Summary
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In this Feedback Friday episode, Jordan and Gabe tackle three compelling listener dilemmas: a man who escaped a relationship with a mentally unstable partner who repeatedly threatened to kill him, a wife seeking advice for her husband being physically assaulted by a student with no administrative support, and parents of a 14-year-old struggling with long COVID and perfectionism. The hosts provide practical guidance on each situation while exploring the deeper psychological patterns at play.
Show Introduction and Gabe's Travel Update
Jordan welcomes Gabriel back to Los Angeles after his five-month European journey, discussing how travel affects perception of time. They reflect on the pre-internet study abroad experience and how constant connectivity through social media and smartphones fundamentally changes cultural immersion. The conversation reveals how disconnection from home accelerates personal development and language acquisition during extended travel.
- Gabe reflects on his five months of travel feeling both shorter and packed with more life than expected
- Jordan's 10-month experience in East Germany felt like years of development compressed into months due to lack of internet connectivity
- Modern study abroad students maintain all their home relationships through FaceTime and social media, fundamentally changing the experience
- Gabe plans to travel to Japan with Dr. Erin Margolis, visiting Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka, and Mount Koya
" You're just like on a weird extended vacation because you're maintaining all your friendships. You're maintaining all your relationships. And one of the things they told us on our exchange was to not forget about your friends back home. But like, don't try. "
Escaping a Dangerous Relationship: The Woman Who Threatened Murder
A man shares his harrowing story of being in a relationship with a woman exhibiting severe narcissistic and borderline personality disorder traits. Despite multiple red flags—including her ex-husband and father warning him to run—he proposed and bought a house with her. After she threatened to kill him three separate times, he executed a carefully planned escape with family support. The couple now faces a housing dispute as she demands to stay in his house rent-free.
- Woman's ex-husband warned him on first meeting that she is manipulative and self-centered, telling him to run
- Her father exploded at him for 20 minutes trying to convince him not to propose
- She responded to his elaborate proposal with 'Sure, okay' showing complete indifference
- She threatened to kill him if he left her three separate times, including once out of the blue during a perfect family vacation
- He had to cut internet to disable security cameras during his escape, but she had a redundant connection he didn't know about
- She now demands to stay in the house he paid for until May while he pays the mortgage and she only pays utilities
" If you leave me, I will kill you. "
" You know how bad you have to be for your own parent to tell your future spouse, run, like run for the hills? "
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