What to Do When Your Partner Pulls Away | E375

Love, Happiness and Success with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

YAP Media Network | Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Relationships

4.7 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Is your partner pulling away? It can be an unnerving experience, especially when you don't know why your partner seems checked out lately. But you can use this as an opportunity to gain clarity about how your partner is feeling in your relationship and start a conversation that brings you closer today. Join me for a discussion all about what to do when your partner pulls away. You'll learn about some of the common reasons that people grow emotionally distant in their relationships, how to start the conversation, and how to address some of the root issues before they pose a threat to your relationship. I hope you'll find it helpful. Love, Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby P.S. — If you are ready to get support from a really good marriage counselor, schedule a free consultation with a Growing Self couples therapist: https://www.growingself.com/schedule-free-consultation/

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0:00.0	All relationships have ebbs and flows, but if your partner is seeming unusually checked out and distant lately, you want to address that.
0:11.1	So on today's show, you'll be learning some effective strategies for how to broach this situation, compassionately and effectively, in order to reconnect. Today's mood music comes from one of my favorite bands, a Denver band called The Savage Blush. This is the song
0:39.6	Waltz for the Lonely, which I thought was appropriate for us today because that's how it feels,
0:46.5	doesn't it? You know, we want to be tolerant of our partners' need for space sometimes. You know,
0:52.0	we certainly need our own. But when the distance just keeps
0:55.3	growing to the point where it's hard to connect, it gets concerning. Waltz for the Lonely kind of sums
1:02.9	that up. You can learn more about Savage Blush, their new album, and their tour dates on their
1:08.6	bandcamp page, the savage blush.bandcamp.com.
1:13.3	So let's just dive right into our topic. If you feel like your partner is unusually
1:19.5	distant lately, first of all, I am sorry because that is a not great feeling experience. But I
1:26.0	would also like you to know just right off the bat that this is
1:29.0	also a very normal relational experience. All couples go through periods like that. So the fact that
1:36.5	it is happening doesn't necessarily mean that there's something catastrophically wrong. The goal here
1:42.2	is really to establish skills and strategies to be able to reconnect with
1:47.4	your partner, kind of draw them back in if it feels like it's going too far. All couples, again,
1:54.3	have ebbs and flows. The fact that happens is not a problem. It's just the reconnection process
2:00.1	needs to happen at some point. And so that's what
2:03.1	we're talking about today. And hey, welcome to the Love, Happiness, and Success podcast. So I'm your
2:09.5	host, Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby. If you are a growth-oriented person on a mission to create more love,
2:16.2	happiness, and success in your life. This podcast is for you.
2:21.1	If you've listened to these before, you'll know that I wear a number of different hats.
2:25.6	I'm the founder of growing self-counseling and coaching. I'm a licensed psychologist. I'm a board
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