Why You Stay in DEAD Relationships: The Identity Trap

"I think people stay in dead relationships because their identity is actually attached to that relationship." — Joshua T. Berglan

In this profound episode of Gloves Off After Dark, The World's Mayor, Joshua T. Berglan, and Dr. Kalpana Sandar dissect one of the most painful questions in dating: Why do we stay when we know it's over? The answer, they discover, often has less to do with love and everything to do with a fractured sense of self.

The Identity Trap & The Prison of Secrets

Joshua kicks off the conversation with a hard truth: many people stay in dead relationships not because they love their partner, but because they love the identity the relationship gives them—whether that's "committed wife," "family man," or "high school ...