DiscoverThe Kollective Institute of Ideas (KIOI)Relationship Expert Susan Quilliam on Love, Compatibility & Making It Work [Part 1]
Relationship Expert Susan Quilliam on Love, Compatibility & Making It Work [Part 1]

Relationship Expert Susan Quilliam on Love, Compatibility & Making It Work [Part 1]

Update: 2025-10-31
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Susan Quilliam Psychologist, coach & prolific author

  • 🧠 Over 30 years helping individuals and couples navigate love, intimacy, and emotional connection

  • 💌 Agony aunt for two decades, including a long-running advice column in Cosmopolitan

  • 📚 Author of 20+ books, including How to Choose a Partner and the modernized 2008 edition of The Joy of Sex

In this episode we cover: 

💑 The difference between choosing a partner and creating a partnership – why chemistry isn't enough and how the "mix" matters.

🔍 The four key signs of a healthy relationship – day-to-day connection, handling conflict, facing crises, and celebrating joy.

🧠 Why so many relationships fail—and how to avoid common emotional traps like fear, avoidance, and miscommunication.

💬 The power of curiosity and attention – how small habits like asking the right questions can transform long-term love.

Dating in today’s world – what we’re getting wrong (and right) about modern love, from quick dates to emotional availability.

🎧🔥❤️‍🔥LISTEN HERE❤️‍🔥🔥🎧  https://linktr.ee/thekollectiveinstituteofideas

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Relationship Expert Susan Quilliam on Love, Compatibility & Making It Work [Part 1]

Relationship Expert Susan Quilliam on Love, Compatibility & Making It Work [Part 1]

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