Falling Out of Attraction

Head Space Studio. He told me that he had never been attracted to me. I remember saying to him, I don't understand how you've been with me for three years and not been attracted to me. How could you do that to me? It was like he flipped a fucking switch and just became this other person. Today's episode, Nora. As you heard, our guest Nora was in a three year relationship. From her perspective, it was healthy and communicative and downright blissful, until the end that is. And now almost two years after her ex Jason broke it off with no warning. She's still struggling to wrap her head and heart around why that's exactly what we're here to figure out. ♪ All of those moments we tried ♪ ♪ All of those tears I cried ♪ ♪ I won't hold on no more ♪ ♪ I gotta let go and walk out that door ♪ What's going on, my name is Shan Boodram, I'm a sex educator and a relationship expert. From Headspace Studios and Frequency Machine, this is Hung Up. ♪ This is my time ♪ Hey Shan. So I just moved to Nashville from Chicago to open a second office for my personal branding firm. And it actually finally feels like I'm in a really exciting place where I'm truly following my dreams, but as well as my career is going, my love life is honestly shit. I am sad to say that I am still reeling from a breakup that blindsided me about a year and a half ago. I would love if there were signs I missed, I feel completely powerless to move forward because I don't know how to trust again. And I am so, I'm so mad at him for that. I do not know how to overcome that. Woo, I hear you Nora, breakups are overwhelming. Losing someone you love and once believed you share a life with is nothing short of devastating. And while the pain of breaking up is universal. There is a unique ache that comes along with the sudden loss of love. Blindside breakups are shocking, disorienting and especially maddening if our ability to cope is restricted because we cannot make sense of it. And that's where Nora is. If she doesn't get past this loss, then she won't be able to experience her exciting new chapter in Nashville, which could open her up to new love. But none of that is possible if she can't move on. So let's talk to her. Hi Nora. Well, Hey Shan. So from what I hear, you're going through it. The question is, are you ready to really dive in so we can help you get through it? Yeah. Good. So let's start from the top. How did you and your ex Jason meet? It was actually a really romantic, like meet cute story because we were on this camping trip to watch like a meteor shower. So we got...