Why Relationships Are So Hard
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:20 I. Loneliness
05:38 Sponsor
07:12 II. Vulnerability
13:14 Conclusion
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It was so lovely having these conversations with you Nathan :)
@DrAkashraj
10 ай бұрын
And great to have two of my favorites in a frame together ♥️
@MikeyPaper
10 ай бұрын
Still fishing for clout on youtube are we Lana?
@kevenG35
10 ай бұрын
You two look good 😊
@DEVAMS01
10 ай бұрын
haha I was reading 'lonely' instead of 'lovely' the first time 😋. Great video though!
@river1328
10 ай бұрын
@@MikeyPaper how has she done that?
I am 25 and I never been in love and never dated to someone and finding people who share their honest story is something magical ✨
@katewexell
10 ай бұрын
@@FinancialCharles Unfortunately, the only way to become a good partner is to try. Mainly focus on the mantra of ensuring that you are supporting the other person in achieving their purpose. Not necessarily their wants, desires, or goals, but their genuine purpose. Help the other person constantly improve and do not be a burden on them. If you are kind and supportive, you will have no difficulties.
@pepsicolla123
10 ай бұрын
@@katewexell That's interesting what you said. Food for thought. Although I don't necessarily agree with everything.
@truepotential206
10 ай бұрын
Yup
@Kasia_Luna
10 ай бұрын
Me too!! Except I'm 28 haha. ❤
@none377
10 ай бұрын
I'm 29 and never been in an official relationship.
Lessons learned over 60 years…. We were built to be with other people but it is OK to be alone. If you want to really be in love then get vulnerable, be willing to compromise and not feel about not getting your way and not gloating because you won. And finally if you cannot make your partner your priority then the relationship will never be true. Take the risk…. The reward is so worth it. Thank you Nathaniel and Lana.
One of the things I’m learning about loneliness, especially for introverts is that there is a balance we must have with having solitude, valuing our time and space and also embracing connection. We all need connection and as Lana says, that comes with vulnerability. We have to be honest about certain aspects of our lives in order to connect with others. Also, know that we don’t connect with everybody. Not everyone is for you and will get you so be okay with knowing that your people might be very few in number but what matters most is the quality of those connections.
@ShawnRitch
10 ай бұрын
Wise words -- thank you for sharing 🤍
Being 7 years in relationship I can say that love is more a choice and commitment and only then magic)) Same with being single. It's a choice and magic. Every human connection is worthy to have)
@apala09
10 ай бұрын
Wow! Thank you ❤
This honestly brought me so much peace. My entire life I’ve been so hard on myself when people leave my life. This helped me realize that it’s normal that people come and go and I will meet more people as life goes on. Thank you for this. It was much needed❤
@DrAkashraj
10 ай бұрын
Yes, sometimes we outgrow them, seldom they outgrow us and it's all fair 😌
@triangle379
Ай бұрын
i too feel worried about when my girl friend in the Philippines doesn't e mail but i realized i should give time for her to come back if she desires. rather i should become more adorable not just for her friendship but for my self improvement
When u love deeply...u get hurt deeply too
@HappinessTheBrand
10 ай бұрын
Not necessarily. Detachment and Self-Esteem can curb the pain of rejection. “For the person who has learn to let go and let be, nothing ever get in the way again.”
