A Short Stroll Down Gaslit Lane

Marriage and Martinis

Recently, Danielle heard something on Tik Tok that really struck her: "are we all just spending the second half of our lives recovering from the first half?" This got her thinking about all the things we're taught for so long while growing up, only to figure out that all of those messages and concepts are all just a bunch of BS. Are we all too "gaslit" to even know what we, as individuals, even want in life? How can we separate our own goals and desires with those we've been TOLD we should want? In this interestingly nostalgic-yet-eye-opening episode, Adam and Danielle discuss:

• why weren't they taught more preparedness strategies for life in school, rather than subject matter that has proven to be almost totally obsolete
• why Danielle is no longer looking back on elementary school through rose-colored glasses, and how she thinks the whole experience affected her self-esteem
• who the "cool kids" were in school, as opposed to who should have been deemed "cool"
• what messages were Adam fed about what being a boy means?
• what messages was Danielle fed about what being a girl means?
• what did they both get wrong about body image, and what do they now realize?
• in what ways have movies and TV shows helped in disseminating so many false messages
• is chivalry still allowed?

and so much more!

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