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Hello and welcome to The Couples Expert Podcast, with your host Stuart Fensterheim. This is episode 182 or our show. Today’s episode is full of tools, tips, and Stuart’s pearls of wisdom to create a marriage that will last a lifetime.
Whether you had premarital counseling or not, this episode is to help you to learn how to make your relationship meaningful and significant. None of us get married to be finding ourselves in an empty, lonely relationship. Many times this happens because we don’t really understand what marriage is all about. Tune in today and keep your marriage alive, passionate, and close.
What you’ll learn from today’s podcast:
- Authenticity and vulnerability 2:40
- You need to have a plan 7:25
- Learning how to communicate with your spouse 10:40
- Triggers 16:35
- 3 main elements of communication 19:40
- How do we learn how to navigate challenges 20:45
- Setting yourself up for having realistic expectations 22:25
- Children 25:45
- You have to work on the trust you have for each other 28:05
- What is going to change with marriage? 30:10
- You have to talk about everything 31:40
- Social media 37:05
- Money and financial planning 39:00
- Sex and intimacy 40:30
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The most important thing to remember about your first year of marriage is to enjoy your newlywed status. Also, memorize this: “The first year of marriage is a learning and transitional period for the rest of your life”
During this first year transition, you need to be able to view your conflicts and moments of disconnection as opportunities for growth. What may seem like a complaint from your partner, can be a gold mine to learn what they need.
If you work on all of these things, at the end of the day, you will be able to roll over in bed, look and your partner, smile and say “life is good.”
Thank you for spending part of your day with The Couples Experts. We hope you enjoyed the show and take away something meaningful to your relationship. Until next time stay connected!
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12 Conversations to have before you tie the knot.
Should you or shouldn’t you share your sexual past? The subject often comes up in new relationships in the discovery and getting to know each other phase. Newly formed relationships between sexually active adults may have that component of curiosity on several different levels. How much should you tell, and what should you omit (if anything)? As you explore your sexuality together and talk about what you like and what excites you, the subject may come up in that context. Where did you learn that you enjoyed that? How do you know I might enjoy this? As you become more comfortable together, you develop a bond of trust that allows you to explore these delicate topics. There still may be some doubts in your mind as to how much you should keep and how much to give away about your sexual past. Here are some thoughts from a couple’s expert that’s heard it all.
There are several pros and cons to sharing your sexual past encounters with your current partner. Let’s explore them, shall we?
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