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Episode 3210:
Dr. Lisa Firestone explains why treating love as a feeling or an idea can trap couples in a fantasy, and why love is better understood as a set of actions. She covers five practical shifts, including matching actions to words, breaking patterns of withholding, unilaterally disarming in arguments, challenging the critical inner voice and developing as an individual. It is relationship advice for turning loving feelings into the loving behavior that keeps a partnership strong.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.psychalive.org/making-love-last-by-learning-to-love-2/
Quotes to ponder:
"Breaking your patterns of withholding is an immediate way to become a more loving individual."
"Following these suggestions will not only make you more loving, it will also make you more lovable."
"Sadly, many people are more comfortable with the idea of love than they are with real intimacy and relating."
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