EP 369: How to Deal with Those Things You Really Don’t Like About Your Partner with Daria

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is about upper limiting and discerning deal breakers versus growth opportunities in relationships. Everything seems to be finally working out for today’s caller, Daria, but she is having difficulty accepting it and her fiance. She asks for guidance on how to break existing patterns to make sure she doesn’t self-sabotage herself or her relationship.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[For show notes, go here:</span> <a href="http://christinehassler.com/episode369"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Christinehassler.com/episode369</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is very common that once we start to get the things we want, we start to wonder if we deserve them and if they are fleeting. We often have unexpected feelings when things start to go well.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When the hormones and infatuation of a new relationship wear off, in the realness of a relationship, there may be things about our partner that we don’t like. In most relationships, there are things about our partners we just don’t like and that we want to change. These things fall into several categories but more definitive would be to think of them as deal breakers or growth opportunities.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are some things about our partner that we need to decide if it is truly annoying or not. Focusing on what we love about our partners and accepting them for who they are can go a long way. We can choose to focus on the great things about our partners.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When we want to request a change of behavior from our partner, they must feel safe in the relationship.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">My Women’s Retreat is this weekend, October 7‒9, 2022 in Austin. Go to</span></em> <a href= "https://christinehassler.com/signatureretreat"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;"