Relationship Check In for Empty Nesters Part 2 E155
This is the second half of their relationship check in, questions Rick and Clancy come back to when it's been too long since the last one. They continue with the 5 love languages conversation, their lowest-ranked ones this time, and move into bigger questions about what the next five to ten years look like.
It's easy to assume things are fine because nothing's actively wrong. A check-in surfaces what's actually going on underneath that, the parts that don't come up on their own until someone asks directly.
What's in this episode:
- The different types of physical touch, and why "bedroom touch" isn't the whole picture
- Rick's lowest love language, receiving gifts, and why he doesn't reach for it naturally
- An old flowers misunderstanding that lasted a lot longer than it should have
- Travel, work, retirement, and where they might live next
- A timing gap in a relocation decision that came up mid-conversation
The check-in questions from this two-part series:
1. Are we still on the same page about how we want to spend our time, such as more togetherness or more independence?
2. What's one thing about our day to day life together that's working really well right now? And what's one thing that you would change?
3. Do we still talk about things other than logistics, the house, the finances, the kids? When is the last time that we've had a conversation that wasn't about a task?
4. What's one way you feel loved right now and one way you wish you felt more loved?
5. What does the next five to ten years look like for us? Travel, work, retirement, relocating.
6. What does staying connected to our now grown kids look like? And are we on the same page around boundaries and involvement?
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Five Love Languages Recap
03:30 Different Types of Touch Explained
06:00 Clancy's Highest: Comforting Touch
07:06 Rick's Lowest: Receiving Gifts
09:30 The Flowers Misunderstanding
13:30 Looking Toward The Next Decade
15:43 Relocating Versus Staying Near Kids
20:36 The Timing They Hadn't Discussed
21:41 Why The Check-In Matters
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