My guests on this week's Best You Podcast episode are Mali Apple and Joe Dunn. Mali Apple and Joe Dunn are authors, relationship coaches, lovers, and best friends. In their award-winning book The Soulmate Experience: A Practical Guide to Creating Extraordinary Relationships, and their new book Wild Monogamy: Cultivating Erotic Intimacy to Keep Passion and Desire Alive, Mali and Joe share revolutionary ideas for keeping long-term committed relationships connected, fulfilling, sexy, and fun.Check out the episode to learn more about how to initiate a tough conversation with your significant other, how to drop expectations when in a relationship, the importance of treating your partner as a guest in your life, the most important conversations couples should have before getting married, how to work through jealousy, and so much more._____________________________In this episode:03:30 What was your first dating experience like for you two?  04:16 What was so powerful about communicating with letters first and what did you guys talk about in those letters?  06:41 What are some of the most important things you need to agree with each other about in a relationship?09:04 How much do you think it is important to have visual attraction early on in a relationship? 11:02 What does it mean to view your significant other as a guest in your life?  12:58 What do you guys do to develop your own identity while also developing together as a couple?  14:59 Where do you think insecurities in relationships come from?  20:48 What kinds of conversations are important to have with a significant other before you make a lifelong commitment with them? 23:02 What is your opinion on the prevalence of arguments in relationships and how to deal with them?  30:48 How do you guys define love and what are some of the key ingredients that you need for lasting love?  32:07 What was it like entering a new relationship after you already had kids and why did it work so well for you guys?  37:09 What are your most important relationship habits? 43:05 Mali and Joe's 3 keys to getting closer to their best relationship  46:59 What advice do you have about initiating difficult conversations with a significant other?_____________________________Mali and Joe’s 3 Keys to Getting Closer to Their Best Relationship:1. Age well both physically and mentally2. Laugh a lot3. Have fun in discomfort_____________________________Follow Mali and Joe on Social Media:Website: www.maliandjoe.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/maliandjoeInstagram: @maliandjoeYouTube: @maliandjoe____________________________FREE COURSE - 3 Steps to Losing Body Fat and Building MuscleSign Up for FREE at https://www.nickcarrier.com Today!____________________________Build Healthy Habits That Will TRANSFORM Your Body and Your Life!LEARN MORE About The 10WT Today at https://www.nickcarrier.com/10wt ____________________________Follow Nick on Instagram: @carrier_bestyou