James Sexton
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Like hurt people hurting people is like the nature of humanity.
But I think, you know, we can
we can figure out how to absorb some of that pain, normalize it, not be afraid of talking about it, not be afraid of sharing it.
And I think that's a path.
That's a path to stay connected.
I mean, it's going to sound really cliche, but I think it's communication.
I think it's all communication.
I think it's all...
it's all like making it a practice you know like measure what matters you know like i think it's okay like first of all i think when the relationship is still good is the time to say this is kind of a job and i want to be good at it i want to be good at this job like you're going to be the only person i sleep with i'm going to be the only person you sleep with
So I want to be good at that.
Like I want you to be happy that I'm the only person you sleep with.
And I want to be happy that you're the only person I sleep with.
I want to be able to make you laugh.
I want to be able to make you, when you are hurting, I want to know how to comfort you.
Am I just supposed to like figure that out?
No, like ideally we can share with each other.
Like, hey, and again, it doesn't have to be like we sit down and have some summit.
You know, it could just be a practice.
It could just be,
Tell me three things I did this week that made you feel loved.