113: Dating 6+ Months: How To Build The Foundation For A Healthy And Secure Relationship

The Sabrina Zohar Show

Mental Health, Education, Relationships, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today Sabrina discusses the pivotal six-month mark in relationships, when things shift from the honeymoon phase into a deeper, more stable phase of connection. At this point, dopamine levels balance out, and oxytocin shifts, often turning spontaneity into predictability. This is when core values and life goals start to surface, and it’s important to recognize that a relationship might not work out if there’s a fundamental mismatch between you and your partner.

By this stage, communication should be clear and consistent, and both partners should feel comfortable expressing their needs, whether it’s a desire for reassurance or a different approach to communication. Sabrina shares how conversations surrounding intimacy, conflict, and boundaries should be happening more naturally, as should talking about issues like differing sex drives or personal preferences. Emotional safety becomes a priority, with vulnerability and mystery coexisting in a healthy balance.

At this stage, green flags include clear communication, emotional safety, and shared long-term goals, while red flags include avoiding conflict or being overly controlling. As relationships deepen, it’s also time to discuss practical matters like finances, living together, and balancing individuality with togetherness. Sabrina emphasizes that a relationship should not feel rushed and that it’s important to take the time to truly understand each other, address issues thoughtfully, and ensure mutual investment in the relationship.

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0:00.0	Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of the Sabrina Zohar Show. My name is Sabrina Zohar, and I am your host. Babs, welcome to part four. We fucking did it. And can I just say, thank you to everybody that has stuck around. This has been a dream of mine to be able to have a series that builds on each other.
0:22.3	So, guys, let me know what other series you guys would want. Pop them into the chat, pop them into
0:27.2	the comments, wherever you're listening right now. We want to hear your voice. And so I'm just so stoked.
0:32.5	And today we're really, we're going to talk about the six plus month, right? I can always add another
0:35.4	episode after on like the longer term, the marriage, those types of things. But I really think like, before we put the cart before the
0:41.0	horse, let's talk about what comes after that exclusivity conversation in the relationship world.
0:45.2	It's like now, now this is the real world, right? Now this is relationship land. And like,
0:49.5	let's go into it. And I really identify the major pain points of this time frame so that I could give you
0:55.1	guys the tools and the clarity and we interwove Instagram questions throughout. I'm super fucking
0:59.5	excited. And guys, as always, thank you. Thank you for being part of the series. Thank you for being
1:04.5	part of the podcast. And thank you for joining the family. I take this very seriously. And I am humbled
1:09.6	every day to have so many of you come back and listen, share it with your friends, rating and reviewing the show.
1:15.9	Thank you for all of the beautiful kind words.
1:18.3	And for everybody who leaves me in comments, you got to live with that yourself, right?
1:22.2	I don't have to own that shit.
1:23.2	But I'm just appreciative of every single fucking person here.
1:26.1	So thank you.
1:27.2	Guys, don't forget, we have
1:28.4	in the trenches starting. Our new series is starting in January, I believe. Yeah. So we are going to
1:35.3	need your questions. Don't forget, in the trenches at Sabrinazohar.com, send us screenshots,
1:39.3	send us questions. We're going to be doing one every month. So we're going to need some new
1:42.4	questions and things to talk about. You could send us conversations. We will keep everything private, dating profiles, whatever you guys
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