How to Be a Good Significant Other (Ep. 177)

If there's one thing the majority of humans agree on, it's that dating other humans is pretty cool. We talk about the mystic art of managing a relationship. Full show notes Things mentioned in this episode: History of Our World podcast Disasterpeace's 'Fez' soundtrack 10 Essential Life Skills That Every Student Should Have (Ep. 175) Powlyglot Tinder (iOS) Tinder (Android) Philosophy and Love and Stuff (Ep. 107) Making Friends And Connections As An Introvert (Ep. 47) The Friends Game (Trello system) Real Men Real Style YouTube channel Intercom Patreon The Art of Loving, by Erich Fromm Storyblocks Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:01:59 - Tom and Martin’s relationship stories 0:09:51 - Meeting people and finding a significant other 0:15:36 - Improving yourself to become more attractive 0:19:53 - Having a partner who motivates you to better yourself 0:25:40 - Living as a unit, but without being completely dependent 0:32:38 - Sponsor: StoryBlocks (Graphic design assets) 0:37:00 - Noticing and fixing relationship flaws and scheduling stuff 0:41:40 - Keeping in touch with people 0:48:37 - Not having the same drive or interests as your significant other 0:56:11 - Offering emotional support instead of immediately finding a solution 0:59:24 - Different relationship dynamics 1:02:01 - The need for honest and frequent communication 1:18:09 - Being consistently thoughtful to your partner 1:21:31 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.