The Minimalists speak with Dr. Orion Taraban about how couples can navigate minimalism when only one partner wants to live that way, what’s missing from your love life, a new idea to help kids let go, three do’s and don’ts that can make or break your relationship, and much more.
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Discussed in This Episode
- How do I live a minimalist life when my spouse doesn’t share those values?
- What’s one thing that’s missing from your love life?
- Right Here, Right Now: Join Joshua, T.K., and Ryan for an hour-long Zoom call.
- Listener Tip: Use a “friendship bag” to help kids let go of toys.
- How do I let go of my wedding ring that is worth one-tenth of what I expected?
- How do I know when it’s time to let go of my relationship with my husband?
- Three do’s and three don’ts to improve your love life.
- What is love?
- More About Less: Selected lines from Dr. Taraban’s new novel, Starry Night.
- Added Value: These Things Happen.
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- You can simplify your life, but you can’t simplify another person.
- Love isn’t scarce. Availability is.
- Distance creates the necessary space for desire.
- The size of your ring is not a proxy for the depth of your love.
- When you keep loving someone for who they used to be, you stop seeing who they are.
- “We love each other” is not a sufficient reason to stay in a relationship.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: “These Things Happen”
- Book: House of Leaves
- Book: The Motion of the Body Through Space
- Book: Starry Night
- Book: The Value of Others
- Course: How to Write Better
- Event: Friday Afternoon Minimalist Zoom
- Instagram: Orion Taraban
- Newsletter: Orion Taraban
- Podcast: Divorce
- Resource: Values Worksheet
- Tour: Minimalism 10th Anniversary
- Watch: Orion Taraban
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