Jason Sudeikis is opening up about what he learned from his relationship with Olivia Wilde. On the Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso podcast, the Ted Lasso star said his biggest regret from their 2011 to 2020 relationship was simple and relatable: he could have communicated his feelings better.“I could have communicated better with how I felt, how things were making me feel,”he admitted.
He also offered a comparison that’s landing with a lot of people. Hiding your feelings from a partner is like hiding a bad report card from your parents. The problem doesn’t go away just because you avoid talking about it. He added that expecting a partner to read your mind isn’t fair to them, and that the experience made him more empathetic toward others going through similar breakups.
Sudeikis and Wilde now co-parent their two children, Otis and Daisy, and both have spoken positively about their custody arrangement. Wilde shared in June that she values being a present mom and having a capable coparent. What’s the communication lesson you’ve learned the hard way in a relationship? Sound off in the comments.
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