Ep. 264 - Two questions to see if your relationship expectations are too high
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Are you worried that your expectations in a relationship might be too high? In this episode, we tackle the common fear of "am I asking too much?" when it comes to what you want in a partnership. If you've ever found yourself second-guessing your standards or wondering if you're expecting too much, this episode is for you. We'll dive into two powerful questions that will help you get crystal clear on what you're truly asking for and why it might feel like too much. These insights will help you stop settling for less and start believing that what you want is not only reasonable but also achievable. Join us as we explore how to shift your mindset and stand firm in your desires, so you can attract the partnership that truly aligns with your worth.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to How to Get Over Your X, episode number 264. |
| 0:05.1 | Two questions to see if your relationship expectations are too high. |
| 0:19.9 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Expectations, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:26.1 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. |
| 0:28.3 | Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. |
| 0:36.2 | Hello, hello, beautiful brave hearts. How are you doing today? I am so excited to be here with you. |
| 0:41.9 | I should be well on my way in maternity leave when this episode airs. So it's kind of fun. I'm like |
| 0:48.7 | visiting you from visiting you in the future from the past. So today's episode, we are going to talk about, |
| 0:56.5 | am I asking too much? This is a question that I actually think really applies to those of you |
| 1:02.3 | who are still in on again, off again relationships, perhaps you're dating and honestly you feel |
| 1:07.8 | this way, even if you recently went through a breakup, right? Like, |
| 1:11.2 | there's a lot of ways that I think this question pops up and I see people asking me this |
| 1:17.0 | question of like, am I asking too much? I see it when someone's struggling in a relationship and |
| 1:22.0 | they're like, do I leave or do I stay? Like, I just can't tell if I'm asking too much. And when someone, you know, gets broken up |
| 1:29.4 | within a relationship, sometimes they're questioning, maybe I was asking too much and I should |
| 1:33.9 | have just like gotten on board with what was going on. Or perhaps they're dating and they're just |
| 1:40.4 | running into obstacle after obstacle and not finding their person and they're like |
| 1:44.2 | maybe I need to lower my expectations and I'm just asking too much. So I think it's a really |
| 1:50.0 | important topic that we talk about and I just see it kind of all over. So let's do it. I'm here |
| 2:00.2 | for it. I want you to have the most amazing partner, the best partner. |
| 2:07.7 | And to get that, you are going to have to let go of this idea that you're asking too much. |
| 2:15.3 | Okay? |
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