In this September 2022 episode of Reimagining Love, host Dr. Alexandra Solomon explores the common challenge of talking about the future with your partner, focusing on situations where one partner is more ready to progress the relationship than the other.

Whether you've been dating for a month or married for two decades, it's common for couples to struggle with conversations about the future.

We are not always ready for the same levels of commitment or for the same major life changes that our partners are ready for at exactly the same time.

Dr. Alexandra Solomon is a clinical psychologist, couples therapist, professor, award-winning author, and podcast host.

At the center of Dr. Solomon's work is a concept she calls 'Relational Self-Awareness' - an ongoing curious and compassionate relationship we have with ourselves that becomes the foundation for a thriving intimate relationship.

In October 2021, Dr. Solomon launched her podcast, Reimagining Love, to help people around the world cultivate their Relational Self-Awareness and to engage with guests from the worlds of therapy, academia, and pop culture.

In this episode, Dr. Solomon dives into the topic of 'pace discrepancies' in an intimate relationship: when one partner feels ready to move to the next step in a commitment sequence and the other partner does not.