303: How To Know If They Have Relationship Potential In Early Dating (Feat. Dr. Morgan Cutlip)

Love Life with Matthew Hussey

Matthew Hussey

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Matthew sits down with Dr. Morgan Cutlip (@drmorgancutlip) to explore the real work of modern relationships. Whether you’re dating, married, or somewhere in between, this is a must-listen for anyone who wants to learn how to communicate their needs, set boundaries, and grow closer to their partner without losing themselves in the process.

Topics Covered:

What actually changes when you become parents, and how to prepare for it.
Why resentment builds when your needs go unspoken.
Dr. Cutlip’s “Ultimate Compliment Formula” for deeper emotional connection.
How to love someone in the way they need to be loved (even if it doesn’t come naturally).
What the “mental load” is and why it’s a hidden relationship-killer.
How to talk about imbalance in a relationship without triggering defensiveness.
The difference between compromise and losing yourself in a relationship.
How to bring up your needs without guilt.
What makes someone “relationship ready” in dating.
How individualism is quietly undermining commitment culture.

Resources Mentioned:

Dr. Morgan Cutlip’s book: A Better Share – Buy your copy here
Join Matthew’s 30-Day Confidence Challenge – MHChallenge.com
Try Matthew AI (ask any relationship question) – AskMH.com
Cozy Earth bedsheets – CozyEarth.com (Use code LoveLife for 40% off)

Transcript

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0:00.0	you could take a horrible on-screen narcissist and go back.
0:04.3	Yes.
0:04.8	And all of a sudden you find yourself identifying with someone who's doing monstrous things
0:09.3	in the present.
0:09.8	Yeah, you feel connected to that.
0:11.2	Completely.
0:16.2	Today's guest is relationship expert Dr. Morgan Cutlip, author of a Better Share. We talk about dating with
0:23.3	an anxious attachment style, how to deal with avoidance in relationships, what to do when your
0:28.9	partner isn't a good communicator or when their relationship style is different from ours
0:35.0	in painful ways, what to do when your partner accuses you of needing
0:40.8	too much and how to distinguish trauma-based anxiety from genuine gut feelings. She gives some really
0:49.0	practical frameworks that I found incredibly fresh and immediately useful, so I think you are
0:54.0	really going to enjoy
0:55.1	this one. A quick note before we start, I am bringing back a hugely popular free event. I do every
1:01.1	couple of years called the 30-day confidence challenge. It is really unique in that I give you five
1:07.5	missions to do over 30 days and we all do them together and each one of them is
1:13.1	specifically designed to help you access your most confident state of mind and build massive
1:18.5	momentum in your year. I believe that confidence is a superpower in life and the 30 day challenge
1:25.1	that we're going to do together begs a simple question, who are you and what are you capable of when you don't have your foot on the brakes?
1:33.7	The challenge begins with a kickoff call on July the 15th where I will be giving you the five missions that we're going to be doing together in the 30 days that follow.
1:41.5	You can register for free. The whole challenge is free to join us at mhchallenge.com.
1:49.5	And now I give you Dr. Morgan Cutlip, hello.
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