Dr. Schnarch says we settle for being needed, not wanted—like feeling reduced to just a body or bank account in marriage.
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A reflective conversation about desire, responsibility, and what makes someone worth wanting.
This conversation treats wanting to be wanted as a marriage problem, but one that reaches beyond any single couple. It keeps circling the higher-desire spouse's role, and the hard part is easy to see: blame can arrive faster than self-examination.
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A steady, blame-free look at wanting to be wanted.
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