The awareness of trust issues can almost be more tormenting than the trust issues themselves. Always acting on the sensation when trust issues are triggered can lead to a lot of conflict. Always ignoring the sensation, however, for fear of trusting yourself, can also come with its problems.
This person won’t bring up a fight once it’s over. Once you’ve decided it’s settled, it’s settled. They will show you that they don’t hold grudges, or secretly resent you for something they say they’re over. You’ll feel safe knowing that they always say what’s on their mind.
Do you feel like your partner loves you for who you are? Or, does he try to change you? If your partner attempts to change you, then you’ll begin to believe, subconsciously, that he wants to be with someone else entirely.
Nobody is possessive in the relationship. You encourage one another to have your own lives—to go on that trip with friends, to take that class, to grab that drink with that colleague.
When you want to give people the benefit of the doubt, it’s hard to know how strict or lax to be, especially when it comes to dating somebody new. You try to remind yourself that you don’t know their entire back story, that it’s easy to take things out of context and that it takes […]
Are you seeking power in your relationship?
From snooping on each other to asking for a "break," these things should be a signal for you to get out!
