Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who
can’t sleep with the window shut, and a woman
who can’t sleep with the window open.
— George Bernard Shaw
Frustrating, isn’t it?
You ask your partner for something and the answer is no.
Yet, you still want it. It’s important. So you ask again, this time hoping the answer will be yes.
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Go on. Admit it.
You know it’s utterly fruitless, yet deep down, you’re still hoping to get your partner to change.
“Who couldn’t benefit from a bit of improvement?” you say. And who better than you to point out what to improve?
There’s no denying that we all have our rough edges and blind spots— some of us with rougher edges than others. Even so, the “helpful” commentary we offer is neither helpful nor welcome.
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