You Can't Change People, And They Hate You Trying

The Dr. Psych Mom Show with clinical psychologist Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten · Aug 10, 2026 · 13m

So many people think the solution to all their marital problems is to change their partner. After all, they think, shouldn't my partner WANT to improve? Yet somehow, no matter what incremental progress your partner makes toward your goals, whether that's more sex, more conversations, or anything else, nothing will fall into place until you accept them for who they are, or decide that you can't.

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