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Hey everyone, Jocelyn Freeman here today coming to you solo.

And I'm really excited about today's topic because it's actually been very relevant this week.

Surprisingly, I have had five plus women ask this question in one way or another, which is, am I expecting too much from him?

And that him could be a new date, someone you're newly dating, or it could be a year-long relationship

that you're in, or it could be a marriage of 20 years. This has been a question I've received from

all across the range. And I love it because I've seen it myself. Even in my current marriage,

I've had times where I'm asking myself, Jocelyn, is this too much when I notice that there's

something coming up for me, something that I would classify

as maybe an expectation because they do pop up once in a while. And a couple of things come to mind

when I'm reflecting on this. There's two questions I want to talk to you about. The first question

I'll ask myself is, am I expecting something from him because I'm not

providing it to myself? And try this on depending on where you're at. Again, if you're

newly dating someone, try this on. And then if you're in a 10 year relationship, see how it

fits for you. Right. So am I expecting something from him because I'm not providing it for myself?

This is huge because I have seen this show up, right? When I am not filling my own cup,

maybe I am not saying kind things to myself, whether that's internally or externally. So maybe I'm starting to put

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