parenthood and the struggles with commitment. We discuss communication breakdowns, societal expectations of masculinity and femininity, and the influence of generational trauma on today's love lives.
• The rise of single parent households and its implications
• Importance of open communication in relationships
• How past traumas influence current dynamics
• Debating healthy masculinity and femininity
• Effects of generational trauma on modern love
• The impact of digital culture on dating behaviours
• Encouraging listener engagement and discussion

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Start of Nothing Special Podcast - Navigating Love in the Digital Age

Transcript

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Have you noticed

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that there's a lot of divorce ,

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a lot of relationship breakups

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and a lot of single parents

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emerging everywhere ?

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I've definitely noticed i

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