3130: How to Communicate With Your Partner When You Disagree by Corey Allan on Money Disagreements

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🗓️ 4 May 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3130: Corey Allan explores practical ways couples can navigate disagreements without damaging their connection, especially when core values or lifestyle changes like minimalism are at stake. Drawing on insights from marital research, he outlines respectful communication strategies that allow each partner to stay true to themselves while nurturing the relationship. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/communicating-with-your-partner/ Quotes to ponder: "Problems in marriage are inevitable. The question is, can you remain satisfied in your marriage in spite of differences?" "Respect is defined as not trying directly or indirectly to change anyone." "If you’re over-functioning for someone, you are under-functioning for yourself." Episode references: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/0609805797 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last year, Amazon was the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
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0:30.8	Welcome back to another bonus Sunday episode.
0:34.2	This is where we get to hear from one of our other shows in our podcast network,
0:38.2	and today's comes from Optimal Relationships Daily. So with that, here's Greg, as we optimize
0:44.2	your life.
0:48.9	How to communicate with your partner when you disagree by Corey Corey Allen with Becoming Minimalist.com
0:55.4	Quote,
0:57.7	The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
1:02.8	George Bernard Shaw.
1:04.7	You're surfing the blogosphere, and you stumble across several sites on minimalism and
1:09.2	simplification.
1:10.5	Something in the message resonates deeply in you, and you find yourself several sites on minimalism and simplification. Something in the message
1:11.3	resonates deeply in you, and you find yourself prepared to overhaul your home and life.
1:16.6	Then the thought hits you, your spouse will never go for it. Now what? For starters, remember that
1:22.8	every relationship has conflict, and every marriage has conflict as well, which is why
1:27.4	knowing how to communicate
1:28.5	with your spouse is so important. John Gottman, one of the leaders in the field of marriage research,
1:34.5	has discovered that the majority of marital conflicts are perpetual. They're continual and repeated.
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