Exhausted Wives, Bewildered Husbands: Why your marriage is hurting, and how to blossom as a couple

assume they know another person’s thoughts, feelings, or intentions without asking. The worst is assumed and then reacted upon as if already confirmed.

Refusing to share needs with a partner means that partner will forever lack confidence and feel like a failure in their own marriage.

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He could only relax when he was completely alone, but being alone reminded Alan of how desperately unfulfilled he felt.

Rather, this means she must be honest about her desires and willing to give her husband a chance to prove himself, even if her forgiveness is a long way off and will require much proof.

The perpetual heightened level of anxiety coupled with the learned helplessness can lead to panic attacks when the detached youth experiences situations where they perceive pain or abandonment to be imminent.

Usually, one person has seized control of decision making while the other sits on the sidelines pouting.

To the little mind, everything that happens is about them. Everything that happens is a direct result of the child’s behavior and quality.

Usually, the child sets out on a journey to earn love from others. They become enormously eager to please and cannot say no. They are frequent targets of abuse by others because they’re so desperate for approval and have no one to report abuse to.