The way a couple was affectionate, or wasn’t, tends to resurface decades later in their own relationships. Dr. Laurie Betito explains how early modeling shapes adult patterns around intimacy, and why one partner always making the first move can quietly turn into resentment.
The Pattern Nobody Notices
Dr. Laurie walks through how a resentment cycle forms when initiation always falls on one person, and how easily it gets misread as a lack of desire instead of what it actually is.
Initiation Isn’t What You Think
Intimacy doesn’t have to mean sex, and Dr. Laurie lays out the small, low-stakes ways couples can reconnect without either partner feeling ambushed or pressured.
Topics: relationship patterns, affection, safety, connection, intimacy
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Originally aired on2026-09-03
