Episode No. 61 The Lowdown On Situationships With Natalie Lue
"When we treat ourselves with love, care, trust and respect we will not accept less from somebody else that can't be or do what we already can for ourselves.”
-Natalie Lue
According to Urban Dictionary, a situationship is a relationship that has no label on it. I like to call them Psuedo relationships. It's when you're "dating" someone and it feels almost like a whole relationship but not quite. You and your boo may always hang out, finish each other's sentences, have sex, go out, meet friends and family but when it comes time to have THE talk about making things official and committing to each other, someone always says; "Nah, why mess up what we have with a label?"🤨 (That's my-- make it make sense face.) Anyway does that sound familiar? It does to me because I have been in more than my fair share of situationships. And since it's summertime and everyone is out in these streets living their best lives meeting new boos and boo thangs, I decided to invite relationship guru, Natalie Lue onto the show. Today she's spilling all the tea on why we allow ourselves to get into situationships and how to finally walk away from them.
Topics Discussed In Today's Episode:
Why we seek out partners that are emotionally unavailable
Setting relational intentions + boundaries
How to get into the habit of expressing your wants + needs
The signs that you might be in situationship
Why situationships wind up hurting you in the end
How to ask those big questions + not feel bad for asking them
How to end situationships
Resources Mentioned In Today's Episode:
Natalie's Blog: Baggage Reclaim | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions | Instagram: @NatLue
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More About Natalie Lue:
Natalie Lue is a thought leader on relationships and human behavior. Her no-nonsense yet compassionate and humorous take has garnered her a following in over 140 countries. Her self-published books, including Mr. Unavailable and the Fallback Girl,The No Contact Rule and Love, Care, Trust & Respect, have sold 125K+ copies. Drawing on lessons and observations not just from her own personal transformation from low self-esteem and a penchant for emotionally unavailable men, but from wisdom gleaned from observing interpersonal relationships and the many stories people share with her, she’s become a go-to source for self-help that doesn’t feel or look like self-help and her message applies in all areas of life.
She is the founder of self-help blog,Baggage Reclaim , host of the weekly podcast, The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, as well as the original founder of Bambino Goodies, the kids’ lifestyle blog. Born in England, raised in Dublin, Ireland, she’s based in South East London with her husband, two daughters and crazy cockerpoo. A full-time blogger for over a decade, in her previous career, she worked in advertising. Her current work centers around people-pleasing, mindfulness, and creativity. The relationship columnist for In The Moment Magazine, she speaks at events like The Mindful Living Show, Blogtacular, Subjectivity UK and Digital Women’s ‘Missing In Action’. A 90s raver at heart with a love of reading, journaling, yoga, travel, and design, she’s been wheat-free for eight years and started running in 2018 –and completed the London Marathon four months later.
