Esther Perel
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And we recognize that strength that we each have.
It's all negative.
It all wants to have no ripples, to be polished.
You know, that's the simplification.
And I think relationships are way richer, more layered, more nuanced, more complex than the kind of... That's the motion that I see.
Make it smooth.
Absolutely.
So right.
Esther, these are your final five brought to you by State Farm.
These questions have to be answered in one sentence.
So this is your challenge.
So what's a hard truth about love that most people don't want to hear?
Love is not a permanent state of enthusiasm.
It is a verb.
It demands action and agency on your part.
And you will be surprised how tenacious it actually is.
It's incredible how when we love someone, a friend, a child, a parent, a partner,
We will accept and see things with other glasses.
And that's why it is so powerful to be the recipient of it.
Because we will fuck up.