Do you want to meditate daily with me? Go to go.calm.com/onpurpose to get 40% off a Calm Premium Membership. Experience the Daily Jay. Only on Calm Why do some people stay in a relationship? People stay because they are in love obviously – but sometimes people stay because it’s convenient and they don’t want to waste the time they’ve already spent with that person. But is this really what makes you stay?In this episode of On Purpose, we get to listen to Jay’s conversation with Lewis Howe where they talk about whether someone can stay in a relationship with someone for a very long time. Want to be a Jay Shetty Certified Life Coach? Get the Digital Guide and Workbook from Jay Shetty https://jayshettypurpose.com/fb-getting-started-as-a-life-coach-podcast/ Key Takeaways:00:00 Intro02:46 Real love is different from the movies05:13 Desire in relationships06:50 The chase and pursuit09:56 Why you don’t need to love one person for the rest of your life11:14 The reason why people stay in a non-working relationship11:56 Starting a relationship in therapy13:16 Seeing life in seasons14:05 Polyamorous relationships will not give you peace18:37 Have a conversation about the relationship that you want22:20 Relationships should be high engagement - low attachment24:58 A long term relationship does not mean it’s a successful one28:20 Life story vs. love story30:18 Commitment 31:26 Stop bringing baggage into the relationship33:21 What you can learn in a committed relationship37:52 Removing sexual chemistry in the start of a relationship42:12 Wanting to be in a relationship because you feel lonely44:50 Learn what you want to do together48:12 The different stages of relationships50:26 Inner peaceLike this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally!