Why Are You Still Single?

Ready to challenge the status quo in relationships? Join us for a candid conversation that reimagines love, family, and relationships beyond the traditional norms. Liz and Jamey smash unrealistic relationship ideals and tackle the red-flag culture that may be standing in the way of finding true connections. From co-parenting to open relationships, and finally having the courage to rewrite your own love story no topic is off the table. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion that will inspire you to rethink the possibilities of love and dating in a modern world! Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/wearemanenough Sign up for the Man Enough newsletter to get full video episodes and positive masculinity news every Monday: http://manenough.com/newsletter The Man Enough Podcast is produced by Wayfarer Studios and presented by Procter and Gamble, in partnership with Cadence13, an Audacy company. Timecodes:  00:08 - The patriarchy sets up relationships to fail  04:20 - Why is Liz single? 06:45 - Being single is not a permanent state of being  11:01 - Are modern relationship standards too high? 16:16 - Re-imagining traditional approaches to family planning 22:12 - Rejecting pessimism and fear in love and relationships  25:05 - How to spot a good partner on the first date 27:10 - Could you be in an open relationship? 30:34 - You don’t find your soulmate overnight  34:40 - Co-parenting with love and respect  37:33 - Taking the patriarchy out of our intimate relationships Quotes: “You don't find your soulmate overnight. You work on your soulmate.” - Jamey Heath  "We want to advance society, advance humanity. We want to be better versions of ourselves so that our children or our grandchildren and future generations can be a little bit further along than we were." - Jamey Heath  “I think that I have an unrealistic ideal of what a happy, healthy relationship is. And that means that you maybe leave relationships earlier than you should.” - Liz Plank “I think any relationship is a success. Even a divorce is a success. You were in a successful relationship for this amount of years. How wonderful.” - Liz Plank Support Man Enough Man Enough Newsletter: https://manenough.com/newsletter Man Enough book: https://manenough.com/books Boys Will Be Human book: https://boyswillbehuman.com  Follow The Hosts Justin Baldoni https://instagram.com/justinbaldoni https://www.tiktok.com/@justinbaldoni https://facebook.com/justinbaldoni https://twitter.com/justinbaldoni Text Justin: +1 (310) 845-6909 Liz Plank https://instagram.com/feministabulous https://tiktok.com/@lizplank https://facebook.com/feministabulous https://twitter.com/feministabulous http://www.elizabethplank.com/ Jamey Heath  https://instagram.com/jamey_heath_ https://tiktok.com/@jameyheath https://twitter.com/jamey_heath_ https://facebook.com/jameyjaz http://www.jameyheath.com/ #boys #men #masculinity #dating #redflags #soulmates #single #relationships #parenting #parents #children #freezingeggs #openrelationships #moderndating #masculinity #relationships  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices