episode 8 / an marriage really be ‘one stop shopping’?
Show Notes
It’s a serious week this week- can we really expect a marriage to fulfill all of our needs?
Iona realizes that she has allot of needs that she expects Steve to fill and wonders if this is fair to him. Pam dishes about her friend who couldn’t get her needs met from three separate men at the same time! The therapists realize it’s important to boil down what the truly essential needs are in your relationship.
Its also really important to know yourself well so you can share your needs with your partner, after all, he/she can’t read your mind! To complicate things further, the one stop shop changes over time as we grow.
The therapists dive on the original function of marriage, amongst other notions and come up with a few great take aways to try in your own relationship.
Resources Mentioned in Podcasts
Coontz, Stephanie. (2005). Marriage, a history: How love conquered marriage. New York: Penguin Group.
