225. Love, Forgiveness, and Letting Go of Control

Dennis Rox: Confessional Self-Improvement & Psychology · Sep 16, 2026 · 2h 52m

Is love actually hard — or did you just attach it to a couch, a dog off-leash, and a parking lot?

Joey Batts walks in with the quote: “Love is an endless act of forgiveness. Forgiveness is an endless act of love.” Then he admits the part nobody puts on Instagram. Love is easy until people, kids, and control get in the way. After that it is maintenance, fights, and a man who cannot drop the job he was trained to do.

This episode is not a soft talk about relationships. It is Joe saying out loud that he told his wife he does not trust her alone with both kids. Yogurt on the couch. Ice cream…