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Ep 130 Defining Interdependence

Cheaper Than Therapy with Vanessa and Dené

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Isn't That a Bad Thing?

I can talk about somebody and how much I love them, and how amazing they are. But to their face, it's really hard for me. It's an intimacy thing. So if my partner has a need to hear verbally the ways in which they're amazing, that makes them feel loved. And I show them the way they're amazing by showing them. Isn't that me meeting a need for them? And is that really bad? Is that a bad thing? Like, I am doing something that doesn't quote unquote feel authentic for me, but I'm doing it because I want this person to feel loved.

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