How can couples reverse the buildup of resentment once they notice it?
14.06.2025 00:14
By taking turns talking.
By resolving to listen with curiosity rather than defensiveness.
By learning to validate what the other is feeling. “I can absolutely see why you feel this way.”
How many girls or guys keep extra pantyhose in their glove box or console of their vehicle?
By deciding to stop with the criticism and the nagging and instead say thank you for everything you do for me. Thank you for loving me.
By keeping in mind it’s OK to have different opinions and different experiences, and they both matter in equal measure.
By wanting to truly understand each other, despite feeling unheard.
Why do you allow your cat to lie in bed with you?
By internalizing that responding with kindness is strength, not weakness.
By giving up the notion that someone has to “win” or that anyone loses by saying “you are right”, “I am sorry”, or “I can do better.”