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Pillow Talks

Episode 39: If You Had To Ask, Does It Even Count?

Pillow Talks

Vanessa & Xander Marin

Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

You wish your partner would do something thoughtful for you, and you definitely DON’T want to have to ask them to do it — because if you did, it wouldn’t really count as something thoughtful anymore! Right?!   This episode is the remedy for this all-too-common complaint. We’re giving you steps to take toward more intentional, joyful moments for both you and your partner.   If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe for your weekly double date full of totally doable sex tips, practical relationship advice, hilarious and honest stories of what really goes on behind closed bedroom doors and so much more. It's the sex education you wish you had!   Check out the show notes at: vmtherapy.com/episode39 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Would I rather Xander could read mine mine perfectly at all times?

0:05.0

Or would I rather know that I have a partner who is responsive to my requests and desires?

0:16.4

Hello and welcome to the Pillotox podcast.

0:19.6

We're your host, Vanessa.

0:21.1

And Xander Marin.

0:22.4

I'm a sex therapist with over 20 years of experience.

0:25.3

And I'm just a regular dude.

0:26.9

We share the ups and downs in our relationship while giving you step-by-step techniques for

0:31.3

improving yours.

0:32.6

Make sure you subscribe for your weekly double date full of totally doable sex tips,

0:37.2

practical relationship advice, hilarious and honest stories of what really goes on behind

0:42.7

closed bedroom doors and so much more.

0:45.4

It's the sex education you wish you'd had.

0:49.7

Today's episode was inspired by a DM that we got on Instagram from a woman.

0:54.8

And she wrote, I want my husband to buy me flowers, but he never does it on his own.

1:00.1

I don't want to have to ask him to bring me flowers because then it doesn't count.

1:05.1

Does it? Doesn't count?

1:06.8

That's the question that we are going to be answering today.

1:09.5

If you have to ask for something, does it count or does it not count?

1:16.4

All of us, regardless of whatever you think the answer is to that question,

1:20.1

I think we all have this secret or not-so-secret desire for our partners to just know what we want

1:27.7

and need and to be able to do those things for us without us having to be asked.

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