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Chosen, Not Convenient: How Strong Couples Actually Work | Episode 252

Chosen, Not Convenient: How Strong Couples Actually Work | Episode 252

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A clear, practical talk on building a strong relationship. We cover sharedmission, respectful communication that maintains trust, a simple reset plan forpast issues, real-world rules for money and phones, desire and boundarieswithout games, and a clean repair script for conflict. You'll leave with aweekly check-in you can run tomorrow plus three commitments to keep you honest.

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Timestamps
00:00 Opening and promise
03:30 Shared mission, team first
10:30 Talk that keeps respect
19:30 Trust and the reset plan
28:30 Attraction, jealousy, and the truth
37:00 Money and logistics without power games
45:00 Phones, privacy, and agreements
52:00 Intimacy and feeling chosen, conflict repair
59:00 Three commitments and close





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Resources from this episode

• Weekly check in card
What went well
What hurt
What we try next
Set the day, set the time, twenty to thirty minutes, phones away

• Trust reset sheet
The issue
The condition we set
Check date
If met, we stop reopening
If not met, the next step we both agreed

• Money rules sheet
Bills list
Savings target
Personal spending amounts
Big purchase threshold and process

• Phone agreement
Model we choose, open or privacy with rules
Access details and passcodes
Location sharing and social rules
How we change this later

• Desire talk stems
I feel wanted when
I feel safer when
I lose desire when
I would like more of

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