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Ep. 113 The Transaction Behind Respect: Why Years of Marriage Still Leave You Feeling Like You Owe Everything
If you listened to our last episode on the respect gap, you heard about the distance between what people say about respect and what actually happens. Today, we're going deeper.After years, maybe decades in a relationship, why does respect still feel like a business transaction? Why does every considerate gesture come with strings attached? And why does the person who's polite to everyone else become someone completely different behind closed doors with you?This episode unpacks the transactional nature of performed respect in long-term relationships. We'll explore how some people use…
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