97. Becoming a Better Couple Part 2: 4 Tools for Deepening Your Relationship
Spiritually Hungry
Monica Berg and Michael Berg
4.8 • 617 Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
One of the most important aspects of a relationship is the work each person puts into it. When both partners are making the effort to focus on and elevate the other, a true, lasting relationship blossoms. Tune in as Monica and Michael take questions from listeners on common relationship issues and share practical advice for growing your emotional intelligence and becoming ever closer to your partner.
“The reason you are in a relationship is because there’s something for you to learn from your partner in order to change and grow.” – Michael Berg
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| 0:00.0 | I think very often relationships, we focus on the effect and we never really go to the cause. |
| 0:15.7 | And the effect even looks like, well, my partner just doesn't care or he just takes their side or I'm not important. And none of that's really true. But what's the cause? I always say, look at the hurt behind the words or behind the actions. If you really look for that hurt, you're going to see everything in a different view. And what happens is then you have empathy. And when you have empathy, you're part of the solution. |
| 0:37.9 | And it's not just, oh, this is a problem that they need to fix because they're his children, for instance. |
| 0:48.7 | Welcome to the spiritually hungry podcast episode 97. |
| 0:52.8 | So we had such a good time answering your relationship questions. |
| 0:57.3 | Last week, we decided to devote another episode to it back in New York City. |
| 1:03.9 | Storm is coming. I see out the window. How are you doing? |
| 1:09.0 | I'm very excited to share. |
| 1:14.5 | And I was thinking about that we were going to get to a number of your questions. |
| 1:17.7 | And every person in a relation is a different place. |
| 1:23.7 | And what I hope we do is not only answer direct questions asked by a specific individual, but that we maybe help share some principles that every person can use in their |
| 1:29.3 | relationships. So my goal and my hope is for our listeners to be able to, even if they're not going |
| 1:33.3 | through the specific question that's being asked, but hopefully be able to share some principles |
| 1:37.7 | that can really make any relationship better. And it's my hope that that's what we did last week |
| 1:42.2 | as well. Yes. So here's my question. |
| 1:46.0 | I've been married for 12 years. We have two kids. My wife and I have struggled on and off. I often feel |
| 1:51.5 | like maybe I don't love her. We're complete opposites. She denies me sex a lot. This last time was for |
| 1:57.4 | four months. During that time I met someone at work that I click with. We've hung out |
| 2:02.2 | and we text often. She's going through a divorce. I mean, the story is getting worse. I'm falling |
| 2:09.3 | for her, but I'm conflicted. She's just gotten out of her marriage and I'm still in mind. Do I leave my |
| 2:14.0 | wife and pursue this new relationship, where is this destined to fail to? What if I leave my wife and this this new relationship or is this destined to fail to? |
| 2:18.2 | What if I leave my wife and this new person doesn't work out? |
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