Are We Actually Growing Together?

What We Were Never Taught: Relationships, Marriage & Family — From Parenting Doctors · Oct 18, 2026 · 26m

Episode 22: Are We Actually Growing Together?

Progression — From Early Dating to 30 Years of Marriage

Can a couple be married for thirty years and still have the same arguments they were having twenty years ago? And if those disagreements never completely disappear, does that mean the marriage hasn't progressed?

In Episode 22 of What We Were Never Taught, Dr. Dan explores progression, the fifth dimension of his Big Five framework for relationship health: Connection, Continuity, Repair, Reciprocity, and Progression.

Progression isn't simply about how long a relationship lasts or the milestones…