THE CURSE OF THE SHOPPER'S HUSBAND

Hi and welcome to The Couples Expert. This is episode 165 of our show. Today Stuart is going to talk about a subject that you may be all too familiar with. Shopping meltdowns!!! Ever go shopping with your spouse and it feels like you’re stuck in a chamber of horrors waiting endlessly for your partner to finish shopping so you can just go already?  If this sounds like a feeling you understand, you’ll be right there along with Stuart as he discusses his own shopping meltdowns.  Listen in;  it should be fun, (more fun than the actual experience)!

You are in a relationship with your best friend. Having that one person in the world that you can count on is the best thing in the entire world.  You wouldn’t want to have this journey with anyone else!

Stuart talks about being authentic and vulnerable with your partner in order to have a close and connected relationship. Being in a marriage allows you to be yourself and to be in a safe and secure place where you don’t have to pretend or play a role. Your partner understands you better than anyone. Your partner loves you even on your worst days. That’s such a secure feeling.

Your partner connects with you in a way that nobody else does and together you get to go on that journey called life. That’s the relationship we all hope to have.

Stuart and his wife Debbie do some traveling annually and most of the time they’re on cruise ships sailing to a destination port. Stuart says that going on a cruise is the best way to know what kind of relationship you have with your partner. When there’s nothing but you and the sea, you create and make your own fun. There’s an art and a skill to doing that. That’s a great test to know if you and your partner are well suited to each other.

What you’ll learn from today’s podcast:

• Shopping is a big draw on the cruise ship 10:19

• When one spouse doesn’t want to shop 12:58

• The shopping meltdown 16:51

• The lesson learned 18:50

• The discussion that needs to happen 21:17

• The message to the listener 24:30

• Planning is important and you can plan in a little sexy fun too 25:51

You want to send the message to your partner that what they care about is important to you. If you’re both doing that for each other then you’re on your way to a lifetime of love and happiness. These shopping stories aren’t going to make or break your relationship, but if you can be prepared to wait while your spouse is shopping with something that can occupy your mind and help pass the time or you can do something fun at the end of the wait, it can surely reduce some of the anxiety and stress that can come along with the waiting.

*** Please Note: If you do play games in the dressing room as Stuart mentions, be careful of privacy and delete photos before they can get shared out on the Internet. Remember that once something like that gets out, you can’t get it back. Use common sense and protect your privacy. Have fun!

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Until next time… Wait patiently, shop smart, and stay connected.

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