This is Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby, and you're listening to the love, happiness, and success Podcast.

That is Jay Lind, with a song,

Anything and Everything,

as in,

tell me everything about you and let me love you unconditionally for all of it.

It's a beautiful song, It is a beautiful idea and it's one that can be hard to put into practice, can't it? So today we're talking about

how to appreciate the partner you have because we all want an easy, fulfilling relationship

that's full of light and love and fun.

And sometimes in our quest to create the kind of relationship that we really want,

it's easy to get focused on all the things about our partners that are not ideal.

And while it is true that we all need to work on ourselves

and grow in service of our relationships

and bring our best selves to the table,

it is also true that the royal road to a truly delightful relationship

is often less about getting people to change

than it is about figuring out how to accept,

appreciate, and even cherish our partners for who and what they actually are as they are.

So how do you find that balance between acceptance and unconditional love and also growth and people

being the best they can be? And how do you feel genuinely loving towards your partner as they are,

even if they are imperfect? This really is the holy grail of happy, healthy relationships. And creating exactly that

is what we're talking about today on the Love, Happiness, and Success podcast. So I'm so glad

you're here joining me for what I hope is going to be a fantastic conversation. And if this is your

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