Relationships in the Digital Age | Smiti Srivastava | Take aPause | Varun Duggi

Relationships in the digital age are in a league of their own. New terms to describe relationships circulate every few months like the latest fashion trend. Situationship, ghosting, zombie-ing (yes, it’s an actual term), and soft launching are some of the types of relationships the youth find themselves in. Is there a deeper reason for the proliferation of so many non-committal types of relationships, or do they help define the complex tangles of relationships better?

In this episode of Take aPause, Varun and Smiti Srivastava discuss the complicated relationships of the digital age. They discuss everything from cheating, abusive relationships, and how past trauma can form patterns for the kind of relationships we seek.

Smiti Srivastava is a psychodynamic/insight-oriented psychotherapist. She has worked extensively with individuals over the age of 16 on various psychological difficulties affecting them. She runs a support group called Baeing Online, an online support group for those struggling to navigate romantic relationships on dating apps or any social media platform. The Queer-affirmative group meets to talk about experiences and support one another through challenges like ghosting, compulsive dating, understanding “situationships” and the like.
You can DM Smiti on her social handle @innerconnectionsbysmiti

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:04 Perspective on relationships
03:55 Online relationships
05:50 Loneliness
08:52 Post-pandemic effect
12:10 Human Clickbait
16:25 Being conflict averse
18:58 Ghosting
22:40 Marriage
24:30 Toxic relationships
27:00 Escape route
30:40 Romance
32:00 Boundaries
37:01 Intentionality
42:33 Loyalty
45:50 Monogamy
50:00 Moments of excitement
53:18 Starting relationships

ABOUT VARUN
A creative entrepreneur turned content creator, Varun is one of India’s leading conversationalists in the modern business, personal development, and creator landscapes with over 1 million podcast listens.
The author of the bestseller Everything Is Out of Syllabus, he’s the host of Advertising Is Dead, one of India's most popular business podcasts with over 300,000 listens in 2021 alone, as well as co-host of Think Fast, an irreverent business podcast that has ranked #3 on Apple’s Podcast Marketing Charts.
In 2009, he co-founded The Glitch, India’s largest ‘digital-first’ creative agency.

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