Introducing — Smart Girl Dumb Questions

About this episode

Nayeema Raza interviews relationship expert Esther Perel about the challenges of falling in love as we age.

Experiencing “Curse of” withdrawal? We’re bringing you a taste of a show we love: Smart Girl Dumb Questions . In this episode excerpt, host Nayeema Raza asks relationship expert Esther Perel: Why is falling in love harder as we get older? Is it age, apps, materialism, modern feminism, or the trad wife trend? Also … what is worth fighting about in a relationship? AND: if you’re seeing a therapist for 10 years, is the therapy working? To get the full conversation, follow Smart Girl Dumb Questions on  Apple ,  Spotify ,  YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Tuesday ... and you can already binge dozens of episodes of this "curiosity party in a podcast." Enjoy! ... and if you're curious, find @nayeemaraza and @smartgirldumbquestions on Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Nayeema Raza

Guest: Esther Perel

Topics covered

• relationships
• love
• therapy
• age
• modern feminism

Keywords

• love
• relationships
• Esther Perel
• therapy
• modern feminism

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Organizations: Smart Girl Dumb Questions

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