@sammiekayfoxx
10 ай бұрын
check Love Mastery: the Art of relationship, Miguel Ruiz the Toltec wisdom he shares is just the right amount of knowledge to teach us that the love we seek is inside us which is necessary to creating love with others, the reason we all came into this life
@sammiekayfoxx
10 ай бұрын
you cant get hurt by something that is infinite and abundant, love does not hurt, the fear of “losing love” is what hurts us
@walterroux291
10 ай бұрын
@@sammiekayfoxxmost people's love is not infinite, which is actually somewhat okay and healthy. My mother whose love is more abundant than anyone I've ever met, will give the coat off of her back, and all the money in her bank to charity. As she lives by Jesus teachings closer than most I've met (I'm not religious this isn't a religious post) and whist Jesus love was abundant and infinite there is no human truly like him. Her father was murdered by her siblings, and on a deeper level she still loves and understands why they are like that and did what they did, but at the surface level she shares no more love for them, which is probably just given what they did. I think (maybe, not wanting to put words in your mouth) but I heard a good quote from I think the Dalai Lama "thousands of candles can be lit can be lit by a single candle and that candles life will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared". Does that encasulate what you are trying to say? And also to your other point, the love we seek is inside of us, but I know too many who are not willing or ready to accept that kind of love from within and most of them never will sadly. From those I know personally it often stems from the love languages or lack their of from their parents that shaped whether and how much they are willing to love themselves.
@coolbreeze5683
10 ай бұрын
Love only hurts when you feel like something is being taken from you by doing so. I think this is one of the biggest myths of society. Looking at love like a transaction. We all have the capacity to love the world unconditionally. The issue arises when we expect something in return.
The collab we didn't know we need!
@RaymondStone
10 ай бұрын
Haha. Interestingly, 2-3 years ago I thought these two had similar channels and should have collabed back them.
Each video is a cinematic masterpiece and I feel like so many of us overlook that. As well as an incredibly deep and inspiring message, the craft you perform is beautiful and awe-striking. Thank you Nathaniel.
Deep love comes naturally - something you can't force to learn...
@davidkoormann5262
10 ай бұрын
Maybe then learning to love deeply is to disregard everything you’ve learned.
Being able to manage a relationship is a kind of talent that not everyone has. Accept yourself.
1. Your videos are masterpieces. Period. 2. As a person who is moved almost solely by love, I can't believe you put it into words this perfectly. Thank you. We're all still learning.
@DrAkashraj
10 ай бұрын
Yeah totally!
your short films have the artistic details of a lost art so to speak, love getting encaptured by this channels content, thank you!!!✨
I thought this video was particularly interesting. There is a fantastic F. Scott Fitzgerald quote saying, "There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice." I think your talking about the different types of fluctuations in relationships was particularly relevant. I have felt this recently. People aren't always meant to stay in our lives for a long time, but sometimes just a brief but meaningful interaction can help influence our way of thinking forever. I liked viewing love as curiosity and growth, because I think that redefines it to make it more tangible and less based on attraction while being more applicable to different types of love.
What a great video, I totally love your conversation with Lana. I am a 64 yr young woman that feels lonely as a result of living in Florida with very few friends. I moved here from Colorado and look forward to my next chapter in Panama. Here is the thing, I have been a person that has moved and lived in different places most of my life. I also traveled to France about six times by myself but never felt lonely. I've often said to myself, that I am happy while traveling and meeting people along the way but not really knowing the person but opening my heart up to allowing myself the possibility to get to know someone or maybe not. Life is a journey, we keep growing and seeking out who we are at all stages of life, I think the most important thing is to grow and be true to ourselves as we are all just passing through. Thank you, Nathan and Lana! ❤
@jupissuto
9 ай бұрын
What beautiful words! I am about to separate from my husband. I'm very confused, losted...but I feel inside my heart that I need to travel, meet people and most importantly, get to know myself...he's a good person, but I feel alone even next to him...I hope to find someone compatible with my soul and heart
Your drawing of the people in your life and the trajectories that they are on, in comparison to your own, is so awesome-and quite accurate. I have found that, if your lines run close enough, and for a long enough period of time, they can diverge but you will always be able to pick up where you left off and maintain that sense of closeness.
The more acquainted I get with my fear, the more I experience it as a propelling force - pushing me towards being more sociable and valuing connections.
Guys, it’s so nice to see you together in a video. Your channels are my favorite ones. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, fears and insights.
To love people deeply and to be super intimate with another person is so important. It makes me feel more fully human. I love being married for many years because I get to experience that with someone through every season of life. I hope you can experience it soon!
