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Show Notes

Why are the majority of people not happy in married life?

Says who… ?

Anyways, I think it all comes down to understanding the slippery slope most unhappy couples are living daily… but are unaware of.

First it starts with criticism

• You never do X

Criticism is about attacking the person, not the act.

Solution : talk about what is wrong and stay focused on the matter at hand.

Then it continues with contempt

You don’t wake up one day and decide that you despise your spouse. No. You wake up one day and realize that you despise your better half.

Contempt is a horrible emotion. When you are at that stage, things are really bad!

Solution : for an emotion to become less prevalent, it has to be acknowledge. You despise him? OK, now at least you can start working on… whatever needs to be fixed.

Then it’s defensiveness to come into picture

Whether you are into innocent victimhood or righteous indignation… at one point, it becomes about proving that you were awfully been wronged.

Defensiveness isn’t about right or wrong, it’s about proving that it’s not your fault.

Solution : you can either be right or be happy. Decide!

Ultimately, you abandon!

We all know those couples, don’t become one of them. No matter what you decide, when you just don’t give a fuck anymore… it’s the end.

When you are at the stage of giving up altogether, there’s usually nothing that can turn back the hands of time.

Solution : if there’s no kids, just move on! If there’s kids, I strongly suggest you look at the data : single parent household do a lot of damage on kids, just don’t separate yet. You managed to love each other enough to make a baby (maybe more), go back in time and find how to bring her back to you.

Mohamed

Today we're changing things a bit... well quite a lot in fact :)

Molly and I decided to put an halt to our cooperation on this podcast. Working with Molly was a total blast and I can't thank her enough for all she shared and even taught me during those few months. 

Like usual you'll be able to find her on her blog: https://yourbestsexualself.com/

Regarding the Podcast, I'll be continuing on my own but I also decided to change quite some stuff...

First the name The French Way Podcast is behind us now... Long live The Married & Grateful Podcast where I'll be focusing on what I know best from now on and it reflects in the new description:

Marriage isn’t always easy but for the last 21 years, my wife and I came back home everyday and we’re grateful for it!

I'll keep taking questions, answering all that's on your mind and sharing what I think can help couples who are married but either struggle or at least would like to move to the next step or their relationship. 

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There's typically 7 recurring arguments: money*, sex*, decisions, scheduling, values, child rearing, religion and household responsibilities.

Money and Sex are on another level since they occur in every couple with a frequency that usually sets them apart. 

Today we want to know, what do you share with your partners? 

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You can find Molly here: https://yourbestsexualself.com/ 

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Kids... they make us go crazy... but we can't leave without them. Today Molly & Mohamed have decided to share a bit about their private lives and what they are doing to make their lives easier and especially to keep having a love life while having the kids everywhere in the house. 

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Having a lower sexual drive is sometimes attributed to women only. Studies say that it's actually not true but what about the common experience... Men tend to think that Women have lower sex drive than them, where is the truth here? Molly & Mohamed are not trying to find the truth but rather they would like to offer their perspective on a matter that is complex but often over-simplified. 

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How Different is Women's and Men's Thinking in terms of relationships? We all know intuitively that we can be very different, but sometimes those evident differences tend to hide the fact that we can be also similar in many ways!

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Kids are supposed to cement our love... do they? Really, let's not take any gloves, let's talk about what all the parents have in mind but are too politically correct to say out loud. 

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Good lovers don't always make great life partners. If you want to have a fulfilling committed relationship with someone... maybe you ought to know the clues to look for in first place.

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And I mean... REALLY... be friends? 

This is question most of us have an opinion about and usually it differs quite a lot if you're a man or a woman. But let's take the time to discuss it together and see if we can come up with some sort of "an agreement".

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This question is trivial for some... and of utmost importance for others. Thing is, we all want that moment to be special and memorable. Here's what Molly and Mohamed think about it.

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