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So this week on the podcast, we've been doing a mini series on decisions that you should always consult your spouse about. So today is the third and

final day and the decision that we're going to be talking about are trips and plans. So Dr. Kim,

why is it important to talk to our spouse and consult with them before planning or committing to trips and plans?

Well, I think it goes back to being on the same page and that you are one, things anything that creates separateness. And in those decisions, you want to be able to support each other. You know, what is the trip? Is it for one of your alone? Is it with, for you guys as a couple? What's the plan that you're talking so you want to be can we get on the

same page with this because we get this something that doesn't pull us apart anyway but yet we support

each other in it and it unites us not pull us apart yeah that's good I agree and I think too like

when it comes to making trips to plans like whether they're going on the trip with you or not it

still affects them so we're going on a business trip and you're not even on the trip with you or not, it still affects them. So if you're

going on a business trip and you're not even bringing your spouse with you, it still affects them

because they're at home with the kids or they're at home with the dog or they're home by

themselves. It just affects them regardless of whether they're a part of the trip or not. And so you've got

to consult and talk to each other about these things before making these

major decisions.

Yeah, absolutely.

And yeah, if you're going to be united and connected, you both got to know what's going on,

even for just like pure scheduling reasons, you need to know what's going on.

So make sure you're still scheduling time for each other.

Yeah, and if you don't talk about it, you know, the other spouse may be sitting at home the whole time the other's on the trip presenting it.

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