I have been seeing them for the past three years and I can say that they are perfect individuals to talk about these issues I'm thankful that they collaborated
This was such a wondeful video. Spoken directly into the heart. I can relate so much with everything that was said.
Aaaah Nathaniel you know I love you & now I love you & Lana in conversation. I have never been this lonely & yet there is a peace to be found within it & here you both explore that. Thank you both
Around the time this video came out, I've been chatting with a girl for two months since our paths crossed on a ferry trip. She isn't my girlfriend, but we've been talking with such ease every day since we met that I'm starting to consider if this could be a stronger connection in the future, even a relationship. So, if I end up falling in love with her, I'll remember this topic and this discussion. Because I've never known how to be vulnerable with a girl, especially with me being reserved and "called out" for being emotionally vulnerable between other men around my age (18-25); and for some things like that I never got to really understand how I could fall in love. But hey, I'll be starting university in September, I have my whole life ahead of me.
Love this video and really needed it. Especially the explanation about how people are vectors and they can either converge or diverge with us along our timeline. Love you guys!
Two of my favourite KZreadrs in one video 💖 I'm always amazed by both of your contents, your topics and how your videos are edited 💙
You've brought me to tears, Nathaniel, to the point where i could no longer hold my stuck emotions, and I thank you for this and everything you do in this life. You've touched the topic tremendously important for our generation, where being busy being busy is the key point sometimes. But it's okay to be on our own and it's unforgettable to be with someone. Thank you also for triggering my vocabulary. Your speech is beyond beautiful, it is magnificent!
As soon as I started watching this I knew there was something different about the piece.. It’s one of the best works you’ve done in a long time and it breaks my heart to see it’s not more ‘traditionally popular’. Either way I hope that kind community can compensate for it as I am truly inspired by every piece of content (I would consider it artwork). Keep on rocking!!!🎉
Loving fully and vulnerably is essential for a full life, especially for an artist. Healing is also a practice which is part of life when you’re inevitably hurt. Impossible to avoid pain, you can only avoid it if you avoid love altogether
Interestingly, I’ve never felt lonely. But I also am an oversharing introvert that forces lots of human interaction. But very very frequently, I feel misunderstood and not ever finding someone I actually connect with.
Absolutely love this video! The esthetic is so pretty. The visualization of people as trajectories is insightful. Love the end message. ❤ Thanks for putting it together
Beautiful content, Nathan. Thank you so much for being you. And for sharing it with the rest of the world. Sending you love.
Man, I needed to hear this. I feel like I've been trying so hard to keep some of the friendships I have but never really reflecting if we still have that deeper connection or if we've already drifted apart in our values and perspective in a way. Not everyone stays in our lives and that's ok. Amazing Matt, thank you for this great video ~
This was so nice, it felt longer than what the duration shows. Nice chats makes us view and feel time in a different way ❤
This, like every other video of you, is so extremley well done. You have so many skills I would love to have, from your editing skills to your articulation skills. Like how did you learn to articulate your thoughts this good, that everyone understands? I have difficulties to do this tbh.
what a beautiful collaboration! love both your channels
I knew this collab would happen! It was impossible for the two of them not to meet. 🥳
@ArielViera
10 ай бұрын
It’s only the beginning for both of them, I have a feeling.
@thefernwehtype
10 ай бұрын
@@ArielViera me too!! 😀 👀
@annavoytenko
10 ай бұрын
they speak the exact same messages in their stories. Yes, it's great to finally see them talking to each other)
@thefernwehtype
10 ай бұрын
@@annavoytenko it would be nice if they were a couple 🥰
Really, really nice video and the footage is so nice in this man! I felt like I was in a vintage film
I needed this video this morning. Thank you for this.
I am currently reading the book Platonic, it has been worth it. I've been digging into myself and my views of platonic relationships. I feel like I have been connecting deeper ever since I picked up this book.
