Chapter 7: "Can we talk about how we're feeling?"

We've finally made it to the seventh and last key phrase.

• "How are you feeling about this relationship? Is it meeting your needs?"
• "Can we talk about how we're feeling about what's going on?"
• "I'd like to talk about what just happened. I think we may be stuck in a pattern."
• "Can we talk about what's happening?"
• "Before we leap into having sex tonight, I want to check in with you about how we're both feeling."

This phrase "can be used to get you communicating about something that just happened a minute ago, or it can prompt you to step back and look at how satisfied you are in this relationship overall." It's a way of pausing to check in.