Hello Everyone & Welcome Back to the RealPositiveGirl Podcast!
Thank you so much for joining me again!
Happy Tuesday!
This week's theme for the podcast is: Relationship Struggles
Relationships can be super tough, but it's important to remember that in the end, it's totally worth it because the hard stuff is what creates a stronger & deeper bond with your partner.
I want to talk about some of the hard things that come with being in relationships & how to get through those things & have amazing bonds.
Join me in learning more about relationship struggles this week!
Here are some notes from today's episode:
- Putting your partner in the position of being your everything in life is bad. Don’t become the person you THINK your partner wants you to be & don’t make everything all about them. Be your own person, have your own thoughts & opinions, hobbies & time to yourself. You can’t throw your whole identity away just because you found someone you love & cherish. No one is worth that sacrifice. And if they want you to do that for them, they might be a narcissist & that’s a red flag to re-think this whole thing.
- Learning to share your feelings & be vulnerable is amazing growth. I mentioned it yesterday, but getting better at sharing your feelings & emotions & general intimacy is such an amazing bonus of being in a relationship. It’s not healthy keeping that all inside & the ability to be honest, open & vulnerable with your partner creates a stronger bond & greater trust between you both.
- Stop trying to fix your partner. It’s not your job or responsibility to fix anything about your partner. And if you feel this is your duty, you need to re-evaluate your boundaries. Everyone is in charge of their own emotions, actions, decisions & mistakes.
- Know that compromise doesn’t make you weak. I mentioned compromise in yesterday’s episode & I want to draw it out a little bit here. Compromise is important, because it means you care about what the other person wants but also are aware of your own needs, which is also important. But just the idea of compromise might make some believe you are giving up completely on what you want, when you really aren’t. You are recognizing that there is someone else here that also has a voice & that voice needs to be heard & acknowledged.
- There is no excuse for disrespect. It doesn’t matter how much someone loves you, there is no room for disrespect or having the expectation that your partner will forgive you if you do something wrong, knowingly or not. Make sure you are thanking them, not taking them for granted, & not fall into the trap that love is blind & you can doing anything you want & expect them to back you up all the time.
- Working as a team is a deep part of being in a relationship. I know I just said that you can’t expect your partner to back you up all the time, but that was specifically if you are knowingly doing dumb crap & expecting them to turn a blind eye because love is involved. Outside of that, one of the best things about growing as a couple is having each other’s backs & coming together as a team to solve problems & create goals.
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