3:19 saaame!! it’s the yearning, this is exactly how I feel.. like I don’t think I’ve ever been peer pressured to do anything, I just choose which experience I want to pursue
Thank you so much for this!
With men like Tucker Carlson and Tate talking about what it means to “be a man” we need more of THIS. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@fiftyzanes
10 ай бұрын
yes!!!
@synewparadigm
9 ай бұрын
We need both.
Being in your 20s is so much of an exploration right? Like, yes I agree that there's something to learn from all our life.. but 20s is so so fascinating. Whenever I think of my position right now as someone in her early 20s it's so much of a rollercoaster ride and then suddenly there are moments when I find myself in stagnant motionless periods when nothing seems to move and feels depressing and frustrating. 20s is really a period of tectonic shifts in life, we all have to agree on that. Thank you for this wonderful video. I can totally relate to all that you both have shared ❤
Loved this conversation! I really admire Lana ❤
I was literally just thinking about all of this - especially about feeling lonely and how social media plays a role in that, making me feel like sometimes the way I'm living is not the right way. Thank you for this and always being so open. I needed to hear this today!
If you haven't discovered Brene Brown and her work on vulnerability I highly recommend her. She is so accessible. Nathaniel, It does my heart good to see you exploring the big issues at a young age.
You are such an artist Nathan, I really appreciate your videos so much.
Thanks you are so helpful always on time thanks Nathaniel for helping me out!! love your channel : )
Beautiful photography, sound, music and editing are a main reason I watch 🤩 👏🏻
I loved this video man. The way you described how people are on different trajectories resonated a lot. It's like i knew it already but you just showed it in a physical way that I hadn't thought of. :)
this video is full of beauty and love, thank you nathaniel:)
I love your videos so deeply ❤ thanks for all your time. It's pure art.
This is just so beautiful. Thank you for this video 💛
Seen ones of my favorites together is incredible
Thank you so much for this amazing quality video
What a wholesome work Nathaniel! ❤️
i finally figured what keeps bringing me back to your videos: you have this way of wrapping those stories with that beautiful romantic taste to it. "A love letter to life" kinda vibe and I love it. Deeply.
I needed this one. Thank you
Amazing video! Simple words but deep meaning.🌌🌟💛
This video reminded me the old ones you used to make, which always inspired me.
okay, now i´m crying in a very good way, masterpiece!
As someone further in life's journey, some people come and go and return! I have had a number of relationships that have made a 180 and it is beautiful! Love your thoughtful videos..
Beautiful as always, thank you Nathaniel
Wow...I was not expecting this collab 😮🎉
12:33 Idk why but I felt so deeply your words here Nathan. Put a smile on my face 🤍
@emmathyst1010
10 ай бұрын
me too 🥹
Thank you for this lovely and meaningful conversation. I can relate to a lot of things you are saying. 🥰
Yey! My favorite yourtubers in one video. Love this.
Beautiful as always. To me, there are two parts to finding real love and connections. Yes, you have to put yourself out there and be vulnerable. But also it just happens when it happens. Sometimes things just instantly click with someone. Friendship-wise or romantically. You may not be searching for it at the time. And you may not even be able to help it if you wanted to. The fragility of our relationships and human life is what makes it beautiful.
Beautiful video! You can’t get out of relationships what you are not willing and able to put in.
Thanks for the video. For me it's so hard to connect with people, I live in the us, I'm Guatemalan, maybe it's the language, the culture, whatever. But what has been the hardest is finding love, because we don't realize how important it is, we take it for granted, being away from my friends, not being able to find a partner has made me value more love in itself, it has made me learn that vulnerability is not ok, it's necessary, but as a man I think I've been taught not be vulnerable, to be strong and tough but I think that having that thought has actually scared potential partners off. So I think what you're doing here is very important to create awareness, for men to be more connected with who they are
@RocioMartinez-qe1he
10 ай бұрын
I'm Mexican, and I see the males in my life struggling with this too. It's a culture thing. Completely agree. Love and blessings where ever you are. ✨
Glad to see you’ve visited Norway! Hope you had a nice stay.
