Listener Lab: Real-time questions, honest answers, and figuring it out as we go

What happens when you stop planning—and just start talking?

In this episode of The Partnership Lab, we’re trying something new. This is our first Listener Lab: a more relaxed, real-time experiment where we use a few prompts and see where the conversation takes us.

Using Fifty Questions to Ask Before Opening Your Relationship, we explore topics like jealousy, connection, communication, and why we’re even doing this in the first place. Some answers come easily. Others don’t. But that’s kind of the point.

This isn’t polished.

This is us thinking out loud.

In This Episode

• Introducing Listener Lab: a more interactive, real-time format
• Reflecting on feeling “vanilla” and early in the journey
• Confidence, comparison, and supporting each other in imbalance
• Honesty, identity, and rebuilding as individuals
• Challenging traditional narratives and redefining connection
• Emotional vs sexual connection: do you need both?
• Apps vs real-life connection and building community
• Communication, reassurance, and “filling in the gaps”
• Growth, curiosity, and the idea of “more life,” not replacement
• Why this process is already improving our relationship

Contact

Contact us with comments, questions, stories, advice, encouragement, or whatever else you want to send: thepartnershiplabpodcast@gmail.com

Suggested Resources Mentioned in the Episode

• 50 Questions to Ask Before Opening Your Relationship — Dr. Rachel Meyer
• Dr. Rachel's Naughty Gym Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naughty-gym-show-building-stronger-non-monogamous-relationships/id1701360007?i=1000735196506
• Midwest Love Fest - https://lovefestevents.com/mwlf25/
• We Can Do Hard Things Astrology Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astrology-for-skeptics-sonya-renee-taylor-reads-our-charts/id1564530722?i=1000741471659
• Open — Rachel Krantz (https://a.co/d/0cepjbvM) FUTURE BOOK CLUB EPISODE
• Erotic Blueprint Quiz — https://missjaiya.com/

Disclaimer

These conversations reflect our own observations and experiences and are not professional or institutional advice. They do not reflect the thoughts or opinions of employers, family, or guests, nor imply their approval of the content shared.