What Motivates Men to Commit
Almost Adulting with Violet Benson
Violet Benson
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Hey Besties! Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex by John Gray. The book provides a practical and proven way for men and women to improve their communication and relationships by acknowledging the differences between them.
Today, Violetta will talk about the dynamics of motivation and love as she unpacks the secrets to motivating the opposite sex and explores the balance between love, responsibility, and boundaries. From understanding the importance of making a positive difference in someone's life to recognizing the fine line between need and neediness, Violetta dishes out her signature blend of wisdom and wit. So get ready to uncover the keys to fostering meaningful connections and navigating the ups and downs of modern romance.
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What to Listen For:
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:34 How to motivate the opposite s*x
- 09:54 When a man is in love, he’s motivated more
- 11:27 When a man doesn’t feel he’s making a positive difference in someone’s life
- 15:22 Many women today want time off, a time for themselves
- 21:51 A woman needs to recognize her boundaries
- 22:55 Step 1 - Motivation
- 23:56 Step 2 - Taking Responsibility
- 24:45 Step 3 - Practice
- 26:03 As man experiences limits, he is motivated to do more
- 28:38 The difference between needing and neediness
- 31:16 A man appears most caring when he is afraid
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| 0:00.0 | She may feel something like this. I have given to you and you have ignored me. You had your chance. I deserve better. I can't trust you. I am too tired. I have nothing left to give. I will not let you hurt me again. Repeatedly when this is the case I have |
| 0:17.5 | assured women that they don't have to give more to have a better relationship, which I think is a mistake a lot of us women make. |
| 0:25.6 | Their partner actually will give them more if they give them less. |
| 0:30.0 | When a man has been ignoring her needs, it is as though they have both been asleep. |
| 0:35.6 | When she wakes up and remembers her knees, he also wakes up and wants to give her more. |
| 0:41.1 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:44.0 | It's vile events in your favorite meme queen and the big sit you didn't ask for, but see them. |
| 0:49.0 | Welcome to Almost adulting. Adulting. |
| 0:54.0 | Are you ready? |
| 0:58.0 | Hi Best Season. |
| 0:59.0 | Welcome to a brand new Almost Adulting, the Larger Self-Up |
| 1:02.0 | Podcast and Movement, your number one |
| 1:04.4 | destination for personal growth and mental health. I'm your big sister and your |
| 1:08.7 | host violetta. Welcome to a brand new Tuesday episode of Benson Book Club. |
| 1:15.0 | I'm writing a book this year which is why I have decided to dedicate every Tuesday |
| 1:20.4 | to the Benson Book Club where I'll be sharing with you some of my favorite books, some of my |
| 1:26.6 | favorite authors and some of my favorite chapters from those books based on whatever the topic of the |
| 1:31.8 | month is for the podcast. |
| 1:33.6 | So today, we will be discussing how to motivate the opposite sex. |
| 1:39.8 | So aka how to win arguments or how you know to understand your partner way better |
| 1:46.8 | This is from the book men are from Mars women are from Venus by John Gray. He has a PhD so this is one of my favorite books and I'm |
| 1:56.7 | excited to cover it today. Centuries before the Martians and the Minnesians got together they have been quite happy living in their supper worlds. |
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