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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 38 MIN

Dating Someone with a Toxic Ex: What No One Tells You (Coaching Couch Q&A)

from Unfuck Your Coparenting · host Livi North

What is it actually like to date someone with a toxic or narcissistic ex?After my recent episode on the 7 questions you need to ask before dating someone with a toxic ex, I got flooded with messages—and one thing became very clear:Most of you aren’t asking if you should do this…you’re already in it and trying to figure out what’s going on.In this Coaching Couch episode, I’m breaking down real listener questions about:feeling like you’re in a “three-person relationship”dealing with constant interruptions and dramafiguring out what’s normal vs what’s a red flagwatching your partner get pulled back into the cycleand deciding whether this is something you can actually live with long-termWe also talk about the biggest mistake people make in these relationships—and what actually determines whether it works or not.If you haven’t listened to the original breakdown episode yet, go back and start there—it’ll give you the full framework for this conversation.

What is it actually like to date someone with a toxic or narcissistic ex?After my recent episode on the 7 questions you need to ask before dating someone with a toxic ex, I got flooded with messages—and one thing became very clear:Most of you aren’t asking if you should do this…you’re already in it and trying to figure out what’s going on.In this Coaching Couch episode, I’m breaking down real listener questions about:feeling like you’re in a “three-person relationship”dealing with constant interruptions and dramafiguring out what’s normal vs what’s a red flagwatching your partner get pulled back into the cycleand deciding whether this is something you can actually live with long-termWe also talk about the biggest mistake people make in these relationships—and what actually determines whether it works or not.If you haven’t listened to the original breakdown episode yet, go back and start there—it’ll give you the full framework for this conversation.

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