Oprah and renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel on What We Really Want in a Relationship

<p>World-renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel returns to The Oprah Podcast to share her brilliant relationship insights with a live audience. Esther has incisive advice for Gen Z women who’ve given up on dating, a mother of five struggling to heal old wounds in her marriage and a single mom who put her dating life on hold to focus on raising her son. Plus, Esther reveals what she learned during her first-ever therapy session between a man and his AI chatbot girlfriend. She also reflects on the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking book Mating in Captivity — and why, in today’s age of disconnection, its message is more crucial than ever.</p>
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<p>The 20th anniversary edition of Mating in Captivity, published by HarperCollins and written by Esther Perel, is available wherever books are sold. </p>
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<p>00:00:00 - Welcome Esther Perel </p>
<p>00:03:00 - Desire in long-term relationships</p>
<p>00:05:12 - Relationships in 2006 vs. 2026</p>
<p>00:08:45 - We’re more connected and less accessible</p>
<p>00:10:32 - 3 most common sex challenges today</p>
<p>00:13:00 - Esther’s dating advice </p>
<p>00:17:30 - One person can’t be everything </p>
<p>00:21:05 - The love myth we learned </p>
<p>00:22:50 - What to look for in a partner</p>
<p>00:25:30 - Relationship ambivalence </p>
<p>00:29:40 - Relationships with chatbots </p>
<p>00:36:36 - Chatbot relationships are here</p>
<p>00:37:57 - When couples therapy took off </p>
<p>00:39:00 - Healing from relationship ruptures</p>
<p>00:42:00 - Importance of repair</p>
<p>00:46:00 - How to date again </p>
<p>00:48:28 - Healing from heartbreak</p>
<p>00:54:50 - How Esther understands people </p>
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