Mountain Dew Donuts and Fiat Flamingos: Why partners embarrass us sometimes and how we can handle it

In this episode, we take a look at the theme of embarrassment in relationships, based on several listener questions on the topic including:

1. How can I get my partner to stop being so embarrassing?

2. Why is my partner so embarrassed by me?

and

3. Why do I find myself roasting or trying to embarrass my partner sometimes when I know this isn't cool behavior?

As always Tink and Gillian share some tales of their own historical foibles and what they have learned from them. We also bring in some neurological and evolutionary psych info about how social belonging can feel like a life- or-death issue to the cave-person part of our brain, causing us to react poorly to exposure or perceived exposure.  We also talk about how to use embarrassment as information about our own or our partners' areas of vulnerability and insecurity rather than a measurement of anybody's actual worth, and how to communicate compassionately to help everybody feel more safe and free.

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