Is my boyfriend taking me for granted?
Is my girlfriend using me?
Are you always giving but rarely receiving?
Today, we’re talking about the signs your love partner may be taking you for granted and what to do about it.
So grab a beverage and get comfortable.
Let’s dive in.
You’ve heard it one too many times: “Stop being selfish!” You know you’re capable of being considerate.
It’s just that, when it comes to important decisions, you feel the need to protect your own interests.
I mean, if you don’t, who will, right? It’s complicated.
You want to be fair, but you’ve learned, somewhere along the way, not to let other people’s needs or wants eclipse your own.
It’s happened too many times growing up.
And now, you’re just fighting back.
Happily for all of us, it is possible to balance our selfish ways with more people-friendly behavior.
How do you deal with a husband who thinks he is always right?
All you have to do is suggest his behavior or his words were hurtful or inappropriate, and he turns on you.
To him, everything is your fault. You’re the one who's “overreacting” or “being a hypocrite” or “seeing problems where none exist.”
Except you know, he’s wrong.
And you’re fed up with the way your husband treats you.
What can you do?
Some people believe that having a reserved personality is a negative quality.
But the truth is, there are plenty of benefits to being reserved and many ways to thrive in life with a personality that is more reserved than others.
It can be hard to be the quiet one in the group, mainly because people assume something is wrong and you're upset or that you’re quietly judging them.
But if you are reserved, you know it's just because you enjoy listening to other people have a conversation and prefer to give input only when you believe it's useful or necessary.
It's not that you never speak, but most of the time the chatter is happening in your head.
Often reserved people are introverts whose natural personalities lend to a quieter, more thoughtful way of interacting. Does this sound like you?
Let's talk about the personality traits of people who are reserved and some of the best ways to thrive in life with this type of personality.
You’ve been talking to that relative again — the one who shrugs off the reports of death and suffering in places like Africa or Mexico but who was grief-stricken to hear about the fire in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
Part of you thinks, “Why do some people lack compassion?”
But it’s not a total lack of empathy that’s the problem. It’s selective empathy — or selective compassion.
And it’s far more dangerous.
It’s also sneaky.
And we’re all guilty of it to some degree.
So, what can you do about it?