10 Warning signs you need to focus on yourself in your relationship
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- 13 Apr 2023
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When we care about someone, we want to show it. But in the process, we can end up losing sight of ourselves.
We become too focused on pleasing our partner, at any cost. And we may not even realize it.
This article will delve into the warning signs that you need to focus on yourself more in your relationship.
It’s important not to lose yourself in your relationship
There’s no doubt that relationships take effort, compromise, and consideration.
But even when you choose to be in a relationship, you need to constantly choose yourself too.
Focusing on yourself isn’t selfish, it’s self-care.
Because you deserve to have personal goals, free time, and clear boundaries.
Otherwise, there is a danger we can focus too much on our partner, and not enough on ourselves. And the irony is, this will end up damaging your relationship as well as yourself.
But the question remains:
How do you know if you are losing yourself in a relationship?
10 warning signs you need to focus on yourself in your relationship
1) You feel like your needs and wants come last
In your relationship pecking order, you feel firmly at the bottom.
Rather than equality, it seems like it’s often your partner’s wants, desires, and wishes that come first.
A lot of your time is spent pandering to their needs.
You bend over backward to try to make sure they are happy.
You might feel afraid of rocking the boat, so you let certain things go even when deep down you know you should probably sight your corner.
2) You find it really difficult to say “no” to your partner
This next warning sign is actually more than being able to say no.
It’s about boundaries in general.
But feeling comfortable and confident in saying no is a part of that.
It’s whether you feel like it’s ok to disappoint your other half or if you feel compelled to do things you’d rather not be doing. Read More…
