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Dr. Phil argues that sacrificing one's own identity and needs to maintain a relationship is an unsustainable and poor deal.
“If you have to stop being all of who you are to be half of a couple, it's a bad deal.”
Dr. Phil · Apr 2026 · 7 episodes · 1.7M views on this topicRobert believes that his wife needs to stop being able to shut him out and instead listen to him as a way to improve their relationship.
“I think that for her having someone that she can't just shut off and to listen to, to be honest with her, I think will help her.”
Dr. Phil · Jan 2026 · 0 episodes · 0 views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.