You're spending time together. Dinners, dog walks, evenings on the couch. Nobody's fighting, nothing is obviously broken. Something feels completely off and you can't quite point to it. In this episode I walk through seven signs your partner might be emotionally checked out, even when everything looks fine from the outside.

Resources and Links

• Relationship Reset course: marievakakis.com.au

• Free Conflict Workbook: marievakakis.com.au

• Connected Teens parenting course

• Marathon sessions at The Therapy Hub: thetherapyhub.com.au

askmarie@marievakakis.com.au

The ick in dating. That sudden, full-body recoil where someone does something completely normal and you just shut down. 64% of people have experienced it, and a quarter ended the relationship because of it. But is the ick a red flag, or is it fear of intimacy disguised as disgust?

Therapist Marie Vakakis unpacks the psychology of the ick, what it reveals about your attachment style, and asks: are we being too picky, or are we terrified of being truly seen?

This episode covers:

• What the ick actually is and why it happens

• Red flags vs superficial triggers

• How shame, projection and avoidant attachment drive the ick

• Are we being too picky in dating?

• What to do when the ick shows up

Show notes and more at marievakakis.com.au

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