How to Communicate With Your Partner When Your Needs Aren't Being Met | Relationship Theory

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Society & Culture, Relationships, Education

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Are you sensing a disconnection between you and your partner? Have you communicated to them your needs in a clear and reasonable way but they still aren’t being met? On this episode of Relationship Theory, Tom and Lisa Bilyeu sit down to tackle what to do when, despite clear communication, your partner still isn’t putting in the extra effort to meet your needs. They discuss how to maintain a connection with your partner through texting, why respecting needs is critical in a relationship, how to negotiate so everyone’s needs are met, the feeling of guilt over not meeting your partner’s needs, and the power of honesty in a relationship. SHOW NOTES: Needs | Tom and Lisa discuss the importance of clarity when communicating your needs. [0:43] Leeway | Lisa and Tom share their texting habits during times of extended travel. [2:54] Respect | Lisa and Tom discuss the importance of having your needs respected. [5:35] Negotiate | Lisa and Tom discuss why you should be willing to negotiate your needs. [7:29] Guilt | Tom and Lisa discuss feeling guilt due to not meeting your partner’s needs. [7:57] Honesty | Lisa and Tom discuss the power of brutal honesty in your relationship. [9:10] Mindfulness | Lisa and Tom share how they came to terms with texting. [11:06] FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2s9lU90 YouTube: http://bit.ly/2KWanAC Podcast: https://spoti.fi/2xEloFL FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://bit.ly/2TIsoKh YouTube: https://bit.ly/2IAbTcH Podcast: https://spoti.fi/2IEajGW0 Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? Calling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be! Women of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits: New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more! Subscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly. Looking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist. Want to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab. Curious about your health? We’ve got you covered in Health Hub. And of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist Don't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.3	What up guys, Lisa here.
0:56.0	I've got a question for you.
0:57.0	Are you sensing a disconnect between you and your partner?
1:00.0	Where you think that you're communicating everything that you need.
1:04.0	And yet, they still don't seem to be meeting your needs.
1:07.0	Well, in this episode of relationship theory, me and the hobby actually discuss why you need
1:12.5	to respect each other's needs, why you need to vocalize what those needs are, and why that is so
1:18.8	freaking critical to implement in your relationship. But also, we talk about how you actually
1:25.5	negotiate what you're looking for and what you want so that you
1:29.4	really do end up having that magical relationship that you really want.
1:33.1	Now, this isn't going to be easy.
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