Wanting To Be Wanted #725

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Dr Corey and Pam Allan

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we explore the complex dynamics of wanting to be wanted in relationships, emphasizing the universal nature of this desire.

What's the difference between wanting and needing? How does this play out in the context of intimacy and connection?

Our conversation encourages listeners to reflect on their own desires and the role they play in their relationships, ultimately advocating for a deeper understanding of oneself and one's partner.

Takeaways

Wanting to be wanted is a fundamental human desire.

There is a difference between wanting and needing in relationships.

Self-validation is crucial for healthy relationships.

Understanding your own desires can improve connection with your partner.

The dynamics of wanting play out in both sexual and emotional contexts.

Blame can hinder the ability to connect with a partner.

Recognizing the role of personal responsibility in relationship dilemmas is essential.

Creating something worth wanting involves self-awareness and growth.

The pressure of wanting can be alleviated through self-reflection.

Healthy relationships require a balance of self and other validation.

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On the Xtended version …

In the XTD content we dive into a dynamic that may be even more difficult that wanting to be wanted - Wanting to Want.

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0:00.0	Over the course of 31, almost 32 years now together as a married couple, how often would you think in your world wanting to be wanted comes up?
0:18.5	Oh gosh, a lot, especially eat, I mean, even take the marriage world outside of it.
0:25.9	Yeah, it's almost a universal thing in some ways.
0:28.3	Yes.
0:28.6	You think?
0:29.3	Yeah, I think it's, yes, it's universal.
0:33.1	Well, it's good that people are tuning in today because that's the topic we're going to jump into
0:37.7	is this whole concept. So if you think of Sexy Marriage Radio, welcome Sexy Marriage Radio, by the way.
0:44.2	We're having straightforward honest conversations to try to help frame how to have better connection,
0:51.0	more depth of connection, more honesty, more vulnerability.
0:55.8	And then today with the world, we're going to be talking more about continuing the conversation on desire, the differences, but more specifically on the idea of wanting.
1:05.0	That's where we're heading.
1:06.0	This is a quick tease.
1:07.3	Okay.
1:07.6	And so if you're new to the show, welcome.
1:09.4	We want to know what's going on with you.
1:11.6	You can let us know by calling us at 214-702-9-565 or at feedback at sexy marriage radio.com.
1:19.2	And those emails that come in help point the direction of where we go a lot of times
1:24.5	because that's where the theme has been the last several weeks with a couple of call-in shows, an episode with Jay Parker on her new book, The Higher Desire
1:33.1	Wife. And we're going to kind of take our take to it of let's look at it through the lens of
1:40.4	wanting. That's where we're heading today in the regular version.
1:47.2	And then the extended content, we're going to go into what I believe is oftentimes
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