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Objection Library · Spouse

Missing Decision Maker

At the kitchen table, the homeowner says it: “talk to my spouse” Here is the documented response from Frankie J’s system — the same approach Spar trains and grades.

The documented approach

Don’t argue. Diagnose.

Also heard as

“talk to my spouse”“my wife”“my husband”“need to ask my partner”“one leg”“decision maker”“my husband doesn't need to be here”“i make all the decisions”“he travels for work”
The documented language
“No one-leggers — all decision makers in the conversation”
“Decision-maker qualification at the start of the appointment: hold the no-one-legger line kindly and land a set time when both decision makers are home.”

The 7-stage objection framework

Every objection runs the same seven stages

1.Release Pressure 2.Ask Permission 3.Gather Feedback 4.Isolate 5.Empathize 6.Respond 7.Re-Close

Release Pressure. acknowledge the answer and stay relaxed. Do not snap into rebuttal mode; a knee-jerk response makes the homeowner defend the objection.

Ask Permission.

Gather Feedback. confirm product, company, salesperson, scope, and value BEFORE addressing the objection: 'Did you like the solution we put together?' 'Do you feel comfortable with the company and how the project would be handled?' 'Did I explain everything clearly?' 'What is the biggest thing keeping you from moving forward?'

Isolate. identify the REAL barrier: the investment, timing, trust, decision process, the monthly investment plan, or missing information. Turn a vague stall into a specific, solvable objection.

Empathize. show you understand the concern without automatically agreeing with inaccurate assumptions.

Respond.

Re-Close. ask for the decision again once the concern is resolved. NEVER ARGUE. The goal is clarity, not winning a debate.

By trade

This objection, in your trade

The framework never changes — but the setting does. See the missing decision maker handled in each trade’s own appointment:

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