During this episode, Lauren Zoeller welcomes her partner in life, Sean Foley as he shares his insights about dating, getting to know, and building a life with your host. Sharing his wisdom on how men can move towards being more intentional with women, Sean unpacks his theory that dating is similar to sales, highlights the importance of doing your part as a woman, and more.
We explore how Sean and Lauren navigate conflict in their relationship, reframe arguing as a beneficial practice, and discuss the contentious question of the role of religion and faith in partnership.
In closing, you’ll be reminded of the superpower of getting specific about what you want and how to save time by refusing to date for potential. Join us today to hear all this and more!
Key Points From This Episode:
- How soon Sean knew that Lauren was the one for him.
- The passage that Lauren had Sean read on how a man prioritizes his life.
- What tends to happen when you have been independent for a long time.
- How men can be more intentional to make a woman feel safe.
- Sean’s theory that dating is similar to sales and the reasoning behind it.
- Understanding that a man has to do his part right but so do women.
- How Lauren and Sean navigate conflict in their relationship.
- Why arguing in a healthy moderate way is a good sign.
- Finding alignment in core belief systems and putting love first.
- Why it is so helpful to have something to surrender things to beyond your relationship.
- Getting really specific about what you want.
- A reminder never to date for potential.
Quotes:
“At some point, you’ve got to move from being a boy to being a man, and you’ve got to look at priorities.” — Sean Foley [0:11:19]
“If you have a man who is not making you a priority, you are not a priority.” — @LaurenZoeller [0:14:27]
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01/22/24 • 29 min
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