In relationships, good news should feel good to share.

But if your partner barely reacts, looks distracted, or points out the downside too fast, you can start wondering why you bothered telling them at all.

At first, you still share the small wins.

Then you start telling other people first.

Eventually, your partner may stop being the person you want to bring your joy to.

In this episode:

• Why a flat response can make a good moment feel worse

• What a supportive response actually sounds like in real life

• Why enthusiasm and follow-up questions matter more than a polite “That’s great”

• How repeated disappointment changes who you want to tell first

• When this stops being a communication problem and starts becoming a warning sign

I’m joined by Dr. Harry Reis for a conversation about good news, responsiveness, feeling known, and what happens when the person closest to you stops feeling like the person who is most excited for you.

Sometimes the warning sign is not that your partner ruined one good moment.

It is that you stopped expecting them to celebrate the next one with you.

Listen to Why You’ve Stopped Sharing Good News With Your Partner — And When That’s a Warning Sign and follow We Need To Talk with Dr. Darcy Sterling for more conversations about relationships, responsiveness, emotional connection, and feeling supported.

REFERENCES/RESOURCES

⁠Monmouth Plastic Surgery⁠

⁠⁠www.alternativescounseling.com⁠

How To Feel Loved by Sonja Lyubomirsky and Harry Reis

http://howtofeelloved.com/

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