The Romantic Cynic Podcast Archive
This podcast was based talking about relationships and self-growth. Romantic relationships will either make us or break us. More often than not it seems, especially with so many distractions, relationships break us. I wanted to provide insight into love, navigating through heartbreak, learning to become the best version of ourselves, and having a little bit of faith in finding a life partner. I hope you enjoy these episodes as I have enjoyed making them.
Yours Truly, The Romantic Cynic
Episodes
40 episodes
Episode 40: The Right Partner for You
In this final episode of the Romantic Cynic Podcast, I talk about finding the right partner for you. I discuss things that you can do when seeking out the relationship that you want for a lifetime. I also share with you the purpose and my journ...
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Episode 40
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18:51
Episode 39: Coping with Love Rejection
In this episode, I talk about coping with rejection in love. I can speak from my own personal experience that love rejection is one of the most difficult forms of rejection that any person can deal with. There are things that you can do for you...
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Episode 39
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14:25
Episode 38: Toxic Phrase of “This is who I am, Deal with it”
In this episode, I talk about my experience of hearing the phrase “This is who I am, deal with it” from my ex-husband. The toxicity of this phrase should be a warning of their potential ill-treatment towards you. This is something that none of ...
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Episode 38
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16:09
Episode 37: Setting Boundaries
In this episode, I talk about the importance of setting your own boundaries as an individual just newly dating someone or as someone that has been in a relationship for a while. Setting boundaries and expressing those boundaries to your partner...
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Episode 37
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19:08
Episode 36: Defining Respect
In this episode, I talk about the importance of defining respect in your relationship. It’s important to have this conversation early on in your relationship, so you both understand what boundaries are not okay to cross. If you have been in a l...
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Episode 36
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20:55
Episode 35: Know your Self-Worth
In this episode, I talk about knowing and recognizing your own self-worth. There are those of us that allow others to decide and dictate what our self-worth is. Unfortunately, or fortunately, it’s the people that are closest to us that have the...
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Episode 35
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21:19
Episode 34: Three Types of Love
In this episode, I talk about the three types of love: the first love, the hard love, and the love that will last. The hard love is the one that most of us will repeat over and over again, because we may not have learned our lesson. But the lov...
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Episode 34
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25:42
Episode 33: Indicators of a Non-Lasting Relationship
In this episode, I discuss and share indicators of what could determine if your relationship will last or will not last. It can be difficult for us to recognize these indicators especially if we’re in the honeymoon phase. Or sometimes we accept...
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Episode 33
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25:13
Episode 32: Taking Care of Your Partner
In this episode, I share a negative experience of how my ex-husband would take care of me in a moment of when I needed him. I further discuss how our loving partners should take care of us and how we should take care of them. It’s important tha...
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Episode 32
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18:38
Episode 31: Feeling Emotionally Safe
In this episode, I ask the question, “Is love enough?” by answering “no.” Love is not the end all, be all for a loving and lasting relationship. There can be love in any relationship, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a healthy relationshi...
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Episode 31
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25:49
Episode 30: Time Heals and the “Cornfield”
In this episode, I share my experience on how time healed me after divorce. It’s definitely a journey through forgiveness, accountability, and self-growth. The place you want your ex-partner, ex-spouse, etc. is in the “cornfield.” You may think...
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Episode 30
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20:03
Episode 29: A Theory of Love
In this episode, I talk about Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love. According to this theory, there are three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment. From these three components make up eight different types of love, with the ul...
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Episode 28
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28:44
Episode 28: Gratitude in Your Beautiful Life
In this episode, I talk about finding gratitude in your life. It’s easier to focus on everything you don’t have versus being grateful for what you do have. It’s an unfortunate habit for us to compare our lives with others, especially if they ap...
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Episode 28
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18:03
Episode 27: Letting Go of a Relationship
In this episode, I talk about when to let go of a relationship. It’s not always an easy choice to leave or even when to leave. But it ultimately comes down to you, your mental and emotional wellbeing, and your own happiness. There is a stigma o...
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Episode 27
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21:04
Episode 26: The Power of Encouragement
In this episode, I talk about the power of encouragement in a romantic relationship. There are many different types of human interactions where encouragement is part of the learning process or the growth process or both. This is no different in...
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Episode 26
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19:35
Episode 25: Closure Comes From Within
In this episode, I talk about how closure comes from within after a break-up. I share my own life experiences of how I found closure in past relationships, such as writing letters (with no intention to give to the recipient) to taking a hammer ...
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Episode 25
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19:07
Episode 24: The Law of Attraction
In this episode, I talk about the law of attraction in relationships. I share my own insight, and examples of the power of the law of attraction. Like attracts like. When we think from a positive perspective that energy is given to the universe...
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Episode 24
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18:22
Episode 23: Loyalty is Earned Through Time
In this episode, I share my perspective on loyalty in relationships. Loyalty is not freely given but earned through time. Being free of judgement is a part of earning and receiving loyalty. I, also, believe that matching positive energy for pos...
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17:37
Episode 22: Self-Proclaimed “Nice Guy”
In this episode, I talk about the self-proclaimed “nice guy” and share my experience of being in a relationship with this type of person. Yes, my ex-husband was the “nice guy.” Some common characteristics of the nice guy are: they try to contro...
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Episode 22
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21:33
Episode 21: Friendships Makes the Best Relationships
In this episode, I talk about how friendships from a foundation level make for the best and most successful romantic relationships. We choose our friends based on common interests, be able to share our deepest secrets, and being comfortable to ...
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Episode 21
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24:24
Episode 20: When Your Partner “Works” to Appear Single
In this episode, I share my experience of being in a long-term relationship with someone that worked to appear single. My partner would go out of his way to make sure we were not connected or not shown as a couple on his social media. Nor would...
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Episode 20
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14:57
Episode 19: The “It’s Complicated” Situationship
In this episode, I discuss the “casual, undefined, non-committed relationship” -or- what we call the “Situationship” relationship. Many of us, or perhaps all of us, have experienced this type of relationship or maybe you’re in one right now. Th...
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Episode 19
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22:06
Episode 18: New Year, New You
In this episode, I talk about how the new year gives you the opportunity to become a new you. Particularly if you’re single and don’t necessarily know how to be on your own. The new year should give all of us a chance to be a new version of our...
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Episode 18
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22:09