The Questions Women Over 40 Need to Ask Before Getting Invested in a Man

before getting invested in a man

Before getting invested in a man, what are the questions women over 40 need to ask? Tune in to this episode to find out!

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Before getting invested in a man, what questions should women over 40 ask their partners? Marcelle LeBlanc is an entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of The Conversation Architect. After rebuilding her life following divorce, she discovered that one honest conversation can change the course of a life. Today, she teaches women the skill of having difficult conversations so they can gain clarity, trust themselves, and create lives that align with who they truly are.

In this episode:

  • Why “going with the flow” can cost women clarity
  • What needs to be said before deeper commitment
  • How honest conversations create healthier dating choice

EP 721: Marcelle LeBlanc – The Questions Women Over 40 Need to Ask Before Getting Invested in a Man

Highlights of this episode:

Conversation architect & purpose

  • Marcelle LeBlanc explains her role as a “conversation architect”: teaching people (especially professional women) to have one clear conversation that prevents years of silent resentment or wasted time.
  • Core belief: many relationship breakdowns stem from conversations not happening, not from lack of feeling or intelligence.
  • Goal: help clients identify values and non-negotiables quickly and use brief, skillful conversations (not months of therapy) to get clarity or change trajectory.

Framework & skills for difficult conversations

  • Start by clarifying the heart of the issue: separate facts from opinions, and be specific about behavior (not labels like “unreliable”).
  • Define the desired behavior and what success looks like, plus the real impact of the behavior on you.
  • Keep the conversation focused on one issue at a time; avoid “and you did this” piling-on.
  • Use a concise template: state the agreement/behavior, describe the impact on you, state the desired outcome, then ask for agreement (e.g., “Can you agree to that?”).
  • Prepare notes and rehearse to avoid rambling; allow silence and resist editing/self-sabotage mid-conversation.
  • If the person is unreceptive or defensive, offer to reschedule for a better time rather than escalate immediately.
  • Treat dating like a job interview: observe actions as data about alignment with your values and time.

Practical examples & outcomes

  • Lauren story: choosing one non-negotiable, having a prepared conversation, partner responded “I felt it too” — conversation restarted the relationship rather than ended it.
  • Household chores example: specific script given to address missed chores (name the agreement, explain emotional impact, request equitable action, ask for agreement).
  • Workplace example: manager labeled an employee “unreliable;” a fact-based conversation revealed lack of gas money, leading to an immediate, simple fix.
  • Small, frequent honesty prevents emotional accumulation and catastrophic blowups later.
  • Clarity exercises: value-lists and specificity (example of a man who carried a 100-item list; distillable to core values) help recognize fit quickly.

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