Short excerpt from a February 2025 YouTube video by Nick Stumbo discussing how the ability to say “no” in healthy relationships preserves the meaning and value of a partner’s “yes,” and how granting freedom to refuse can deepen connection between spouses.
That's such a powerful thing to pause on and say. If we don't have the ability to say no, it really takes all the meaning out of our yes. And I wonder how many couples just need to hear that of when your spouse has total freedom to say no in a healthy relationship, the meaning it gives to their yes, and that connection just, I think, can grow so much. I just wanted to really emphasize that point because I think it's so important.
