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What is stonewalling in relationships?
What is stonewalling in relationships?
What is an example of distractions in relationships?
What is an example of distractions in relationships?
What happens when you get defensive during feedback?
What happens when you get defensive during feedback?
What is the result of criticizing your partner too often?
What is the result of criticizing your partner too often?
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What happens when you idealize your partner?
What happens when you idealize your partner?
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What happens when you ignore past troubles in a relationship?
What happens when you ignore past troubles in a relationship?
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What is the result of deceiving your partner?
What is the result of deceiving your partner?
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What is the result of creating competition in a relationship?
What is the result of creating competition in a relationship?
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Study Notes
Destructive Behaviors in Relationships
- Stonewalling: Avoiding difficult conversations and emotional subjects, leading to unresolved issues and damaging relationships.
Distractions in Relationships
- Failing to give undivided attention to your partner, making them feel ignored or neglected, especially when texting others during quality time.
Communication Issues
- Getting defensive when receiving negative feedback, leading to ignoring partner's concerns and creating destructive dynamics.
Criticism and Feedback
- Criticizing your partner too often, creates a negative dynamic, and makes them feel frustrated, focusing on mistakes rather than their positive qualities.
Unrealistic Expectations
- Idealizing your partner, projecting own preferences onto them, and loving them for who they could be, rather than who they are.
Past and Present
- Ignoring past troubles and rough patches, overlooking significant moments in the relationship, and rejecting struggles that need to be overcome.
Deception and Trust
- Misleading your partner through lies and manipulation, ruining trust and giving them reason to doubt you.
Competition and Comparison
- Creating competition in a relationship, keeping score, and trying to prove your partner wrong, leading to tension, stress, and resentment.
Shame and Humiliation
- Shameing your partner in public, making fun of their mistakes, and placing them in uncomfortable situations.
Unrealistic Expectations
- Expecting your partner to read your mind, knowing what you want and think without vocalizing, leading to misunderstandings and relationship damage.
Destructive Behaviors in Relationships
- Stonewalling leads to unresolved issues and damages relationships by avoiding difficult conversations and emotional subjects.
Distractions in Relationships
- Failing to give undivided attention to your partner makes them feel ignored or neglected, especially when texting others during quality time.
- Distractions can create feelings of insignificance and neglect in a partner.
Communication Issues
- Getting defensive when receiving negative feedback ignores partner's concerns and creates destructive dynamics.
- Defensiveness can lead to unresolved conflicts and damaged relationships.
Criticism and Feedback
- Criticizing your partner too often creates a negative dynamic, focusing on mistakes rather than their positive qualities.
- Frequent criticism can lead to feelings of frustration, low self-esteem, and resentment.
Unrealistic Expectations
- Idealizing your partner leads to loving them for who they could be, rather than who they are.
- Unrealistic expectations can create disappointment, frustration, and discontent in a relationship.
Past and Present
- Ignoring past troubles and rough patches overlooks significant moments in the relationship.
- Overlooking past struggles can prevent relationships from growing and moving forward.
Deception and Trust
- Misleading your partner through lies and manipulation ruins trust and gives them reason to doubt you.
- Deception can lead to deep-seated relationship issues and even relationship breakdown.
Competition and Comparison
- Creating competition in a relationship keeps score, tries to prove your partner wrong, and leads to tension, stress, and resentment.
- Competition can create a toxic environment and undermine the relationship.
Shame and Humiliation
- Shaming your partner in public makes them feel embarrassed, belittled, and disrespected.
- Public shaming can lead to feelings of low self-worth, anxiety, and depression.
Unrealistic Expectations
- Expecting your partner to read your mind leads to misunderstandings and relationship damage.
- Mind-reading expectations can create feelings of frustration, resentment, and disappointment.
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Destructive behaviors in relationships, including stonewalling, distractions, and communication issues, leading to unresolved conflicts and hurt feelings.
