Connection Sh!t

This week, we talked about being truly connected to your partner, both emotionally and physically. In particular, how to achieve the physical connection when the fuel for that fire is your emotional connection. Something that I learned this week is that, for Marko the emotional fuels the physical while for me the physical fuels the emotional. Such a dynamic has the potential to provide a satisfying feedback loop but it also could spell disaster! With two interdependent conditions, the symbiotic relationship between touching each other (both physically and emotionally) is paramount to the success of our relationship.

Marko and I definitely have a lot to learn about ourselves and from each other when it comes to this topic. For me, it is the greatest area of improvement. The challenge is really large because so much of my ability to be present and to give depends upon feeling connected to my partner. I share of my cup until I burn out but once my fuel cells are depleted, I retreat to replenish them; drain them enough without making any deposits and I soon disconnect from the source of my drainage. Its something I continually work on. It doesn’t help that Marko and my love languages are so different that they often feel diametrically opposed to one another!

As we shared throughout the podcast episode, this is an area of great discontent for us both. Hopefully the advise and guidance of our guest, along with our own internal determination and the boost provided by our romantic feelings surrounding our anniversary will give us the tools that we need to improve our connection to and with one another. Wish us luck, dear listeners!