In the final part of our three episode series, Richard and I are going to collaborate on what men want and what women want. There are things we both realized we could work on and we are going to talk about together.  Hopefully our conversation inspires you to do the same with your spouse. 

• Richard and I talk affection and why it was last on my list [3:15]
• The expectation I brought to marriage about keeping the family safe [5:26]
• The importance of quality time together and communicating what you each want [13:53]
• We talk appreciation and why it is so important-it ended up on our both our lists [15:49]
• Different viewpoints on intimacy and the pressure both sides can feel  [17:22] 

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