push and pull

Communication Negative Patterns, no. 1
Have you noticed recently that you both get stuck in a particular pattern?

Are you stuck in negative patterns?
You can often tell by how you communicate. For example: are you often dissatisfied, blaming, nagging, while your partner is getting more and more quiet, non-responsive and avoidant of “difficult” conversations?

If this is the case you are most likely dealing with a negative pattern of pushing ( the other person) versus pulling back.

Take a moment to reflect: what is your underlying need when you reproach your partner? What do you really want? Meaning: not what is wrong about your partner but what would you really like? What do you need?

F.ex. if your partner is busy a lot, try not to say things like: ”you never have time for me, all you care about is work and yourself. You are basically selfish” But try instead: “I realize work is demanding. Yet I miss you, and our time together. I would really like for us to have more time together to go out to dinner once every other week or listen to music together”.

It feels different this way , for both you and your partner. Try it out, see what happens.
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