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LOVERS by shan

S2 Ep136: Am I Still Who You Want? Are You Becoming Who I Need? A Relationship Check-In + Free Guide ft Jared Brady

LOVERS by shan

LOVERS by shan

Sexuality, Society & Culture, Relationships, Health & Fitness

55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Watch what happens when you ask for a performance review in your relationship. Do the hard and awkward questions lead to more intimacy or new resentments?

In this week’s episode of Lovers, Shan sits down with her husband, Jared Brady, for their quarterly relationship check-in — on camera. Together, they ask the tough but necessary questions: Am I still who you want? Are you becoming who I need?

This raw and real conversation reveals how couples can stay aligned, navigate change, and keep intimacy thriving over time. Plus, Shan and Jared share a free Relationship Check-In Guide so you and your partner can try this practice at home.

Whether you’re dating, married, or somewhere in between, this episode is a roadmap for honest communication, vulnerability, and keeping love strong.

The full conversation of Jared and I lives in my community in the premium tier.

Resource - Interactive Guide
https://www.loversbyshan.com/resource/relationship-checkin 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Everyone intrinsically knows that like spontaneous sex is good. It's just that, you know, there comes a time where life is so crazy, it has to be kind of robotic.

0:10.6

You said, I hope one day I can heal in you, the part of you that gets hurt and looks for all the other ways in which you've been wronged.

0:18.2

Yeah.

0:18.6

As soon as I enter into a state of vulnerability, I'm almost like searching for other ways, you know, in which I've been harmed. And then you end up feeling like you're having to audition for me or re-prove that you're a good guy again. Yeah. I have let go of the idea that we have to grow. You know, is that a bad thing right now,

0:38.8

given where we're at in our life,

0:40.3

where how old our kids are?

0:42.9

Ooh, I have jealousy on here as a challenge.

0:43.7

Okay.

0:45.1

Okay, jealousy.

0:48.6

I'm bringing up your,

0:49.6

what do you,

0:50.2

wait, how do you want?

0:57.5

You're just going to sit inside?

0:58.7

You're just going to end it on jealousy?

1:03.7

Welcome back.

1:09.4

And I say that in a strange way because we have been rolling along together, but something that I've learned about my life is that

1:11.4

the summers, I'm here, but I'm not really here.

1:15.4

I just, it's a fascinating thing to go through now as a parent because you observed it before

1:20.5

of like, why does the world kind of seem to slow down during this time and now I'm in it.

1:26.6

And there's joyful parts of that and

1:29.3

then there are some deeply challenging parts of that as so many of your usual

1:35.3

routines and responsibilities get left by the wayside it can leave people

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