
The lies we tell ourselves
Can we truly deceive ourselves? In this episode, Alvean and Doug talk about the ways we obfuscate, pretend and misdirect our intuition and intellect when matters of the heart are concerned. For a ful...
31 Aug 202513min

Getting Over Heartbreak
Some have said that a broken heart is worse than any physical pain, and for many it is one of if not the hardest thing they may face at a young age. Alvean and Doug discuss the ways we mend and build ...
24 Aug 202513min

Can you prevent cheating?
As a followup to last week’s episode, Alvean and Doug take on the thorny question, can anyone prevent their partner from cheating? Alvean unfolds her now famous dry grass analogy to explain how rela...
17 Aug 202515min

Can love survive infidelity
It may be the hardest test of a relationship, when one partner is unfaithful to the other. In this episode, Alvean and Doug discuss how to move on –whether the relationship is at its end or otherwise...
10 Aug 202512min

The Best Advice Ever
Doug & Alvean share stories about the best advice they ever received regarding relationships. For a full transcript, click here: LL11
3 Aug 202512min

Cross Cultural Relationships
A lot has been written and said about interracial or inter-religious relationships and the challenges they pose, but really these differences are only a part of what Alvean and Doug describe as cross ...
27 Jul 202514min

Blending families
Whether as a result of divorce, widowhood, or other circumstances second marriages often face the prospect of combining families. Where children are involved this is a delicate and potentially diffi...
20 Jul 202514min

When the woman makes more
It has become increasingly common to find that traditional gender roles in the household are no longer –well, traditional. Who is the primary housekeeper, parent, breadwinner? It isn’t always what ...
13 Jul 202514min



















