Submitted by [deleted] t3_10p6bdr in relationship_advice
Anon1828272 t1_j6iouva wrote
Reply to comment by MckittenMan in 29F and 29M boyfriend wants to split all bills by [deleted]
Thank you. Do you have any advice for how best to approach negotiating this again? I get bad anxiety talking about finances or things like that when I know it’s going against what he wants because I hate confrontations
MckittenMan t1_j6ishm2 wrote
>when I know it’s going against what he wants because I hate confrontations
I am sorry, but you cannot be afraid of upsetting your partner.
Remember. This is YOUR reletionship as well. You have a right to your voice and having your opinion taken into consideration.
Your reletionship has to be constructed in a way that you agree with and also works for you.
If every time you try to address something that you don't like, and it results in him winning the 'conflict'... then you stop focusing on that independent issue, and start focusing on the lack of compromise and willingness to value your opinion.
If he refuses to work on his ability to compromise, then the reletionship is dysfunctional. You've been officially silenced in the reletionship, unequal power distribution.
The above issue is the more severe problem in your reletionship.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments