Esther Perel

That's one of the ways. Sometimes they go home with the opposite experience. But yes, there is a sense of it normalizes. There is a sense of being in a kaleidoscope. That one partner sees themselves reflected in another or validated by another or that you get to hear your partner differently because someone else is saying it for them. And it's just...

you get taken out of the cellar and the light shines and air comes in and it's very, very moving and powerful.

you get taken out of the cellar and the light shines and air comes in and it's very, very moving and powerful.

I'm here because of my husband.

I'm here because of my husband.

That's how I came. Well, I came to America to study for one year. I then thought I would stay a second year and kind of get more training. And then I basically never used my return ticket.

That's how I came. Well, I came to America to study for one year. I then thought I would stay a second year and kind of get more training. And then I basically never used my return ticket.

So I am that story.

So I am that story.

No, I actually came from Jerusalem.

No, I actually came from Jerusalem.

I've lived in a few places. I came from Jerusalem to Boston.

I've lived in a few places. I came from Jerusalem to Boston.

I've lived in Belgium, Antwerp, where I grew up. It's not where I was born, but it's where I grew up. I lived in Jerusalem. I lived in Boston and I lived in New York. It's not that many.

I've lived in Belgium, Antwerp, where I grew up. It's not where I was born, but it's where I grew up. I lived in Jerusalem. I lived in Boston and I lived in New York. It's not that many.

They were part of my life, even if I didn't live there. Like Paris. I went to Paris my whole life, every month sometimes. It's part of my life, but I didn't have an address there. So in that sense, Amsterdam would be a similar place. Because once you're in Belgium, it's an hour to Amsterdam. Yeah. and an hour and 15 to Paris, three hours at a time.

They were part of my life, even if I didn't live there. Like Paris. I went to Paris my whole life, every month sometimes. It's part of my life, but I didn't have an address there. So in that sense, Amsterdam would be a similar place. Because once you're in Belgium, it's an hour to Amsterdam. Yeah. and an hour and 15 to Paris, three hours at a time.

I mean, these places, I like the way that Thayese Lassi talks about it. She says, don't ask me where I'm from, ask me where I'm local.

I mean, these places, I like the way that Thayese Lassi talks about it. She says, don't ask me where I'm from, ask me where I'm local.

And I think it's exactly that. I'm local in a few places.