Mastering Effective Communication with Your Partner
Effective communication is a crucial aspect of fostering a healthy relationship. Understand your own communication style and change negative patterns.
Living with a Critical Partner
Romantic relationships typically start off with people that are on their best behavior. As a couple gets used to each other and the newness wanes off, partners begin to see their person as ‘real’ and complete, but not perfect. Nobody likes everything about their partner, however, and learning to navigate differences is crucial. It requires working together, and not habitually finding fault or criticizing the smallest of things.
Does Resentment Kill a Relationship?
Resentment can really damage a relationship, but it doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the relationship. While we may think of anger being expressed as stomping around or slamming doors or, on the other hand, as giving the silent treatment, resentment is anger in another form. Resentment is just anger that isn’t being expressed. It’s being held inside, and that’s something that stays with us. It eventually seeps into the relationship.
Are You Passive-Aggressive in Your Relationship?
When a partner regularly uses passive-aggression instead of openly talking about the issues, it is damaging to the relationship, and dysfunction sets in. How do you spot it in a relationship, and most importantly, how do you fix it.
Living With a Partner Who Can’t Decide if They Want to Stay or Go
When you have a partner who is very uncertain about the relationship, they go back and forth on whether they want to be in the relationship or not, this kind of ambivalence often creates a threat response.
