The One Question We Fail to Ask Ourselves in Love—and Why

Emotional Intelligence, Daily. Start now: https://www.theschooloflife.com/subscription/ Why do we pursue partners who don't treat us well? This film tackles a vital but overlooked question: is the person I love nice to me? It explores how a history of unreciprocated childhood affection can lead us to confuse love with suffering, and offers a powerful, sobering lesson on the true meaning of kindness as the only foundation for a healthy relationship. #Dating #Relationships #SelfWorth #Psychology #LoveLife Unlock all the content of The School of Life with a subscription to our podcast, articles, videos, and exercises, specially tailored to your needs. Get weekly insights for better relationships, deeper self-knowledge, and inner calm straight to your inbox. Sign up for more ideas, plus 10% off your first shop order: https://www.theschooloflife.com/signup/ You can read more on this and other subjects in our articles, here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/article/the-one-question-we-forget-to-ask-ourselves-in-love-and-why/ “There’s one question that people who are deeply enmeshed in love – who might have been pursuing someone in vain for years or trying immensely hard to make a relationship work or pining for a partner who left them five years ago – seldom find the occasion to ask themselves. Despite a certainty that they are in love, the question they rarely pause to ask themselves is this: is the person I love nice to me?...” OUR COLLECTIONS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcEwc0qydf2jSszQFSht81E https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpckOvZZ_AZjD7WM2p9-6NBv https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeUL1vz9Su7OmeghBDgmj7X https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpeypJMHfNbJ4RAFkRtmAN3P https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28XmpcpxBm1RoGRx4mVKNRIrKkG https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpcp7jXVszdNruKUtHZ2zuZb https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpfv2COuuJaKzy6E2n8nSMdi https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwxNMb28Xmpc1qCJ6RYYh4rKNOOlKtFIK SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-school-of-life/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theschooloflife?lang=en CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Natalia Biegaj https://www.nb-animation.com/ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices