The nine words you need to say to change your relationships for good

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. "Age of Attraction" hosts Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, try their best to stay off their phones and live in the moment when they are not working in order to deal with critics of their relationship. There is almost always a moment in a strained relationship that sounds like some version of this: "You are making this a bigger deal than it is." "You’re overreacting." "Why are you making this a thing? Can’t you get over it?" And underneath those words is something far deeper than the disagreement itself. It’s the quiet dismissal and rupture that communicates, "What matters to you isn’t important to me." WELCOME TO THE DATING RECESSION: WHY YOUNG AMERICANS ARE GIVING UP ON LOVE If you have experienced this, you know how painful and frustrating it can be to be misunderstood or minimized in a relationship. And if you have said these phrases to someo