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When Intimacy Feels One-Sided: Rejection and Self-Confidence

Dr. Tara

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Watch Dr. Tara with Ellie G in this short excerpt from High Tea With Ellie G. Read the automatic transcript below or continue to the full episode.

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'Cause my um ex-husband I felt like he was just like doing it as a chore Mm Like you know 'cause I was I'm well I am very sexual Mm And I just felt like all the time that he was doing me a favor you know And it's not a good feeling isn't it No Like- Like you want them to be like so consumed by you- Yeah they initiate with you Yeah Like- So I'd be like "Hey should we have sex now?" And he'd go "Ugh the ugh the kids have just gone to bed I gotta watch this on YouTube Well I haven't I haven't watched the news yet." Excuses Excuse excuse excuse Mm So what that does for your self-confidence too you're thinking "Really You got like me wanting to jump you- Mm and you're rejecting me." Like- Yeah that is quite hard It is Very hard

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