Evolving Relationships, Chic Wine Glasses & Hollywood Glam
You’re growing. Your business is expanding. You’re thinking differently about money, time, and what you want next.
But lately, some of your relationships… feel a little off.
Not dramatic. Not broken. Just quietly mismatched.
A friend who seems more distant. A partner who doesn’t quite get your stress. A family member who still introduces your work like it’s a hobby.
This week, we’re talking about what happens when your career evolves faster than your relationships, and how to navigate the tension with grace, honesty, and just enough self-protection.
🤐 When people don’t ask about your work
Sometimes the people closest to you show the least interest. It can feel hurtful, but it’s often not a personal attack. Their curiosity can get stifled by comparison, discomfort, or fear.
→ Reframe: Not everyone needs to understand what you’re building in order to respect it.
💬 When conversations start to feel one-sided
If you’re always listening, always advising, always editing someone else’s resume, and rarely being asked, “How’s it going with you?” — that’s data.
→ Try this: “Can I share something I’m proud of from this week?” It’s simple, but it shifts the dynamic.
⚡ When your success creates friction
New visibility, income, flexibility, or ambition can make others uncomfortable, especially if it shines a light on their own stuckness. That doesn’t mean you need to shrink.
→ You’re allowed to want more. And you’re allowed to outgrow people, even if you still love them.
👷♀️ When your entrepreneurialism is treated as a stopgap
A lot of people can't imagine working for themselves long-term. They think of it as unstable and scary, just something to bridge an income gap. It can hurt when you know you're building something, but your loved ones think you're just killing time.
→ This is your emotional permission to push back loud and proud and tell them you expect and deserve their support.
📦 When their advice is stuck in corporate
If your loved ones have only ever worked with the resources and expectations of a large corporate environment, sometimes their advice just doesn't apply or isn't realistic.
→ As Baz Luhrmann once said, "Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it." Read the advice as an expression of love and care, even if you take none of it.
You don’t have to cut people off. But you can create new containers, new boundaries, and new circles that meet you where you are.
Inside the Weak Ties/Strong Bonds membership, we talk about this all the time, especially with women who are evolving faster than their surroundings. It’s not about leaving people behind. It’s about not abandoning yourself.
Join us! You deserve relationships that stretch with you.
🪢 Laura & Lauren
Things We Loved This Week
Laura’s Things
🐚 These adorable shell wine glasses.
😰 I'm absolutely hooked on His & Hers on Netflix
👗 Chase Infiniti's sculptural Golden Globes gown.
Lauren’s Things
⭐️ When Selena Gomez rocks the old Hollywood glam look.
😆 Katy and I went to the taping of George Civeris's comedy special, and I'm pretty sure you can hear our distinct laughs at several points.
👏 Couldn't have put it better.
🤓 My God, do I love womxn in STEM.
👩🎨 Telling diverse stories is important.
