Are you keeping score in your relationship? Do you constantly point out all the things you do for the relationship, but also make it known the things your partner isn’t doing? Maybe you’re not even aware that you’re doing it, and the impact it’s having on your relationship. Oftentimes, keeping score creates a rift and divide between the couple because in order for a partner to “win”, the relationship must lose. Feelings of resentment, anger, and frustration lead to stress and tension that continues to build up until eventually the relationship breaks and is destroyed.
In this episode, we reflect on how we catch ourselves keeping score even after being together in a healthy and loving relationship for over a decade. We explore why most of us recognize that keeping score is not good for our relationships, yet we end up doing it anyways. We offer suggestions through our own journey on how to stop keeping score all the time, and work on learning to think more with a single team mentality. What we realized is that when we stop competing with each other and only pointing out our flaws, we are happier, stronger and more grateful for our partners.
0:00 Intro
1:16 Welcome banter
3:11 Start of topic
6:44 How we keep score
9:57 Why do we keep score in relationships
16:04 Keeping score hurts your relationship
19:09 We’re on the same team
23:24 How do you stop keeping score
29:51 Takeaways & lessons learned
Things We Wish We Knew Before Marriage - Episode 64
Relationship With In Laws - Episode 63
Taking A Timeout - Episode 62
Pets and Relationships - Episode 61
Unlucky In Love - Episode 60
Relationships Change Over Time - Episode 59
Should You Get Married - Episode 58
Is It Your Job To Make Your Partner Happy - Episode 56
Interracial Dating - Episode 55
Finding The One - Episode 54
Friend Zone - Episode 53
Special Announcement & Giveaways - Episode 52.5
Why Are Women Attracted To Bad Boys - Episode 52
Living A Double Life - Episode 51
Is Chivalry Dead - Episode 50
Gender Roles In Society - Episode 49
Living With In Laws - Episode 48
Social Etiquette and Dating - Episode 47
Friends With Your Ex - Episode 46
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