compatibility
How do you know? To stay together or not? Based on what? What if it’s good some of the time and not good some of the time? How do you weigh these things? What if you butt hea
what did i do wrong now?
If the partner is unhappy, that’s just what most men will think. A natural conclusion.
gripe fest
We don’t have any problems — except when we try and talk about things. Reminds me of that phenomenon that Werner Herzog talks about* – about shining neon lights into
rolling stones
No, you can’t always get what you want You can’t always get what you want You can’t always get what you want And if you try sometime you find You get what you nee
positivity
Been a little heavy on the negatives. So, how about some positive encouragements: Give. Listen. Stretch. But only if you want to.
i feel hurt
i feel hurt i get that you feel hurt i feel hurt i get that you feel hurt I FEEL HURT!!!! i get that you feel hurt
what’s the feeling behind the question
That’s what Judye Hesse, one of my teachers at CIIS, used to say. And she attributes it to Will Schutz and the T-group people. Be wary of the tendency to ask questions. Such
i feel like…
Feelings versus Thoughts I feel like … I feel that … I feel as if … I feel like you are …. How do you feel when you have that thought ?
empathy only goes so far
I can give you empathy, but I don’t think your problems will go away … until you want to stop blaming … until you are ready to put aside your ideas of how your pa
clearing
Sometimes people want to tell their partners how much they feel hurt. I figure they want empathy. So I can mediate a discussion. It’s all calm-like and everything’s stated in p