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Expectations

"The best thing I can do for you is work on myself."

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Oct 20, 2023
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Couples hit walls and ask themselves why isn't this working? Resentment builds subtly and slowly over time.

It's usually because you haven't taken the time— time to meet them where they are, to assess where you are, to celebrate not villainize differences. We often get upset that somebody doesn't meet our expectations yet who are we to set them?

When we…

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