Revisiting Intimacy Anorexia Or Is It Cruelty? #684
Sexy Marriage Radio
Dr Corey and Pam Allan
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode we we revisit an old episode of SMR.
Our conversation explores the concept of intimacy anorexia and the pain of love cycle of abuse and neglect in marriage.
We discuss the experience of being in a sexless marriage and the frustration of not having one's physical needs met. We also examine the dynamics of deliberate withholding of love and intimacy and the cruelty that can arise from it.
Takeaways
Intimacy in a relationship involves both knowing and being known.
Deliberate withholding of love and intimacy can be a form of cruelty.
It is important to face what is present in a relationship rather than focusing on what is missing.
Self-intimacy is also crucial in maintaining a healthy relationship.
Marriage requires navigating struggles and challenges with honesty and integrity.
On the Xtended Version ...
In the XTD content, we continue the best of SMR by revisiting Kate Bowler's helpful words regarding what to say and what not to say when faced with someone else’s grief or loss or struggle.
Words we all need to learn and use. Or stop using.
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| 0:00.0 | So this just came in on Apple Podcast as the review because one of the things we asked the nation to do is if they like like the show right and review the show, leave a comment, help spread the word, |
| 0:14.0 | and so this is a little longer, |
| 0:15.1 | so I'm gonna paraphrase parts of it. |
| 0:16.5 | But it says, I randomly came across |
| 0:18.8 | Sexi Amer's radio sometime last year. |
| 0:21.0 | I'm not married, but I'm in a serious relationship. My significant |
| 0:24.0 | and other and I have been evaluating each other's potential spouses for almost a |
| 0:28.9 | year and a half, which is smart. Don't go into this blindly. We're attending counseling sessions together. |
| 0:36.0 | We're both divorcees and in our mid-60s. I'm retired and my boyfriend works. |
| 0:40.0 | So I have a lot of downtime and one of my passions is ongoing self-improvement which in turn benefits our relationship |
| 0:47.9 | I completely agree when you're better the relationship gets a chance to get better. |
| 0:51.2 | Yeah I listen to your enlightening podcast almost every day and relationship gets a chance to get better. Yeah. |
| 0:53.0 | I listen to your enlightening podcast almost every day. |
| 0:55.0 | I want to share some applicable episodes with my boyfriend. |
| 0:58.0 | So much of the subject matter you cover |
| 1:00.0 | and the guest speakers applies to us singles, |
| 1:02.0 | navigating the future world of marriage which that's so great to hear |
| 1:06.4 | because the concepts of relationship to me just ring true in relationships. |
| 1:12.4 | It's always delightful to hear you Corey and Pam and ring true in relationships. |
| 1:12.7 | It's always delightful to hear you, Corey and Pam, |
| 1:14.9 | and I envy in a good way your interaction with one another. |
| 1:18.2 | I hear a humbleness, raw honesty, spirit led, |
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