This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the asshole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about what ever happens to be on their mind. Sometimes something from their mailbag.

In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for not waking my wife up and letting her sleep all day?" In the episode, Gayle and Dan referenced: R. Barry Ruback and Daniel Juieng's 2006 article in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, "Territorial Defense in Parking Lots: Retaliation Against Waiting Drivers": https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb00661.x And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Otherwise, our team can be found at: Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening and/or watching!

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the asshole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about what ever happens to be on their mind. Sometimes something from their mailbag.

In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for returning my wife's handmade gift and buying what I really wanted?"

In the episode, Gayle and Dan referenced: Cindy Chan and Cassie Mogilner's study: "Experiential Gifts Foster Stronger Social Relationships than Material Gifts" (https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2023/12/19/the-health-benefits-of-giving-experiences/#:~:text=Chan%20and%20Mogilner%20also%20found,capacity%20to%20strengthen%20the%20relationship) And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Otherwise, our team can be found at: Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening and/or watching!

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about what ever happens to be on their mind. Sometimes something from their mailbag.

In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for returning my wife's handmade gift and buying what I really wanted?"

In the episode, Gayle and Dan referenced: The Hidden Brain podcast with Shankar Vedantam, this episode in particular: "When Did Marriage Become So Hard?" (https://www.npr.org/transcripts/584531641) And, this study by Valerie Ellen Kretz's "Television and Movie Viewing Predict Adults’ Romantic Ideals and Relationship Satisfaction" (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10510974.2019.1595692) And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Otherwise, our team can be found at: Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening and/or watching!