The reality is that if you need to come to a partner to say, hey, I'm realizing I may not actually have time to give to this relationship, and so I need to change our relationship in some way.

I think chances are high at the place their brain is going to go is like, oh, this is actually

an excuse because there's some other problem there. And that's something that you can address, but I think before you even have that conversation,

Steve, that's true for yourself. Like, are you in denial? Like, is it actually, I'm not that

excited about this person or there's

parts of this relationship that I don't really enjoy and it just happens to be

that saying that it's because of time or money or stress or whatever is convenient and

maybe I think that it's going to make this person feel better

what it probably won't. So I think this is a good first filtration pass to put things through.

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Force we made a form. did. On this episode of the multi-ammery podcast, we are diving into what happens when life's demands get in the way of love. Even solid relationships can struggle when outside stressors like busy schedules, financial woes, health issues, or other obligations limit the time and energy that you have for the relationship.

So how do you cope when careers, family needs, chronic illness, or just the daily grind

threaten to swamp and otherwise happy partnership?

Can de-escalating the relationship temporarily help relieve the pressure?

Today we'll discuss strategies for collaborating through life's ups and downs,

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