479. What does it really take to know someone? Important questions to ask yourself
Do You F*cking Mind? · Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa - Neuroscientist and Mindset Coach
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Show Notes
What does it ACTUALLY take to know someone?
Can you ever know a person outside of the role they play in your relationship with them?
If someone deceives you, does that mean you never really knew them in the first place?
And why does chemistry so often convince us we understand someone far more deeply than we actually do?
In this episode, I talk about the illusion of knowing and why familiarity, attraction, and emotional intensity can create a false sense of closeness.
I dive into limerence, the strange dynamics of online dating, and the way modern dating shows sell us a version of connection that looks convincing… but rarely reflects healthy love in the real world.
Let’s goooooo
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