The Board of Directors : How Outsiders Slowly Take Over Your Relationship
A Stogie for the Road by Shawn Dirksen aka Stogie
Episode notes
Who really runs your relationship?
Is it you and your partner...or the committee sitting behind the scenes?
In this episode of A Stogie for the Road, I dive into something almost nobody talks about: how friends, family, coworkers, therapists, social media, and internet "experts" slowly become the unofficial board of directors of your relationship.
We break down the difference between concern and manipulation, loyalty and betrayal, boundaries and control, and why dragging your partner's name through the mud might be the very thing destroying the relationship you're trying to save.
We'll also tackle the rise of internet psychology, why everyone suddenly thinks they're qualified to diagnose everyone else, how chaotic people become self-appointed life coaches, and why protecting your partner's reputat ...