Disappointment and Disengagement Are a Protective Strategy for You and Your Partner

"I do think it is a trend because there are other conversations where we do sort of flip the script on this exactly," she says. "Disappointment or your disengagement is part of something you do to protect yourself from some of those more vulnerable core places absolutely." She adds: "You're trying to have an important conversation about desire and longing and hurt and fear and vulnerability"