I love these deep videos, make me reflect! Thanks a lot !
sometimes alone but never lonely.
Loved the cinematics 😍
great colab!
Nathaniel!! You never ever ever miss a beat with these. So much respect to you as a thinker, filmmaker and human being. You're such an inspiration. P.S. The course was incredible!! I'm still going through all the lessons and they never fail to teach me more and more every time. And you're welcome for sharing Mac Pheno's videos hahah Hope you're doing well :)
I love this video!❤ Great conversation and great conclusions followed by this masterpieces of videos
This was lovely. The heights of your joy shall equal the depths of your sorrow!
@louisdewit4429
10 ай бұрын
Now thát is so profound. 🧐
nice to see your apartamet's podcast area (specific area for conversations ) finally getting use =)))))
Thank you Nathaniel for this video. In past I was inspired with your talks about life that looks like no one other live or even loneliness in life and what to do with it. But this kind of speaking about that it could be get from many sites gives me the strength to not disappoint myself on daily bases. I would like to know more about that kind of loneliness that you shouldn’t be feeling lonely or that they are not caused by social media or people surrounded by you. If that’s possible that you know someone with a different story and make a video I would appreciate it. But in first place thanks for your content. It’s helping me for years. Glad regards.. Viktor from Slovakia
Love the music choice in the background
He spoke about whatever I am going through right now❤
@louisdewit4429
10 ай бұрын
At age 25 😮. When your whole life and experiences is still ahead of you ? Wait till your in your 60ties. You then lose and due the stagnancy of older lives, it becomes almost impossible to meet and connect to people your own age group. We’ll talk again. (Well, i’ll be dead then but in a matter of speaking).
This collab!
I love them both
genuinely one of my favourite episodes from you.
You and Lana would be so good together!
Thank for choosing the topic
it's sooo gooddd quality just amazing
This video reminded me of this: "Your legacy is every life you touch" - Maya Angelou & you have touched plenty amigo, keep up the deep convos
Oooof this was such a good video😮💨😮💨 made me feel something fr
What a great video Nathan ! I met you in my city Rosario when you have been here in 2016 (if I'm not wrong)... Then you became a famous youtuber =) I love your videos, they're awesome and a good way to practice my English. Te mando un abrazo genio !
LOVED
Indeed when you can have as sweet like Lana one should love deeply.. very deeply
Okay here are the things that i have learned from listening to this 15 min vid 1. The reasons of not wanting to be lonely can be a result of fear or curiosity (maybe you want someone because you want to run away from yourself or maybe because you are curious about love and you just want to experience all that sweet feelings) 2. Vulnerability can make connections deeper , yeah it’s a risk but it’s worth it if you want to take your relationship to the next level 3. Accept the fact that ppl are not stable in your life they come and go, it’s just part of life so always be excited about who else you gonna meet 4 loneliness is just a part of life you gotta accept it it has it”s own advantages
In order to attract people of value, you have to be happy with yourself first!
We have to be careful with the concepts. Loneliness ≠ Aloneness
@whirledpeas5717
10 ай бұрын
You are so right about this!
@love-risa
10 ай бұрын
Agreed
I feel like people, specially KZreadrs and influencers make relationships seem way more complicate than they actually are, this glamorization and sentimentality of relationships creates constant drama and negativity between people infinitely milk-able. Take away all the ego juice and relationships become very simple.
Fantastic work, Nathaniel ✨
He is something special 🖤
In my thirty years on this planet I’ve learned that when it comes to fear in everything (work, romantic relationships, friendships) it’s enough to ask yourself one simple question: What’s the worst thing that could happen? If the answer is not death, then you’re good! Go for it, give it a shot and see where the road takes you! You’ll be fine! I have faith in you chief!