Was it external factors that caused your last breakup or were there underlying issues that had been building up, but buried for a long time until things finally exploded? So many times we’ve asked ourselves what if X wasn’t an issue in our lives anymore, would that keep us from arguing and solve the problems we have in our relationship? Or maybe it’s something else. In this episode, we dive into some of the external forces that have put tension on our personal relationships and how we ultimately had to learn to stop putting the blame on everything else and take ownership of our own actions.

0:00 Intro

1:11 Welcome banter

2:33 Start of topic

4:50 Internal vs External

7:40 Is money the issue

9:51 The perfect couple

12:11 Jealousy doesn’t exist

14:14 Stronger together

15:24 Love is a choice

17:11 External factors strengthen us

24:03 Taking a chance

25:56 Working through it together

29:51 Growth through adversity

31:42 Build a strong foundation

35:29 Takeaways & lessons learned