Season 2 Ep 44: Sex Spreadsheets & Valentine’s Day Pressure | Consent, Desire & Real Communication

Описание: Life is hard. Relationships are harder. And sometimes people make Excel spreadsheets about sex instead of having an actual conversation.

In Season 2, Episode 44 of the Hard Things Podcast, we dive into:

The viral post about a husband tracking sexual rejection (yes… a spreadsheet)
Why “no” still means no, even in marriage
Libido mismatch, overstimulation, and mental load
Why transactional affection kills desire
Valentine’s Day pressure, expectations, and resentment
Dating like a job interview vs letting chemistry breathe
Communication, consent, effort gaps, and emotional labor
Awkward honesty is better than performative romance
Why real connection beats flowers, spreadsheets, and AI-written love notes

We’re not man-haters. We’re bullshit-haters.

If you’ve ever felt touched-out, pressured, misunderstood, or like intimacy turned into a chore—you’re not broken. And you’re definitely not alone.

Hard Things Podcast talks sex, relationships, desire, boundaries, and the messy human stuff—without sugarcoating it. Listen. Laugh. Learn. Stay hard.


00:00 – Welcome to Hard Things (Life Is Hard… So Are Dicks)
03:10 – The Sex Spreadsheet That Broke the Internet
08:45 – Consent, Marriage & Why “No” Still Means No
14:20 – Transactional Touch & Libido Killers
19:30 – Mental Load, Motherhood & Overstimulation
26:10 – Libido Mismatch: Who’s Wrong? (Spoiler: No One)
32:40 – Valentine’s Day Pressure & Bad Expectations
38:55 – Dating Like a Job Interview vs Real Chemistry
45:20 – Communication Without Spreadsheets
51:10 – Effort Gaps, Emotional Labor & Desire
57:30 – AI Love Notes & Losing Romantic Awkwardness
1:03:45 – Real Intimacy is preferred to Performative Romance
1:09:30 – Final Thoughts: Say What You Actually Want