On this episode of Intentional Marriage, co-hosts and married couple – Justin and Cresta Burt – talk about how to, and when to, respond to your partner's emotional calls and needs.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• According to research, for a happy, healthy marriage you should be responding to about 86% of your partner’s emotional calls. (Justin: “Bullshit! What kind of researcher is coming up with 86%?”) And unhealthy marriages – the ones that are right on the cusp of divorce – are only responding to 33%. (Justin: “How about more often than not? That seems like a more realistic measure that people can use.”)
• Probably more men than women need to keep in mind, just because your wife asks for a few minutes doesn’t mean she’s being needy or clingy. She just wants that quick connection to say: “How are you doing, how was your day?” Though men are more needy than women!
• No matter how bad I want to get something done, you come first. It lets you know that you’re the primary focus in my life and that whatever else I’ve got going on, I have the time to stop and say: “Hey, how are you?” and check in on your emotional needs.
• On the other side, as the one asking for an emotional need. Ask yourself: Is this ask realistic for them to do? Some people have jobs where they work away from home with no contact for weeks at a time or are unable to leave at a moment’s notice. You have to be realistic with your expectations of what your partner can do. 

BEST MOMENTS
‘More often than not you should be responding to your partner’s emotional needs.’
‘Even in times I would say you’re being ‘needy’, you’re needing something by definition.’
‘Being on Facetime or Zoom is nowhere near being face-to-face with a person.’
‘Sometimes you need to anticipate your spouse’s emotional needs, you should know your spouse well enough to know what’s coming, to an extent.’

ABOUT THE HOSTS
Justin and Cresta Burt are marriage coaches who specialise in helping couples regain their intimacy inside and outside the bedroom. They share how their Intentional Marriage principles can help couples find their "Happily Ever After."
Though they have a great sense of humour and enjoy making people laugh, Justin and Cresta take their work seriously. They know that marriages can be healed and relationships can be restored when both partners are intentional about making things better.

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