Are You Settling, or Just Adjusting to Less Than You Need?
Pause for a second and think about your relationships. It can be an old relationship or a current one. Now think about when it went south. Listen up, relationships usually don't start off feeling obviously wrong. But because the possibilities entice us, we don't always see those bright red flags at the start. Most failed relationships actually start quietly. They feel good at first, temporarily filling our need for affection, connection, and attention. Meanwhile, something else is happening beneath the surface. Slow internal negotiations are beginning to take root. We slowly begin to agree to things that would normally make us run. We tell ourselves things like: "Maybe I'm just being too critical." "Maybe I'm too sensitive." "Nobody is perfect." "They have so much potential." "It's far worse out there, and honestly, he or she isn't that bad." And over time we stop paying attention to what we need and start adapt...