Topics discussed during this episode:
We are both Black so we are going to take the approach of speaking from the perspective of Black men and Black women to apply to this episode. * What is the strong Black woman? * Who is her strong Black man? * We both started reading a book that is very familiar: Beyond Mars & Venus, a sequel to Women are from Mars, Men are from Venus. The author says: + Gone are the days where women had to be submissive and dependent on men and the man had to carry the burden of providing for his family on his own. + What we need to experience in our relationships has changed. + We need a new set of skills to deal with new relationships. + Men now participate in raising kids, doing house work, and some of the more traditional female roles. + Women are working more, sometimes serving as the breadwinner, and also undoubtedly taking on some traditional masculine tendencies. + Our happiness should not be based on changing our partner, but rather allowing him or her to be themselves but where is the boundary? + Author recommends changing how you feel about certain things so you do not cause so much conflict with your partner. We had to listen and reflect on this a few times. He provides a few steps on how to do this. - Do not depend on your partner to change. - Give your partner what they need first so discover what that looks like. - Ask for more in small increments and reward your partner for what they do. * Closing Remarks: Strong Black woman, Strong Black man*

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