211th Date: Complaining Just Eats At The Energy Of the Relationship

Loubn & Salma 🤱

84 min

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Hosts: Nique Crews, C.L. Butler, & Yusuf   On today's episode of Relationship Status, the team is joined by Dr. Michael & Dr. Barbra Grossman, Relationship therapists and authors of the book “Ageless Love.” They start out by talking about how they made it to 50 years of marriage, how to deal with conflict in a relationship and daily sharing. They discuss how to communicate during a conflict and the doctors give their thoughts on the divorce rate today. They talk about 50/50 and roles within a marriage. They then get into the book “Ageless Love.” They discuss the idea for the book and some of things discussed in the book. They then get into the term they use “living as a wave.” They then talk about the 8 prescriptions to living as a wave in your romantic relationship:   <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Understand and accept that in a long-term romantic partnership, you will not always experience a smooth ride over the years. (37:21)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">When you have a serious or sensitive subject to discuss, make an appointment with each other so that you both can give the conversation your undivided attention. (39:22)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Practice focused listening, which means listening without interrupting. (43:45)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">In a positive way, share the specific behaviors that describe how you want to be treated by your partner. Say, “It would really make me happy if ………” (44:00)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Explore the idea that you and your partner are different in how you see the world. Accepting your differences creates a more

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211th Date: Complaining Just Eats At The Energy Of the Relationship

Loubn & Salma 🤱

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