To You & Yours, With Israel

Ep.44 "The dating pool is a piss pond"


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In this episode, we start with the real story behind Valentine’s Day; where it came from, what it was meant to represent, and how it somehow evolved into modern day pressure, expectations, and performance. From there, we get into the rise of Galentine’s Day and why women seem to be doing their big one creating spaces that celebrate themselves, but also what that shift might be saying about relationships, loneliness, and the culture at large. 

Then we unpack a story that honestly left me stunned: a man nurses his woman back to health through two brain surgeries, washing her, caring for her, standing ten toes down in her weakest moments, only for her to later say she still feels unappreciated.
How is that even possible?
What does appreciation even mean anymore?
And what does this say about gratitude, expectations, and the way love is measured today?

We close the episode with a deeper conversation about the mental health fragility of this generation, why resilience feels lower, why every inconvenience now feels like a crisis, and whether society has confused awareness with avoidance. Most importantly, we ask the real question:
How do we fix it? How do we rebuild toughness without losing compassion, strength without losing sensitivity, and accountability without losing grace?

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To You & Yours, With IsraelBy Israel Estrella